We shall never have more time. We have, and always had, all the time there is. No object is served in waiting until next week or even until tomorrow. Keep going… Concentrate on something useful.Arnold Bennett; British novelist, playwright, critic and essayist
I have found that planning to accomplish one MAJOR task (i.e. greater than washing the laundry, etc.) each day really helps to kick procrastination in the pants and grease the wheels of motivation.
1. I don't have enough time.
Extra time, like money, rarely just materializes out of thin air. We have to work for it. If “finding creative time” is a struggle for you, consider getting proactive about carving it out, and doing the most important work first.
2. I’m afraid of failure.
If we really push ourselves, we will fail more than we’ll succeed. But that’s how we gain experience, how we learn, how we grow. The greater failure is to never risk failure at all.
If you do only what you know and do it very, very well, chances are that you won’t fail. You’ll just stagnate, and your work will get less and less interesting, and that’s failure by erosion.Twyla Tharp : Choreographer
3. I’m not inspired.
Inspiration comes from action, not the other way around. Our friends at Red Lemon Club shared this insightful tidbit;
The whole idea of motivation is a trap. Forget motivation. Just do it. Exercise, lose weight, test your blood sugar, or whatever. Do it without motivation. And then, guess what? After you start doing the thing, that’s when the motivation comes and makes it easy for you to keep on doing it.John C. Maxwell : Leadership Guru
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Another great resource to help get your inspiration, creativity and motivational juices flowing is The Artist's Way.
The Artist's Way
When I studied French Classical Dressage in the Northwest the most wonderful barn manager I've had the pleasure of meeting rounded the small gaggle of us girls at the barn together and walked us through a modified version of The Artist's Way, a program written and created by Julia Cameron. She personalized it a bit to apply more cleanly to working with horses. One recollection of this 12-week period of time that I have is just how in sync I felt with every aspect of my life for that period of time.
If you are unaware of what The Artist's Way is, it is 12 weeks tailored towards inspiring your creativity, no matter what kind of artist you are (even if you wouldn't label yourself an artist at all). Each week has a different challenge or task to practice, and perhaps my favorite was the week in which I was allowed no outside influences – i.e. no radio, television, newspapers, etc. Julia Cameron (the author) also offers an online course through her website which promises of great value..
Pick Up A Copy of “The Artist's Way”
How do you choose to procrastinate?
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