Do you want to be more creative?
Do you want to be more creative? The pathway to creation is completion.
Imagine you are an artist, and every time you start a new painting, the canvas is already filled with stuff. This might impede your freedom to create anything if something is already there. Sometimes people do not tend to the world of completion in their lives and then wonder why it takes more effort to create.
Every time you complete a task, such as paying monthly bills, doing laundry, or finishing a client proposal, you create space for what’s next. The more you complete things, the more space you have to create.
During one of my one-on-one client coaching sessions, a client told me that they never seem to get everything done that they intend to during the week. I asserted to them that they were not operating as though their life depended on completing what they said they would. They agreed. And while it may not be as dramatic as your life being on the line, your creativity is on the line in a very real way. So now what? How do you start playing the completion game?
- Stop using to-do lists for a month. Only interact with to-dos if they are located in your actual calendar.
- Be clear about when something will be (or needs to be) complete, and ask yourself if you have scheduled enough occasions to actually complete what needs to be done to declare the task done or complete.
- Schedule things inside a game of completion. When you put “work on taxes” in your calendar, you may end up spending an hour “working” on your taxes instead of completing them.
- At the same time each day, ask yourself, “What is incomplete?” and then schedule occasions to do what needs to be done to have those items be complete.
If you do this for a week, you will notice a noticeable difference in your energy.
If you do it for two weeks, you will ignite the creative juices.
If you do it for a month, you will exponentially increase the space you have to create, and you will notice a significant shift in the quality of your experience of life, yourself, and what you are up to.
If you are interested in developing a way to use your calendar to support what you are creating, try my YOUR CALENDAR AS YOUR CREATION mini workshop.