Focus All of Your Energy on 'The One Thing'; Everything Else is a Distraction

Artists often ask me what it is they should be focusing on and the majority of the time I find that they're putting their time and energy into the future, instead of focusing on what it is they need to do today to actually get there.

I’ve got a very simple one sentence statement I say to all of them, which is the title of this post.

The concept of focusing all of your energy on 'the one thing' is a powerful tool that can help an artist make real progress in their career.

It's about recognizing that to achieve success in the future, you need to focus your efforts on one thing today, and commit to it, rather than dividing your energy across different tasks.

"Focus all of your energy on 'the one thing'; everything else is a distraction".