Category: The Creative Way

• Your Unique Voice

  Decide what kind of artist you want to be and get to work.

  There will always be self-doubt.

  The fear of what others think will never fully leave you.

  Do your work anyway.

  You cannot do work that matters while also avoiding vulnerability.

  Make art bravely.

  Be yourself and let your unique voice be heard through your work.

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  YOUR UNIQUE VOICE
  By Robert Van Valkenburgh
  Meditations of a Gentle Warrior

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  May 16, 2024

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• Focus Is A Decision

  There is always an excuse to not do your creative work.

  Creative work is still work.

  It is not easy.

  It requires dedication.

  It requires effort.

  Distractions are abundant.

  Focus is a decision.

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  May 14, 2024

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• Perfect Timing

  Your best ideas now may be better saved for later.

  Timing matters.

  The right idea executed at the wrong time is the wrong idea.

  Be patient, but don’t procrastinate.

  Don’t allow fear of failure to hold you back, but also don’t be so hasty that your ideas have no chance of success.

  Keep working, trying, and failing.

  When the perfect idea is executed with the perfect timing, it feels like magic.

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  May 13, 2024

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• Back On Track

  What are you doing instead of doing the work you are proud of?

  Is it worth it?

  Will your life be better because of what you are doing in this moment?

  Is this distraction worth the cost?

  You will not become the person you are meant to be by hiding.

  You will not do the work you are proud of by keeping it to yourself.

  Start now and when you waiver, because you will, use that as an opportunity to practice getting back on track.

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  May 8, 2024

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• Your People

  The purpose of a creative life is not to make so much noise that you are heard and seen by everyone.

  You can’t reach everyone.

  Nor can you please or change everyone.

  Most people will not get the joke.

  It’s not for them.

  The purpose of a creative life is to make beautiful noise that you are proud of and then to share it.

  If you do this consistently enough, the right people will find you, they will bring others along for the ride, and these will become your people.

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  May 7, 2024

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