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This is part 2 of a 12 day blog series called “12 Steps You Must Take To Get Into Creative Flow Whenever You Want” or the more seasonal “The 12 Days of Creativeness”.

“If you shoot for the stars and hit the moon, it’s OK. But you’ve got to shoot for something. A lot of people don’t even shoot.” – Confucius

Learning how to get into creative flow is a holistic process. All pieces of the puzzle are connected. They simultaneously cause creative flow and are symptoms and benefits of creative flow.

Take one of the first steps – knowing what you want.

Knowing what you want causes you to get into flow more easily because you have a clear destination that motivates you to take action without having to use willpower.

And a symptom of creative flow is naturally knowing what you want to achieve, without the self-doubt or uncertainty which are the hallmarks of everyday humdrum “non-flow” life.

And knowing what you want is clearly beneficial!

What Do You Want?

So ask yourself the question right now. Turn away from the computer, take your time and think about it.

What Do I Want?

I’m afraid saying “I want to be a top music producer” isn’t enough. You must be more specific and detailed.

Here’s some questions that will give you some ideas. Feel free to add or take away. The more information you get from this process the more powerful it gets.

  • How successful do you want to be?
  • What do you want to do?
  • Where do you want to be?
  • Who do you want to be with?
  • What music do you want to write?
  • How many tunes do you want to sell?
  • How often do you want to play out?
  • To how many people?
  • How much do you want to earn?
  • What do you want to be remembered for?
  • What else do you want to do?

And this process is as important if you are already a top music producer.

Unless you are already living your perfect life and doing exactly the work you want to do, asking these questions will allow you to get clear about what you need (or more accurately – want) to do differently.

If “What Do I Want?” Is Difficult To Answer

Don’t worry – you’re not alone.

I turned 39 this year and until relatively recently I hadn’t answered it. But when I did, my life changed completely and I’m now doing what I believe I was put on this earth to do.

It’s incredible how few have asked, let alone answered it. When I ask my clients what they want, very few can answer. I could probably count on one hand those that know before they come to me.

Some even get defensive, they don’t want to be asked it. They think it’s self-indulgent or find it embarrassing to admit what they really want.

Sometimes it’s tied up with avoiding disappointment. Maybe they think they’ll look stupid if they don’t get what they want.

But what’s worse – a little disappointment or living the rest of your life wondering “what if”?

Don’t think about how or if you’re going to do it yet. The point is to be clear about how things would be if absolutely everything was perfect. This can be as big (or as little) as you want.

After all – it’s just what you want!

If this seems like dreaming to you, then you’re doing it right. But as soon as you dream it, write it down. Because when you write it down it becomes more than a dream.

It becomes a destination.

This is part 2 of a 12 day blog series called “12 Steps You Must Take To Get Into Creative Flow Whenever You Want” or the more seasonal “The 12 Days of Creativeness”.

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Mike Monday’s process has helped me enormously. I have two record labels, a heavy touring schedule, a wife and two children, and a music production career all running in tandem. There are times when it seems unmanageable and i get lost in a downward spiral that limits my effectiveness as a leader and my ability to be creative in the studio.

Whenever i have a session with Mike we talk it all out and a sense of calm comes over me. i get back to basics and work out all the things in my head that need to get worked out. His process is both calming and therapeutic.

I would also like to add that the additional fact that Mike is a music producer himself and a veteran DJ lends itself to an extra level of trust. I don’t think i would take advice or listen to someone in the same way who was from outside the music industry. In an nutshell I find Mike Monday’s process to be an extremely valuable way to organize and free my chaotic brain to do what it is supposed to be doing.

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Those ideas only mean anything when you start putting them down though and that’s what this course has already helped me to start do regularly.

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