Let’s Talk About Your Pain Points

Let’s Talk About Your Pain Points

I’ve heard it said, “A pain point is a problem, real or perceived.” We all have these pain points in our minds. They especially rise up when we spend significant amount of time thinking and planning our creative journey. What should we practically do with these pain points? I believe the best place to start is by looking for the relationships your Creator has provided in your life. I call these relationships your tribe. From my angle, you possibly have everything you need in your tribe.  The fans, patrons, and coaches of your tribe are here to help you. They want to help you. Lean on your tribe.

(If you haven’t read my previous blog on “Who you need in your tribe?”, click here.)

How could your tribe help relieve your pain points, you ask? Here are a few examples:

#1 You want to create something new, but have trouble staying internally motivated to complete your creative work. I would suggest using your fans as external motivation. You could set a deadline to have the project (album, book, apparel, etc…) completed and then tell your fans that this particular project will be out on such-n-such date. Then work backwards from that date and create private deadlines for yourself in order to meet that goal. Sometimes the embarrassment of not keeping your word of accomplishing or having to move the release date over and over will help motivate you to stay on task. Also, talking about that release date publicly will be good marketing for the new creative work you are about to release to your tribe.

#2 You aspire to publish a book that you know will benefit your tribe, but it will cost thousands to publish it and your savings account says, “No go”. Ask your patrons for help. Even if you don’t already have a website set up to take financial contributions, you could set up a Patreon account for FREE. Then ask your patrons to pay you $5 or $10 or $25 for every chapter you write. You will be paid to write and held accountable to accomplish all at the same time.

#3 You are motivated and determined to make your first album and national tour. Yeah! You’re on cloud 9 with excitement until you realize you have never done either before and don’t know where to start. You know there are half a dozen books on how to do it at your local bookstore, but you remember from high school that reading a manual alone never really cut it for your creative mind. You need a coach. A coach can mentor you on how to use your strengths more and to collaborate where you are weak, in order to meet your goal. Your coach can help you make a plan and budget that guides you away from the pitfalls on your journey to reaching your ultimate goal.

Your tribe, no matter how small or large, has everything you need for this leg of the journey. You may be only one degree of separation from who God has here as a solution to your present pain point. So I challenge you to be brave and reach out.

What is your most prominent pain point and how will you reach out to your tribe for help? Let me know in the comment section.

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