[aGuyWhoTypes]

Not sure if this is the correct location for this type of question but...

I read books about setting goals. Being focused on where you are going. I get that and it makes sense to me.

Here is my situation. My wife works the "9 to 5" office job and I work at home. I "sell" vitamins – this takes care of itself. People order direct with the company. Occasionally people will call me direct to place an order. I focus my time at being an abstract artist and I write short fictional stories, vignettes, and an occasional poem.

I must interject here that I do love what I get to do, thanks to my wife. I get up and do pretty much whatever I want.

After reading a book about goal setting and how important that is. My first thought was to "take stock" between my fictional writing and my abstract art. This was my conclusion:

Abstract Art – I've been painting a little over 7 years and have sold approx. 15 paintings. I'm not close to being full time at it.

Fictional Writing – I've been at this for a little over a year. I haven't made one penny on this.

My Conclusion was: Why not be the abstract artist first and foremost and work on that for most of my time and do my fictional writing on the side and more of hobby.

I was very happy about this decision until I went into my art studio to paint yesterday and all I wanted to do was write. All I could think of was writing.

A little about the way I am and work. I'm all over the place. I can be reading a book and all of a sudden think about what I want to do in my current painting I'm working on. Or maybe I'll get another story idea. I stop and write these down right away. I start one "line" of thought and "rabbit trail" all over the place.

My question then is this: Should I just bear and grin it and work on my art even though I feel very "inspired" to write?

OR

Should I just go with my crazy rabbit trail flow and just see where my day takes me? (This is what I have been doing and even though I do enjoy working this way I find that at the end of most of my days I feel I haven't done much or that I don't have much to show for the days work. Maybe I need multiple mini goals through out the day or need to narrow my focus.)

Any suggestions/help?
Thanks
Brian S.
aGuyWhotypes

[Thunder Bow]

Follow that Rabbit!

[aGuyWhoTypes]

Thank you.

I have found something that is helping me tremendously already.

I usually work upstairs in the office where my desktop pc is.

This morning I went downstairs in my art studio! Ah ha!

I have my laptop down there as well as my two typewriters. (I collect typewriters, I have a manual Hermes Rocket and an eletric Adler Satellite 2001; I know TMI)

Well, I'f I'm writing and get an idea for my current painting. I simply stand up and turn around, grab the applicator of choice and the paint and I'm off and running! Then when that section of paint is drying I sit down and keep working on my writing!

I can't believe how much more I get done already.

I give myself small little 'to-do' goals/lists that I can focus on and easily knock off and at the end of this day I can look back and see what I've accomplished!

[secretwill]

Originally Posted by Thunder Bow

Follow that Rabbit!

I agree with Thunder Bow! It doesn't mean it's easy to do though. Creatives are always struggling with staying on track because our minds are all over the place. I find if I am inspired by something, I go with it in the moment.