Create With a Sense of Urgency If You Really Want to Build Your Career
Most of the best artists and productive people you know have one thing in common: They don’t accept “I’ll come back to this later.” If you want to create, do it urgently.
As business blog Entrepreneur points out, a sense of urgency works wonders for the creative process. Any working artist can tell you how much more motivated they have for the deadline. However, the way you act when there is no deadline can mean the difference between success and a lost project:
Creators don’t wait to be asked to create something. They create because they have nothing else to do but create. The creators don’t care if what they create turns out beautifully. True pleasure is in the process – even in the unpleasant aspects. The creators can’t hold it back. Their need for creativity literally pours out of them. Creation is URGENT.
If you are waiting for a project to start, stop waiting and do it . It’s too late tomorrow. Even if you don’t have a deadline, even if nobody cares if you do it or not, heck, even if you don’t think you’re ready to start, don’t wait. Find out what the first smart step you can take today, and start taking it. Then don’t stop until it’s done.
Urgency is what drives prolific artists | Businessman