Maybe Time to Drop the Obsession

The streak of posting things on here every day (or back-dating so it looks like I did) hasn't helped my career. It sure hasn't helped this site showcase my best work. If anything, it has been part of the reason reviews have been absent, podcasts have been delayed, and the newsletter has been on hiatus since last year.

My brain says I just catch up on all these posts, and work through a few administrative things, and BAM! I'm ready to kick off the year right with my best stuff ever and a constant flow of well-paying work and subscribers.

But that strategy has brought me to June with a brain that is still prepping for the year.

It's time to let go of things that don't actually matter but have been holding me back.

The streak has been a comfort blanket, but one that weighs over a ton and has been crushing me rather than protecting me.

I would like to be daily on here.

I would like a weekly podcast.

I would like weekly newsletters.

I would like everything to seem to have a routine and structure.

But I also know it doesn't need to be that way.

It is better to just create my best stuff and continue to build relationships with editors and clients so I can get my career back on track.

Sometimes that may mean a day is missed.

Or something is posted late.

Or despite all efforts, the review just didn't elicit a standing ovation, but instead will be forgotten by all in 10 seconds.

But I just need to keep working.

Keep trusting.

Keep appreciating my amazing readers and listeners.

Give them my best.

They want reviews, essays, and joy. They've never asked for a streak.

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