How To Finish What You Started
Do you ever get tired of your creative projects? Like you start composing music for a new album and after three songs you feel like you’re repeating yourself or you wonder if anyone will like what you’re doing. I know from personal experience that often the start of an artistic project is just sooooo much more alluring than sticking with it and actually finishing.
It’s been so heart warming to receive the messages of encouragement from friends, family and colleagues for writing and releasing my first book. I sometimes have to remind myself that it’s real because life moves on after you hit a finish line.
One of my biggest achievements recently (besides my daughter rocking it at college) was not just writing on a book, it was letting myself finish it! Can I get a head nod and a “uh-huh”? Because perfectionism seethes through this culture (and many peoples’ minds) including my own. But when I started writing my book I specifically told myself this would be the main creative focus of my life for the next few years until I finished.
I can’t tell you how hard that was for me you all!! I’m a person who gets lots of ideas. I had ideas for screenplays, art installations, new bodies of music and I so wanted to carry them out but I knew I would feel so let down if I didn’t actually complete this particular thing which has meant so much to me. I knew that I would make myself proud if I could keep on keeping on until the end.
So how about you? Do you have a music project that you’re desperately wanting to finish? Have you been trying to improve your singing to record/complete an EP or full album yet you keep starting and stopping ? Well that’s okay. I created The Embodied Artist Group Program because I know how easy it is to get distracted with daily responsibilities, passion for life and art and also bogged down by some fear as well. It’s easy to become disenchanted with continuing.
However, I discovered one of the secret pills for finishing. Being part of a group!! One of the most valuable pieces that helped me complete my book was joining a writing group to support me along the way. Even if you’re incredibly disciplined on your own, being a part of a like minded, safe and encouraging community can help with other blocks that may come up such as fear of promoting yourself and your music for example. So email here to find out about The Embodied Artist Group Program.
The beauty of completing one creative project is that you get to carry on with others. So now that my book is done I feel very happy releasing myself to play in other creative pastures. The main one being making music:) If you haven’t already, make sure to save the date for my show on Sunday, November 19th at Rizzoli’s Bookstore. Until then see you in person or online!