Kickstart YOUR Creativity - 3 Powerful Tips to Banish Writer's Block

Every kind of writing requires creativity: technical writing, commercial or business writing, web content writing, blogging, emails to friends, thank you notes to great-aunt Nattie. Here's how to tap into your creativity (which is always available) and successfully write anything you want!

Overcoming Creative Resistance: The Lesson of the Dragon Slayer

Something all of us who are creative have in common is experiencing internal resistance to our creativity or creative flow. Time and time again we try to eliminate the dragons - those negative thoughts and doubts of resistance - from our minds, which usually results in much anguished and exhausting mental gymnastics and leaves us slumped defeated, and more often than not giving up on our creative efforts altogether. But, there is hope. You see we don’t have to try to be dragon slayers, there is another way...

Thinking Outside of the Box

It would be wise to be aware that we benefit from thinking outside the box of habit. This is easier said than done. It takes time to create a habit and if the habit has been beneficial to you, it will take time to modify it to make it better. We often resist change but it has been said that the only thing constant in life is change. So it would make sense that we not only deal with change but that we embrace it.

Chicken Coop Thinking

In my thirties, I was a streaker! In my dreams, that is. It took me quite a while to figure out why I was often running naked where there were other people and why I felt such a fear about doing this. Cultural clothing is sometimes power based to keep one feeling subordinate to others.

Creativity in Crisis? 5 Gentle Ways to Get Your Creativity Flowing Again

All of us who create go through phases of feeling blocked, stuck or uninspired. If we don’t create for a while, whether it’s 10 hours or 10 years, it’s easy to soon get caught up in negative mental cycles and paralyse our creativity further. So here are 5 gentle steps to get your creativity flowing again:

Chorally Challenged

I want to sing clear and true. I suppose part of me wants to be the one about whom the others say, 'stand next to her, she really knows what she’s doing'. This throws up for me an issue I come across all the time in my work with clients. 'I'm not good enough.' It seems like we’re all just waiting for that moment when we’re exposed as frauds.

How Artists Can Avoid 'Writer's Block' - What Shall I Paint?

How can aspiring painters develop their own style and generate the enthusiasm to keep them going for a lifetime of making Art? One decision can make a powerful difference.

How to Create the Life of Your Dreams

We often think of creativity as the province of artists. We may believe that some people are creative and others are not. Well, the truth is that we are all creators. We are all creating our lives at every moment with our thoughts and feelings.

Busting The Myths Surrounding Business Creativity

'Creativity comes from creative types' is a phrase often heard in businesses. This and a further five myths surrounding creativity in a business context are aired and squashed.

The Secrets Behind Inventions That Sell Millions Of Units

What is so special about those products that sell millions of units? It is rather obvious that if one is able to figure out what makes a product invention a winner, then chances are higher that they will be able to come up with one of their very own winner.

Don't Debate, Just Create! How To Stop Hitting The Snooze Button in Your Creative Work

If we stop to analyse and debate whether the time and conditions are right to create, we can ALWAYS come up with a host of reasons NOT to create. Here's an alternative approach.

Gaining Your Creative Edge

Are you a creative person but feel you go thru spurts of creativity? One day you are fully on it and another you are just not getting anywhere? Kind of like a writer's block and you cannot seem to perform, worse off you are on a deadline and getting a little stressed too. There is a way to gain your creative edge and prevent negative bio-feedback from ruining your next great creation.

Rewarding Your Creativity

Are you a creative person? Do you get paid to create? Do friends simply look at you in awe sometimes and wonder how on Earth you are able to do it? Are you rewarding your creativity? If not you should and let me tell you why.

Creative Immersion Sessions - The Joy of a Long Hot Soak

From time to time, it’s important totally immerse ourselves in a creative project without distraction, even for just an hour or two. Getting back in touch with what it feels like to be totally connected and in the flow of our creative energy, can rejuvenate us in a way that lasts long after the experience itself is over. Here’s how to make it as easy as possible.