Tag: creativity

  • The Infinite Inspiration Tap

    The Infinite Inspiration Tap

    Are you interested in energy and abundance? If so, check out Michelle Lowbridge – she’s doing a series of abundance activations for free over on her Facebook page – get involved here. Today I did number 12 – feeling inspired – an energy I already have, and I thought I had it in abundance. But…

  • Don’t know where to start writing?

    Don’t know where to start writing?

    A friend asked me the other day where to start writing. My (slightly facetious) instant answer was: Start at the beginning. After all, it’s a very good place to start. But as I considered the question a little more, I came up with what seems like an even more facetious answer…but it really isn’t. Anywhere.…

  • Not Feeling Inspired to Write?

    Not Feeling Inspired to Write?

    In the Creative Catalyst Circle, we’ve been talking about not those times when you just don’t feel inspired to write…and this subject got me inspired to think about being inspired. I’ve spent years practicing listening to my inspiration and playing with the ideas that come from inspiration, and I’ve also discovered the life changing magic…

  • How Do You Avoid Being Distracted From Writing?

    Do you find there’s too much distraction in the world? Today, there’s too much distraction on my desk – there’s bits of paper, notes, my phone is flashing at me, reminding me of this and that, enticing me with messages, my laptop holds an entire wonderland of distraction that I know if I go there,…

  • My Best Advice For Writing Your Book

    My Best Advice For Writing Your Book

    A friend asked me for advice about writing her book. This was it: Start writing. Keep writing. Stop when you’re finished. I know that sounds a little basic, but it’s the best advice I have for you. Start. You can’t write a book unless you start. So start. Don’t wait to be ready (you’re never…

  • Ride Out the Creative Turbulence

    Ride Out the Creative Turbulence

    Last week I was super excited – I had an epiphany from my “Fill What is Not Full” post – I realised this was the container for the book I’ve been mulling on for 8 years or so about self-care and other great foundations for a fabulous life. The excitement continued all week…with ideas raging…

  • 27 Creative Guidelines

    27 Creative Guidelines

    I’ve been inspired this week by the Creative Catalyst Circle – my new Facebook group, and by Allison Crow Flanigan’s “BE Team” group (which is all about pulling back from the insanity of busyness, stress and ‘nexting’) to create this set of creative guidelines: No pushing. No striving. No nexting. More BEing. More joyful creation.…

  • Attack of the what if’s

    Attack of the what if’s

    Did you ever have an attack of the ‘what-if’s? For example: what if no one buys my book, what if my product bombs, what if I make a fool of myself, what if my business fails, what if I’m not good enough? Everyone has these worries – even Harry Potter before his first Quidditch game!…

  • When You’re Finished, But Not Quite Finished

    When You’re Finished, But Not Quite Finished

    So, I finished the project I’ve been working on for the last …oh, months! Yay! Well, you’d think it’d be ‘yay’…but actually it’s “yay! I’m finished…except for these last few bits. Bugger”. That’s the thing that pisses me off about being finished…you’re never quite finished. I mean, there’s an end point you work towards –…

  • What Is Blocking Your Creative Pipeline?

    What Is Blocking Your Creative Pipeline?

    I do these amazing Creative Catalyst sessions, and I’m endlessly fascinated by how deeply creative people are and also by how deeply creative they don’t think they are! And for most people, the ideas are already there. The problem is that we have all sorts of things that are blocking the creative pipe. Everybody has…