Why should your idea -- your spark --turn to flame? Why does the world need your take? Why does is matter? Why do we need it?
Your motivation is a steadfast mission to see your inspiration to life. It's your silent creed to create and revise, refine and reform. Motivation is the antidote to doubt. It should cast away your fears and hesitations. It has to be big enough to push you forward and simple enough to sit on your heart.
And frankly, your motivation only has to work for you. If it agrees with others, that's fine. Chances are it may not. But this is your game.
If your motivation is faulty, your inspiration will fail.
Your ability to learn will make or break your ability to perform. Somewhere someone has done something similar to your. You will save yourself countless painful hours if you can spare a few moments of humility.
Watch documentaries. Attend a lecture. Ask questions. Go to a workshop. Get your hands dirty.
The best way to get better is to start and the best way to start is to do something with someone who is already better at it than you. Become an apprentice. Walk as a disciple of craft and mind. But don't be a fan. Appreciate the mentor. Work like them, but don't become them.
And step up as a mentor yourself. If you can effectively teach someone your ability then you've got a good grip on it.
Challenge is a necessity of creative advancement. Accept challenge and embrace it.
Life will give you all sorts of challenge, but a mentor can streamline the ones that are necessary. Welcome their challenges. Wax on. Wax off. This is the tuition you pay to progress your passions.
Rethink what is possible. Explore new mediums. Sample new styles. Discover what you're made of in the times you don't think you'll make the cut.
Repetition is discipline, but it's not a step toward creativity.
Oil the machine. Your mind needs release. Your heart needs fresh air.
Release is an invitation to inspiration. It refuels your craft so you can shake things up.
Take a road trip. Go on an adventure. Listen to a record. Ride your bike. Clear your mind and start again. You're not neglecting your craft. On the contrary, you are investing in its future.
If you can't keep things fresh -- if you're not having fun -- that spark will fade. The ember will lose its glow. Step away from time to time and look within.
The world needs what you hide inside.
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