During the first weeks of August, it’s easy to feel stuck. These days move slow through the heat, encouraging us to take a moment and enjoy this last full month of summer. People say “slow as molasses in January,” but a better analogy would be,…
Time for a bit of performance art! This week I’m encouraging you to use your imagination to play a little trick on your friends with a ridiculous hoax. We’re all bombarded with weird information these days. The internet throws out tale after tale of things…
Guest Post by Elise V Allan What’s your creative temperature at the moment? Are you creatively on fire, are your projects simmering nicely – or are you burnt out? Do you have creative work staying warm on the back burner, or did the gas go…
To create the thing we imagine, we must continually improve our craft. Most times, this enhancement in our skills comes from pushing ourselves to the next level with experience, but occasionally we get a leg up from education. When all of our experiential knowledge fails,…
Let’s play around with “celebrity.” Time to write a fan letter to yourself! To practice, write a fan letter to your favorite artist, whether one who creates fine art, writes words, acts them out, or whatever. Take the time to identify your favorite piece they…
“Start before you’re ready.” Coaches, gurus, and other inspirational folks often spout this advice, and I fully believe in it. Delaying the launch often equals resistance to manifesting our passion project in the world. It takes the form of statements like “I can’t start until…
One of my favorite parts of the Refill-Your-Creative-Well Not-A-Challenge is the activities that I’ve been adding to the end of each email. These activities give the participants ways to rest, rejuvenate, and let the drips of creativity begin to fill their wells again. For our…
When I say the words “diversify your income streams,” does that make your heart freeze? Your hands turn into raptor claws? Your brain spit the words “I don’t know what that means!” out of its core? Here’s the deal. An “income stream” is just a…
With the onset of menopause (Oh LORD, people! The hot flashes hit me like a fly ball splashing beer all over me at a baseball game!), I decided not to diet. The book I consulted recommended ceasing dieting because it can lead to the loss…
isaac-smith-unsplash I haven’t wanted to write this report about June. I feel disappointed with myself and my progress, and that doesn’t seem uplifting in the least. By this point in the year, I expected to be flowing. Instead, a wall presented itself carrying familiar challenges…