Beyond Motivation: Deadlines and Accountability Drive Action (ep. 198)
The Art Biz1 Aug 2024

Beyond Motivation: Deadlines and Accountability Drive Action (ep. 198)

Future plans, deadlines, and accountability are a necessary part of your success.

Host Alyson Stanfield of Art Biz Success explains how artists can get stuck in cycles of procrastination without a structured calendar filled with exciting commitments.

Alyson shares practical examples from her own life as well as from her experience with students and clients, and details how deadlines and accountability partners, including coaches and community groups, can help maintain momentum.

Key takeaways include the importance of setting attainable milestones, self-review processes, and embracing external support systems to drive progress and achieve creative goals.

00:33 Why plans, deadlines, and accountability matter

01:56 Personal experience and motivation

04:59 The role of deadlines in achieving goals

06:43 The power of accountability

08:47 Practical steps to implement accountability

10:26 Embrace deadlines and accountability: What are your first steps?

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Multi-State Multi-Year Multi-Artist Art Project with Marilyn Artus (ep. 30)

Knit Democracy Together with Eve Jacobs-Carnahan (ep. 64)

Impacting Artists First in a Curatorial Project Focusing on Empathy with Nanci Hersh (ep. 168)

📖 To read more, see images, find resources mentioned, and leave a comment, visit https://artbizsuccess.com/deadlines-accountability

👉 I give you a process for honoring your commitments in my planning workshops, which I lead 3x a year to help you make a plan for the upcoming season and beyond. AND to make sure that you aren't over-committed—that you have just the right level of challenging projects and space for creativity and self-care.

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