Embracing the Creative Process

I devoured Paul Jarvis’ book Everything I Know.

His writing style is something to be admired. He offers simple, practical yet powerful advice to help you conquer fear, embrace vulnerability and understand the pain and beauty involved in the creative process.

If you are a creative, consultant or aspiring entrepreneur and need a good kick in the pants (like me)–this book is for you. Head over to the Amazon Store to give it a look-see.

A few more inspiring quotes from Paul’s book via my Kindle highlights.

“Perfection is the biggest excuse for not launching.”

“If you frame ideas as experiments, you can’t technically fail at anything.”

“And if it doesn’t work the first time, you can iterate and try something different. It doesn’t work until it does.”

“Stop chasing perfection. Stop focusing on small details that don’t matter and that hold you back from releasing big ideas.”

“Try not to create and judge at the same time. Creation and judgment are very different thought processes and can interfere with each other, so they must be done separately.”

“Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.”

“Enjoy the journey and the ugly process. It’s yours. Stop measuring yourself against anyone or anything else and start examining what great work means to you.”

“Our time and focus are not renewable resources. Once we use them, we don’t get them back.”