The Thing You Can’t-NOT-do.

There’s usually something in life we find ourselves doing without even trying. It might not be part of your job, and no one’s asking you to do it, but you do it anyway. For some people, it's obsessing about your lawn or garden. For others, it's painting, editing videos, coaching a team, or figuring out how to make something better just because you care.

For me, it’s music. Always has been.

But lately, it’s more than just playing piano. I keep coming back to composing. I’ll sit down at the keys and end up writing something that sounds like it belongs in a film or a trailer. I don’t do it because someone hired me. I do it because I literally can’t help it. It’s the thing I keep doing, no matter what else is going on. Here’s a couple examples I sketched out.

This is the thing I found that I simply can’t-NOT-do.

And I think that’s worth paying attention to.

When you find that thing, whatever it is, you don’t need permission. You don’t need a business plan. You just need to keep showing up and doing the work. Not for a deadline. Not for likes. Just to get better. To see where it leads. And maybe, if you keep following it, it turns into something bigger. Maybe even something that pays.

But even if it doesn’t, it’ll grow you.

That’s where I’m at. I’m leaning in. I’m thinking about taking it further, maybe getting a more formal education in composition. Not because I have to. But because I want to. And because I know I’m just getting started.

So if you’ve got something that’s pulling at you like that, start. Don’t overthink it. Just get in the habit of doing it a little more. You never know what’s possible until you do.