Li’l Bit E’ry Day!
“I don’t have time!” This was a continual thought for me. I wanted to make art. I had so many ideas, but I didn’t have time. It’s true that I didn’t have time to make art all day, every day. It’s true that I didn’t even have time to make art for one day a week. But, I did have time for 20 minutes a day.
Can I make as much art as I want to make in 20 minutes a day? Of course not! But I can do something.
I asked myself honestly, what are my choices? My choices are, 1) since I don’t have time to do art as much as I prefer, I won’t do any and I won’t feel good about it or 2) I set aside 20 minutes a day for art and do what I’m able.
For me, the answer was to do what I was able in short periods of time because creating is such an integral part of who I am. Everyone’s answer will be different and they are all valid answers. Maybe your passion is painting, writing, dancing, cooking, botany, jewelry making, etc.
Whatever your passion, don’t underestimate the substantial progress you can make after a week or a few months if you work even 20 minutes a day on your project (This would be a great time for me to do the math and create a cute little chart to show you the hours that can be accumulated in a week, month and year by working 20 minutes a day….. but I choose to spend my 20 minutes today NOT doing math)! (big cheesy smile)
There are challenges that arise when I’m only working for short periods. For example, it can take 15 minutes to figure out where I left off yesterday and figure out what I should do today. Last month I wrote about tactics I’ve learned to make the best use of my time for these exact reasons, you can check it out here if you like.
Let me ask you a question. Have you ever had an idea or project you’ve wanted to bring to life but haven’t worked on? Then at some point you see someone who has done that type of thing and developed it to a level that you dream of? You get that ache in your belly and think that if you would’ve started when you first had the desire, you’d be there by now!
Please hear me, let that ache in your belly be your message to start now. You’ve got 20 minutes a day, right? Just start. Future-you will be SO grateful you did!
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