In the interest of keeping your interest, I'll cut a story short and tell you that I came upon a podcast/blog/website of this guy, Sean (seanwes.com), wherein he and his partners/buddies talk or write about everything from hand lettering (his main niche) to creativity and professionalism in the design business (which happens to be an interest of mine).
Listening to one of his podcasts (aptly named "It all starts with writing") Sean talks about his resolve to get up early and write every day and how it sets him up for a more successful day and thus, life. He groups them together in the phrase "early rise, daily write" and says that he likes to group them together as well (e.i. he likes to get up extra early and write in the morning before he gets to work or anything). Obviously this may not be a great idea for everyone but Sean, who says as a night owl, he finds himself staying up late to get things done and then getting to bed too late, this is a good idea. This all happned on Monday, on which morning, coincidentally, I overslept because I went to bed too late the night before, resulting in my being very rushed while getting ready for and on my way to work. As I can identify with the whole night-owl-who-stays-up-too-late-getting-things-done thing, I've decided to adopt this habit for myself- at least for a month or so. Basically, it was a prime time for me to be convinced that maybe I could benefit from a habit like this.
So, I decided I would start getting up earlier and writing. And to hold me to it, I decided I would share that writing on this here blog in the form of a series I'm calling The Early Morning Post (albeit not that early in comparison to some people's definition of an "early morning", it will be early to me. Or at least earilier). You can be expecting the start of The Early Morning Post (EMP) from me in the next few days. You can also expect not to see one every single day as A) I'm not sure yet if I'll do this on mornings that I don't work and B) I am, after all, just getting started and it may be a little bumpy at first. Also, they may be posted at a delay from the actual time of my writing them even though I'm hoping to keep it raw and sometimes just click post as soon as I've typed all I can or all I have time for that morning. The point of these is just to get some thoughts down, not necessarily for them to be refined. However, sometimes a post simply deserves a little extra editing, so when applicable, I'll do that.
In the mean time, I would encourage you to go check out Sean's Podcast and blog and see if you might gain a good idea or two as well.
Listening to one of his podcasts (aptly named "It all starts with writing") Sean talks about his resolve to get up early and write every day and how it sets him up for a more successful day and thus, life. He groups them together in the phrase "early rise, daily write" and says that he likes to group them together as well (e.i. he likes to get up extra early and write in the morning before he gets to work or anything). Obviously this may not be a great idea for everyone but Sean, who says as a night owl, he finds himself staying up late to get things done and then getting to bed too late, this is a good idea. This all happned on Monday, on which morning, coincidentally, I overslept because I went to bed too late the night before, resulting in my being very rushed while getting ready for and on my way to work. As I can identify with the whole night-owl-who-stays-up-too-late-getting-things-done thing, I've decided to adopt this habit for myself- at least for a month or so. Basically, it was a prime time for me to be convinced that maybe I could benefit from a habit like this.
So, I decided I would start getting up earlier and writing. And to hold me to it, I decided I would share that writing on this here blog in the form of a series I'm calling The Early Morning Post (albeit not that early in comparison to some people's definition of an "early morning", it will be early to me. Or at least earilier). You can be expecting the start of The Early Morning Post (EMP) from me in the next few days. You can also expect not to see one every single day as A) I'm not sure yet if I'll do this on mornings that I don't work and B) I am, after all, just getting started and it may be a little bumpy at first. Also, they may be posted at a delay from the actual time of my writing them even though I'm hoping to keep it raw and sometimes just click post as soon as I've typed all I can or all I have time for that morning. The point of these is just to get some thoughts down, not necessarily for them to be refined. However, sometimes a post simply deserves a little extra editing, so when applicable, I'll do that.
In the mean time, I would encourage you to go check out Sean's Podcast and blog and see if you might gain a good idea or two as well.