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You're not discovering who you are...
You're deciding who you'll become. Identity isn't found - it's built through action.
 • Chris Davies
Small, consistent action...
Beats perfect planning every time. Progress isn't about the perfect plan - it's about the next step.
 • Chris Davies
What makes you weird...
Is what makes you valuable. The parts you're trying to hide might be your greatest gifts.
 • Chris Davies
Stop consuming advice...
And start creating your own answers. The work isn't learning more - it's doing more.
 • Chris Davies
You don't need permission...
To start living the life you want. The approval you're waiting for will never come.
 • Chris Davies
The safe path...
Is often the riskiest choice you can make. What feels secure today might cost you everything tomorrow.
 • Chris Davies
Success requires letting go...
Of what you were taught to believe. The rules you're following might be the very things holding you back.
 • Chris Davies
The perfect moment...
You're waiting for doesn't exist. Every day you wait is a day you'll never get back.
 • Chris Davies
Presence is a gift...
To yourself, to others, to this moment that will never come again.
 • Chris Davies
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The Intentional Artist is a newsletter empowering artists and creators to cultivate purpose, vision, and intentional action in their creative journeys.
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