Are you ready to tackle your creative goals? We’ve got your back with 7 fun and effective ways to hit your targets. You’ll be surprised at how much easier it is to achieve your goals with a few tricks up your sleeve.

1. Set goals that you’re excited about

Setting goals that you’re excited about is the first step to success. Think about something you’d really like to achieve and go from there.

2. Get a creativity partner

Sharing your goals with a friend or fellow creative can help give you a little extra motivation to get it done. Whether they’re checking in with you regularly or bringing it up every now and then, it helps to know that someone is backing you. Think of it as your personal cheer leader.

3. Break big goals into small steps

Sometimes looking at a big goal can be daunting. Do yourself a favour and break your main goal into smaller steps. These smaller steps help you to see the progress you’re making so that you feel motivated to keep working towards your big goal. For example, if you want to get better at drawing portraits, your smaller goals might be to draw one portrait every week or attend a drawing class every fortnight (or both!).

4. Create a tracker

Creating a visual tracker so that you can see your progress is a great way to keep moving forward. You can even make it fun by using coloured pens or markers to track your progress. If you’re not sure if this will work for you, give it a go for one week to find out.

5. Be kind to yourself and your work

A key part of creative goal setting is to be kind to yourself. If you’re getting frustrated with your painting skills, remember that each time you paint you’re making progress. Instead of looking at an artwork and being unhappy with it, break it down into what you do like and aspects that you would like to improve on. Then set some time aside to fine-tune the areas you’re not 100% happy with.

6. Soak up inspiration

Let yourself regularly indulge in inspiration. You might like to follow artists on Instagram, visit your local art gallery or watch some creative videos.

7. Share your work

Your art is worth sharing! Whether you post your work on social media or show it to a family member – start putting your work out there. This can be extremely rewarding and can help motivate you. You can even tag us on Instagram or Facebook using @montmarteart so that we can check out your work too!

By reading this article you’ve already taken the first step to achieving your goals! Why stop now? Let’s make it a creative year together.