The Lost Art of Completing

In our modern age where AI and social celebrity abound, everyone has great ideas. Ideas are all around us, constantly filling the space of our attention at a moment’s notice. “Chase that idea!”, “You’re so creative”, “Strike while the iron is hot!”.

The problem doesn’t lie with ideas. The problem lies with completion.

We don’t have a shortage of ideas, but we do have a shortage of completion. We tend to give up or move on to the latest great idea before we ever complete anything. What’s left is a pile of half-realized concepts that never see the light of day. Think of all the things you thought about, maybe even began, creating only to abandon ship before it arrives at port.

When we give up before completion, we are robbing the world of seeing these great ideas in the flesh and we rob ourselves of the opportunity to grow, even if through failure.

So how do we recapture the lost art of completing?

The answer isn’t a sexy one but it is simplistic: Discipline.

We have to learn to stay disciplined enough to see our creativity come to fruition. Otherwise, we are not creative, we are merely idea generators. Ideas do not equal creativity, execution does. “Creativity is more muscle than magic",” my long-time friend and creative coach Stephen Brewster famously says. He’s right. Anyone can come up with a billion-dollar idea, but the select few, the successful creatives, are the ones that make it happen.

If you need help being more disciplined and reclaiming the lost art of completing, I’d love to help. I’ve spent my entire adult life helping ideas come to life by instilling systems and processes that ensure margin and success for creatives to thrive. I’d love to chat with you about how I can help you get there. Hop on my calendar here and let’s begin the journey together.