Building Creative Momentum

For my entire life, I’ve had two approaches to deadlines. The first, “last-minute Tara Lee”. Every university paper was handed in minutes before the final deadline. To this day, I will still leave holiday shopping to the last minute (mainly because I dislike shopping).

The second approach is to proceed with gusto as soon as inspiration strikes. This was my secret to success working in live television and my ability to act quickly on information. It also helped me in the early years of entrepreneurship when I was figuring out this whole consulting thing. And it’s why my holiday decorations have been up since mid-November (mainly because I like mood lighting on winter evenings).

Neither approach would help me reach my goal. If I waited to the last minute, launching a corporate offer would be rushed and appear amateurish. At the same time, if I focused on that idea in all of my spare time I would burn out and give up.

I need to come up with a third way - slow and steady progress.