There’s something that has been bothering you. It’s like a pebble in your shoe that irritates you just enough that you think about it all the time. It intimidates you, taunts you, and won’t let you stop thinking about it.

It might be a phone call or email that you’re too afraid to send because you might be rejected. It might be a book that you’re afraid to start writing because you don’t know how it will be received. It might be the writing business that seems too daunting because you’ve never done this before.

Eleanor Roosevelt said, “You must do the thing you think you cannot do.” If you have something that intimidates you and is weighing on your mind, you must do it. You must stare it in the face and declare that it has no power over you. You’ve got to face it head-on and just get it done.

There is no other way. You will be blocked and cannot move forward until you tackle this task. It is the only pathway forward.

Daily Question: What is the one thing you think you cannot do? What are you going to do about it today?

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Have you ever felt stuck by writer’s block? If so, you’re in good company.

That’s exactly the state the members of the legendary rock group Guns N’ Roses found themselves in one day in 1987. They were recording songs for their album Appetite for Destruction and had been working on their song “Sweet Child O’ Mine.” They had written the verses and chorus, so they had a complete song on their hands. However, producer Spencer Proffer suggested they add a breakdown at the end of the song.

As he was listening to a loop of the demo, lead singer Axl Rose began singing “Where do we go now?” as a filler lyric. However, it soon caught on and the band recorded the breakdown with these lyrics. The song was released in 1988 as the third single from the album, and was named by Billboard magazine as the #5 single that year.

When you feel stuck in your writing and you’re asking yourself “Where do I go now?” … do what Axl did. He incorporated his question into his lyrics.

Maybe you feel frustrated. Lost. Scared. Intimidated. Confused. Tired. Observe what you are thinking and feeling, and use that data to give you insights to get you unstuck.

When you don’t know where to go, go inside yourself and you’ll find your pathway forward.

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