Just because you can do anything doesn’t mean you can do everything.

It’s advice that’s helped me stay on track, and not feel ‘guilty’ for the things I don’t do. We must pick and choose our projects, in reality. We have to learn (yawn) time management.

I know this. True enough, I’m a artist. I’m my own boss. It has its obvious advantages.

If I get a cold, or a case of the ‘fuck-it’s’ or get completely caught up in, for instance, Stephen’s King Under the Dome (highly recommended) I can take the time. I alone am responsible for the consequences.

But when I’m at the top of my game as an artist, I behave as a well-compensated executive for a company I adore. You can call this a mental trick and perhaps it is. Self-motivation is difficult and I’ll take all the help I can get. Try it, if you haven’t.

It’s sort of like playing chess with yourself, in that you must switch roles. It’s also very informative. Neatness counts. Presentation counts. What sort of employee review would you give yourself? Not to mention that a job well done is very rewarding.