What to Do When It Feels Like No One’s Listening
You’re not doing it wrong. You’re just in the part that feels the hardest.
The hardest part of creating anything isn’t always the beginning.
It’s the bit right after, when you’ve made your move, shared your work, opened the door, and all you hear is silence…..
You know what I’m talking about.
You send the email and get no replies. You post your offer and no one buys. You write something from the heart and it feels like it just disappears.
That silence can be brutal. It brings up everything you were already afraid of.
Maybe this was a bad idea.
Maybe you're not cut out for this.
Maybe no one wants what you're trying to create.
The Resistance
Steven Pressfield in his book ‘The War of Art’ calls this ‘The Resistance’. It shows up the moment you try to do something that matters. And it’s nasty!
It fills your head with doubt and makes everything feel harder than it should. It convinces you to pause, hold back and wait for better timing.
What it’s really doing is trying to protect you from the risk of failure. But all it does is stop you from moving forward.
Imposter syn…
