Looking for a breakthrough?

Check behind that thing you’ve been avoiding. Breakthroughs like to hide there. And can you blame them? It’s the last place we think to look.

It’s likely a simple thing to do. The thing you’re avoiding, I mean. The tricky bit is deciding to do it.

I don’t mean writing it on a to-do list or telling people your plans.

I mean actually deciding.

The resolute, creativity summoning, grit filled kind of decision.

Fill a blank piece of paper with all the stuff your subconscious averts it’s attention from.

Tedious, terrifying, mundane, obscure, off the beaten path kind of stuff. If it pops up, put it down.

Do that now.