Out of the lost years

“I feel stuck. I’m overwhelmed, and I don’t know where to start.”

Does that sound familiar?

It does to me. I've lived it. I'm just now coming out of a stretch of my life when I didn't know what to do, because I didn't have clarity.

Those were the lost years, after my stroke, while my mother was dying. And strangely, that's where I found clarity and a mission. It's shifted a little over time, but the core idea hasn't changed. It's the foundation I'm using to build Nextstepnext again, and I want to make sure that foundation is solid.

This is the most ambitious project I've ever taken on, so I'm taking my time. It's not a rush. I want it to mean something, to help more people, and maybe even leave a legacy. Most of all, I want it to be useful to anyone just starting out in the creative process.

If you want to talk through your ideas, reach me at bookruss.com.

What's the nextstep? Next.

This is the Nextstep Method: Anchor, Wall, Snap, Nextstep. For more, follow Nextstep Notes every Thursday.

Kindness is cool, smiles are free.

Russ Johns