My wife Kayla and I went on a cruise ship for our honeymoon. It was a much needed get away and we both promised ourselves we wouldn’t work.

I did however, negotiate to at least bring a book.

Right before this trip I picked up Rick Rubins book the Creative Act a Way of Being.

(I created a break down of what I learned from the book in this video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XL68kyUBeuI

I figured reading this would just be a fun interesting read and wouldn’t get me thinking about work too much.

I was wrong..

We were in the middle of the ocean, surrounded by blue skys, a pool and of course beers.

Despite that there we were reading a book about creativity.

Before the book when anyone talked about being a creator what came to mind were artists.

The musicians, producers and yes content creators who turn the simple idea of a 60 second video into a piece of art.

The last thing that came to mind was what I did which was create offers.

That was until he mentioned in the book that yes even the entrepreneur who creates business is an artist.

Same people choose a canvas to display their art.

I choose the art of creating offers and services that people want to consume.

Seems simple but for some reason it opened a door for me.

I realized just like other artists I enjoyed the process more than the result.

Of course I can’t pick up a paint brush and create something that makes people think.

But I can create beautiful enrollment systems for business owners that finally gives them peace of mind.

I can create courses, newsletters whatever else I do and love the process of it.

Calling myself a creator gave me permission to BE a creator.

It gave me pride in the work that I do.

Maybe it could do the same for you.