When it comes to your work, have you lost “that lovin’ feeling”? Remember when you leapt out of bed in the mornings. Remember when you couldn’t wait to get to work on your work. Remember when you were filled with ideas, energy, and joy. Has your work lost its zing? Are you confused about why…
Check out this video of a ‘speech’ by David Lynch at UC Berkley. I was pleased to find that David is a true Genre Buster(TM)… not only is he a film maker but his passion for what he calls “the doing” includes, painting, sculpting, photography, music, and a passion for BIG ideas and “diving within”.
My Canadian Oxford Dictionary defines essence as follows: “1 a. the indispensable quality or element identifying a thing or determining its character; b. the intrinsic nature or quality of something.”l For me, it is our essence that makes us truly unique. Some years ago, I read the wonderful book The Nibble Theory and The Kernel…
the Writer-Entrepreneur. From the LA Times: Hollywood is a town awash in hyphenates. TV is loaded with writer-producers. The movie biz is full of writer-directors. There’s even a legion of actor-filmmakers like Clint Eastwood and George Clooney. But as the writers strike enters its third week, I think the future belongs to a tantalizing new…
Yesterday a client sent me a ‘manifesto’ on time management and asked me what I thought. I took a 20-second look and KNEW my client was in deep doo doo if he were to follow this advice. According to Clarence Thomson, Enneagram Coach, most Time Managment books are written by Enneagram 3s — often compulsive…
Creative professionals of all kinds, from architects to writers, don’t do JOBS. Well, not if they’re smart. Creatives aren’t cut out to work for companies. As a client said today, and I loosely quote, "companies suck the life out of you!" Companies are about rules, policies, procedures, mass production. Very few corporations with the notable…
I am smitten with the writings of Julia Cameron. I have FIVE of her books! And, I believe in the power of Morning Pages, Julia’s wonderful invention for creating a spiritual awakening in writers. BUT, but, I don’t do them RIGHT! Julia wants me to write longhand. Sheesh if I did that I couldn’t read…
I delivered my Creative Unsticking(TM) workshop yesterday to the Calgary chapter of the Professional Writers Association of Canada. Thanks to all who attended for your participation and provocative questions. I want to focus on an "block" that was raised by one of the attendees because I believe it exemplifies a common struggle for writers and…
I’ve been providing career & life coaching to creative professionals for more than 15 years. I’m always looking for a clearer way to describe concepts like career planning and career development. Then, on a recent early morning walk, I had an epiphany! There’s a clear, simple way to think about Your Ideal Creative Career. Here…
I’m on a binge to simplify my life. Dropping ezines I don’t read. Leaving membership sites I don’t visit. This one is a genuine money saver. Why pay for a membership in some social networking site that has no one on it that you know — or care about! Why pay for an expensive Blogging…