Another thing, and something that might contradict what I mentioned initially, is to find the one thing that really excites you. Ideally this is some big goal that would make you think “yes I made it”. Even if it seems unattainable at the moment, just have something big in mind to shoot for. Then break it down into smaller pieces. You mentioned
My super high end goal is to create something so awesome that it is museum ready (like the Nervous Systems dresses).
So I’m going to assume this is what it is for you. Great, now walk backward from that. What would you need in order to make that happen? Maybe start with exploring the dresses you mentioned, find out who made them and how they made them. Did they get in contact with specific people? Do you have the current skillset to create something similar? If not, what would you need to learn to do something like that? and continue breaking it down to the smallest of pieces that you can actually take action on.
Working on a big ambitious goal can be exciting and can drive you, it also gives you an actual project to work on that has specific smaller goals that can be achieved.
