Ideas are alive and constantly changing, like the images inside a kaleidoscope. What seems like the right direction to go in one moment, seems all wrong the next. That new ideas are arising and replacing old ones is not a problem. What is a problem is judging the change, using it as an excuse to doubt yourself, labeling the new idea “self-sabotage,” or feeling like a failure for putting an idea or project on the back burner, or dropping it altogether. These reactions cause far more damage than a new idea ever could.
An idea is purely creative—it's unique, yet builds upon all that’s come before it. Judgments are the opposite—destructive, tearing down what’s been so lovingly built.
However, changing direction because of a new idea isn’t destructive, it’s fine tuning your creative vision. Sometimes it takes a couple of tries before you find what truly resonates. In the process, you sometimes discover the need or desire to go in a new direction, altogether. The more you trust yourself, and your creativity, the more willing you’ll be to follow wherever your ideas lead. And the more quickly they will lead you home—to the right project, or plot, or point-of view.
