Stay Creatively Productive

What if we defined success as making progress rather than achieving perfection? #ProgressOverPerfect What is it that makes something perfect? Was your morning coffee the perfect cup? Most likely not. And yet, I bet you enjoyed that cup of coffee very much. Is it bad that you’ve saved a hundred dollars this month instead of a thousand? What’s important is that you’re saving. And it’s a leap ahead from the thousand spending from past months. Was the presentation you delivered perfect?...

You clogged the sink; the dog threw up on the carpet; you’re late for a client call; your phone notifications are nonstop; and you’re still working on last Tuesday’s to-do list. You’re headed for an emotional tsunami. Yet you can’t take your foot off the gas for fear you won’t be able to get going again. It’s time to let go of overwhelm. Your ‘always busy’ or ‘always overwhelmed’ mantra isn’t doing you or anyone else any favors. Your continuous complaining...

We never finish our BEING goals. They are goals without end. I’ll bet your list of goals for this year includes two types: project goals and being goals. The project goals are easier to mark as complete. Running a marathon, writing a book, eliminating financial debt – all have measurable completion. Being goals are different, they are without end (at least until we stop existing). Running a marathon differs from being healthy, though we hope one leads to the other -but...