In this issue of Creative Careers Unleashed, the newsletter: Thoughts on defeating the gremlins that interfere with your ability to express yourself, particularly in writing. CREATIVE CAREERS UNLEASHED!From Lyle T. Lachmuth Want to subscribe? You’ll find links to do that atthe very end of this newsletter. DEFEATING THE GREMLINS Have you ever been stuck for…
Even if you’re a Genre Buster(TM) I believe you’ll find that your career has a ‘core’ or essence. Take mine for example (please take it 😉 Though I have several talents, such as writing and speaking and photography, I’ve been recently reminded of that ONE core talent that God seems to want me to exercise….
Do you refuse to settle on one career? Have you been through several positions, and discovered new and different passions with each one? Are you struggling to make a success of your ‘not-so-normal’ career? Would you like to find a way to actually employ more of your talents? Would you like to hear how others…
I’m not sure if this is true… but I’m hoping it is. I’ve been struggling with severe, incapaciating pain for the last 2 months. Some things I conciously did, like neurotherapy for my fibromyalgia, worked — that is, they helped reduce or eliminate the pain. But what’s been really crazy making is that one day…
This one is for Francesca… FLOWING WITH THE RIVER Flowing with the RiverOnly easy is,If you like the RiverLiquid are. The RiverNever caresWhere it is going. It’s Destination fixed,Determined throughoutThe aeons. It existsSolely to Flow,To move,To feedIn passing theBirds,Insects,And animals. It moves throughoutThe dayAnd night.It hasno beginning,Nor any real endAndYet connectsThe GenesisTo the Terminus. It’s…
A question that faces many of us — one that I struggle with — is, "When do I let go of that which pays to do that which I truly love." I suspect there is a point of no return. A place where, once you are past it, you can no longer go back. A…
I wrote this post about "Dancing with My Muse" over at Creative Careers Unleashed. It’s got me thinking about the relationship between pain and pleasure. I’ve noticed that when I feel the building rush and tingle of sensual pleasure… and push it down, suppress it… then I immediately feel the crush of myalgic pain. I…
Whether you have a clear or fuzzy picture of your future, it’s important that you stay on track to that Vision. Here’s an easy way to do that. This idea comes from Francesca Blackstock of Tantric Path. Francesca suggests that each morning you ask yourself these 3 questions: Am I with who I want to…
I know few feelings more frustrating that having ‘that urge’ to create — in my case to write — and, yet when I move to write… nothing. My muse dances away. Which got me thinking, as I sit here somewhat empty headed… "What kind of dance do my Muse and I do?" And, why? Anyone…
And, aspiring GENRE BUSTERSâ„¢. For several years I’ve wanted to develop and launch a career Action Group for creative, eclectic, multitalented, and/or unconventional professionals – in other words Genre Bustersâ„¢. This group would provide a forum for Genre Bustersâ„¢ to: · Clarify your Career Dreams and make them real and actionable, · Understand your Vocational Interests, Values,…
