I often think about what it takes to achieve Norm's level of work and what it would take for us to get even close. If you think about it, our man cave is actually our art studio and our bench work becomes our artist canvas. Our mind's eye is put to work to take a moment in time of the real world and transfer that to our canvas as accurately as possible. That takes a tremendous amount of uninterrupted focus. So when we go through the door of our studio, we have to close out the rest of the world and leave it on the other side of that door. That includes devices that will cause that world to go with you into your studio. Even though were all involved with family in one way or another, we're all still an individual who needs alone time to center ourselves and do what we have a passion for. We'll go crazy if we don't. So it's important to schedule in a time of day that the family knows they must leave us alone and then stick with it. Eventually they should become accustom to that time and find something to do themselves. I like taking a cup of coffee, tea, or a glass of good wine to get relaxed and focused. Then some railroad music without words or train recordings without narrating gets me in the mood. Hopefully Norm could share with us his method of staying focused.
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