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- Power Tools For Writers, Part One - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2013 from Doug KurtzWhether you’re building a house or writing crime novels, it helps to have a good set of tools. Handsaws are great for some jobs, but mitering roof beams with elbow grease is murder. For the big stuff, and for extra muscle on small jobs, it helps to power up. Like carpenters, writers have to ...
Views: 952(1 vote) - 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: 952(1 vote) - Writing Intuitively - Intuition Rationalized - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2013 from Doug KurtzIn the novel I’m writing, fire images recur ad nauseum. Boats burn, yards burn, dogs leap through flame, etc. The repetition eventually caught my attention, and my rational mind recoiled. Why so much fire? This is nonsense, man, stop it! I made a conscious effort to snuff the flames, ...
Views: 951(1 vote) - Four Ways to Replenish your Creative Spirit - by WHAT WERE YOU JUST THINKING?
Daydreams are fertile ground for the imagination to soar. As you sit absorbed in a problem, notice when you get lost in a day dream. What were you just thinking of? Your unconscious is a rich source of images, ideas and experiences that lead to new connections, and ...
Views: 947 - 7 Artificial Intelligence Technologies that are dominating 2018 - by Submitted on Aug 29, 2018 from Hasan RootWe want to present you with its updated version, which includes AI technologies that you must also take into account for this year. We hope you will be inspired to join 62% of the companies that have already been driving their AI businesses this 2018. 1. Generation of natural ...
Views: 944 - Spy Cams for Surveillance - by Submitted on Aug 15, 2018 from Pie chanUsually hidden inside everyday products like pens, battery chargers, clocks and stuffed toys, the tiny cameras that consumers are using today to protect their valuables and keep an eye on suspicious people are steadily increasing in popularity. You see, or actually don’t see, them in many ...
Views: 944(1 vote) - Great Ideas and Tips for Wedding Tea Party - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2019 from Travis JohnsonThere are different types of events in which we actually love to be with our loved ones to enjoy the moments impressively. In the top of the list, we actually have a wedding party which is quite an impressive event where all types of joyful moments a person can enjoy with other members ...
Views: 943(1 vote) - Use Your Musical Capabilities To Their Hilt - by Submitted on Aug 17, 2007 from Sarika PeriwalIf you are a party animal and have been drawing praise all your life for your lovely voice, maybe it is time your spread the wings of your talent. Use your voice to reach out to more people, and gain fame and recognition by using the simple tips given here. Live recording is done through what ...
Views: 942 - Discover Digital Photos Now - How To make Finances From Images - by Submitted on Sep 25, 2011 from Stephen KnutsonBy commerce I'm a word wide web developer and my wife is actually a graphic designer. Along we began selling our photographs via the web above two several years in the past like a way to receive slightly added real money from a thing we enjoyed doing. At the time we only received just a little 4 ...
Views: 941 - Problem Solving Strategies - Three Great Ones - by Submitted on Sep 17, 2007 from Steve GillmanYour problem solving strategies determine how effectively you deal with everything from creating new ideas to solving the routine problems of life and business. There are many specific techniques for solving problems, but a good strategy is a more general "plan of attack" that makes it all work. ...
Views: 941 - Creativity And You - by Submitted on Aug 21, 2006 from Harry Hoover95 percent of what we know about the brain, we have learned in the last 20 years. So, your beliefs about creativity were probably shaped by faulty information. For instance, many believe that only special, talented people are creative – and you have to be born that way. Wrong. The notion that ...
Views: 940 - Why Aren't You Doing Your Art? - by Submitted on Dec 08, 2007 from Cyndi SafstromWHY AREN'T YOU DOING YOUR ART? Humans are creative creatures. Period. Everyone is born with a unique creative talent. Your soul knows exactly which creative gift you came brilliantly equipped to contribute to the planet. I suppose in a perfect world, we would all grow up free to express our ...
Views: 939 - Protecting Your Flow: How Fear Blocks Creativity - by Submitted on Jun 22, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsTo understand how fear blocks creativity, take a moment to imagine yourself telling a story. First, imagine telling the story to someone you love and who loves you. You probably feel warmth and energy as you fill in the details of your tale to your friend’s delight. Now, imagine telling the same ...
Views: 937(1 vote) - This is the only weapon that will help you kill the dragon of self-doubt - by Submitted on Aug 07, 2019 from Efi AsvestiSome years ago, I was a happy young woman, that had no idea of the existence of this dragon. There is something deeper than the food we eat. There is something deeper than the books we read. We need to dig farther than the words we’ve been told. It’s not about the pieces of advice we have ...
Views: 935 - Creative Visualization Strategies For The Beginner - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2010 from Menno SpijkstraWe’re all familiar with the effectiveness and the powers of positive thinking. Whenever you think positively, a positive stream of energy is built and your mood and behaviors are influenced by your subconscious mind. Not only you think about what it is that you want, but you also picture it as ...
Views: 931 - A Beginner’s Guide To Be More Creative - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2010 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 ...
Views: 929 - There are two realities in this life my friend - by Submitted on Aug 07, 2019 from Efi AsvestiThere are two realities. The one reality is the one that is happening now The one from which I am suffering, The one that makes my body heavy in the morning The one that makes my soul grieve every time I am responding “I am fine”. This one reality I am struggling to get out from. The ...
Views: 928 - REIKI HEALING| ENERGY HEALING | KUNDALINI YOGA |KUNDALINI MEDITATION - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2020 from Yogasth Vidya RishikeshVASANA It would be so wonderful if the flow of everything in life would be as per our vasanas . The word “vasana” is grossly misunderstood, it refers to our driving desires of any kind. We generally have no control over our thoughts. A single thought has to first defeat the competing ...
Views: 927(1 vote) - Creating With Aspects - by Submitted on May 13, 2011 from Sarah BiermannWe are amazingly creative Beings! We are playing a brilliant game of hide and seek with our Selves. Now is the time to say... "Alli, alli, all come free!" Starting from Source, we fragmented our energies, separating, forgetting, and lowering our frequencies. Osiris/Ahrazu calls this the ...
Views: 926 - 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: 926 - A Belief Worth Questioning - by Submitted on Dec 04, 2019 from William CottringerA Belief Worth Questioning By Bill Cottringer “Tolerance implies no lack of commitment to one's own beliefs. Rather it condemns the oppression or persecution of others.” ~John F. Kennedy. All the world’s dreadful problems and the unwanted miseries they bring, are caused by one ...
Views: 924 - Alive&Well - a Compuer program in the service of emotional well-being - by Alive&Well is a computer program designed to help its' users to better deal with their life issues. The user enters the issue in question into the program that utilizes proven cognitive therapy principles and the power of computer processing to help the user gain new perspectives on their ...
Views: 924 - 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: 918(1 vote) - SEO Hawaii: How Your Company Can Benefit from Search Engine Optimization - by Submitted on Aug 29, 2011 from Jame KerrWhich do you prefer: one hundred people lined up in front of your business, looking for something you don’t offer or ten people wanting your product or service? Most of us would take the ten (qualified leads) over the other hundred. Here’s how to get your qualified leads online: Someone ...
Views: 917 - AND HAVE A GOOD LIFE! - by "...And have a good life!"
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Our life experiences have taught us that we are all born with an ego. Fear, hate, anger, guilt, separation, false love are some of the components of our ego thought system.
Does the ego have a purpose? The answer is, of ...
Views: 915 - Pandemic-inspired card game It's Contagious! launches on Kickstarter - by Submitted on Nov 19, 2020 from Ian MonroeSan Diego family turns dark times into light-hearted fun and launches a Kickstarter campaign for a pandemic-themed card game, It’s Contagious!. Inventing the game helped their family stay connected and cope with life in lockdown, after a close call with Coronavirus. The card game was ...
Views: 914 - How To Turn On Your Creative Switch - by Submitted on Oct 11, 2007 from Jean-Paul Cortes"Instead of pouring knowledge into people's heads, we need to help them grind a new set of eyeglasses so that we can see the world in a new way." -- J S Brown. Most people believe that creativity is something reserved for artists and geniuses. The fact is, that we are all born with a creative ...
Views: 910 - GET WHAT YOU WANT! - by I've probably learned as much from my kids as I've taught them--maybe more. I learned this particular lesson from my oldest son, Mike.
The year was 1994. Mike was in the Marine Corp and home on a short leave. I was in the throws of buying my first "real" computer. I'd been using personal ...
Views: 909 - Learn to Sew: The Effects of Cheap Thread - by Submitted on Jun 13, 2007 from Kristi BorchardtI am all about saving money when I can. There are so many ways to save money when sewing: from making your own patterns, to shopping sales for your fabric, notions, and patterns. When we first started sewing I would hear people talk about the differences in threads, only to go to the store ...
Views: 906 - Fear and creativity - by In an issue of his Creativity Newsletter, Eric Maisel , PhD, wrote: "Only a small percentage of creative people work as often or as deeply as, by all rights, they might be expected to work. What stops them? Anxiety or some face of anxiety like doubt, worry, or fear. Anxiety is the great silencer ...
Views: 905 - 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: 902 - Diary of a Creative Mind - by Submitted on Aug 02, 2009 from Tama KievesWeek One: Get a creative idea and the slightest bit of encouragement and feel on top of the world, burning, singing, dancing, and feeling as though it all makes sense now and everything will come together. You are magnificent. You will be rich. Life is so beautiful. You will never be stopped. ...
Views: 900(1 vote) - Unlocking Your Creativity - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2009 from John AOVCreative thinking can be stimulated by two things; intensely desired goals and pressing problems. Your creative capacities need something to hone in on and your job is to provide it. A Continual Stimulus for Ideas Intensely desired goals, clearly defined with detailed plans for their ...
Views: 900 - I disapeared for two years. Here is what I learned. - by Submitted on Aug 07, 2019 from Efi AsvestiTwo years ago I was the result of spontaneous and most of all, poor choices that lead my life to a very unpleasant edge. I didn’t use to value my time but most of all I didn’t value the quality upbringing that my parents gave me. Do not misunderstand me. When I say I didn’t give value my ...
Views: 899 - 3 Keys to Creating Different Perspectives - by Submitted on Jun 26, 2008 from Gail SolishThe expression "Thinking Outside The Box," has become a catch phrase in our busy world. Innovation and creativity generally comes from taking a different perspective, perhaps even going against the norm. The other end of the spectrum would be finding yourself in a rut, always doing or thinking ...
Views: 898 - Show Up Aligned With Your Dream to Turn it Into Reality - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery Satterwhite"Eighty percent of success is just showing up." — Woody Allen Showing up in your life is, indeed, an ingredient to success in any endeavor. How you show up, what your state of being is, defines what it is you succeed in creating, experiencing. Do you show up insecure, doubtful, full of fear ...
Views: 898 - What Is Brain Fog? - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2008 from Steve GillmanYou may have heard the expression, or even had the experience, but what is brain fog? It is that state of mind when you can't quite focus or think clearly. As for how to cure it, that depends on the cause. There are two basic kinds of causes. Physical Causes Of Brain Fog A lack of sleep can ...
Views: 898 - Manuscript Tips for New Novel Writers - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2009 from Joyce Shafer, Book Doctor“Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.” You don’t want to imitate a favorite author, but you can learn a lot from him or her. Whether you create notes for plot and character development first or dive into writing your novel, you want to get as much written as possible in your first ...
Views: 894(1 vote) - Simplify Your Life! - by The only way to truly Get Organised is by simplifying. This means focusing on the important things in life, and getting rid of anything that merely takes up time, space, money or energy.
How much time do you waste each week looking for things that you can't find because you have so much ...
Views: 892 - Abundant Power Of The Creative Voice - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2008 from Barbara BowenWhen it comes to Creativity, the Creative Voice is infinitely more powerful than the Critical Voice. This statement is often hard for artists and other creatives to absorb, especially if their Critic has been in the lead, either consciously or unconsciously. But our intuitive center is always ...
Views: 888 - 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: 887 - If You Don't Know What Creative Emulation Is, How Are You Solving Your Challenges? - by Submitted on Oct 17, 2007 from Jean-Paul CortesCan you imagine having a multi-talented team of experts at your call, working on solving your biggest problems? Depending on what you are doing, you can have exactly just that, well not exactly…It might just be better. You probably heard that “Success Leaves Clues?” Have you ...
Views: 887 - Yes, You Can Be More Creative! - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2010 from Royane RealDo you wish you were more creative in your life, but you don't know where to start? You can reconnect with your inner creative self. Try some of these ideas to help you get in touch with your inner creativity. How can we become more creative if we think we have lost the spark? For one ...
Views: 887(2 votes) - Take Charge of Your Creativity - by Creative Expression
Many people take the very limited view that creativity refers only to the arts, sciences and other noble pursuits. Creative expression is not only alive in our major projects, but also present in the normal course of everyday life -- how we organize our work space or our ...
Views: 886 - *** How to Let Go of Being Right to Get What You Want - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery SatterwhiteYour Inner Critic, that nagging internal voice of self-doubt and fear loves to be right! Being right, to that egoistic nagger, is associated with being worthy. In order to feel worthy you have to be right! At the expense of everything else you want in life. Would you rather be right or ...
Views: 885(2 votes) - Awareness Through Creativity - by Submitted on Nov 07, 2006 from Emelisa MudleCreative self-exploration is an amazingly insightful experience, which can help you get in touch with your subconscious and bring clarity into feelings and thoughts that may be holding you back. Many people walk into my painting workshops wondering what they are getting themselves into. Yet ...
Views: 885 - You Are A Creative Genius - by Submitted on Oct 31, 2007 from Kim McGinnisDo you find yourself feeling envious of comedians like Chris Rock or Robin Williams; they have such a gift, to be able to make people laugh. You might find yourself thinking, “It must be so wonderful to have the ability to have that talent. I wish I was able to have access to that part of ...
Views: 884 - The Why's in the Road. By Michael levy c July 2000 - by Each day in our lives there are decisions to be made. Most are small but nevertheless can have significant impact on our happiness. We amble along and make the most of each situation we face as the result of our actions. But there will come a time when we come to a BIG fork in the road. A big Y. ...
Views: 883 - Cool Blue You: Fearlessly Sharing Your Writing - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2013 from Doug KurtzLove is hot, and for some writers, showing work to loved ones feels like leaping into flames. You send your writing to countless agents. You post it online for anonymous millions. But when your spouse or partner asks to read it, spontaneous combustion. You don’t include them and they don’t ...
Views: 882(1 vote) - The Five Elementss of Creation - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2007 from Paul KeetchIf you're anything like me, the creative process can be at times the most gratifying experience imaginable. Everything comes together in a flurry of creative activity, you enter a "Flow" state where time seems to stand still and nothing else but what you're working on exists in that moment of ...
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