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episode number 301. Today's episode is all about being focused

and productive during the busy holiday season.

As artists, we know how important it is to stay focused and

committed to our work, even when there are distractions and

temptations all around us.

But during the holiday season it's even harder to stay on track and

avoid getting sidetracked by all the activities and events. And it's this time of year when I hear so many artists talk about feeling overwhelmed and feeling like they're getting behind, feeling like they are not getting everything done.

And I want to talk about that because it often feels like there's a choice.

It's either this or that.

Either I stay on my schedule or I enjoy the holidays with my family.

And if I stay on my schedule, then I have to miss out on a lot of the holidays.

But if I just enjoy all the holidays with my family and all the events leading up to the holidays, like not just the day of Christmas or the day of Hanukkah, but all the little moments that add up to that day, all the little get-togethers, all the little

moments of wrapping presents, all the little like moments of making food, of all the things that we do.

And the thought is, I won't get any art done, I won't be productive, and I'll be totally

off track for my goals, and I want to be productive and I'll be totally off track for my goals and I want to be there

but I don't want to lose track of my goals. I want to be there but I have to be

productive with my art. I'm going to be off track.

And I want to talk about how you can think about this differently

so that this is not such a stressful time for you.

If that's what you're feeling like this is not something that has to happen every single year, so let's dig into this.

This is going to, I'm not sure how this episode is going to turn out, and this is part of the episode. I will talk about this in a minute as well.

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