I want to tell you about a training. It’s a training to train your best self to do your greatest creative work in the world. And it’s a training that opens the way for you to do likewise for your…
But here’s the problem many of us face: How do you keep from over-booking that creative time with too much ambition (the counter-mood to a retreat!) on one hand and a loose free-for-all in which little actually gets done on the other?
How do you talk to your best self to keep it on track without making it think it’s a factory worker just “getting things done”?
Hi, All, I brim with enthusiasm. Two years ago, I trained the first set of Yoga as Muse Facilitators to bring the creativity-yoga goodness to their respective tribes throughout North America. Then, they set off on a publishing adventure. And…
In a world of survival of the fittest, how did the peacock feather endure? Do animals “get” music? How can music save forests from pine beetle invasions? How can mixing up our senses help us feel what other animals feel?…
Last week, I wrote about conquering the bugs of distraction. But here’s one of the wondrous paradoxes and mysteries of the creative mind: The creative mind flourishes with focus, and it flourishes with wandering. I’ve been tracking and testing out…
I recently posed the question, “What makes for a great facilitator?” I offered my reflection on 3 qualities of great teachers, namely versatility, confidence, and authenticity – and especially a “no guru” status. And then you sent me yours. Here’s a…
When you invest your heart and ingenuity into developing your brand – even if you come into developing your brand sort of through the creative back door as I have – you feel you have a lot at stake when you hire someone or train someone to carry out that brand. How do you let that brand grow with a little love, trust, and wonder instead of so much fear?
There’s a huge difference between the teacher who offers easy answers and the teacher who equips you to handle your own path with a little more ease.
Most creative success comes from something kind of un-sexy and quiet –relevant rhythms. Rhythms of creative action.
When challenged, the Dexterous Creative knows when and how to use both (or all six!) hands and the best tool at her disposal. When blocked, the Dexterous Creative is adept at finagling a way under, around, or between a rock and a hard place. And she also knows when to step back and let the challenge resolve itself or the block to remove itself. This writing prompt actually works to help you achieve your creative goals this year.
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