โThe test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function.โ ~ F. Scott Fitzgerald If a billionaire walked up to you on the street and said that he knew the secret to success, what would you guess his secret…
Creativity
The Key to Transformation
The key to transformation might be surprising, and might require us to look within. “We make self-doubt mean something negative about our talent, our ideas,our creativity. What we’re capable of. Not true. In order for us to achieve our goals,we have to peel off all the stuff that is not us first. The discord of the…
Say Who You Are
โSay who you are, really say it in your life and in your work.” ~ Charlie Kaufman What is the single biggest obstacle in the way of your success and/or personal happiness? I asked my audience and the prevailing themes were vulnerability, having the courage to be our true selves, and prying off the sticky expectations of…
Let Your Clients Catch Up
Let your clients catch up. There’s value in slowing down, taking our clients thoughtfully into account, and being more open, accessible. “The dream was always running ahead of me.To catch up, to live for a moment in unison with it, that was the miracle.” ~ Anais Nin My brilliant and kind developmental editor, publishing savant, and friend, AJ…
How to Fuel Your Desire to Create
Fuel your desire to create by returning to whatever fills the well of inspiration. To whatever feels like play. To the work you’d do all day for free. “Discipline is much easier when itโs fueled by desire.” ~ Austin Kleon A new client texted me the other day and asked for an emergency coaching session. She…
How Creativity Heals
“The artist must create a spark before he can make a fire and before art is born the artist must be ready to be consumed by the fire of his own creation.” ~ Auguste Rodin A few weeks ago, I switched gears from doing book rewrites and edits to writing my book proposal. I developed…