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I believe that we’re all creative. We’re unique human beings, and creativity is our unique essence and contribution to the world. We all have our own way of thinking about ideas and challenges, and we all have our own way of expressing ourselves creatively. As children, we explore all sorts of avenues with our creative … Continue reading Where does creativity go?
I was thinking about creativity yesterday. Specifically I was noticing that it was the common theme between a few of the things I’m doing in my work. But from different angles. Business and marketing support for creatives – artists and writers. Coaching for creatives more broadly – encompassing people who write and create as well … Continue reading What does creativity mean to you?
I went for a walk yesterday morning. The weather wasn’t brilliant, but I hadn’t been for a while and I needed it. I block out Friday mornings to go for a walk and write blog posts, but last week I’d met up with a freelance friend instead. And thinking about it, I haven’t done many … Continue reading Walking and noticing details
What is creativity? What does the word creativity mean? I use the word creativity a lot. I write about creativity – as well as creative inspiration, ideas and how they become reality, being in flow with our work and embracing our uniqueness. But I acknowledge that creativity means different things to different people. Painting, sculpture, … Continue reading Some thoughts on what we mean by creativity
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’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
If you’ve been out of the habit of creating, it can seem daunting to get back into it. Whether it’s been a few months or many years. Here are my 5 tips to get you back into a creative habit. These tips are aimed at people wanting to get back into or to explore creative … Continue reading 5 ways to get back into a creative habit
When I did the follow up programme after the 30 Day Challenge I talked about in detail in my last post, I started out with some ideas in my head of where I wanted to go, things I wanted to do for my work. None of those ideas came to anything. But that’s OK – … Continue reading How creativity helps me stay present
We are all creative in some way. I like to write and I like to take photos. Some people enjoy sewing, or collaging, or painting. Cooking is creative, so is gardening. Not all of us will be published authors or win awards for our photos or paintings. For me, the important thing is to be … Continue reading We all need to express our creativity