Writer’s Block — living with a Rodent Plague and making peace with Zombies

No metaphor, I have actually hit a brick wall head-on before — sober. My lovely limited edition Hyundai was without blemish up until the day it happened. I used to laugh when I told people about it but soon stopped because no one else laughed with me. Instead, I got the crazy-lady crickets of silence.

I’ll spare you the story of how I pressed the gas pedal and pushed my car up the curb head-on into a brick wall. My hood remains crunched to this day. Because aesthetics aren’t a priority, and my deductible was too high, I chose not to fix it. I talked myself instead into accepting it as a reminder every day to remain focused. And not just focused on anything, but to stay focused on things that matter.

Focus is an increasing problem for me and a lot of you. I won’t insert any fluff with facts about distractions here — it’s true, we all fight for focus at times, and you know it.

The problem isn’t focusing as much as what to focus on, which keeps me unfocused. I’m creative and have a multitude of ideas I bounce all over with. I overthink which topics are best, which podcast to have, where to record it, if it should be on video, and which social media to use. Then I come full circle back to deciding which topic is most important and asking myself if I have enough passion to…