If you’re anything like most of us who create, one of the biggest blocks to us creating more deeply, more often, is our old “friend” the inner critic. This is that voice within us that constantly belittles us, tells us we can’t and shouldn’t even try. Some of the most [...] Read more »
The Remarkable Magical Powers Of Creating Every Day
Creating every day is, I believe, the central core to living a fulfilling creative life. For those of us who create – and in that I include everyone with a pulse – creating is not an optional extra. It’s essential to our lives, our health, our happiness, as essential as [...] Read more »
The Creative Life: How Much Do You Really Want It?
Do you spend as much time creating as you’d like to? Or does it get pushed way down your “to do” list like a neglected, unwanted child, and if it’s lucky, might get an hour of your time here and there when everything else is done? The usual reason we’ll [...] Read more »
Be A Dreamer. Be Proud. We Need You.
When I was growing up, phrases like “she’s a bit of a dreamer” and “he’s always got his head in the clouds that one” were uttered about children that didn’t quite fit the expected mould of the keen and focused student. I’m sure you’ve heard much the same, and other [...] Read more »
The Busy Addiction: Why We’re Scared Of Having Free Time To Create
Not having enough time is probably the most common reason people tell me they don’t create more. On the surface of course it seems like a perfectly valid and genuine reason. If we literally have no time to commit to doing something, then we’re not going to be able to [...] Read more »
Starting Fires With Your Burning One Day List
Ever find yourself saying things like: “Yes I’d love to try writing some short stories one day” or “Yes I’ve always wanted to paint in oils, I must get round to it one day” or “I adore watching tango, I’d love to try it myself one day”? The common thread [...] Read more »
Unburden Yourself. Let Go. Create.
So, what have you done with your life so far this year? That kind of question is enough to send most of us into a state of panic and gloom as we make a five second summary of the million things we haven’t done and conclude that maybe we’ve actually [...] Read more »