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Producers!

By Bamboo In The Wind

It's easier to blame the tools when we can't get something done. 

Producers know what they have got and understand their limitations and find the best way out of everything they encounter.

In the face of difficulty, they alter their assumptions about the situation and continue the quest to find the way out until they land on something of common, broader interest. 

It's easier for us to think of embarking in isolation; nothing wrong with it, but having company in our journeys requires keeping doors open. When we do, we might encounter something of more profound interest if we can deal with distractions. Because doing so gives us glimpses of changing winds and fresh air. It is no surprise, then, that we get traction on something that amplifies our central beliefs, albeit the manifestation of it is mildly altered from the core. And we should be okay with that. 

The biggest obstacle for us is adjusting to our own willingness to change! Being open to the idea that we can change our minds. It's scary to be on a footing we are not accustomed to.

When we think that we are at a deadlock, we tend to think of myriad other things we can take up. Give up what we are on to. And that's fair. The best way out of that is to think about how to lead from what we have on our plates now to all those things that we want to take up newly. While maintaining the continuum.

That forms a starting point for someone else. The ones with a similar quest. They get to be on a platform of common interest and continue their experimentation. That enables them to use ready work and go on their own until they can build another valuable platform for a new fork of exploration. That reflects evolution! 

But initiative develops the starting foundation. Something reusable for secondary consumers! That is solid work.

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