Massive Action = Massive Results. This is one of the most common phrases I hear (and sometimes use) as a creativity coach. But we can’t simply go from one giant leap to another without all the little steps in between. Tiny steps (or baby steps if you prefer), taken steadily [...] Read more »
My Creative Friend, You Have Everything You Need
In an excellent recent interview, Steven Pressfield, author of The War Of Art, used the phrase “Tribe Of One”, suggesting that before we concern ourselves with becoming part of a tribe with others, we had to master ourselves, or own inner tribe. I believe as a coach that within every [...] Read more »
The Secret Life Of Frank, An Amazing Creative Idea
Hi, I’m Frank, and I started life as a humble little fragment of an idea in some guy’s head. I’ve since gone on to do some pretty amazing stuff. This is my story… So, there I was a couple of years back, just kicking around in the dust of this [...] Read more »
How To Have Bigger, Better, Bolder and More Beautiful Creative Ideas
Without any ideas, there is no creativity. Everything ever created has to start somewhere, whether it comes as a tiny fragment of an idea or suddenly and already well formed. So it makes sense to do all we can to allow ourselves to have the best ideas possible. Here are [...] Read more »
Only You Can Save Us, We Need You To Be You
Throw Off That Disguise, Let Us See You, Open Your Arms And Let Us Love You Alex was about to go on a date with a girl he’d only just met called Erin. As he was getting ready, he thought about all the things he was going to tell her [...] Read more »
Why Your Creative Mojo Is A No Show Without The Flow
Dancing salsa has taught me one thing above all others: It’s all about the flow. What does the word “flow” mean to you? What images come to mind when you hear it? Perhaps more importantly when it comes to your own creativity, is a state of flow something you’re on [...] Read more »
Why All Your Beautiful Creative Dreams Are Utterly Futile
We all have creative dreams, from small scale ideas like bringing into being the next creative project that’s currently a sprouting little seed in our minds, to large scale, detailed ambitions of owning our own studios, having photo exhibitions, publishing a series of novels or releasing a film. It’s so [...] Read more »