There’s No Such Thing as Skipping the First Draft

It’s possible that “staying positive” could be keeping you stuck. 

In today’s episode, I use the analogy of writing a book (first draft first, second draft second) to talk about how we naturally grow and develop as people. A first draft is inevitably messy and chaotic, raw and guttural. The second draft is cleaner and holds more clarity. But there’s no getting to the second draft without the first draft. 

Oftentimes, in life, we try to get to the “second draft” before we ever write the horrible first draft. We would like to skip to the healing, the moral, the integration, the clarity, the understanding. But there’s no such thing. 

If you’re in the messy first draft of your story, maybe it’s time to own that fact and tell the raw, harsh, guttural truth. 

Could telling a more raw and guttural version of the story actually help you access the second draft you’re reaching for?

Host: Ally Fallon // @allyfallon // allisonfallon.com

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