Start More Than You Can Finish

Sales Handle:Master the art of the start with this new way of thinking and exercises to help you unleash your ideas and create more.FOR READERS OF: START, DO WORK THAT MATTERS, SHOW YOUR WORK!, DO IT FOR YOURSELF, and THE CREATIVE CURVEA BOOK FOR RISING CREATORS: A guilt-free guide for procrastinators to know it''s okay to start and not finish their projects. With unlimited outlets for creativity, everyone today can be a creator. A plucky non-fiction creative muse, START MORE THAN YOU CAN FINISH is Austin Kleon meets Elizabeth Gilbert and Julia Cameron meets Daniel Pink.AN INTRODUCTION TO stARTistry: Get familiar with the 4-step changemaking process that moves creators towards starting. Reminiscent of NaNoWriMo (No Plot, No Problem) and LISTOGRAPHY.ESTABLISHED AUTHOR: Becky Blades speaks regularly on the topic of creativity as a speaker and consultant, she is the author and illustrator of DO YOUR LAUNDRY OR YOU''LL DIE ALONE, and she has written articles for Oprah.com, SCARY MOMMY, and others.GIFT + SELF PURCHASE: A great gift for a friend or family member who''s stuck thinking they don''t have time to start . . . including yourself. Discover your start to a new project or idea.CONSUMER:- Fans of Austin Kleon, Elizabeth Gilbert, Julia Cameron, Daniel Pink- Creators struggling to begin a new project- Artists and entrepreneurs looking for creative inspiration- Adults searching for a creative spark- People with passion projects in mind who might not know how to start

Autorentext
Becky Blades is a writer, artist, and speaker living in Kansas City, MO. Blades wrote and illustrated Do Your Laundry or You'll Die Alone: Advice *Your Mom Would Give If She Thought You Were Listening, which was named a Best Book of 2014 by Kirkus*.

Klappentext

Becky Blades empowers readers to become "stARTists?: initiators with a bias for action and the courage to ignite ideas. Blades introduces the concept of "stARTistry,? spotlighting the 4-step changemaking process we all use to subconsciously start. Using digestible data, humorous and honest personal experience, interviews with artists and entrepreneurs, and assignments to help you get started. In today's world, we must, in fact, start more than we can finish.

Zusammenfassung
Master the art of the start with this new way of thinking, with exercises to help you unleash your ideas and create more.
 
In Start More Than You Can Finish, writer, artist, and entrepreneur Becky Blades offers a powerful new mindset for our modern world: acting on more ideas makes us happier – and reveals our highest creativity. She empowers readers to become "stARTists" – initiators with a bias for action and the courage to ignite ideas and introduces the concept of "stARTistry," spotlighting the 4-step starting process:
 

1. Imagine
2. Think
3. Decide
4. Act
    
   Using digestible data, humorous and honest personal experience, interviews with artists and entrepreneurs, and assignments to help you get started, Start More Than You Can Finish challenges the tropes our dads, moms, and third-grade teachers told us about finishing. In today's world, we must, in fact, start more than we can finish.
    
   FOR READERS OF: Start, Do Work That Matters, Show Your Work!, Do It For Yourself, and The Creative Curve
    
   A BOOK FOR RISING CREATORS: A plucky non-fiction creative muse, Start More Than You Can Finish is a guilt-busting pep talk. It’s Austin Kleon meets Elizabeth Gilbert and Julia Cameron meets Daniel Pink.
    
   AN INTRODUCTION TO stARTistry: Get familiar with power of creative initiative and the 4-step process that moves ideas from imagination to action. Reminiscent of NaNoWriMo (No Plot, No Problem) and Listography.
    
   ESTABLISHED AUTHOR: Becky Blades speaks and teaches on the topic of creativity and has written articles for Oprah.com, McSweeney's, Live Happy, and others.
    
   GIFT + SELF PURCHASE: An encouraging gift for a friend, family member, or colleague struggling with their creative confidence, or an empowering gift for yourself – to give you the tools to act on your ideas.
    
   Perfect for:

• Fans of Austin Kleon, Elizabeth Gilbert, Julia Cameron, and Daniel Pink
• Creators struggling to begin a new project
• Recent graduates embarking on a career of entrepreneurship or the arts
• Artists and entrepreneurs looking to build creative courage
• Adults searching for creative inspiration
• People with passion projects in mind who might not know how to start