What’s holding you back from exploring the art of being seen? โHow hidden the heart, Nance thought. How frightened we are of being known,and yet how desperately we long for it.โ ~ย Hannah Kent,ย The Good People It has taken me seven years, but I have finally figured it out. I have been trying to reverse engineer…
creative process
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, donโt hesitate. Give in to it. …It could be anything, but very likely you notice it in the instant when lovebegins. Anyway, thatโs often the case. Anyway, whatever it is, donโt be afraidof its plenty. Joy is…
Fuel Your Soul by Overcoming Fear
“I’m not afraid of storms, for I’m learning how to sail my ship.” ~ Louisa May Alcott I was due to learn the lesson of overcoming fear, overwhelm, and self-doubt once again. I had gone a good six weeks since my last dance through the darkness and had been pushing myself into new territory almost daily….
The Cash & Creativity Connection
Is success linked to the creativity connection? โIf it doesnโt sell; it isnโt creative.โ David Ogilvy I walked along a US Forest Service road with a cherished VIP coaching client a couple of days ago. The day was sunny and the air was still, giving no indication of the intense storm that would arrive later…
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…