Creating Every Moment

– write down all the excuses you make for not making your art in bullet points. in a second column, write what you did instead of making art. then, choose a silly accent, and read each of them aloud to yourself.
– take one day and invent life stories for each stranger you see on the street
– wear a unique piece of clothing that people will comment on, and then make up a different story for each of them about where it came from

Compare and despair? Or just be you.

I’d like to propose that the people you admire were not actually aiming for Success or Getting Things Right or Looking Good so much as being really curious about and exploring themselves and the world around them. They were becoming themselves, and the opportunities that arose came out of a willingness to take the risk of really knowing who they are. And things “all come together” at exactly the moment when you decide you’re ready for it.

The Possibility Tree

Perhaps you’re a violinist, and you know you want to get more work playing the violin. One possibility branch for getting more work would involve networking with other musicians at parties or at the symphony… Another possibility branch would involve building a website, posting examples of your work online, and attracting customers through internet searches. Yet another possibility branch could be learning new pieces of music and auditioning in different cities.