What do we do when feeling trapped? “…but i had something big inside me that i wanted and had to say and if i hadn’t written that book, i don’t think i would feel free….” ~ Amanda Palmer Nearly six years ago, Amanda Palmer sat in a bar in Melbourne and wrote the first words…
Entrepreneurship
The Drag of Alcohol and Creativity
What is the relationship between alcohol and creativity? “Write drunk, edit sober.” ~ Ernest Hemingway “That is a normal part of creativity – letting go. We always do the best that we can by the light that we have to see by… The success of a creative recovery hinges on our ability to move out…
How to be More Creative as an Entrepreneur
If you want to know how to be more creative, you have to learn how to surrender to your creativity. “One of the things you’ll hear people say, when they tell me they wish they could draw, is, ‘I see it in my head, but I can’t get it onto the page.’ And then I…
Quantum Entanglement and Creativity
“Even when the two entangled particles—or people—are separated by a great distance (and I mean emotional or physical distance…or like being at opposite ends of the universe), their movements or actions affect each other.” ~ Sally Ember on quantum entanglement I am writing to you from the edge of the Caribbean Sea and Yucatan jungle…
Is Your Creative Goal Zapping Your Joy?
“Some people believe holding on and hanging in are signs of great strength. However, there are times when it takes much more strength to know when to let go and then do it.” ~ Alyson Noel As I wrote about last week, sometimes we need to release a project or say No to something we…
Creativity Takes Courage
Creativity takes courage and it needs oxygen. “Freedom comes when you learn to let go, creation comes when you learn to say no.” ~ Madonna Ciccone I was halfway across the moonlit pool on a predawn morning in July of 2015 when the knowing landed fully intact, with a nuclear aftershock: In order for me…
