By remembering our future, the goals we have, we can better stay the course when things get hard. “You can’t believe in yourselfwithout believing in possibility,and you can’t believe in possibilitywithout believing in yourself.”~ Dr. Joe Dispenza I walked across the wood floor in the well-lit studio and stood in front of the photographer and videographer….
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Creative Promiscuity
Could creative promiscuity be the key to combating stuckness? “Itโs critical for me to have at least two projects going on at once so I can flip between them when I get bored or need a break. Inevitably, the one that Iโm not supposed to be working on will be more appealing to me. For…
How to Get on a Creative Hot Streak
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…
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.”ย ~ 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…
Being An Outsider To Your Creativity
Being cut off from your creativity can feel like you’re an outsider in your own body. โIf you’ve ever had that feeling of loneliness, of being an outsider, it never quite leaves you. You can be happy or successful or whatever, but that thing still stays within you.โ ~ Tim Burton I grew up in Highlands,…