What a 9-Year-Old Can Teach Us About Grit and Entrepreneurship
Nov 25, 2025
Discover the incredible journey of co-creating a feature-length audio story with a 9-year-old. Learn how overcoming resistance parallels the struggles of entrepreneurs. Explore the importance of breaking big goals into manageable tasks and the need to take breaks for creativity. Dive into the idea that resistance fosters transformation and why patience is crucial in achieving dreams. Finally, celebrate the joy in the creative process and the pride that comes from completing a challenging project.
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Three-Year Creative Journey With His Son
Bradley Morris co-created a feature-length audio story with his nine-year-old son over three years.
The son narrated 'Adventure Buddies' after months of writing and nearly four hours of studio recording spread over a year.
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Incentives And Autonomy Drove Commitment
Bradley used incentives like pay, royalties, and a promised drum kit to motivate his son.
The tangible rewards paired with autonomy helped the son commit through resistance and setbacks.
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Break Big Goals Into Tiny Bites
Break big goals into very small, manageable chunks to prevent burnout and keep inspiration alive.
Use tiny sessions (e.g., 15 minutes) and allow full stops when the work becomes forced.
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In today’s episode of Making Majik, I share one of the most powerful creative stories of my life — a 3-year odyssey co-creating a feature-length audio story with my 9-year-old son. This project stretched him (and me) through resistance, frustration, discipline, magic, patience, and the triumph of doing something really hard.
Whether you’re a creator, entrepreneur, parent, educator, storyteller, or someone building something bigger than yourself, this one will hit home. It’s packed with lessons on perseverance, creativity, growth, emotional resilience, and the spiritual journey of making meaningful work in the world.
If you’ve ever struggled with resistance…
If you’ve ever had a dream feel “too big”…
If you’ve ever wanted to give up…
This episode is your reminder to keep going.
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💬 IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:
• How to move through creative resistance & procrastination
• Why patience is a nervous system skill
• The power of breaking big goals into small bites
• How to gamify hard or boring tasks
• Why great art takes time (and why rushing kills your genius)
• How to stay connected to your dream when everything feels hard
• Lessons from raising empowered creators, not passive consumers
• What a 9-year-old can teach all of us about doing hard things
• How to reward yourself in ways that fuel long-term motivation
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