Let's be honest, we all would like to make changes in our lives and in our creative practice.

There are things we would like to do different. And in fact, if you look back in your journey,

you can see key changes that you made that saved you, that made all the difference,

that we are meant to evolve and change

and grow, that that kind of life is the life that we want to live.

And when you watch stories, you feel inspired when the character changes, when they learn,

when they grow. And yet, it's the new year, and it's just so freaking hard to make any real significant change

and in fact if the more that you try sometimes the harder you push sometimes the more jaded

and nihilistic you get about can i ever change should I just give up on making any kind of

significant shift in my life and creativity now in this episode I want to share the easiest

most impactful thing that you can do that will have a domino effect

on your creative practice for the good, for the better. And it doesn't mean shooting for the stars.

It doesn't mean pushing yourself grinding to the edge. It's actually much easier than that.

And this thing is exactly the thing

that helped me create a picture book that hit the New York Times best selling list. It was this

practice exactly that helped me put myself onto that path. And so the plan is we're going to

start by telling you why you might want to stop

pushing yourself so hard and creating these huge result goals and what you should do instead,

the easy thing you should do instead. And then we're going to end this episode with a practice,

a creative call to adventure called Select the Seed.

And it's going to tell you the easy, impactful thing that you can do next, your next move,

that can create that domino effect of change that you're looking for in your creative journey.

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