“…and doing whatever is necessary to achieve and sustain a creative life” This is one of Tarcher’s (1999) principles for creators, the others being hushing the mind (yeh right), holding the intention to create, making creative choices, honouring the creative process, befriending one’s creative work, evaluating ones work and doing whatever is necessary…. Hushing your [...]
The ideas have been very angry with me for the last few months, especially the I read someone’s comment on a blog page recently. The blog was about creativity and sustainable wellbeing. At my point of viewing, there was a blog comment on the top of the list and it said something along these lines: [...]
Having not been able to write for the last 2 months, I have given myself many many excuses (or if I am feeling gentler, they are just reasons!). “ I have been so busy you know” “Its been the school holidays” “I’m blocked” “I have to do really important business things” “I am so tired [...]
Originally this post was called “on painting upside down”. It occurred to me to write this as I had turned a painting upside down, and realised it was much easier to work that way sometimes. I then realised that I like doing many things upside down and it has so many benefits. So bear with [...]
Do you ever get the feeling that we interfere, force things and try and control a bit too much. I do. I have been desperate to find a name or identify for a new product for 3 months now. My house is littered with mind maps, sticky notes and I am getting quite grumpy about [...]
Having lacked confidence forever and being constantly in search of reassurance that I am doing well, I feel I have necessary qualifications to write this article. Practicing the affirmation “I am enough” has made me aware of how not believing it, drives us all so much. - I am not slim enough so I berate [...]
I’m sitting here listening to the recent BBC program about Steve Jobs which you can see here. I say “listen” because as usual I am multi-tasking to a certain extent. I have listened and watched and read so much about Jobs lately as we all have. He is one of life’s creators, no doubt. Creativity, [...]
Yippee….I now a Certified Kaisen Muse Creativity Coach. I have spent most of this year working towards my certification which I achieved last night. I’m so pleased as I feel I can now share the complete brilliance of this very unique and powerful approach to coaching. Over the coming months, I’ll share how Kaisen Muse [...]