I’m a recovering procrastinator, and I needed to practice hard hitting, practical steps to finish my creative endeavors. So here are 7 “In Your Face” tips I recommend...

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How to Finish What
You’ve Started:
Seven No-Nonsense
Practices
Presented By:
TONY SNIPES
ArtLessonsFromGod.com

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A little about me…

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THE PROBLEM:
THE POLL:
“What's Harder? Starting Something New or
Finishing What You've Started?”
FINISHING: 82.5%
STARTING: 17.5%

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THE PROBLEM:
No shortage on creative ideas
…but the discipline and follow through needed to
complete those ideas were always missing.
So here are 7 “In Your Face”
tips I recommend:

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7 “In Your Face” tips to Help You Finished What You’ve Started
1. Stop Talking, Take Action:
Stop talking about “I’m planning to…” or ” Here’s
my vision…” or ” I’m thinking about launching…”.
Don’t start talking until you can tell someone how
cool the last project you just wrapped up is.

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7 “In Your Face” tips to Help You Finished What You’ve Started
2. Start Small:
Don’t try to launch the book or
graphic novel until you launch the
short story.
God teaches us that when we are
faithful over the seemingly small
things, He’ll set us over more.
(Matthew 25:21)
“His master replied, ‘Well done, good and
faithful servant! You have been faithful
with a few things; I will put you in
charge of many things. Come and share
your master’s happiness!’

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7 “In Your Face” tips to Help You Finished What You’ve Started
3. Quit Being a Perfectionist:
Launch now with what you have. Just like
Hollywood, you can get better during
the sequel…get the first movie going
NOW!

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7 “In Your Face” tips to Help You Finished What You’ve Started
4. Write It Down and Date It:
This allows you to see what you’ve
written once you get down the road
and to see if you completed it.
The date emphasizes if you’re wasting
your time away, or better yet, if you
are progressively accomplishing
goals.

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7 “In Your Face” tips to Help You Finished What You’ve Started
5. Know When You’re Most
Productive…and when you’re not:
If you know there’s a time when you’ll get
most distracted and interrupted, find
a better time.

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7 “In Your Face” tips to Help You Finished What You’ve Started
6. Stop Working Alone:
Accountability: Once you start involving
others such as fellow artists,
sponsors, clients, etc, it becomes
bigger than you. You have others
that are counting on your follow
through., find a better time.

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7 “In Your Face” tips to Help You Finished What You’ve Started
7. Acknowledge Your Age:
Once I began to realize that God placed
me on assignment, I also realized
that I had a finite amount of time to
complete the mission.
I’m getting too old to always be in the
same place I was 6 months or a year
ago with no growth to show for the
time.

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7 “In Your Face” tips to Help You Finished What You’ve Started
1. Stop Talking, Take Action
2. Start Small
3. Quit Being a Perfectionist
4. Write It Down and Date It
5. Know When You’re Most Productive…
and when you’re not
6. Stop Working Alone
7. Acknowledge Your Age

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Q&A

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My Contact Info:
Tony Snipes
 tony@artlessonsfromgod.com
864-415-5563

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tony@tonysnipes.com
“How to Finish What You’ve Started:
Seven No-Nonsense Practices”
Best Practices:
1. Stop Talking, Take Action
2. Start Small
3. Quit Being a Perfectionist
4. Write It Down and Date It
5. Know When You’re Most Productive…and when
you’re not
6. Stop Working Alone
7. Acknowledge Your Age