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Earlier this year I decided to write a book. I knew I’d need some quiet time to do that, so one of the things I did was find an office space that would work for me and my writing. It was a nice quiet place, by the river. I rented an office for one day … Continue reading Creativity has a mind of its own
In my last post I talked about weaving creativity into my days and weeks, and wondered how I could do that given my time constraints. This morning I started reading The Artist’s Way for Parents and realised a couple of things that were useful. Firstly that some of the key elements Julia Cameron talks about … Continue reading How can I make progress on a creative project?
I’ve read a few things recently about living a creative life, and I’ve also been thinking about this topic in relation to curating my days so they have creative time in them. But what is a “creative life”? I think the definition of a creative life is a very individual thing, although there will inevitably … Continue reading Can you live a creative life when the world around you is not set up that way?
“The “what” of your job, always trumps the “why”. No matter how much you believe in the mission of your work, or how genuinely you admire the people you work with, neither of these will sustain you if the actual activities – the “what” of your work – are not things you love to do.” … Continue reading How to find joy in your work
Do you actively plan in time for activities that you enjoy, or some space to take notice of what’s around you? Or is it a bit of an afterthought when you get some spare time? Emma While talks a lot about joy, and about conscious curation – ensuring you put things in your diary for … Continue reading How to include joy in your life
In a recent post, I talked about joy – my definition of it, and the fact I want to have more of it in my life. But what’s the point of thinking about this? What will all this joy do if I make an effort to plan some into my diary or keep an eye … Continue reading Why think about joy?
I’m great at planning my weeks. I’ve also started planning by half-term instead of month or quarter, which has revolutionised how I feel about my progress. What I’ve recently realised though, is that I also need to actively plan in some activities that bring me joy. And think more critically about the things I choose … Continue reading What is joy?
Things I love about being a freelancer: Things I don’t like about being a freelancer Do you have any thoughts to add to those? If you’re a freelancer and you’d like some help getting organised and making your ideas happen, do get in touch to find out how I can help you. Photo is my … Continue reading Things I love and things I don’t like about being a freelancer
I’m re-reading The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron at the moment*, a book subtitled A spiritual path to higher creativity. And the introductory part made me think about the type of energy we need for different activities. For me, there’s “doing things” energy, which is where I spend a lot of my working time, and … Continue reading Thoughts about creative energy
I’ve set myself or groups of people a number of creative challenges over the years, and I really enjoy them. I’m just setting up another one to start at the end of this month – so I thought it would be a good time to explain what it is I love about doing them. Noticing … Continue reading Why I love creative challenges