What is an intentional creator?

An intentional creator makes a choice to utilize conscious effort, even when inspiration isn't striking, to regularly create and contribute artistically without ceasing.

Motivation and and intention are two traits I do not see enough of within the local and amateur creative (art, music, writing, theatre) scenes. Maybe it's a millennial thing--maybe it's an artist thing--but sometimes it seems as if we are all just waiting around--whether it be for inspiration or discovery or continued education to grow in our art--we spend way too much time waiting and not enough time actually literally going to actively turn our ambitions into reality. Waiting ultimately gets us nowhere doesn't it?

Get off your ass and go make something cool!

STOP WAITING AROUND

When I was in college, it was so easy to be perpetually writing, creating, and otherwise artistically innovating. I mean, hell, I had assignments that required me to do so. However, I noticed upon graduation that adult creators have to actually make time to make art. We have to consciously and intentionally make it a regular priority. If we don't use it, we will lose it.

Now, maybe we won't lose it completely, but I can personally attest from both musical and a separate writing hiatus--your chops dull out if you aren't exercising them normally.

Choosing not to make your passion a priority gets easier every time. RESIST.

Shouldn't we be striving on the daily to become better?

If you answered yes, like I did, I encourage you to jump on this personal challenge for 2017 to be more:

INTENTIONALLY ENGAGED

INCREATING

...as many reading this are content creators of some fashion--this applies to most of us.

The more time we spend consciously creating, as well as prioritizing that consciousness, the better the Steemit platform will be as a result--not to mention how much it will enrich our own time and interactions on Steemit.

Steemit has been great to present a media cycle that has a quick reset/turnaround, and my content creation has increased exponentially since I first joined. Steemit helps keep us on our toes and accountable to regular post creation.

The process is the gift.

I encourage the creators here to take the same internal pledge to increase your awareness of the time you set aside for creation, and that you begin to extend that concept of intentional living to your art and creative endeavors.