Creating Comic Success: Time Management | Prioritization

“Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing.” – Abraham Lincoln

When it comes to creating comic books personal time management skills are essential and the very catalyst for success. Individuals from all walks of life who practice these techniques routinely are the highest achievers within their respective fields: from business to public service, sports figures to musicians, animators and comic creators. Learning to develop and apply these skills will improve not only productivity but functionality as well. The more you organize, the easier it will be to accomplish your goals.  We begin organizing by prioritizing.

Last post we talked about Procrastination and how it is the Scourge of Success.  Prioritization is the Nemesis of Procrastination.  As the saying goes, “The enemy of my enemy is my friend.”  So let’s get better acquainted with prioritization…

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Creating Comic Success: Time Management | Beating Procrastination

Being successful does not mange your time well.  Managing your time well is what makes you successful. – Randy Pausch

Time: It is our most precious commodity. It is the only thing that we absolutely, positively cannot get back.  Once it’s gone, it’s gone.

Procrastination:  It is the thief of time.  And yet, so many of us are guilty of sitting idly by as the scourge of our dreams walks blithely into the room and makes off with such a valuable commodity.

As creators, most all of us are practitioners of procrastination, whether we want to admit it or not. When it comes to achieving comic success, we tend to take a long time getting there – or sadly, not at all– due to our tendencies to give into this productivity pirate.  Putting off important tasks like drawing a new page, or writing a page of story, sending out a press release, or updating the website in lieu of something more pleasurable or convenient seems to be the order of the day.  Is this you?  If so, don’t worry you’re not alone…

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