Get out and Do Something!

A while ago I had toyed with an idea of starting a YouTube channel geared only to the idea of ‘Getting out and Doing Something’. The reason for this was that for a few weeks I had just been binge watching videos of other makers and I was starting to feel pretty down on myself. So I do what I always do when there is something I need to figure out…I grabbed a cigar and headed for the smoking chair.

It occurred to me that there are a lot of people that I personally know or have read comments on the internet that just can’t understand why they never accomplish any of their larger aspirations. I have spoken to some people who have mentioned this to me and almost every time, if not every time, when you ask them what they do in a normal week you get the same variation of the same answer. They get up, go to work, come home, eat, watch videos, and then go to bed. When you ask ‘What do you do on the weekend? ‘, you are told, it’s the weekend so I relax!!

So…a large number of people consume content, and many say they are looking for ideas or inspiration for their own projects….the problem is many never significantly move past that point and stay stuck.

It’s not to say that seeking inspiration and ideas are bad, but at some point, and hopefully quickly you need to bite the bullet and just do it!!

Of course you might fail, but failure will only teach you how to do it better next time.

It doesn’t have to be a huge project even, but do something and you will feel that you accomplished everything.

Below is a photo of last weekend’s mini-project (Cedar and Oak Cigar Ash Tray). It’s not perfect, but I can learn from the mistakes and maybe do better next time…you just can’t get all that from videos and blogs.

So get out and do something and share with us below in the comments!