Starting Zero to Beginner

Have you ever wanted to start something creative but had no idea where to begin? So you think "a quick Google search will sort me out", because that usually works, only to find hundreds of posts, videos and tutorials that all seem to contradict each other. You get so overwhelmed that you say "forget it" and don't even try.

Even though something keeps pulling at you, telling you it's the right thing to do.

You are not alone.

This is me. All the time.

I have wanted to do so many things over the years but never started, or never gotten very far, because there is just too much information out there. I pride myself on being someone who can find a solution to almost anything. But the creative world has always eluded me.

And it is more than just information overload. We have been shaped by a world that teaches us to squish our creativity. It won't get you the job or the promotion. You have to be the best and never wrong, so taking time to be bad at something, or doing something just for fun, feels like wasting time. You end up spending hours looking for the perfect resource to help you learn as fast as possible. It doesn't exist. And slowly you start to feel like maybe it just isn't meant for you.

So you put that dream aside.

But it keeps coming back, doesn't it.

Once a month, every few months, every few years. It resurfaces and you repeat the whole process again.

Personally I have done this with fiction writing, game development, 3D modelling, drawing, hand embroidery and many, many more things I have quietly given up on before I really started.

So why does this keep happening? And what can we actually do about it?

That is what I want to find out. And it is why I am starting Zero to Beginner.

I want to unpack why it is so hard to start and follow through on creative dreams. I want to help us both get unstuck from zero. That means creating little experiments to help you figure out what kind of creator you are, what mediums that best suit you to try first, how to start without spending a fortune, which beginner classes are actually worth it, and how to work through the mental blocks that have been quietly building for years.

Being creative belongs to everyone. I want to help more people access it.

Including myself.

If this resonates, come join me on the experiment. I have no idea where it ends up but I have a feeling it is going to be worth it

Let's see what we find.

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