Scriptwriter Energy: Stop Performing Life and Start Creating It

Let’s get one thing straight: life is not a performance. You weren’t born to hit your marks, smile on cue, and repeat the same
tired lines handed to you by society, family, or fear.
You weren’t cast in someone else’s play.
You’re the writer. And when you finally take the pen back? That’s when the magic begins. It’s time to stop performing life and start living it.

Act 1: Most People Are Improvising, and It Shows

Here’s the uncomfortable truth: most people are winging it.

They’re reacting, not creating. Following scripts they never chose. Playing roles they never auditioned for. It’s like showing up on stage and realising someone else is controlling the spotlight, the script, even the ending.

And when life feels hollow, numb, or chaotic, it’s often because you’re living inside someone else’s narrative.

Maybe you were taught to keep your voice down. To go to school, get the job, keep the peace, follow the crowd. Maybe you internalised that safety meant smallness.

But deep down, something in you knows: this isn’t the story you were meant to live.

So here’s the flip: stop acting like life is happening to you. Start realising it’s happening through you.

You’re not the side character. You’re not the audience.
You are the scriptwriter, the director, and the lead all at once.

And that means you get to decide the next scene.

Act 2: Write Fear Out of the Scene

Fear is the background noise in so many people’s lives. It’s sneaky. It doesn’t come crashing in like a villain in a cape, it shows up as hesitation, as doubt, as “be realistic.”

It interrupts your dreams with, “What if I fail?”
It makes you shrink when you were born to stand tall.

But here’s the plot twist: fear only wins when you give it a speaking role. When you let it write your script for you.

What if instead of letting fear control the direction, you made it part of your transformation arc?

Turn it into a minor character. Write it as the resistance you beat. The doubt you stared down. The voice you learned to question.

Fear isn’t the enemy, it’s the contrast that makes courage visible.

Because when you rewrite fear into the story as fuel, not the blocker, you realise it’s not the voice of reason, it’s just static. And static can’t stop a signal that’s strong enough.

So keep the pen. Keep the power.
And let fear stay in the background, where it belongs.

 

Act 3: Rewrite, Rewrite, Rewrite

Ever read a good book with a messy middle? Or watched a film where the hero makes a complete mess of things before it all turns around?

That’s not failure. That’s development.

And real life is no different.

You’ll say things you wish you hadn’t. Trust the wrong people. Stay in situations too long. Walk away too soon. Pause when you should’ve moved, and move when you should’ve paused.

But you know what? That’s okay. That’s being human. That’s living with the pen in your hand, not just the programme in your lap.

The first version of your script doesn’t have to be pretty, it just has to be honest.

You can rewrite as many times as you need.
Every morning is a fresh page.

Every choice is a redirection. Every stumble is a lesson. Every ending can lead to a new chapter.

So if today’s scene wasn’t perfect, don’t sweat it. Write again tomorrow. With more courage. With more clarity. With more you.

 

Act 4: Choose Your Genre

Here’s a question we don’t ask ourselves enough: What kind of story do I actually want to live?

Not what’s expected. Not what’s practical. Not what’s already mapped out.
What do you want your life to feel like?

• • Is it a wild adventure full of growth and detours?

• • Is it a slow-burn story of inner strength and quiet courage?

• • Is it a redemption arc where you come back stronger than anyone expected?

Most people don’t choose. They let the world pick for them. They let fear make it a tragedy, or society make it a comedy of expectations. But not you. Not anymore.

You have the power to change genres. You’re allowed to outgrow your old plotline.

Just because you had dark chapters doesn’t mean the whole book is grim. Maybe that pain was the spark that led to something better. Maybe that struggle was the set-up for your comeback.

You get to decide what tone your story takes from here.

So take the pen, look ahead, and write the next chapter in the genre that feels like home.

Make it daring. Make it yours.

 

Act 5: The Character Arc Is Everything

In every powerful story, there’s one thing we care about most:
The character’s transformation.

We root for the underdog because we want to see them rise.
We love the hero because we see ourselves in their growth.

And the same goes for you.

It’s not about how picture – perfect your life looks.
It’s about how real your journey feels.

It’s not about having a polished highlight reel, it’s about how you bounce back, level up, and evolve.

That’s the story people want to hear. That’s the story you should be proud to tell.

Because every moment you face the hard stuff and keep showing up? That’s growth.

Every time you choose honesty over hiding? That’s strength.

Every time you break the pattern and say, “Nah, I’m doing it my way now”?
That’s the character arc of someone becoming unstoppable.

Success isn’t a destination. It’s the transformation that happens on the way.

 

Final Scene: Take the Pen and Don’t Let Go

You’ve got a choice.

You can keep performing life, keep hitting your marks, saying your lines, doing what’s expected.
Or you can pick up the pen and start writing a story you’re excited to wake up inside of.

Your voice. Your message. Your story.

You don’t need permission to write your story.
You don’t need a perfect outline to live on purpose.
You just need the courage pick up the pen and begin.

The next scene? It’s unwritten. But it’s got your fingerprints all over it.

So take the pen, Mooshy. Write with fire. Live with intention. Speak like your words matter, because they do. Move like the plot depends on you, because it does.

The world doesn’t need more performers.
It needs more people brave enough to stop performing life and start living it.

Read this post on getting started. Action is better than perfection so start now…even if it is messy and awkward.