Do you approach challenges like first or second serves?
Tennis players serve completely differently whether it’s a first or second serve. Since they have two chances, the first one is their chance to be aggressive and risky to win an ace. If that first serve fails, the server has much more to lose on the second – if their serve fails, they lose a point. They choose to be more careful, making sure their serve is successful and then proceeding from there.
As I see it, too many creative individuals make creative choices like it’s their second serve. While we certainly have much to lose if our creative efforts fail, there are many steps when we can take more risks on “ace” creative flights of fancy.
What do you have to lose by trying something audacious? Don’t live your life in a second serve mentality.