Author: Andrew Zahn

I'm a son, husband, dad, business owner, actor and good sleeper/eater.

On this blog, I pave a highway for creative growth by providing food, water, and shelter for those wishing to live, work, and play with creative zest.

When Saying Yes to Others, Means Saying No to Yourself

[box options]Today’s post is a guest post by Amber Kane. Amber holds a Masters of Arts from Union Institute and University of Vermont, crafts amazing scarves/necklaces and writes about it all on her blog. Enjoy![/box] You’re creative, which means that you might have trouble saying yes and saying no at the right time.  If you are a… Continue reading When Saying Yes to Others, Means Saying No to Yourself

Revealing Your Creativity: Cut, Discard, Reject

The sculptor starts with a mountain of stone. He chisels away and discards much of the rock to reveal the statue within the stone. He must cut and abandon parts of the stone first. The editor starts with a manuscript. She slashes words from the novel to focus the reader on the essentials of the story. She must release… Continue reading Revealing Your Creativity: Cut, Discard, Reject

Two Limiting Beliefs Killing Your Creativity

As artists, we may have limiting beliefs that sabotage our success. The challenge: we don’t always know we’ve adopted limiting beliefs unless we allow ourselves to be influenced by a creative community. Limiting Belief One: Perfection Have you ever said: “Someone else always does it better.” “I tried before and it wasn’t right.” “I can’t.”… Continue reading Two Limiting Beliefs Killing Your Creativity

Make Lists

Lists are powerful. Lists remind us of what’s important. Lists help us focus on the task at hand. Lists help us celebrate accomplishments.   Recently, I combed through a journal I wrote in October of 1997 and stumbled across a list of eighty people and things I was thankful for. Reading this list early in… Continue reading Make Lists

The Company You Keep

[box options]Today’s post is a guest post by Haiku Kwon. Haiku is a traveler, foodie, writer, and wanna-do-everythinger. You can follow her journey of starting all over again on her blog, Life’s a risk… and I’m all in. She would love to make a new friend on Facebook.[/box] Take a look at your friends. No, really–not just a… Continue reading The Company You Keep

What Gives You Goosebumps?

We act out of duty or out of passion. Sometimes we act out of duty and passion. But passion always wins. Always. For creatives, we have to feed ourselves some daily goodness to replenish our levels of passion and creativity. I have a list of go-to things that always fills me up with passion, inspire me… Continue reading What Gives You Goosebumps?