{"id":1912,"date":"2018-04-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-04-26T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xperience.consulting\/?p=1912"},"modified":"2020-03-18T00:52:01","modified_gmt":"2020-03-18T00:52:01","slug":"things-to-do-when-you-lost-your-way-eab2d109bd7f","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xperience.consulting\/?p=1912","title":{"rendered":"Things to do when you lost your\u00a0way"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 name=\"82c0\" id=\"82c0\" class=\"graf graf--h3 graf--leading graf--title\">Things to do when you lost your\u00a0way<\/h3>\n<blockquote name=\"5628\" id=\"5628\" class=\"graf graf--blockquote graf--startsWithDoubleQuote graf-after--h3\"><p>\u201cWe wanna be free! We wanna be free to do what we wanna do. We wanna be free to ride. We wanna be free to ride our machines without being hassled by The Man!\u201d\u200a\u2014\u200aPeter Fonda, The Wild Angels (1966)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p name=\"2fd1\" id=\"2fd1\" class=\"graf graf--p graf-after--blockquote\"><strong class=\"markup--strong markup--p-strong\">What if.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p name=\"111f\" id=\"111f\" class=\"graf graf--p graf-after--p\">Freedom. You are released from the darkness, control of your life regained. Left the factory, re-immersed in the creation of extraordinary art. Creating meaningful gifts, not because you can, or because that\u2019s what cogs of your station do. Unbuckled from the circle of unnecessary bureaucracy, eating away at your art. From which only crumbs remain. Working hard, so hard that it hurts. Iterate. Persevere.<\/p>\n<p name=\"e033\" id=\"e033\" class=\"graf graf--p graf-after--p\"><strong class=\"markup--strong markup--p-strong\">Fight the resistance.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p name=\"c45e\" id=\"c45e\" class=\"graf graf--p graf-after--p\">Fear. Failure. Lack of confidence. A tiny network and a world full of strangers. Rusty tools and out-of-date skills. What about Money and the disappointment in the eyes of your loved ones?<\/p>\n<p name=\"5a40\" id=\"5a40\" class=\"graf graf--p graf-after--p\"><strong class=\"markup--strong markup--p-strong\">Practice makes for learning.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p name=\"31e6\" id=\"31e6\" class=\"graf graf--p graf-after--p\">A spark remains, deep down the artist is still there. Toughened from years in the factory. You will resharpen your skills, practice. Train, struggle and work some more. Learn. Navigate, be in charge, carry the purse, sweat the numbers. Spread the word, turn strangers into friends, associates.<\/p>\n<p name=\"c434\" id=\"c434\" class=\"graf graf--p graf--startsWithSingleQuote graf-after--p\"><strong class=\"markup--strong markup--p-strong\">\u2018And his cohorts were gleaming in purple and gold.\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p name=\"c6eb\" id=\"c6eb\" class=\"graf graf--p graf-after--p\">Never burn a bridge. The factory needs art; there are many factories. Instead find collaborators, companions, co-conspirators who want to share their art.<\/p>\n<p name=\"10c7\" id=\"10c7\" class=\"graf graf--p graf-after--p graf--trailing\">Choose a medium. Connect, share, give gifts. Research, read and dive deep. Identify the constraints. Take Action.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/xperience.consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/1sqkjjLs-pL0qAQYHJHqN9g.png\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Things to do when you lost your\u00a0way \u201cWe wanna be free! We wanna be free to do what we wanna do. We wanna be free to ride. We wanna be free to ride our machines without being hassled by The Man!\u201d\u200a\u2014\u200aPeter Fonda, The Wild Angels (1966) What if. Freedom. 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