Creativity & Business Coach
I don’t know about you, but my spring was a horror show. Sure, there were a couple of bright points, a vacation in Palm Springs, going to my niece’s wedding at a gorgeous winery in southern California, my sister-in-law visiting us in North Carolina, but…
“If I have more than one creative pursuit that I want to promote, do I need more than one newsletter/social media account/website?” While some creatives are little laser beams of light and love for that one special art form, most of us are following bunny…
“Are you ready for your life to begin?” asks the judge on the reality television show, glowing as she looks at this young person who just belted out a verse of Proud Mary. Do you think, Yes! I’m so ready! And it will begin when…
Has the creative flow been sputtering? When you turn the spigot, does nothing come out of the tap? Did the well run dry? No matter the metaphor, that feeling of stuckness – where the urge to do something creative is there, but the essential substance…
We spend a lot of time making our creative work perfect. Diving in, we find the perfect word, the perfect note, the perfect brushstroke. We test and try and spend hours tweaking this look or phrase or shape. And we worry that our clients will…
Okay, so by now you know that I am a big fan of newsletters. I love to receive them. I love to send them. I love the imaginative ways people share their message. And I’m constantly surprised at how apologetic people sound around their missives.…
In the depths of grief, horror, and panic, are you finding your regular paths to creativity closed? Even when you actively search for a way in, are the gates unassailable? Unfortunately, that is natural. Usual. Boringly normal. Join the club. Here’s a comfy chair! Would…
Do you ever watch Jeopardy? My wife and I watch this show each weeknight, and we’ve developed a little game of our own to go with it. At the end of the show, there’s “Final Jeopardy.” The show reveals the topic and then goes to…
Teardrop-shaped aspen leaves flickered against the blue sky as I wiped my cheeks, looking up to help stop the flow. Instead of hanging out with the other hospice volunteer trainees during our break, I’d fled to this outdoor haven to stop weeping and call my…
And I’m not here to tell you what to do. Because telling you what to do or solving your problem for you isn’t empowering. It isn’t healing. It isn’t joyful. What is joyful and healing and empowering is showing you that you have the power.…