How do you step from the top of a 100-foot pole

With a title like that, you know we’re not going to be talking about puppy dogs. No. Today I want to talk about the creative process—more specifically, what happens at the end of the creative process, when you take this thing ( whatever it is in your life) you have sweated and laboured over, and you have to show it to the world.

What if they laugh? What if they think you’re crazy? What if nobody likes it? What if it really is as bad as you think it is? Secretly, even though you’ve sweated and laboured, you’re still worried it might suck; some days you’re convinced that it does and feel like a goat. A friend of mine said that sending your voice/talent/work out into the world is like sending your kid off to kindergarten for the first time. You just hope and pray that their socks match.

(Source: http://www.dreamstime.com/stock-photos-goat-standing-on-a-pole-image14703473 )

Standing our ground and taking that leap in your own life is hard enough, but on a 100 foot pole. Don’t underestimate the pole because the pole symbolizes a major contributor in your situation of navigating life. The pole represents fear. Climbing up the pole and balancing has been your journey up to the point where it needs to exist outside of your control and interact with the surrounding environment.

My two cents on the matter: We all have something to contribute. Perhaps you don’t think so, but we all have our art. It might be gardening, it might be baking bread, and it might be something that falls into a more traditional art form— writing, painting, and telling stories through film or photography or song. We all have our art. Don’t just walk of the pole blindfolded, see and absorb as much as you can because you deserve the view after your effort. It’s not easy. It’s never easy.  Without your contribution, the world will be a poorer place. That’s my two cents, keep the change.