If you have creative work in the hopper (or simply an idea!), you’re invited to learn and create alongside us this summer as we explore key concepts and actionable ideas to move creativity forward inspired by Dr. Eric Maisel’s book, “Fearless Creating: A Step-by-Step Guide to Starting and Completing Your Work of Art” (affiliate link).
🎧 Start Here
Welcome To Week 6!✨
Here we are.
You’ve moved through the wishing, the choosing, the second-guessing.
And now it’s time for something radical:
Actually starting.
Not talking about it.
Not sketching around the edges of it.
Not updating your to-do list about it.
But actually sitting down and beginning the work.
Sounds simple. But as you’ve probably felt before, this is where resistance hits hardest.
Missed Last Week?
🔥 Why Starting Feels So Hard (Even When You’re Ready)
Dr. Eric Maisel calls this stage “weakened-mind anxiety”:
That feeling of mental fog, emotional avoidance, and suddenly needing to clean your entire fridge the moment your creative window opens.
It’s not a character flaw. It’s your brain protecting you from risk.
Because to start something is to face the possibility that it won’t be perfect, it won’t be easy, and it might not match the vision in your head.
But starting is also the only way to find out what this work wants to become.
💡 This Week’s Reminder: You’re Not Starting From Scratch
You’ve already done the emotional heavy lifting.
You dreamed. You chose. You named your why.
Now, you’re just showing up to honor the promise you made to yourself.
That doesn’t mean the start has to be dramatic.
It doesn’t even have to be good.
It just has to be real.
🛠️ This Week’s Creative Practice:
The Strong Start Session
Pick a time this week.
Put it in your calendar.
Name it something bold: “Creative Initiation” or “Launch Ritual” or “No More Ghosting Myself.”
Then show up for it like it’s non-negotiable.
15 minutes. 30. An hour if you can swing it.
Turn off distractions. Light a candle. Stretch first. Put your phone in a drawer.
And then…just begin.
Write the first sentence.
Name the first idea.
Make the first mess.
Whatever it is, start it.
And then document how it felt. That reflection is part of the process.
💭 Reflection Prompt
“What stories do I tell myself about starting and what would happen if I stopped believing those stories I tell myself?”
Remember, you don’t have to have all the answers. You just have to stay curious.
🧭 Coming Next...
In Week 7, we’ll talk about starting again (and again!): The daily practice of showing up without needing it to be magic every time.
But for now, give yourself the gift of a beginning.
It doesn’t need to be fearless.
It just needs to be yours.
You’ve got this.
See you next week.
