“The artist’s world is limitless. It can be found anywhere, far from wherehe lives or a few feet away. It is always on his doorstep.” ~ Paul Strand It’s difficult in today’s world to truly accept our creative capacity. We live in a world that is constantly working to impose structure and order, when we often…
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The Art of Being Seen
What’s holding you back from exploring the art of being seen? “How hidden the heart, Nance thought. How frightened we are of being known,and yet how desperately we long for it.” ~ Hannah Kent, The Good People It has taken me seven years, but I have finally figured it out. I have been trying to reverse engineer…
Trash the Teleprompter
The following is a brief excerpt from my forthcoming book,Buoyant: The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Becoming Wildly Successful, Creative, and Free: I stood in front of my fellow Transformational Speaking Immersion students in a suite in Santa Fe’s Las Palomas hotel and began to tell my story. When I was three or so sentences in, Real…
The Joy of Creative Constraints
Sometimes creative constraints encourage innovation and enhance joy in the process. “If you suddenly and unexpectedly feel joy, don’t hesitate. Give in to it. …It could be anything, but very likely you notice it in the instant when lovebegins. Anyway, that’s often the case. Anyway, whatever it is, don’t be afraidof its plenty. Joy is…
Choosing What We Love: Our Most Creative Act
Knowing and choosing what we love is what ignites creativity. “Miss Dior was born of one of those evenings in Provence where fireflies were out and green jasmine served as a counterpoint to the melody of the night and the earth.” ~ Christian Dior There is nothing quite like the light in Provence. At all…
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Your Infinite Creative Power
Have you considered your creative power – how infinite it is? Have you ever stopped to consider, dear Susie, that even one small drop from the seais as infinite as all of the oceans combined?Kind of like me and you, eh?You are mighty, The Universe(this morning’s message from Mike Dooley) Something powerful and profound is…
