From Born to run (things) | Seth’s Blog view
Showing up is something almost every creative leader has in common. In business, in the arts, in society. Consistently shipping the work, despite the world’s reaction, despite the nascent nature of our skill, despite the doubts.
The ability to show up is also a privilege we don’t all have. I think about this with my work from home set-up. It’s not an expansive home office. It’s a space in our family room. My daughter has a desk in the kitchen and also uses a corner of the table when the projects sprawl. My wife has what she calls her teaching nook in the front room. It’s my grandparents' card table, bought with S&H Green Stamps in the 50s or maybe early 60s.
And we all show up because we have a space of our own. Where we can call our attention to the work in front of us. The internet works, even if I complain about it. We aren’t hungry and if we are, our grocery delivery and cooking skills solve that. There is no one here, sick or so old or so young that they pull us away to provide care.
We can’t take this for granted.