Dealing with creative discomfort means getting the work out there, starting now. That moment of hitting “send”, or whatever “being seen” looks like for you, is like stepping through a layer in the atmosphere into the unknown. When I expose myself this way, what will happen?

Process goals focus on goals that are SMARRT – specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, relevant and time-based. If you and I want to really make these process goals “stick”, we need to partner with them, and like any healthy partnership, we need to work hard to create Presence, Support and Commitment.

It takes putting energy and attention to having a goal and allow it to evolve. A lot of people just won’t bother with putting in the work, preferring to rest of their laurels and play it safe.

The Could Do list is a form of ritual; I’m not forced to act on anything, but just the act of writing an idea down means there is meaning behind it, even if it’s not immediately apparent. Down the road, there will likely be some synchronicity among my ideas and what’s wanting to emerge.

So, what’s the goal you’re wishing you could stick with? Take note of the people around you who have experienced success in your field. It’s a sure bet that they started out as beginners at their craft, put in the time and effort, experienced failure, hesitation and doubt, but kept at it.

We have flexibility over how we interpret our experiences and thinking. Using the metaphor of thoughts as clouds in the visualization strategy explained in this blog opens up the notion of that choice; that we can interpret our own experiences, just like we each have our own interpretations of clouds in the sky.