set yourself a target.
doesn't matter what it is - it might be the amount of time you spend being creative. it might be the amount of work you complete. it could even been when you are creative. your choice, it is your target.
make sure that it is doable.
there is no point in setting a target that you have no chnace in meeting - why set yourself up to fail.
maybe you want to devote an hour a night to whatever creative endeavour you on the go. good. then spend an hour doing it. pick a start time. stick to it. complete the hour. look at what you have done. be pleased and then walk away from it.
maybe you think you can write 1000 words - then let that be your target. write and write get to the 1000 word mark and then stop.
it doesn't matter what it is you want to do you will find it easier if you set yourself targets.
targets only work if you try to achieve them - so don't set them too high, but no good to set them too low either, as you want to push yourself.
why targets? why not just do it (as i have said previously). targets help you come back to do more. doing once is probably easy. doing it several times is harder, doing it consistently is the real goal.
the more you do the work. the easier it becomes.
the easier it becomes the more you can create.
as i have said before creation is just like being an athlete - you have to practice, you have to get better/stronger and the only way of doing it that is by having targets.
after awhile you find that your target has increased - and you might be working on it for longer, or aiming to do more in the same amount of time.
targets aren't for the days when the muse has kicked in and you are a creative juggernaunt and images and words flow like water. targets are for the 99% if the time when the muse is kicking back and enjoying a cold one.
tagets get you to apply yourself.
so think about your working method, think about how you might best apply a target to it and get on with creating.
remember be sensible with that target.
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