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Stacey Cornelius
I'm a raving idealist, idea junkie, and creative entrepreneur with a Fine Art degree. I have professional experience in retail, theatre, and the IT industry. I'm here to show you how to make marketing part of your creative process. Contact Me

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Practice the fine art of letting go

April 1, 2010

Do you have an unfinished project lurking in your consciousness? One way or another, it’s time to set it in motion.

It’s difficult to move forward when you’re surrounded by unfinished business. It might be a special order or commission you should have started already, or one of those “just in case” ideas that usually comes with stuff that requires too much storage space in your studio, or in your head.

Clear it out.

Commit to your ideas or let them go. If you commit, follow through. Don’t make up a good story about “someday.” You already know which ones are not yet and which ones are never going to happen.

Untended ideas get stagnant. Projects left undone pile up like dirty laundry. They sit quietly, fraying your focus, slowing your steps. They do nothing to serve you.

Take a deep breath and say goodbye to all the stuff that’s been gathering dust. When you let go of what doesn’t work, you make room for momentum.

Over to you: what one thing can you put in motion today that will clear your head?

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Comments (3)

My newsletter. Time for it to leave my head and go out into the world.

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Stacey Cornelius Reply:

Go, K! Excellent news.

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