Card #89 – ”Give Yourself A Kick” from the Creative Whack Pack

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Ideas: if you don’t execute them, they die.

It’s easy to be highly motivated at the start of a creative project. As things move along, however, you’re likely to encounter obstacles that can cause you to lose focus. Procrastination sets in, and your sense of urgency slowly dissipates.

This results in a lack of creative action.

Insight: It is said that the human body has two ends on it: one to create with and one to sit on. As long as you actively pursue new ideas, your creative end stays in good shape. But if you sit around doing the same old things, your brain can descend into your rear. The result is that your ends get reversed.

What’s the age-old remedy for this situation? Well, a good kick in the seat of the pants can be just the thing to jolt you out of your rut and re-energize you!

Ask yourself these questions:

• Am I getting lazy?

• Am I too busy?

• Am I becoming complacent?

• Am I getting timid?

• Am I overthinking things?

If you answer ’yes’ to any of them, that’s your warning to kick that attitude, and then to refocus on doing the important things that will help you reach your objective.

— How can you kick yourself into action?

— Are the “little things” taking up too much time and wearing you down?