The reason creatives don’t make progress

The curious reason I write in an diary every day,

Years of smoking weed in my 20s fucked my memory, all through university when I was working hard (hardly working) on my BA in English Literature I was managing a 3x a day marjuana habit. ( i did pass btw Bs get degrees!)

It completely stuffed my short term memory.

So time can feel like it’s moving super fast, the is especially true as I’m running a business (can you relate?).

But that’s not why I write.

Its this

Life goes by very very fast, and if like me you have kids you’ll realise how fast they grow, how much they change and if you blink you will miss the entire thing.

What I don’t want is to look back when both my girls have grown up and moved out and go - wow that went by quick, I don’t remember any of it.

I wish I had paused to reflect, I wish I had taken the time to smell the roses and I wish I could live that time again.

Because we are not guaranteed a run through, or even tomorrow.

It’s the same for us in business, we always think - tomorrow is better.

I’ll do that next year.

That’s my New Year’s resolution.

I’m still not where I want to be yet, but I’ll just keep doing the same thing and hope things change.

But nothing changes, and we just keep moving that goal post further and further out.

I write in my diary so I remember.

I write in my diary so I am grateful and I reflect on each day I am gifted with my children.

I write in my diary to see my progress as a dad, a husband, an artist and a business owner.

I know I’m not guaranteed tomorrow.

So I want to make sure I make every day count.

So I can look back and say, it went by so fast, but I was there for it.

I gave it my all, I did it not when the time was right but when I had to.

I showed my kids what working hard looks like.

And I was grateful for every moment.

If you’re in business, you’re a parent or have someone you care for, the best time to appreciate what you have is now.

And if you don’t have that yet, and you want it, the best time to make it happen, is yesterday. The second best time? TODAY.

We aren’t guaranteed tomorrow, so make it count.