Write of Passage Weekly - Hugging the X-Axis

This fall, join us for Writing Sprints — workout classes for your mind. Check out this video to learn how you’ll go from zero to published in one day:

Have you ever started writing a new idea with fervor only to abandon it halfway through? 

You jump from one idea to the next, with unfinished thoughts littering your Google Docs. You start a piece in a rush of inspiration, only to get distracted by your next idea. Once a shiny object catches your mind’s eye, it’s game over — you drop everything to chase it with reckless abandon. 

The result? You’re bursting with ideas but have nothing to show for it. You’re perpetually inspired, but your brain is like a ball of yarn: messy, jumbled, and snagging every surface. You’re suffering from Shiny Object Syndrome. 

How do I know? Because once upon a time, I was the CEO of Shiny Objects Incorporated. 

Before I discovered my love for writing, I cast my net far and wide, dabbling in cryptocurrencies, consulting, advertising, broadcasting, and sports. I was terrified of boxing myself in. I was too scared to “niche down.” What if I handicapped my own potential? 

I practically became allergic to commitment. 

But over time, here’s what I learned: a life without commitment is a life spent hugging the x-axis. 

Refusing to commit to your ideas results in a limp, linear trajectory where you skim the surface of what you could accomplish. It’s only when you commit to your ideas that you climb a compounding curve. Ironically, commitment isn’t limiting — it’s liberating.

Uncovering this truth helped me break the cycle of Shiny Object Syndrome. Instead of dancing around my ideas, I doubled-down on them. I published essay after essay. And I climbed the compounding curve of my potential.

I’ve seen firsthand how committing to your ideas unlocks your capacity for growth. It frees you from being stuck on half-baked ideas and a pile of depreciating works-in-progress. I’ve seen it happen for hundreds of Write of Passage Students, and it can happen for you too.

If you’re battling Shiny Object Syndrome, there is good news. It means you already have the creative spirit. You certainly have no shortage of ideas. Now, you just need the fortitude to follow through. You don’t just owe it to yourself; the world wants to hear what you have to say.

Join us for Writing Sprints to commit to your ideas and unlock your potential. You’ll work against a strict deadline to draft, edit, and ship a piece of writing — all in one day. It’s like CrossFit for creativity. Instead of an unfinished idea that gets buried in your Google Drive, you’ll finish the day with a published piece. You’ll prove to yourself that you can finish what you start.

Our upcoming workshops will run on Friday, November 3, and Wednesday, December 13. To secure your spot in Writing Sprints, click the button below, and I’ll see you on the starting block.

To finishing what you start,

David