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- Artist Career Support: Performance Under Pressure - by Submitted on Mar 09, 2009 from Barbara BowenArtist career support involves the inner level of creating as well as the outer level of marketing. The inner level is key during times of stress. There is no point in struggling with thoughts that rush in during these times. Thoughts themselves are not the issue. The issue is how we choose to ...
Views: 1329 - A Beginner’s Guide to Being More Creative - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2009 from Menno SpijkstraWe are all been given the ability to be creative in any which way we could be even if we realize it or not. There are five easy guides in how to get these imaginative ideas flow freely and effortlessly like the wind. 1.) Get creative even in your intentions. Simply tell yourself, “Starting today ...
Views: 656 - Synthesizing and Creating Imagination - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2009 from james liuIn the original Think and Grow Rich, Napoleon Hill pointed out that one of the crucial steps to success is imagination. He talks about two kinds: creative imagination, and synthetic imagination. When I updated his ideas in The NEW Think and Grow Rich, I discussed creative and synthesizing, ...
Views: 1206 - Create a New "Normal" - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2009 from Neil TepperDuring my corporate career, I took a course in public speaking. This particular program was designed for business executives who wanted to sharpen their presentation skills and overcome their inner impediments to speaking in front of large audiences. There were twelve of us in the class, an ...
Views: 1253 - Creativity and Personality - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2009 from Paul CooijmansIt is easy to identify creativity, and creative persons, in hindsight, when the produced work is available and has had its impact on society. It is much harder to explain what creativity is in terms of personality features. This second approach is intrinsic and predictive; It identifies a ...
Views: 4459(1 vote) - What Is the Poor Starving Artist to Do in This Economy? - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2009 from Nancy OriThis is a great question and there are some great answers. Yes, we know that artists are living on a very limited income so we can do our ‘work’. The work is more important to us than material things many times. But, what can you do when you can’t pay the heating bill? This is a real issue ...
Views: 2452 - Unleash Your Creativity with Random Word Stimulation - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2009 from Milo BonoRandom Word Stimulation is a powerful technique that provides a practical method of accessing your subconscious mind to better utilize the wealth of information within. Regular practice strengthens connection to the subconscious mind, which in turn endows the practitioner with greatly enhanced ...
Views: 2098(1 vote) - Take Your Brain to the Gym for sponBRAINeous Combustion! - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2009 from Margo BermanJust like your body, your brain needs exercise to stay creative. Oh, not boring exercises, but exciting ones that wake up your imagination. It doesn’t take much. Almost anything new will first stimulate, then strengthen the creative, cerebral muscle. Just start with any of the suggestions below. ...
Views: 1955(1 vote) - How Zen Can Shape Creative Thinking - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2009 from Margo BermanIntroducing Zen into a creativity brainstorming session provides stimulating discussions, invigorating stories, and compelling exercises. It is especially useful in shifting paradigms, redirecting the group’s thinking, and sharpening everyone’s focus. Although there are around 1,700 different ...
Views: 2755 - Creative Empowerment: 6 Steps to Shape Your Life - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery SatterwhiteYou create your life as an artist uses color. There is no experience that you cannot change. In this miraculous life you are given the gift of a creative being. And with this gift that is your birthright you create your reality according to your beliefs. It is your creative energy that makes ...
Views: 1266 - 14 Creativity Tips to Get You Unstuck, Unblocked, Newly Focused, and Passionate About Your Creative Process or Project - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesYou know that you are a creative being. We all have the ability to do original work and to make new connections between ideas, which is the key dynamic of the creative process. Yet, we are also well aware that sometimes, our creativity stalls, plays tricks on us, or appears to have vanished ...
Views: 877 - World Peace Challenges According to the Dalai Lama - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2009 from Jah Jay NorthJay’s Organic Corner for Healthful Living™ World Peace Challenges According to the Dalai Lama: Is Peaceful Change Real? A Look at What the Dalai Lama Says About Peace and the Future of Mankind Reported and commentary by Jay North — Edited by Ramona Peet 21 September Was the UN International ...
Views: 1610 - Affirmations: The Most Important One - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery Satterwhite“Art is essentially the affirmation, the blessing, and the deification of existence” - Friedrich Nietzsche While traveling the road of life's journey of growth and fulfillment many people recite affirmations such as "I am rich without a hitch" or "I am strong, I am safe and all is well." ...
Views: 1378 - Gratitude and Your Creativity - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2009 from Leslie GebhartGratitude is one of the most under-rated aids to creativity and removing blocks. When supporting clients during the coaching process or using The Artist’s Way, by Julia Cameron, a book I love to recommend and facilitate reading together, I’ve learned that there are scores of ideas to consider ...
Views: 752 - Creative Block: Are You Standing in Your Own Light? - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery SatterwhiteWhen Alexander the Great visited Diogenes and asked whether he could do anything for the famed teacher, Diogenes replied: "Only stand out of my light." Perhaps some day we shall know how to heighten creativity. Until then, one of the best things we can do for creative men and women is to stand ...
Views: 2364 - The Power of Place - by Submitted on Feb 18, 2009 from Bradley Ann MorganA short time ago we were engaged to assist with a large scale merger. The senior management recognized that the working philosophies of the two companies needed a new joint culture, one more contemprary than either had been using. As they planned their first corporate retreat, we assisted in ...
Views: 1057 - Eye Catching Elements That Improve Your Photos - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2009 from Lon BrittonThere are elements you can incorporate in your photograph when composing your subject that will draw the viewer eye in and add interest to the subject. Follow these simple guidelines and the quality of your pictures will improve dramatically. Adding them can make a drab photo come alive. When ...
Views: 915 - Beginners Guide to Macrophotography - by Submitted on Feb 14, 2009 from Paul JohnsonHave you ever tried using macro shooting in a photo contest or in your everyday photography? Macro shooting is like over zooming the camera on one particular subject and take the a picture of it. Its an amazing view and you can clearly see every small detail up close. Macro shooting is very ...
Views: 889 - Explore Your Possibilities - by Submitted on Feb 08, 2009 from Mycle HeupelAwareness of human creativity as a fundamental human trait can boost human trust in a big way. How could the awareness of being creative possibly contribute to our confidence? If we look at what is not creative - repetition, routine, inertia, assembly lines and mass production for example - we ...
Views: 1290 - Unleash Your Creativity with Random Word Stimulation - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2009 from Milo BonoRandom Word Stimulation is a powerful technique that provides a practical method of accessing your subconscious mind to better utilize the wealth of information within. Regular practice strengthens connection to the subconscious mind, which in turn endows the practitioner with greatly enhanced ...
Views: 829 - Expand Your Horizons with Whole-Brain Thinking - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2009 from Heather LoewenThe more that we as individuals compartmentalize ourselves with labels, the more we distance ourselves from possibilities that can enrich our lives, expand our circles of influence and bring unexpected results. Our culture has become one of pre-judgment in which we mentally tag and dismiss ...
Views: 2219 - The Gift of Imagination: Conscious Evolution and Spiritual Growth with Creativity - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2009 from Carmellita BrownIt is vital to the happiness of every individual that he or she continues to evolve in spiritual growth, self-awareness, and personal development. This growth and expansion as our true and authentic self is the basis of all spirituality. Accordingly, this growth and expansion can be enhanced ...
Views: 2062 - Self Awareness and Creativity - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2009 from Jeanne RipleyWhat stimulates your creativity? Do you create from your intellect, from technique and learned skills? There are a multitude of resources available to learn the technique: of pottery making, of photography, of sculpture, of almost any creative endeavor. We all know Einstein’s comment that says ...
Views: 2376 - Romancing the Bedroom - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2009 from Kathleen EllisA vision and some easy steps to creating your haven Your bedroom is, in my opinion, one of the most important spaces in your home. Your bedroom is the first place you see in the morning, it's where you spend time getting ready for the day, it's where romance happens, and it's the last place you ...
Views: 1199(1 vote) - Creativity: Enhancement and Renewal - by Submitted on Jan 22, 2009 from Barbara BowenNo matter how we approach New Year’s Eve--with dazzling exuberance, quiet reserve or indifference--it’s hard to escape the sense that another cycle of life has ended and a new one begun. We navigate the portal from 2008 into 2009, trying to catch our collective breath. But the passage seems ...
Views: 1292 - Be Healthier, Live Longer, by Being Creative! - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2009 from Lois DeWittTHE SPEED OF LIFE How fast life goes by these days! We try to slow it down by recording it with camcorders, writing diaries, scrap booking and journals. We use whatever media available today to capture the events of our lives and to account for our pasts, which were the presents wemissed while ...
Views: 1216 - Creativity and Inspiration: Learning more About the Creative Spirit - by Submitted on Jan 17, 2009 from Carmellita BrownIs creativity and inspiration important? Does it affect our abilities to create the life we want to live and manifest our true desires? It seems the answers to these questions aren’t as obvious as we think. Many of us underestimate the power of our creativity because we really don’t ...
Views: 1561 - Using Storytelling as a Tool to Change Your Life - by Submitted on Jan 09, 2009 from Nigel BaldwinThe American poet and political activist Muriel Rukeyser said "The universe is made of stories, not atoms." Ursula K. LeGuin has been quoted as saying, "There have been great societies that did not use the wheel, but there have been no societies that did not tell stories." And yes, alright, ...
Views: 1647 - Creativity Activities To Stimulate Working With Others - by Submitted on Jan 06, 2009 from Menno SpijkstraSeveral brainstorming books and hypnosis CDs for creativity activities are available these days. But then, there are other ways to seek inspiration while working with other people without using all these. Here we have some ways of working with others. The more classic solution is trying to set ...
Views: 1350 - Reduce Obligations and Free Up Your Time - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2009 from Heather LoewenHow many times every day do you use or hear the phrases, “I should” ,“I have to” or “I need to”? Don’t know? Start paying attention and keep track. Soon you will realize that shoulds, have tos and need tos could be running your life; at the very least, they could be making you a little crazy ...
Views: 1307 - Season of Change - by Submitted on Dec 28, 2008 from Donna StrongWe are in a time of transition, a liminal place between one era and another’s fresh emergence, both collectively and on the personal level. On November 4th, here in the United States, we had a very palpable indication of the changing of the guard, with the election of Barack Obama as our next ...
Views: 1068 - Breaking Barriers to Creativity: 5 Strategies for Third Agers - by Submitted on Dec 26, 2008 from Frank BonkowskiRecent research on aging shows a clear link between developing creativity and having a joyful, enriching midlife and beyond. For third agers to be more effective, productive and fulfilled in their lives, they need to break the barriers to creativity. Here are five new ways of thinking, speaking ...
Views: 2045 - Lifestyle Design: Celebrate Your Creative Spirit - Part II - by Submitted on Dec 18, 2008 from Melissa GaltWe all have a creative spirit whether it manifests itself in a talent for home improvement, sewing, craft projects or perhaps computer programming and writing music. Too often we suppress this side as a part of ourselves we will indulge when there is more time. There won’t ever be more ...
Views: 1092 - Lifestyle Design: Celebrate Your Creative Spirit - Part I - by Submitted on Dec 15, 2008 from Melissa GaltWe all have a creative spirit whether it manifests itself in a talent for home improvement, sewing, craft projects or perhaps computer programming and writing music. Too often we suppress this side as a part of ourselves we will indulge when there is more time. There won’t ever be more ...
Views: 980 - Creativity - Do You Need a Healthy Ego? - by Submitted on Dec 09, 2008 from Chrys PageMy students and clients hear me say constantly that you are not the creator of your talent. You are merely the vehicle through which it flows out into the world. That being said, I am clearly aware that there's a part of you, a part of all of us really, that disputes that statement, and wants ...
Views: 3562 - Why Top Sales People Achieve Stellar Results with Life Coaching - by Submitted on Dec 04, 2008 from Matthew FerryAll the top sales people who are committed to having a fulfilling experience in life are in a life coaching program. Well, I say all and that is a bold statement. I’ll explain. So many of the top salespeople I have worked with don’t care about having a fulfilling experience. They ...
Views: 756 - How to Form a Writers Group, Part 1 - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2013 from Doug KurtzBirds of a feather flock together—unless they’re writers, in which case they tend to fly solo. Solitude and independence are revered parts of the writing life, but pecking at the keyboard alone can eventually lead to feelings of disconnection and isolation. Nobody better understands the ...
Views: 1289(1 vote) - 'We have to be more creative' - Stop just talking about it! - by Submitted on Mar 13, 2010 from Janet WhiteheadMaybe the difficult economic times are the perfect next step in our evolution. If you have 'google alert' and searched "be more creative" you would discover as I have that every day hundreds of articles, news casts, business forums, and blogs are screaming, "we have to be more creative if we ...
Views: 1290(2 votes) - Kicking in Creative Thought. Start with an Avocado. - by Submitted on Mar 13, 2010 from Janet WhiteheadWhat is an Avocado Table? No, no, this isn't a question to plug into Google. There is no right answer. There are no rules. (Isn't THAT freeing?) You simply get to think about what an Avocado Table could be. Imagine that you will be given $10 000 for your very creative answer. What would ...
Views: 1191(2 votes) - Center Yourself for Better Writing - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2013 from Doug KurtzIn writing, we can choose whether or not to begin in medias res—in the middle of things—but in life we’re there all the time, whether we like it or not. Our personal stories, episodes and epiphanies are constantly unfolding—sometimes all at once. Ever find yourself revising your novel, ...In ...
Views: 1261 - A Virtual Road Trip As a Source of Inspiration, Part I - by Submitted on Nov 11, 2008 from Scout WilkinsI love road trips, and I know a lot of my friends feel the same way. Do you? This past week I was on the road, driving from California to Montana, and I realized that my love of road trips goes so deep that I began to consider that maybe in a prior life I have been a drover, criss-crossing the ...
Views: 1310 - Flexibility - by Submitted on Nov 11, 2008 from Emmanuel BrownProper preparation prevents poor performance, but we have to adjust to those things that are unexpected and try to handle them with the same expertise as the things that we have prepared for. Things rarely go the exact way we plan, but that doesn’t mean that all hope is lost. Planning is ...
Views: 647 - Need More Time to Write? Part I - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2013 from Doug KurtzIn the jungle of daily life, writing time is hard to find. Best intentions flag in the heat, and rarely recover by morning. You want to write, you have to write, but it’s just not happening and the guilt feels like monkeys howling in your chest. Job, kids, errands, friends, family, ...In the ...
Views: 1014(1 vote) - Making Time To Write - Scheduling - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2013 from Doug KurtzMention the word “schedule” and it’s fight or flight for a lot of writers. Structuring life to make room for writing is often perceived as contrary to the creative spirit, but most writers will tell you they’re happier and more productive when they stick to a plan. Whether you work full-time ...
Views: 898(1 vote) - How To Use Creativity To Carve Out Your Niche In Life - by Submitted on Oct 29, 2008 from David BohlCreativity can be the act of bringing something new into this world. Or it can be the uniqueness of each person that sets them apart from others. In the first instance, you may be creating something with your hands like painting a picture, or with your mind like writing a book. Even though in ...
Views: 1064 - Personal Success Tips - Creative Self-Expression - by Submitted on May 20, 2010 from Ken DonaldsonHow is your self-expression going? Are you able to set and keep your boundaries? Are you asking for what you want? Are you letting people know if they are meeting your needs? And where are you having difficulty carrying out your self-expression? Better yet, why is it so important to do all ...
Views: 2471 - Personal Success Tips - R U Cre8ive E-Nuff 4 U? - by Submitted on May 20, 2010 from Ken DonaldsonYou may have to get your secret decoder ring to decipher the title. Get it? Well, are you? Do you have enough creative outlets and enough creative expression in your life? I’ve heard that if you suppress your creativity it will go directly to your hips! Creative, which comes from the word ...
Views: 1015 - Use Powerful Questions To Grow Your Writing And Your Life - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2013 from Doug KurtzEver been asked a question that stopped you dead in your tracks? That hit a nerve and changed your outlook? That challenged assumptions and set you on a new course? When it comes to communication and transformation, questions are among the most powerful tools we have—but not all are created ...
Views: 937(1 vote) - Writing Intuitively - Intuition Developed - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2013 from Doug KurtzWriters use intuition in all kinds of situations, from deciding what to write, to making plot decisions, to following creative urges that make no logical sense. Intuition is always trying to lead us to the right destination, and to get there we must learn to follow it. Shakti Gawain, author ...
Views: 1308(1 vote) - What's Your Color Personality? - by Submitted on Oct 15, 2008 from Cristina AcostaDear Cristina, I read somewhere that the colors I like tell a lot about my personality and that certain colors can affect my moods. Is it true that you can you tell what a person is like when you see the colors they paint their home? Can color change the way I feel? J. Vigil It’s ...
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