Doing It All – Or At Least Most Of It

I try to work to a production schedule, which is what I call my daily and weekly output. This really is ‘living the dream’ for me, but it often feels overwhelming. I easily get lost in all the doors to choose from every morning, which is my creative time (I’ve added afternoons, just to stay on top of things and provide a break between them, when I generally eat something resembling a lunch, followed by a nap).

I have a printed out version of the graphic above broken into the days of the week, but I like the look of it so I’m sharing it here.

Somebody – Einstein, maybe? – said success was 10 percent inspiration and 90 percent perspiration. I think that sourcing is dubious, but I agree with the premise. Getting what we want and where we want requires sustained effort over a very long haul. I’ve been writing for 55 years. I’ve been self-publishing for 15. I’ve had a website for 20. You get the picture.

If I didn’t love doing all this, I wouldn’t. But it fuels me. It also gives me a personal world that is a refuge from the spiraling madness of the greater world around me. If creativity is an escape, I’ll gladly pursue it. And a weekly schedule is at least a foundation, even if I veer off it pretty much every day.