Ways to Embrace Darkness For Creative Work
“Certainly for artists of all stripes, the unknown, the idea or the form or the tale that has not yet arrived, is what must be found. It is the job of artists to open doors and invite in prophesies, the…
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Gary Snyder & the Need to Feel Deeply in Your Creative Work
Feeling things intimately can drive us more than money. That’s the finding of business behavior smart guy and “free agent” Daniel Pink. Feeling what we’re doing, immersing ourselves in the moment of activity, crafting meaning from our work – these…
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23 November 2010
What were your day’s three highlights? Mine: 1. Having three awesome client meetings with three impressive writers who inspire me. 2. Practicing yoga while my wee daughter patted my back each time I flowed into Cobra Pose. 3. 3. Hearing…
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Shaping Mind Rooms to Reframe the Meaning of Tasks
“[G]ood feelings such as affection, pride at a promotion, and enthusiasm for a new project are the carrots on the stick that keep you moving smartly along life’s up-and-down road.” – Winifred Gallagher, RAPT: Attention and the Focused Life (Penguin…
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INTIMATE GRATITUDE: ways to go beyond client appreciation
I can say unabashedly that I love my relationships with my clients. My work with them brings deep gratification. Our conversations feed my own creative projects, and their tenacity often inspires me. As the year’s end approaches, I’m reflecting on…
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Three Highlights, 17 November 2010
1. Read graphic artist Marian Bantjes’ exquisite book I WONDER while sitting in a waiting room to have my spine x-rayed. (Stay tuned for more about Bantjes and what we can learn from her creative, authentic living & success.) 2….
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Three Highlights, 15 November 2010
Good evening. What were you day’s three highlights? Mine: 1. Watching my daughter hug our Kwan-Yin statue in the woods. 2. Taking a walk with a client around the pond. 3. Chatting with the lovely Melissa Studdard on the radio…
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Gratitude, Creativity, & The 30 Days/300 Things Gratitude Challenge
Does receiving gratitude inspire you to more creative action? Is it easy for you to express it? Is it easy for you to receive it? Dare I ask, are there ‘advantages’ for creative practitioners and entrepreneurs to practicing gratitude? Those…
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Three Highlights, 12 November 2010
1. A ten-point buck dashing across the road a few yards in front of my car and gamboling through a corn field. 2. The way my daughter looked up at me in glee as we walked around the pond. 3….
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Three Highlights, 11 November 2010
Since my hard-working, mind-numbing twenties, I’ve played a game with myself on many evenings. It’s called “Three Highlights.” It’s a way to test that I’m paying attention, that my eyes and ears remain open, that my days have ample space….
