Dear Me, Just a reminder before you get started: you wrote this post. You wrote this letter. You. Wrote. It. *** Now it’s time to dig a little deeper. Put your fingernails in the the dirt of your creativity. Let them come up grimy and soiled. Feel the cool of the earth and the grounded… Continue reading Creative Passion
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Why Your Dreams Die
Dear Me, Hey you! How ya doing? In Day 1 you read a letter you wrote and then ripped the lie apart that you had a crappy life and nothing to offer. In Day 2, you wrote another letter and figured out just when you stopped working for yourself instead of just working for others.… Continue reading Why Your Dreams Die
Passion for Your Creativity, Day 2
Dear Me, So you read your day 1 letter from yourself. You started dissecting the lie that you have a crappy life, no passion for your creativity, and nothing to offer. Today is about when, with a healthy dash of why. When did you start talking to yourself in so much psycho-babble spin-speak? Why not just be honest and see where… Continue reading Passion for Your Creativity, Day 2
Passion for Your Creativity, Day 1
Dear Me, I’m writing you a few letters you can read to yourself. So remember when you’re reading these letters you titled “Passion for Your Creativity, Day ? ,” that you wrote them. These are from yourself, to yourself. Because you want you to be the artist, the creative, the innovator you are. ***… Continue reading Passion for Your Creativity, Day 1
World Within A World
Imagination unlocks truth we feel, but can’t yet verbalize. Creativity frees us to discover what we knew existed, but couldn’t yet see. Inspiration connects us from the temporal, to the eternal. [box options]There is a world within a world – within this world. We just have to choose to see and experience it. The joy is is helping… Continue reading World Within A World
Dream Job Day Job Dojo
What’s your dream job? If you could do anything you wanted, what would it be? What’s keeping you from fulfilling your dream job? It’s seems all the rage to talk about day jobs and dream jobs. It’s a great discussion and I’m so glad people are discovering passions, dreams, and purpose. I love the whole Quitter… Continue reading Dream Job Day Job Dojo
Your Creative Spirit
Ideation Marriage Vows: Brainstorming Tips You Can Use Now
ideation – īdēˈāSHən – noun “The formation of ideas or concepts.” [box options]In a post a few weeks ago I asked you, awesome readers, what post in my drafts folder you’d like to see materialize into a full blown post. You voted via your comments, and Why Men Make Breakfast got top honors. A few runner-ups also… Continue reading Ideation Marriage Vows: Brainstorming Tips You Can Use Now
Slay the Critic
I’ve been posting on this blog three times a week since September 2011. I’ve talked about artists with day jobs, creativity comfort zones, and lip syncing at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. But I often sit down and see all the white on this page… And that’s a bit scary. Have you felt this way?… Continue reading Slay the Critic
Your Creativity Matters Now
Jim Woods recently posted a short, thought-provoking post Is There Good Art and Bad Art. It got me all riled up. Here’s how I responded to his post: In a world of numb, art makes us feel and think. As to good or bad, it’s not a good question for art. Art isn’t math. It’s… Continue reading Your Creativity Matters Now