Sometimes it can feel impossible to get on a creative hot streak. If only there was a way to trick ourselves into one! “…these results suggest that neither exploration nor exploitation alone is associatedwith the hot streak dynamics; rather, it is the shift from exploration to exploitation thatclosely traces the onset of a hot streak….[E]xploration…increases…
Creativity
Permission To Be A Beginner
We all need permission to be a beginner. “It is impossible to get better and look good at the same time. Give yourselfpermission to be a beginner. By being willing to be a bad artist,you have a chance to be an artist, and perhaps, over time,a very good one.” ~ Julia Cameron, The Artist’s Way I began Nicholas…
How to Find Creative Flow
When we find creative flow, the outlook and outcome of our work changes completely. “If we all did the things we are really capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves.”~ Thomas A. Edison “I think I have the equivalent of writer’s block for entrepreneurs,” my client, Carrie, said. “Nothing is coming to me. The ideas…
What to Do When You Are Lost
It happens to everyone, but how you respond when you are lost makes all the difference. “Be with someone who inspires you and makes you be the best version of yourself.”~ Roy T. Bennett “Things right now feel like one giant test after another,” my client, Ron said. “I can barely stay focused for ten minutes…
What to Do When We Are Stuck
When we are stuck, it’s easy to become consumed with getting unstuck. But maybe that’s not the right way to go about getting unstuck. “If we stay where we are, where we’re stuck, where we’re comfortable and safe, we die there….When nothing new can get in, that’s death. When oxygen can’t find a way in,you…
Turn Imagination Positive in 9 Steps
Our imagination can be used to imagine the negative, or we can turn our imagination toward the positive. “There will always be hurricanes.” ~ 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…
