Our imagination can be used to imagine the negative, or we can turn our imagination toward the positive. “There will always be hurricanes.”ย ~ my son, Adam Schiffli I was enjoying a phone conversation with my son, Adam, listening to his warm voice and delighting in his news. After a few minutes, he announced he was…
Creativity
What To Do When You Get The “Mean Reds”
The mean reds can rob us of our calm and creativity. “To venture causes anxiety, but not to venture is to lose one’s self.”ย ~ย Sรธren Kierkegaard “The mean reds are horrible. Suddenly youโre afraid, and you donโt know what youโre afraid of. Do you ever get that feeling?”ย ~ย Truman Capote‘s character,Holly Golightly, inย Breakfast at Tiffany’s My client,…
Being An Outsider To Your Creativity
Being cut off from your creativity can feel like you’re an outsider in your own body. โIf you’ve ever had that feeling of loneliness, of being an outsider, it never quite leaves you. You can be happy or successful or whatever, but that thing still stays within you.โ ~ Tim Burton I grew up in Highlands,…
The Tyranny of Perfectionism
If you’re feeling stuck in your work, it could be the tyranny of perfectionism. โNothing can be beautiful that does not take a calculated risk with ugliness.โ ~ Alain de Botton “I can’t do it,” my client, Carrie said. “I mean I literally cannot even get started. The woman who routinely cranks out all kinds of…
The Anxiety of Change
Transformation can lead to the anxiety of change, even if the changes are inherently good. โStress is an ignorant state. It believes that everything is an emergency.Nothing is that important.โ ~ Natalie Goldberg My client, Trey, and I took advantage of a bright, unseasonably cool, summer day recently and decided to have our coaching session on foot….
The Map of Us
Everything we are is already in us, making up the map of us. “I think I will be able to, in the end, rise above the clouds and climb the stairs to Heaven,and I will look down on my beautiful life.” ~Yayoi Kusama A major exhibition of Japanese artist, Yayoi Kusama, is on view at the NY Botanical…