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\"\"<\/a>[If you are getting this email mid-week, my apologies. Emails sending was turned of the last few days for the blog due to late night human error. But now you have a mid-week pick-me-up!]<\/p>\n

Have you ever used accountability to help you get something done? You know, when you tell someone else that you are going to do something and then you feel obligated to do it because somebody knows and you don\u2019t want to tell them that you couldn\u2019t or simply didn\u2019t do what you said you were going to do? Most of us are pretty easily pressured by what other people think of us which can be used to our advantage when we\u2019re trying to complete something that is difficult, scary, or just no fun. Like finding motivational goals for the new year!<\/p>\n

Having someone else know of your plans can help you prioritize goals and just daily life. It\u2019s why people do challenges in a group and post on social media. Your online circle of fellow challengers and followers will be expecting to see something from you and so you\u2019re less likely to set that challenge project aside for something else.<\/p>\n

Sometimes, though, even telling others isn\u2019t enough to keep you on task. But what if you are working with someone else? Collaborations put a lot more pressure on us than just having someone else know you have a particular goal. We aren\u2019t likely to step away from a project when we know someone else is expecting something from us. So, if you need something to kickstart your new year or want to take on a big project but are feeling a little overwhelmed, maybe the answer is collaboration.<\/p>\n

The Who, Why, and What of Collaboration<\/strong><\/p>\n

As an artist, you can collaborate with anyone else who is creating. That means you could collaborate with another polymer artist, someone in another craft medium, someone who works in a traditional two-dimensional art medium, or even someone who works outside the visual arts like a writer, dancer, actor or musician. You do your thing and they do their thing under the umbrella of a particular concept or with a particular final project or event in mind. Not only are you more likely to complete your part of the project when working with another artist, the excitement and interaction with that person can give you so much energy as you\u2019ll both generate excitement through the communication and exchange of ideas.<\/p>\n

Have you ever collaborated with someone before? If you have are not, this is something to consider for this new year. Why is that? Let\u2019s look at a few reasons:<\/p>\n