What advice would you give to a busy, energetic person who is full of good ideas?

Question

but never gets any of them completed. Someone in my family is like this. She's a nice person and artistic but soooo unproductive.

It bothers me Monkeymom, because the house is full of uncompleted works.

Answer 1

I'd love to give you great advice on this but...all I can say is that she's doing it for a reason. The fact that she loses focus & can't keep interest in projects may indicate something she is lacking in her life or something that's unresolved.
Maybe she believes she has to prove herself & doesn't know how to go about it in a productive way. Perhaps if you just ask her where she sees herself going & what she'd like to accomplish in the future, you'll gain some more insight to the behaviour.

Answer 2

Some creative people have so much creativity waiting to get out that they have trouble actually finishing a project. They can get easily sidetracked and sometimes find it difficult to stay focused on one thing, because their brain is always turning. Maybe she could write some of her ideas down so she doesn't forget them. That way she may not feel compelled to start a new project before completing the current one. Just keeping lists or using a daily planner may help her stay on track.

By the way, why does this bother you so much? Also, productivity means different things to different people. Don't judge her because she doesn't fit your idea of "productive."

Answer 3

Delegate. Once she has an idea she needs to tell others. Then she needs to let it go and let others use their ideas to make it work

Answer 4

simply never start another job until you have completed the first one, that way everyone will get the benefit of all your good ideas.
If you keep doing what you are doing it is all for diddly squat!!!

Answer 5

Cool it, man!