5 Best Practices: What to do When You Get Stuck in Executing Your Creative Work Plan

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You have this great big plan which guides you to reach your overall creative goal, and you have a to-do list that helps you structure today’s work…. But what should you do when you get stuck anyway? We've all been there: the blank sheet of paper, the blank screen, the day we have done nothing because the task we need to do just seems too hard. In this video, we’ll focus on this sense of impasse when nothing seems to make progress—and you’ll learn 5 best practice strategies for what to do to get yourself unstuck and right back into execution mode. We’ll also focus on how you can sometimes twist your plans and organize your time to allow you to do what you really feel like doing while you continue to aim for your overall goal.

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Don’t worry—we’re here to help! Here are five best practice strategies which will help you to get yourself unstuck. They don’t all work in every situation, so choose the ones that fit your particular situation and problem the best.

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