Our clients have found it helpful to select models to emulate and focus daily on copying those models. Some people prefer to emulate famous and celebrated achievers, while others choose to emulate accomplished and self-actualized individuals with whom they are acquainted. He told me about an interview he read with the actor, Giancarlo Giannini. Jared realized he had never done such painstaking preparation of his scripts and decided he needed to emulate Giannini's approach in order to improve his work. Jared's new approach inspired and motivated him so much that he felt exhilirated by his career again for the first time in a long time.
Emulation is a great skill because it is even transferable from one career to another.
I once treated a dress designer who was so committed to his craft that when he would get an idea for a dress design in the middle of the night, he would jump out of bed, rip the sheets off and make the dress out of the bed linens. So, maybe you're not a dressmaker, the point here is that sometimes great ideas come to all of us in the middle of the night and there is no reason not to get out of bed and at least write them down. This dress designer's drive, determination and willingness to take risks are all qualities you might choose to emulate, regardless of what your chosen profession is. Write down the qualities of this person that you feel you can emulate. Keep a log for yourself about your daily progress in emulating your chosen mentor.