S2 E5 - How to keep going with the things that really matter to you - with Robbie Swale

Knowing When to Quit

The place you feel the most resistance is the most important place for your soul's evolution...

In today's episode we look at the other side of quitting: NOT quitting.

Whenever we start a new project, habit or venture there is a part of us that is screaming to give up. How do we know if this is fear talking or a voice we should listen to? How do we keep going even if we're feeling a lot of resistance? What if we don't feel like we are a real (insert word) writer/creative/musician/poet yet?

My guest today, Robbie Swale, developed a simple, 12-minute a week, writing habit over 6 years, which has ended up changing his life. In this episode he'll share what he's learned from this process and how you can get started too.

Robbie Swale is a leadership coach, author and podcaster whose work focuses on creativity, leading with honour and the craft of coaching.

He is the host of two podcasts – The Coach’s Journey Podcast and The 12-Minute Method Podcast – and the author of The 12-Minute Method series of books, including How to Start When You’re Stuck and How to Create the Conditions for Great Work.

In this episode we discuss:

• Why we weren't sure whether we'd should do an episode about NOT quitting
• How Robbie started a regular writing habit as an experiment on a train journey
• Why doing less actually gets you further
• How his first book came about, almost be accident
• What felt hard about keeping going with his writing practise
• How do you choose what to start on?
• Is it fear or wisdom talking when we want to give up?
• What identities Robbie had to shift as he started writing
• The fear of outshining other people
• A crisis of 'what's the point' after watching Frank Turner run a 4 day musical festival

Books we talk about

Atomic Habits /4000 weeks/ The War of Art / The Big Leap

Music at end - Frank Turner - Photosynthesis

Learn more about Robbie at www.robbieswale.com and www.thecoachsjourney.com.

Buy the 12-Minute Method Books at https://geni.us/12minutemethodseries

Find Robbie on Social Media:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robbieswale/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5aalWAQqFp6yTk2jghSpeQ

Twitter: https://twitter.com/RobbieSwale

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robbieswalecoachandauthor

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robbieswale/

Knowing When to Quit - Instagram - @knowingwhentoquit

Podcast homepage - www.sarahweiler.com/podcast/

Editor - Johnny Hall / Music - Sarah Weiler / Artwork - Tom Pauling

This was recorded in October 2022

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