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how to become a creator not a consumer
It’s easy to live from a place of emotional reaction. It takes the responsibility off our shoulders and puts it squarely on the world, and other people. When we live in a state of emotional reaction, we easily and quickly blame the outside world for our joy or lack and we are forced to operate in response to outside circumstances.
This is the way the majority works. From dawn until dusk, we consume other people’s agendas, their ideas and their creations and it influences every aspect of our life. Consumers live their lives in a constant state of reaction to the outside world. It is emotionally exhausting to live from this place.
If you are ready to start speaking your truth and operating from a place of authenticity, here are 3 practical ways to become a creator, rather than a consumer:
- Don’t Dwell On Social Media
“Ordinary people seek entertainment. Extraordinary people seek education and learning.” -Benjamin P. Hardy
If you spend your time scrolling, you are going to immediately put yourself into a reactive state, watching what other brands, businesses and people are doing, and immediately comparing that to what you are doing, what you have, and all the ways you are lacking. Without realizing it, you put yourself into an emotionally reactive state, and your whole day will come from a place of reaction and lack.
It’s best to stay off of social media, to not use it as a tool for “inspiration” but rather use it as a tool to share yourself and your business honestly, from a place of creation, not reaction.
- Get Rooted In Your Truth
If you have been playing the reaction game for a long time, it can be hard to distinguish where you end and the world begins. It can be hard to tell what traits are authentic to you and what you are carrying around simply as a way to stay in the race.
If you want to live and create from a place of truth, you must start testing the waters of the world to see what belongs in your life, and what does not. Do this by trying anything new that tickles your fancy, start experimenting and seeing what you love and what you don’t. Capitilize on the things that bring you joy, eliminate or change what brings you down. You will recognize your truth by the way it feels. It will feel natural and joyous and in alignment, whereas things, people and situations that are not in alignment with your authentic self will induce negative emotions and drain your energy.
- Create Before Anything Else
Start your days by creating. If you are not scrolling in the mornings, consuming other people’s creations, you will find you have a lot of time to yourself. Spend that time creating your art, putting yourself out in the world authentically, even if you are not sharing it publicly, but just creating for yourself and see how this changes your art and your day. When you create before you check email, check social media, or interact with other people, you are more able to create from a place of truth and authenticity. You put yourself out in the world without the world influencing how you do it.
The extraordinary in this world are authentic creators, who are rooted in their truth and forcing the rest of the world to chase after them. They do this by ignoring what everyone else is doing and creating authentically and running in their own race.The average spend their days consuming other peoples emotions, agendas and what the competition is doing. They compare, they judge, and they spend their days playing catch up, rushing along in the rat race and never getting ahead.
When you get rooted in your truth, and own your story, you put the blinders up to what the rest of the world is doing and run your own race.
