When we were first planning 'the improvised life', we were inspired by this now-famous set of rules by Sister Corita Kent, artist and renown educator. They speak directly to the process of creating...ANYTHING. Here are our favorite essential rules: Find a place you trust and then try trusting it for a while. Consider everything as an experiment. Nothing is a mistake. There's no Win and no Fail. There's only Make. The only rule is work. If you work, it will lead to something... Be happy whenever you can manage it. Enjoy yourself. It's lighter than you think. And finally, Kent
Use this 3-step method to simplify your small creative business processes is a way that is not overwhelming.
A good plan makes everything easier. I'm an avid planner, have gone through many different planning systems, and created a planning process that works really well. In this video, I walk your through my entirely planning process that I use in my creative business and my creative work. I talk about ye
"I would love to have business besties, but I don't have anything to collaborate on right now." This message showed up in my inbox one day and got me thinking... Is there a preconceived notion in our online business world that the only reason we need business besties is to collaborate
The shit hit the fan! Little did I know or expect when I took the Design Council’s Double Diamond apart, revamped and published it on medium.com in May 2016 (Link to the article). Lauren Currie and…
I’m now going deeper into this planning and editing of my novel than I ever anticipated. In this week’s video I share how I’ve broken the novel up into chapters and, following on from the last video where I drew up a grid to identify gaps in the plot, I am now starting to make additions on the index
As I walked in, I was seriously doubting any and all ability I might have to do this right... Nervous? No. I was terrified! But here's what I learned...
Some mental maps and reflections about the creative process. (Nothing new probably, but it looks quite nice) Published on Colourliving.co.uk 51.508129 -0.
One writer shares how doing a life audit helped her become the best version of herself.
If there’s one thing I could change about my life, it would be definitely be shedding away that forever-scared attitude that didn’t leave me until my twenties. Participating in the …
A magic system is a set of rules, however strict or loose, that govern magic in a fictional world.
This template goes with the following blog post from 'Creative Elementary School Counselor'. http://creativeelementaryschoolcounselor.blogspot.com/2016/07/i-cant-imagine-life-without.html The blog did not provide a template for the activity, so I created my own template. This is NOT my original idea.
A couple yars ago I wrote an article on this blog on 9 Practices for Cultivating Creative Aliveness that goes into more detail with each of the practices. Today I played with making it into a poster (and shortening it)...
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The Creative Process - Meet Cody Wallis. This time all the way from across the pond! Cody Wallis is a graphic designer and illustrator residing in Seattle, Washington, USA.
Getting clarity of your message, your niche and what particular problem you solve is a challenge for multi-passionate entrepreneurs. Here’s a quick tip to help get steps closer to that delicious clarity.
Dr. Wayne Dyer shares 9 of his suggested habits that you can use in your life to cultivate or your own creative genius. These habits will inspire you and help you discover your own unique creative potential!
A lot of people ask me how I cultivate creativity and what my creative process looks like. And honestly, it's never the same! Here are some of my favorite tips for getting your creativity flowing again.
I’ve been vision journaling consistently for almost 3 years and throughout all of my transitions, it’s been the one thing I’ve kept as a part of my creative process. It mixes some of my favorite journaling techniques with unique prompts I create to fit each area of my life I want to gain clarity in. Learn more!
At my school, we use Kath Murdoch’s Inquiry Cycle. Many of our staff are new the PYP and new to inquiry-based teaching and learning, so we find this inquiry cycle provides some structure to t…
If there’s one thing I could change about my life, it would be definitely be shedding away that forever-scared attitude that didn’t leave me until my twenties. Participating in the …
Everyone makes mistakes, especially when it comes to spelling, grammar or pronunciation. But some words are more likable to be written incorrect, when the spelling is very appropriate. PR Daily ma…
New manifesto! This one is a classic and will benefit managers, project team members, students, and teachers, and it's on brainstorming techniques!
Creative Writing Worksheet – Expressing Emotions (PDF) Emotions dictate our actions more than we would like to admit, and for the writer, they’re an integral part of creating character motivation. Of course, they’re also very important for hooking the reader, and while you can certainly play it by ear, I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised…
Creativity or creativities? That is what Robert J. Sternberg asked in 2005. Defining creativity is a difficult task. Sternberg suggests to start this by asking... more questions: 1. What is creativity? (Burleson, 2005; Edmonds et al., 2005). 2. How can...
bp Magazine columnist, Melody Moezzi, provides some insights on the racing thoughts, rapid speech and flights of ideas that can accompany bipolar mania and mixed states, particularly with respect to the creative process.
I was going through a Creative Thinking workbook I created a few years ago and I found this chart I had developed as part of a corporate Team Creativity and Organizational Development program I led in 2006. It integrates the...
This bumper tutorial gives you all the information you'll need to process your RAW file, from start to finish, in Adobe Lightroom. Make your photos pop!
Practicing self-compassion as a creative and entrepreneur is truly a game-changer. Creativity and business are vulnerable and challenging work, which is why self-compassion is an essential tool in my creativity coaching.
Self-confidence can be defined as a belief in one’s abilities in maintaining a sense of competence. On the other hand, low self-esteem can be defined as a
Use this helpful somatic therapy one sheet to better understand the process of the somatic therapy techniques and tools to better understand how emotions live in our bodies.
Branding multi passions in one business is a challenge for many of us multi-passionate creatives, so here’s a look at how to blend multi passions into one brand.
