As spring draws to a close and summer begins her bountiful journey, I can feel my body beginning to say “Enough.” For eighteen months, I’ve been moving non-stop. When I reach into my creative well, my bucket returns with less and less clear, crisp inspiration.…
Author: LA Bourgeois
We all know the difference between a weed and a plant, right? One we want in our garden, and one we do not. Have you ever thought about why one plant is a weed and the other is valued? For our creativity exercise this week,…
May ended up being a month of adjusting my focus. As I continued to pitch articles to expand my coaching audience and companies to develop my writing services, the silence rolled in like waves on the seashore. Oh! The utter quiet of modern rejection is…
When I go on a roller coaster, every time I want to scream, I laugh. It’s very simple. You see, I am not a roller coaster girl. I am more of a carousel girl. I like to ride the pretty ponies as they rise and…
“I just need to stop being afraid and do it.” I hear this phrase all the time, from clients, friends, people mumbling to themselves in the supermarket. Running through my own brain with abandon, the words obviously forgot that I banned them years ago. I…
Pull out a pair of dice and head to your local library. We’re going to do a little research. Once there, throw your dice. Add the numbers together. Whatever number comes up, head into the nonfiction section of your library and find it. You can…
I learned how to use a ring light last night! I love The Equalizer, a new tv show, and the storyline included the main character’s daughter begging her mother to do a TikTok dance with her. They showed her setting up and that’s when I…
Have some fun with your creative ritual this week! Incorporate some whimsy. Have you always wanted to do your work while wearing a tiara? Dust off your rhinestones and be the queen of your studio! Or do you dream of lounging on a couch in…
“I don’t see how these Fortune 500 leaders have time to read thirty books a year or workout for an hour every day! How do they do that?” My client and I were talking about his non-negotiables, those things he needed to do to be…
“…your Muse is you, the best part of yourself, where your finest and only true work comes from.” – Steven Pressfield, The War of Art Did you know that you have a boss? Yep. It’s true. When you sit down to do your creative work,…