When I have an amazing idea that's going to change the world, or at least the corner of the world I see, I'm so full of excitement I can barely sit down. An old mentor of mine called it "Ignorance on fire!" That's exactly what it is, that adrenaline rush when the inspiration is flowing and your thoughts are running faster than your hands can write or type. When the vision is so bright in your mind's eye, you can almost feel it, it's so clear. That feeling hangs around for a few days, maybe even weeks - and then it fades, and your left with it's memory.
That's when the work begins. Commitment is doing what you said you will do even after the feeling you said it in has passed. It's what takes the big, glittering vision from your mind to reality in the midst of A LOT of harsh and often mundane reality. What I've learnt looking back on my "ignorance on fire" phases is that what will get me to where I want to go is consistency.
Consistency is what fuels commitment.
I know, I know, consistency and commitment gets boring, people stop watching, you stop getting the instant gratification of things moving quickly. Even so, bit by bit, when you look back over your shoulder you'll see you've come a long way and what seemed so tough to stick to in the beginning is now second nature.
It's not my first time blogging, not my second, not even my third, but after the excitement of choosing a website layout theme faded and I had flicked through all my professional photos - I got bored. Then 6 months after I quit, i'd get jealous of those that had kept putting one foot in front of the other. Imaaaaaaaagine!
I'm good at talking the talk, a lot of us are, just open Instagram and Twitter, but I'm now wearing my walking shoes to walk the walk.
I can feel the mundane setting in, in the past I thought I was bored, it's not boredom, it's consistency, it's commitment and I welcome it. How about you?
Rose
Xx
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