Fearless Creating in 5 Steps - How To Create Purely For The Love Of Creating

Whatever kind of creative projects you normally create, however many amazing things you’ve created in the past, sometimes there's nothing like the thrill of simply creating for the joy of creating.

The excitement of the unknown possibilities, the feeling of fear mixed with awe, the spontaneous free flow of ideas, words, images or sounds... It’s what we create for, it’s why creating is so important to us as creative people.

But how do you get to this point of enjoying your creativity? How do you get past all the fears, blocks and negative thoughts to just create?

Here’s a simple 5 step plan to help you create fearlessly – and love every moment of it:

1. Set your intentions. Decide for yourself to put aside at least an hour to commit to creating purely for the pleasure of it. Tell yourself you’re going to create for an hour, whatever happens. Set this intention of creating for one hour straight before you begin. If you say “I’ll try it for 10 minutes and see how I get on” it won’t be anything like as effective.

2. Decide on a form to create in. Choose a media or format that you've always wanted to try but never had the courage to. Or something you loved when you were a child but haven't returned to in years, maybe decades. Make it something that excites you and makes you feel you can’t wait to get started on.

3. Be prepared to create. Have your creative work space ready before hand. It’s no good setting yourself an hour to create then spending the first 45 minutes setting up your creative tools or equipment. Have it all ready so you can hit the ground running. Or rather, hit the canvas creating!

4. Free yourself from expectation. This is possibly the most important step. Don't have any expectations of yourself. Don’t worry whether or not you complete a piece of work within the time period you've set aside. The aim in fact is simply the experience of creating, not the "end product".

5. Create and enjoy! Whether it's finger painting, writing spontaneous prose, playing piano, tap dancing, carving wood or anything else, just begin, experiment, flow where it takes you, and enjoy the child-like sense of discovering at your capability to express your feelings and ideas, and the deep human need we all have to simply create...

Follow these 5 steps to get back in touch with the enjoyment of creating again.

Whatever other creative projects you work on, however large or small, however complex or simple, always make time to come back to creating just for the love of creating.

It will enhance every aspect of your creativity no end.

I invite you to take a positive step to increase your creativity today by downloading your free copy of the powerful and practical "Explode Your Creativity!" Action Workbook. Head over now to http://www.CoachCreative.com

From Creativity Coach Dan Goodwin

Creative Writing Journal - How Can A Creative Writing Journal Help My Creative Writing?

Do you wish you could have more creative writing ideas?

Would you love to be able to write more easily, more abundantly, more deeply?

The best way of being able to do this is by using a creative writing journal.

A creative writing journal is simply a portable notebook or sketchbook you keep with you wherever you go, and jot down your creative writing ideas in when they come to you.

Sounds simple, doesn’t it.

But how, and why, does this help your creative writing?

What makes a creative writer a creative writer? It’s not a trick question.

The answer is: they have creative ideas, they write them down, then they expand upon them so they have poems, stories, scripts and so on.

That’s really all there is to it.

But these three parts in sequence are essential:

1. Having ideas.

2. Capturing ideas.

3. Developing ideas into larger pieces of writing.

If a creative writer doesn’t have any ideas, their writing doesn’t even get started.

Where we often fear we don’t have enough ideas, the truth is that we do have the ideas, we just don’t capture them, then they pass by, forever gone and forgotten.

How often have you had a flash of inspiration, then a few hours, or even a few days later, remembered that you had a good idea, but can’t actually remember what it was?

If a creative writer doesn’t capture their ideas, they’re not a writer, they’re only a thinker!

By using a creative writing journal you capture these ideas, then you can go on to develop them.

All you need to do to capture your ideas is write them down. Use enough detail and description to try to store the essence of the idea, what made it exciting for you the moment it occurred.

The aim is for you to be able to return to your creative writing journal and the idea leaps out at you and gives you the same feeling as it did when it first came to you.

The more practiced you get at doing this, the fewer words you’ll need to jot down in your writing journal to capture this essence.

The final part of being a creative writer is developing your ideas.

If you don’t have any ideas, or you have very few ideas, it’s very difficult to expand them into rewarding pieces of writing.

But because you now have a creative writing journal bursting at the seams with ideas, this whole process is made so much easier for you.

The most effective way to use your creative writing journal here is to just grab the first idea that inspires you in your journal. Go with that creative energy and start writing out from that idea and expanding it how you see fit.

This is how using a creative writing journal can help your creative writing in its 3 essential stages –

1. Having ideas

2. Capturing ideas

3. Developing ideas.

Invest in a creative writing journal for yourself today, start using it and you’ll find in just a few weeks, the difference it make to your creative writing is profound.

Take the next step in getting your creative writing kick started right now with the FREE 5 part creative writing ecourse at http://www.YouAreACreativeWriter.Com.

Creativity Coach and keen creative writer Dan Goodwin helps people who are struggling to be as creative as they know they can be. See more at his website: http://www.CoachCreative.com

Creative Confidence - Your 5 Step Plan For How To Survive A Crisis In Creative Confidence

Confidence can be the most influential and powerful element of all in what we creative, how often we create, and how bravely we create.

When our self-confidence is high, creating comes freely and abundantly, gushing like a waterfall in the Spring thaw.

We create every moment we can, and our creative work is bold, daring, experimental, each project building on the momentum and success of the previous one.

This confidence in our creativity can’t help but spill over into the rest of our creative life. So we walk with a bounce in our step, feel more sociable, more lovable, more capable, more alive.

All of this stems from having a high level of self-confidence.

Without strong confidence in our creativity, it’s a somewhat different picture.

We can’t get going on any project without feeling everything we do – every sentence, brushstroke, note, stitch or dance step – is weak, off kilter, lacklustre, uninspired.

Because our confidence has more holes in than an old man’s vest, we become super critical of every last detail.

Instead of gliding through the inevitable quirks, tangents and bumps that occur along the road naturally when we create, we’re brought to a sharp stop by the slightest sign that all is not flowing perfectly.

So we create less and less, and shrink further and further back into ourselves, afraid even of creating the things we usually find as easy as breathing...

In short, what starts as feeling uncreative and a bit stuck can quickly develop into a major crisis of creative confidence.

So what can we do? How can we overcome this crisis and even start to get that confidence back?

Here’s a proven 5 step plan for getting back YOUR creative confidence when a crisis hits:

1. Don’t panic. All of us in our creative lives experience ebbs and flows, highs and lows. They don’t last. That said, we’re not helpless slaves to some unknown force, there are specific, effective actions we can take to get us back on track when all seems to be hopeless and in disarray.

2. Know your creative strengths. We can’t be brilliant at everything we do, there are some things we do better than other things. By identifying our creative strengths, we can then focus on these during times when our confidence is lower, and they will help pull us through more quickly and surely.

3. Learn confidence from others. Think about people who you consider confident in life, creatively or otherwise. What are the their key “Components of Confidence”, the factors common to all confident people? How do they communicate, act and behave? What’s their mental attitude, their outlook? What do they believe about themselves? How can you start to take on these traits and habits yourself?

4. Practice being confident. Once you realise what your strengths are, and what confidence in others looks, sounds and feels like, practice, practice, practice. Confidence doesn’t just appear from nowhere, it’s a skill, an attitude, and a way of being that we can improve by finding what works specifically for increasing our confidence, then doing it more and more.

5. Take small, steady steps. If you’re confidence is low, then it’s maybe not the best time to take on the biggest and most complex creative project of your life. Start a small, specific project and don’t attach a fixed outcome to it, just enjoy creating and see how it develops. Then build on what you enjoy with a new, slightly more ambitious project.

Remember, having confidence isn’t like buying a ticket in the Confidence Lottery and then crossing your fingers and hoping your ticket wins the big prize.

Confidence is something you can learn, practice and develop, then during those times when you feel your creativity is getting a little stuck, you can draw on that confidence to pull you through.

Take the next step in being more confident and increase your creativity today.

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Creative Writing Journal - 5 Biggest Mistakes That Make Using A Creative Writing Journal Ineffective

Using a creative writing journal is the most effective way in reaching your creative writing potential.

It can help you have a greater number of ideas, have more vivid and powerful ideas, reduce the blank screen syndrome of writers block, and allow you to write more deeply, more fluidly and more often.

But only if you use it in the right way!

Here are the 5 biggest mistakes we make that mean using a creative writing journal is frustratingly ineffective, and how to turn these mistakes around:

1. Always looking for the perfect writing journal. Much like some of us may be on a lifelong quest for the perfect handbag, car, or partner, going through versions that don’t quite live up to our perfect expectations like a starving fox goes through a coop of chickens, you may be waiting for the perfect writing journal.

It’s the same affliction – perfectionism. It doesn’t matter if your journal is a children’s exercise book that cost a few pence, what matters is that you use it. The more you use it, the easier it becomes and the better your creative writing.

2. Having a creative writing journal you’re scared to use. Maybe you decided to invest in a beautiful leather bound journal encrusted with rare jewels that you had to re-mortgage your house to purchase.

Ok maybe that’s a slight exaggeration. The point is if you have a creative writing journal that is so beautiful or expensive you’re afraid to write in it, it’s not serving its purpose. Get another journal that won’t intimidate you and start using it right away.

3. Not taking your creative writing journal with you wherever you go. So you bought a creative writing journal and can’t wait to use. The trouble is it’s sitting there on your shelf unused because you keep forgetting to take it out with you.

Put your creative writing journal somewhere you can’t forget to take it with you. By your house keys is a great place. Whenever you leave the house, grab your keys, and grab your writing journal, so you’re always ready to capture those creative ideas!

4. Not developing any of the ideas you capture. Maybe you have been using a creative writing journal and it’s full of great ideas for creative writing. This part of the process you have down to a fine art, congratulations.

But you’re not ever doing anything with these ideas, they’re just lying unloved in your journal. Show them the respect they deserve! Every week, or even every day, open your creative writing journal, pick the first idea that excites and inspires you, and start writing...

5. Not capturing ideas in enough detail. You’ve been taking your creative writing journal out wherever you go, and noting down ideas when they’ve come to you. Now your journal is packed with ideas waiting to be developed.

Except when you go to expand on them, the ideas are too vague, there’s no passion in them, they don’t inspire you. Ensure that when you first capture your ideas, you write enough detail so that when you return to them they’ll hit you with the same force and excitement as when they first came to you. The more you do this, the easier it becomes.

These are the 5 biggest mistakes that make using a creative writing journal ineffective. Which do you relate to?

Take these tips on board today, start using you’re a creative writing journal in the way that works best for you, and see the positive change in your creative writing.

Take the next step in getting your creative writing kick started right now with the FREE 5 part creative writing ecourse at http://www.YouAreACreativeWriter.Com.

Creativity Coach and keen creative writer Dan Goodwin helps people who are struggling to be as creative as they know they can be. See more at his website: http://www.CoachCreative.com

Your Creative Writing Journal - 7 Reasons To Never Leave Home Without Your Creative Writing Journal

The most effective tool any creative writer can have is a creative writing journal of some kind.

For anyone creative, ideas are our lifeblood, they’re the starting point for everything we ever create. Without ideas, we have nowhere to go, nothing to develop, we’re completely redundant.

A creative writing journal is a fantastic way of capturing, generating, storing and developing your creative ideas. In fact, as a creative writer, you should never leave home without it.

Here are 7 reasons why:

1. You capture ideas when they happen. The biggest reason you don’t have more creative ideas, isn’t that you don’t HAVE enough ideas. It’s simply that you don’t capture them and they disappear forever. With a creative writing journal, you can capture these ideas as they happen, then return to develop them at a later date.

2. You strengthen the belief that you find it easy to have new ideas. Once you start using your writing journal to capture ideas, you’ll realise how many you actually have. The more you realise how many ideas you have, the more confident you’ll be about having more.

3. You can write when you feel like writing. A common excuse for not writing is “I’m not in the right mood”. If you keep your creative writing journal with you at all times, when that mood is right, you can get straight into writing without delay.

4. You can organise ideas more easily. When you start a new journal, you can divide it into a few sections. Depending on what you write, you may have a section for character ideas, a section for scene ideas, another for plot ideas and another for phrases that just come to you. When you have a new idea, jot it in the right section and you organise as you go.

5. You help your ideas to breed. There’s something about having ideas collected together. They breed much in the same way as young rabbits! By keeping all your ideas in one journal, it focuses your creativity and allows related ideas to form more quickly and easily.

6. You give yourself permission to be more creative. By having your creative writing journal with you at all times, you’re sending your subconscious a strong message: “I’m a writer, I’m ready and prepared to write at any time.” Your subconscious responds by feeding you more ideas.

7. You inspire others to write. If you were sitting in a café and saw someone take out their journal and start writing, what would you think? As a writer yourself, no doubt you’d admire them, and start thinking about what you could write about the scene around you. The same positive effect happens for others when they see you using your journal.

These are just 7 of the many reasons why as a creative writer you should never leave home without you creative writing journal.

If you don’t have a journal, get one and start using it as soon as possible. The impact it will make to your creative writing will amaze you.

Get your creative writing kick started right now with the FREE 5 part creative writing ecourse at http://www.YouAreACreativeWriter.Com

Creativity Coach and keen creative writer Dan Goodwin helps people who are struggling to be as creative as they know they can be. See more at his website: http://www.CoachCreative.com

Creative Writing Journal - What It Is And Why As A Creative Writer You Can't Afford To Be Without It

As a creative writer, you need tools in order to write and create. Otherwise you’re just a creative thinker!

Probably THE single most useful and powerful tool you can use to enhance your creative writing is a creative writing journal.

A creative writing journal is simply a notebook or sketchbook that’s portable enough for you to carry around with you wherever you go. It can be small enough to fit in your hand, or the size of a typical magazine.

You can have a journal with lined paper, squared paper, coloured paper or plain paper. It can be as simple as a cheap paper exercise book, or as sophisticated as an sumptuous Italian leather bound multi-sectioned journal.

What’s important is not what it looks like, but how easy it is for you to use.

So how do you use your creative writing journal?

Essentially your creative writing journal is your ideas book. It’s where you capture and collect all of your ideas for creative writing. As soon as you have a new idea, jot it down in your journal.

The most fatal mistake many writers make, which leads to complaints like “I never have enough ideas” is not in fact that you’re not able to have enough ideas. It’s simply that you’re not capturing enough ideas.

As soon as they appear, you think to yourself something like “this is a great idea, I’ll remember it and work on it this evening when I get in”.

Guess what happens? Yep, a couple of days later you suddenly remember how you had a great idea for your writing. But can you remember what it was? Of course not!

Using a creative writing journal is the best way to avoid this frustrating and disappointing experience.

Taking this to another level, often even if you have a fragment of an idea and jot down a few words on a scrap of paper or something, when you return to it, the original excitement you had, and the essence of the idea, is diluted, somehow lost.

By using a creative writing journal, you can capture your ideas in enough detail that the essence of the idea is preserved. With practice, you can note down just a few phrases that get to the very heart and core of what your idea is based around.

When you return to your journal, the essence of the idea hits you once more like the fragrance on a lover's shirt you find the morning after a wonderful night together.

If you don’t use a creative writing journal - or only use one occasionally – you’re missing out on becoming the creative writer you could be.

Invest in a journal today and start carrying it with you wherever you go. You’ll notice the difference to the quantity and richness of your ideas in hardly any time at all.

Take the next step in getting your creative writing kick started right now with the FREE 5 part creative writing ecourse at http://www.YouAreACreativeWriter.Com

Creativity Coach and keen creative writer Dan Goodwin helps people who are struggling to be as creative as they know they can be. See more at his website: http://www.CoachCreative.com

Creative Writing Journal - The Creative Writer's Secret Weapon - Are You Using One?

What's the difference between a prolific creative writer and a writer who struggles to write consistently, and never feels they have enough good ideas?

Actually, there’s very little difference.

There are essentially two parts to being a prolific creative writer, and writing close to your true potential. Both of them can be hugely enhanced by using the creative writer’s secret weapon – a creative writing journal. Here’s how:

Part 1. Having ideas.

All of us who write are capable of having a steady stream of great creative writing ideas. Yes that includes you.

The main difference between those who have plenty of ideas, and those who feel they hardly have any is not ACTUALLY the amount of ideas they have.

It’s the number of ideas they NOTICE they have, and how many of these they capture. Here’s where the creative writing journal comes in.

By having a creative writing journal close to hand wherever you go, as soon as a fragment of an idea comes to you, you can jot it down in your journal. Just the act of writing the idea down instantly gives it “permission” to develop into something more.

If you have the idea in your head and think you’ll remember it, you’re very likely to be disappointed. It’s not a weakness or a failing on your part, we all do the same.

Accept that you can’t remember every glimmer of an idea in your head and begin writing the ideas down. That way you’re guaranteed to have them to develop in the future into larger pieces of writing.

Which brings us on to:

Part 2. Developing these ideas into pieces of writing.

Now, because you’ve been jotting down your writing ideas in your creative writing journal, when you sit down to write, you’ll have plenty of material to work from.

How many times have you sat at your desk or work space and stared anxiously at a blank page or blank screen, wondering not just where the next writing ideas will come from, but if you’ll EVER have a creative idea again?!

By using your journal you virtually eliminate this kind of writers block.

The easiest way to use your creative writing journal to develop your ideas, is to simply scan through the ideas you’ve recently captured and see what catches your eye and gives you a tingle of excitement.

Don’t feel you have to work through every idea you write down in sequence, it simply won’t work.

ALWAYS go with where the creative energy and inspiration is. Pick an idea or a couple of connected ideas from your creative writing journal that leap out at you, whether you wrote them in there an hour ago or a year ago.

Follow that creative energy and start developing the idea in whichever direction it takes you.

A creative writing journal is the creative writer’s secret weapon. As we’ve seen, a journal helps you greatly in both of the two key elements of creative writing.

Can you afford NOT to be using a creative writing journal any longer?

Take the next step in getting your creative writing kick started right now with the FREE 5 part creative writing ecourse at http://www.YouAreACreativeWriter.Com

Creativity Coach and keen creative writer Dan Goodwin helps people who are struggling to be as creative as they know they can be. See more at his website: http://www.CoachCreative.com

Creativity And Perfectionism - A Marriage Made In Hell - Here's 7 Reasons To File For Divorce

Perfectionism is one of the biggest reasons why creative people don't reach their creative potential and become as creative as they know they can be.

Creativity and perfectionism are not just less than ideal partners, they’re more like a marriage made in hell.

Here are 7 unreasonable demands of perfectionism that show why your creativity should be filing for divorce and leaving it behind!

- Unreasonable Demand 1: You won’t produce amazing art at a moment’s notice. I expect you to be ready and able at the drop of a hat.

Reason to leave: Creativity can’t be turned on and off like a light switch. Yes you can become more creative, more often, but it’s unrealistic for anyone to be instantly creative on demand.

- Unreasonable Demand 2: You make far too many mistakes. In fact making any mistakes is wrong, you should get it right first time.

Reason to leave: We all make mistakes, it’s how we learn. Also, these “mistakes” often open a channel or trigger an idea you wouldn’t have otherwise thought of.

- Unreasonable Demand 3: You waste time just daydreaming when you should be hard at work creating.

Reason to leave: Daydreaming, letting your creative ideas mingle and develop in your mind is time very well spent. Creative ideas need to find their feet and grow naturally, they don’t just appear as perfectly formed finished projects.

- Unreasonable Demand 4: You’re inconsistent. Some of your work is much better than others. Why can’t you create brilliant stuff every time?

Reason to leave: Any artist who’s interested on their own development and growth will be inconsistent. To develop, you need to take risks, try different things. Some of these will work out better than others. It all adds to making you a better artist.

- Unreasonable Demand 5: You procrastinate. You should just pull yourself together and get going. What’s so hard about creating?

Reason to leave: There are many reasons why you might procrastinate. One of the biggest is often the fear of making a mistake or making a mess. Putting on extra pressure to be perfect just makes it harder!

- Unreasonable Demand 6: You change your mind all the time. You tell me you have a great new idea, then the next thing I know you’re working on something else.

Reason to leave: Ideas are the lifeblood of any creative artist. They come and go, some you’ll take and create wonderful art from, others won’t get developed. You’ll never have time to use every idea, just give your best to whatever you’re working on now.

- Unreasonable Demand 7: You’ve got far too many unfinished creative projects floating around. Just finish them!

Reason to leave: It’s OK to not finish every project. Sometimes you’ll come to a natural end and realise the project is not worth continuing with. Trust yourself that you’ll finish the ones that are most important to you.

Which of these unreasonable demands resonates most strongly with you?

What steps can you take, starting today, to separate yourself from the kind of perfectionism that so limits your creativity?

Act on at least one of these reasons today, and you’ll soon been wondering not only how your creativity got married to perfectionism, but how they ever thought it’s be good idea to get together at all!

There are many ways to be more creative and overcome some of the blocks to creativity such as perfectionism.

I invite you to take a positive step to increase your creativity today by downloading your free copy of the powerful and practical "Explode Your Creativity!" Action Workbook at http://www.CoachCreative.com

From Creativity Coach Dan Goodwin

Creative Focus - What The Story Of Antonio's Restaurant Can Teach You About Being Creatively Focused

Do you struggle to focus on just one creative project at a time?

Are there creative projects at various staged of completion scattered all over your workspace and beyond?

Let me tell you the story of a chef named Antonio.

About 3 years ago, Antonio, after working for over 20 years as a chef in other people’s restaurants, achieved his dream of opening his own. Antonio was a highly talented chef and had glowing reviews about his food wherever he’d worked.

So naturally, Antonio wanted to bring his best dishes to his new restaurant and give his customers the most delicious food. He also believed in giving the customers as much choice as possible, so his first menu at the grand opening of “Antonio’s” featured no less than 47 different dishes.

The opening was a resounding success, and just a few months later, Antonio’s was packed with a full sitting night after night.

For Antonio though, running the restaurant was proving tough.

His 47 dish menu meant he had to keep in stock a massive range of ingredients. And since he insisted on using fresh ingredients, as well as being expensive, a great amount was thrown away if certain special dishes weren’t ordered for a few nights.

There was another problem. As Antonio was a highly creative and ambitious chef, he loved nothing more than coming up with new dishes and his special twists on old favourites. But because he was so busy trying to cook such a huge range of dishes, he never had time to try anything new.

Though his restaurant was packed night after night, Antonio was actually losing money, as well as being totally exhausted. Trying to prepare so many different dishes to such a high standard was taking its toll. And this was only a couple of months in.

Antonio knew he couldn’t carry on this way. He had to get take some radical action to get focused.

He took the very brave step of drastically culling his menu. He cut the near-50 different dishes down to just 15. 5 starters, 5 mains, 5 desserts.

Antonio took his best and most popular dishes and built a new streamlined menu. The impact was almost immediate.

Two weeks later, Antonio’s restaurant had become even MORE popular.

Because of the new simplified menu, his customers were starting to find their favourite dishes. Then they’d recommend these to their friends.

Before, Antonio’s would get recommendations, but more general ones about how good the food was. Now people were saying things like “You’ve just gotta try Antonio’s Spaghetti Puttanesca, it’s the best I’ve ever tasted” and “You haven’t experienced Manicotti Florentine until you’ve experienced ANTONIO’S Manicotti Florentine…”

The simpler menu also meant Antonio needed to keep far fewer ingredients in stock. Which meant less wastage, and therefore more funds to invest in even better quality ingredients.

Antonio could now once more satisfy his creative urges and desire to learn more.

He’d have friends and family over to try new recipes every few weeks. Each month, Antonio would add the best 1 or 2 of these new dishes to the restaurant menu, but replace dishes already there, keeping his simple 5 starters, 5 mains, 5 desserts menu intact.

This way, he kept all the benefits of the streamlined menu and customers coming back to order favourite dishes and telling their friends. Plus, introducing a new couple of dishes each month gave people new reasons to come back, and it satisfied Antonio’s ambitions to continually create new dishes.

Antonio’s restaurant became a fantastic success because he took his creative abilities and got focused.

It meant everything he produced was more enjoyable, and created with more care. And it freed him up to experiment with new ideas 1 or 2 at a time, then introduce them gradually.

How can you learn from Antonio’s story?

How does it relate to your creative life and the way you create?

Just imagine what can happen when get your creativity focused in a way like Antonio did. How would that change how, what and when you created?

Finally, what one tip from Antonio’s story can you start to apply to your creativity today?

There are many ways to increase your creative focus. I invite you to take a positive step to be more creative today by downloading your free copy of the powerful and practical "Explode Your Creativity!" Action Workbook at http://www.CoachCreative.com

From Creativity Coach Dan Goodwin

Creativity In Crisis? How To Stop, Breathe And Begin Again And Get Your Creativity Back On Track

Emily was going through a difficult period with her creativity.

Although she’d recently had some of her writing published in a national magazine and some other work picked up by a renowned writers' publication online, she was struggling.

Emily was pleased with the writing she’d produced that had been published. But she wanted to develop and grow.

She didn’t want to write the same story over and over again, however popular that story was, and how well it was received.

But she was stuck in a cycle. Every day she’d go to her desk to write, try to come up with a good starting point to write from, then go about expanding it into something interesting. Then, sometimes only minutes later, she’d scrap the new writing in frustration, convinced it was nowhere near as good as her published work.

Some 30 plus days later, Emily was getting slowly more and more anxious, dejected, uninspired and creatively stuck. She’d reached a point of creative crisis.

How often have you felt like Emily?

How often do you feel so tight and anxious about creating that you can barely focus on the act of creating itself?

It happens to all of us, and though we know we’re in the midst of a creativity crisis, we’re so desperate to just get through and create, we don’t stop to take some of the simple steps that would free our creativity up again.

So here are 3 simple steps to Stop, Breathe and Begin Again when your in the midst of a creativity crisis.

Step 1. Stop. Whatever it is you’re creating, just stop. Put it on pause. ADMIT to yourself that you’ve reached a difficult point in this creative project, and more importantly ALLOW yourself to take time out, rather than slogging away blindly and ineffectually.

This may just be the hardest step, especially when you’re deep in the middle of a project and all you want is to get through it as quickly as possible. But before you can take the next step to get your creativity on track again, you need to just stop.

Step 2. Breathe. Literally, take a few deep breaths and calm yourself. You’ve taken control of your creativity, realised that what you were doing wasn’t working. This is a positive and brave step. Allow yourself to breathe and find your natural rhythm again.

Take some time out to absorb complete different surroundings. Go out for a walk somewhere beautiful. Spend some time with young children while they’re playing. Visit somewhere you’ve always wanted to but never got round to, like a gallery or a show or a monument.

Step 3. Begin Again. You’ll now be in a far calmer, more objective position. You have essentially two choices in beginning to create again. Either pick a new project, something quite small and fun that you can really enjoy without getting caught up and attached to the outcome.

Or, the second option is to return afresh to your current creative project. By stopping, then breathing, you’ll now see the project in a different light. Parts that seemed impossible or impenetrable will have become more clear. Trust yourself and your creativity, that you know the way forward. Because you do. Then begin creating again, in the way you feel is best.

The next time your anxiety is rising and you feel your creativity is in crisis, use these simple 3 steps.

Stop, Breathe, Begin Again, and you’ll return to creating with renewed purpose and energy.

Would you like help in getting your creativity kick-started today? Then download your free copy of the powerful and practical Explode Your Creativity! Action Workbook at http://www.CoachCreative.com.

From Creativity Coach Dan Goodwin.

Creative Sensuality - Get The Most From Your 5 Senses To Enrich Your Creative Work

Think of a scent that sends you back to your childhood in an instant, like the smell of boot polish your dad used to clean his shoes each morning, your mother’s best “special night out” perfume, or the warm fragrance of tomato plants in your grandfather’s greenhouse.

We experience the world through our 5 senses, they’re the channels through which we receive the details of the environment around us.

Being more aware of our senses, noticing the subtleties and quirks of both the exotic and the familiar, helps us not only have a more vivid and stimulating life, but also enriches our creative work, how we express our creativity and how effectively we connect with others.

Another example: You might hear a song that reminds you of your teenage years and a first love, those awkward but heady first exchanges behind the cinema on a Saturday night. Or the train signal unique to the local railways where you used to stay with your aunt and uncle every summer.

Each of us have vivid memories and feelings connected with certain senses.

So the best way to make your creative art evocative and connect with others is to draw on these senses as much as possible.

You don’t always have to draw on sensual details of the past either.

Much of the time it’s the quest for the new that drives an artist forward to pushing the boundaries of what they create, sometimes challenging the limits of what ANYONE has created before in a particular medium.

This is how we get the creative pioneers that lead the way in their creative form, setting new expectations and opening new avenues for those that go after them.

Think about some of your favourite artists and the art that’s particularly moved and inspired you.

Which artists and artwork has made you FEEL most, and has connected with you most deeply?

Which art and artists have taken your breath away and redefined what you thought was possible in creating?

Think about either of these – the art that’s moved you most and the art that’s blown away your expectations of what you thought was possible – and you’ll find they draw heavily on your senses.

Whether it’s a poem, painting or piece of music, the connection – the way it makes you feel more alive – is what makes it such an important piece of work for you.

Think about your own creative work. What pieces have you felt have most effectively connected with people’s senses?

Which creative projects for you have best expressed a certain time or a certain feeling you’ve wanted to express?

It’s all the senses. An artist without a strong awareness of their senses is like a pianist trying to play piano without their hands or a dancer trying to express their dance without moving a muscle.

Remember this each time you create, and aim to tap into your audience’s feelings and emotions as deeply as possibly through each of their 5 senses.

Your creative work can be as sensual, evocative and vivid as you want to make it.

Would you like to kick-start your creativity today? Then download your free copy of the Explode Your Creativity! Action Workbook at http://www.CoachCreative.com.

From Creativity Coach Dan Goodwin.

Creative Focus - How To Go From Scattershot To Laser Focused In 3 Steps

How easy to you find it to focus on one creative project, and to really make some significant progress?

When’s the last time you really felt “That was a great session of creating, I really enjoyed it and feel I moved it on to the next stage”?

Most creative people struggle to get this focused. New ideas pour in constantly, and rather than stick with the project you’re working on, it’s so easy to just jump aboard the next interesting new wave and ride it until another new one comes along.

You end up with dozens of unfinished projects scattered around – both physically, and scattered around as fragments in your head.

Having fresh ideas is a crucial part of a fulfilling creative life. But another equally important element is finishing creative projects, feeing proud that you’ve completed something and that it’s an authentic expression of who you are.

Rather than flitting from project to project like a confused moth in a room full of candles, sometimes it’s good to get laser-focused on just one at a time.

So here are 3 steps to get your creativity focused:

1. Write your “Statement of Intent”. Pick one creative idea to work on and commit to a period of time to work on it. Write your commitment down, it makes it clearer and more likely that you’ll follow through with it. For example: “I commit my creative energies to working for 30 minutes a day for the next 14 days on my new short story about my time travelling in Singapore.”

Include in your “Statement of Intent” an overall period that you’re going to work on the project (eg 14 days) and how much and how often (eg 30 minutes per day) to help you get really focused.

2. Do not disturb. Throughout your period of focus, do all you can to eliminate distractions. Create in a place that is as undisturbed as possible. If necessary, let people know of your intention and kindly request they respect your privacy for that short period of time and allow you to focus.

To manage incoming new ideas, simply keep a small notepad nearby. When a new idea appears, jot it in your notepad to work on at a later time, then close the notepad and continue on your current project.

3. Review, adjust, create. Don’t worry about setting a specific goal like “I’m going to finish 10 pages of my new altered book”. Instead commit just to giving the project your time, energy and focus and allow it to evolve naturally, in whatever way it needs to.

At the end of your period of creativity, review your progress. Congratulate yourself on what you’ve achieved. Ask what’s worked well and what you can adjust to help you be even more focused the next time. Then set a new Statement of Intent and get creating again!

This 3 step process is a powerful way of getting focused with your creativity, and building your confidence in creating.

Now it's your turn. Start with step 1, and write your Statement of Intent. Then work on through the other 2 steps. Happy creating!

Would you like to kick-start your creativity today? Then download your free copy of the Explode Your Creativity! Action Workbook at http://www.CoachCreative.com

From Creativity Coach Dan Goodwin.

7 Benefits Of A Creative Community- Why Continue To Struggle To Create Alone?

In the past it was very difficult for artists to connect with other artists and the majority worked alone, silent toiling with little support or interaction from others who are like minded.

These days though, the scene is very different.

With the explosion of ways to communicate via the internet, creative artists all over the world can exchange ideas, collaborate on creative projects, share resources and support each other from the comfort of their own homes.

Although much creating still needs to be done by the artist alone, they have the knowledge that a supportive group of other creative people can be literally at their fingertips.

Are you still struggling to create on your own?

Here are 7 major benefits that becoming part of a creative community can bring into your creative life:

1. There’s someone to hold you accountable to following through. You can make all kinds of silent promises to yourself about when and how much you’ll create. But when you declare this out loud to another person or group of people, it instantly gives you more motivation to keep to your word and follow through on your intentions.

2. You find new creative resources. There’s only so much time any creative person has, you can’t possibly read every article and book on creativity, or visit every website. A creative community can share their best creative resources, so you can go straight to those that are going to help you most.

3. You can work with a creative buddy. A creative buddy is just someone you agree to team up with to help each other in your creative lives. You can arrange to regularly check in and share what you’ve done, and encourage each other to take your creativity to the next level. This can make a huge difference to your creativity compared to creating “in a void” all alone.

4. You’ll achieve things as a group you couldn’t possibly do alone. One person can make a difference, but a group of people can make changes far beyond the sum of their parts. The possibilities for creating as a part of a creative community are limited only by the imagination and vision of the group members.

5. You’ll find collaborative partners. You’ll develop friendships with other creative people in a creative community. One thing this can lead to is collaborations, where two or more of you agree to work on a creative project together. Again, with the multitude of media and technology available these days, much of this can be done online.

6. You’re able to give something back to other creative people. Many of us when we spend time creating alone feel selfish or guilty. Whilst it’s perfectly OK and necessary to have your own time to create, by supporting and contributing to the creative lives of others in a community you’ll feel happier in spending time on your own creative work.

7. You get exposure and networking opportunities. Something that many artists find difficult is promoting or even showing their work to others. As part of a creative community, there’s a wealth of networking opportunities. You never know who’ll you meet or who will be on the group looking for artwork just like yours.

These are just 7 of the major reasons why being part of a creative community can support your creative life, and take your creativity to new levels within a very short space of time.

I’d like to invite you to check out CoachCreativeSpace, a friendly, supportive Creative Community of all kinds of artists. Our common aim is to help each other be as creative as we know can be.

It’s free to join, so head over to see more for yourself now at http:www//CoachCreativeSpace.

From Creativity Coach Dan Goodwin

Creative Freedom - The Benefits Of Creating Just For The Joy Of Creating

Whatever we enjoy as creative projects, sometimes there's nothing like the thrill of simply creating for the joy of creating.

The excitement of the unknown possibilities, the feeling of fear mixed with awe, the spontaneous free flow of ideas, words, images or sounds...

Often, the barriers that appear when we go to create – both externally and in our minds – can be traced back to what we EXPECT to produce.

It’s deeply engrained in many of us that unless we have some amazing “end product” after a period of creating - something real and tangible to show for all our efforts - then somehow that time has been wasted.

We rarely allow ourselves (or others) time to just create for the pleasure of creating.

If I were to say you could have a whole day off from all commitments – 8 hours just to create whatever and however you wanted – what would your first reaction be?

Would it something like: “Fantastic, that gives me loads of time to experiment with some new painting techniques I’ve been longing to try out. I can really have fun with them without worrying about having to pack up half way through.”

Or would it more like: “A whole day? 8 hours!? Oh dear that’s a lot of time. I should be able to produce loads of stuff in that time. But what if I can’t? What if I get stuck or run out of ideas, or don’t have time to finish? If I don’t create something really significant it’ll be such a waste of time...”

If you’re more likely to reply like in the second example (as most of us probably would!), here’s a way to start to overcome that.

Decide for yourself to put aside an hour or so to commit to creating purely for the pleasure of it.

Choose a media or format that you've always wanted to try but never had the courage to. Or something you loved when you were a child but haven't returned to in years, maybe decades.

Don't have any expectations of yourself, or aim to complete a piece of work within the time period you've set aside.

The aim is to simply enjoy the experience of creating, not create a final "product".

Whether it's finger painting, writing spontaneous prose, playing piano, tap dancing, carving wood or anything else, just begin, experiment, flow where it takes you. Enjoy the child-like sense of discovery, your capability to express your feelings and ideas, and the deep human need we all have to simply create...

Take the next step to increase your creativity today, by getting your free copy of the powerful and practical "Explode Your Creativity!" Action Workbook at http://www.CoachCreative.com

From Creativity Coach Dan Goodwin

Be More Creative - How A Giant YES On Your Wall Gives You Permission To Be Creative

Recently I came across the phrase “it’s like putting a giant YES on your wall”.

This struck me as such a powerful and visual phrase and made me realise again the power of "giving yourself permission" to be creative.

Ultimately, whoever you are, the only person who can control and decide how creative you are is you.

One of the major reasons why people don’t create as much as they could do, or as much as they’re capable of doing, is simply because they don’t allow themselves to be creative.

Any number of underlying fears and beliefs support this. Beliefs such as “I don’t deserve to be creative”, or “I can only create early in the morning”, or “I’m only creative in one specific area, I can’t transfer this to any other part of my life”.

How much do you allow yourself to be creative?

How freely do you give yourself permission to create? Or are there always conditions attached, or pay offs involved?

Think carefully and honestly about the thoughts and beliefs you have that actually hold you back from creating.

Many of them are probably so subtle you don’t even realise you have them. But those are the ones that are most dangerous and most destructive in the long term.

Once you identify these beliefs and thoughts that limit your creativity, you can begin to replace them with ones more supportive of your creativity.

To return to the earlier examples, turn these around to positive beliefs:

“I deserve to be creative as much as the next person.”

“I can create at any time of the day.”

“If I’m creative in one area, there’s no reason why I can’t apply that creative way of seeing and being to another part of my life.”

So take the biggest piece of paper you can find, write a giant “YES” on it and put it up on your wall.

Then think about all the things you'd like to say yes to around your creativity, but don't because of some fear or doubt or negative belief.

Add this list of things around the word yes on the sheet of paper.

Say YES to writing your novel. Say YES to taking up painting landscapes again. Say YES to getting your guitar out of your attic and playing some of your old songs again. Say YES to starting a new project in an area you've never tried before.

Whatever creative project you've been thinking about beginning or restarting, give yourself permission today and put a giant YES on YOUR wall!

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Stop Waiting, Start Creating! How Much Time Do YOU Spend Just Hanging Around Waiting For Others?

How much of your life do you spend simply killing time while waiting for others?

And at the same time feeling you really could be getting on with something more creative..?

We all seem to have busy lives these days and anything that can help us to make better use of our time is usually gratefully welcomed.

The act of creating each day and getting into this rhythm and discipline is one way we can begin to work towards this.

Even if we do this however, many of us find we still "waste" much time in waiting around for others.

Some everyday examples are waiting in queues in shops, or waiting for a train that's late. These situations we can’t do much about.

But then there are those other times where we're waiting out of some obligation for another. We're with people we're close to in our lives - our partners, children, friends or colleagues - and we may feel because we're in the same room or building at the same time, we "should" spend some time with them .

Rather than schedule a fixed amount of time in which to see them and have some quality undisturbed time together, we often just try to squeeze it in and drop the other activities we're currently doing.

How often have you been with a friend, and felt pressured because you know you don't have much time together until one of you has to leave to attend to some other task?

This looming urgency then puts a spoiler on your time together and instead of relaxing and enjoying each other's company, you never quite get into any meaningful conversation or commit to doing something together you both like and appreciate.

Over a period of weeks, months or years, this can build up and instead of having occasional enjoyable and largely undisturbed time together where you're both focused and committed, you feel like you have a series of snatched interludes, where in all honesty you'd probably both be rather spending the time doing something else!

It's like having a snack every few hours and throwing it down your throat because you know the restaurant is closing in five minutes.

When really, you’d rather take a couple of hours to sit down and relax with a delicious meal and a bottle of wine once a day.

Or maybe even worse, it may feel like sitting in a restaurant waiting for a meal with someone when neither of you are particularly hungry and can't decide what to order!

So maybe it takes being selfish first to be giving in the long term.

Maybe next time you try to snatch a few minutes with your partner, children or friends, just because you're both in the same place at the same time, think about how you could book some more focused and relaxing quality time together instead, and give you both the opportunity to really get the most from each other's company...

There are many ways to be more creative. I invite you to take a positive step to increase your creativity today.

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From Creativity Coach Dan Goodwin

Creativity - 5 Ways To Ensure Your Creative Life Is Built On Firm Foundations Not Shifting Sands

To achieve anything of significance, to be able to create a body of creative work you're proud of and have a consistently rewarding life of creativity, you must have strong foundations to build upon.

You’re probably familiar with the story of the wise man who built his house upon the rock. By choosing a strong foundation on which to build his home - rock - when the rains came, the wise man’s house stayed standing.

His neighbour was less patient in building his house and wanted to erect it as quickly as possible. He didn’t care much where he built it and so his house went up on sandy ground.

When it rained, while the wise man’s house stood firm on its foundation of rock, his neighbour’s house begin to crumble, as the sands beneath became soaked in water and began to shift.

Which of the two neighbours are you most like in your creative life?

Do you have strong foundations that can withstand any kind of weather, rain or shine, sun or storm?

Here are 5 ways to make sure you have solid foundations in place so you can become as creative as you have the potential of being:

1. Create everyday. The only way to long term consistent creative output is to develop patterns and routines. Creating for a minimum amount each day is the easiest way to do this. As you get used to the daily act of creating, you can then increase the time you spend each day.

2. Healthy creative environment. Think for a moment about where you do most of your creating. Is it set up to make creating as easy as possible for you? Or do you have to fumble through lots of clutter before you can even start creating? Keep your creative space organised in the way that will best inspire you and allow you to create freely.

3. Strong creative beliefs. Do you believe that you’re creative and resourceful? Do you trust your creativity to always produce something interesting and stimulating? If not, it would serve you well to spend some time weeding out any negative beliefs and replacing them with some that are more empowering for your creativity.

4. Support network. What kind of network do you have around you to support your creativity? Look at the people you spend most time with, are they enthusiastic and positive about your creative life? Are there groups, clubs, forums or organisations you could join to give you more support, encouragement and guidance?

5. Creative stimulation and ideas. Do you have a steady new stream of ideas and inspiration flowing into your creative life? Do you absorb artwork, books, music and places that fire your imagination and spark off your creativity? Do you have a method to capture your ideas when you have them or do they drift by unrecorded, never to be seen again?

These are 5 crucial foundations that need to be strongly in place if you’re to lead a fulfilling creative life.

Which of these areas do you feel are strong for you already? Which could you pick to spend a little time on to improve, so you find it easier to create all the things you know you’re capable of creating?

Pick one area today, list 3 things you could start to put into action in the next 48 hours, then do them...

Decisive positive action now will serve your creativity well for years to come.

Want to learn more about how to increase YOUR creativity?

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From Creativity Coach Dan Goodwin

Creative Writing With Confidence - 7 Ways To Kick-Start Your Confidence In Creative Writing Today

Often the difference that makes the difference in how often you write, what you write, and how well you write is not about how gifted you are as a writer.

Everyone can be a creative writer, everyone can develop, learn and evolve as a writer and see real progress in a fairly short space of time, as well as getting great enjoyment from writing.

Confidence is a far more important aspect and the more confidence you have, the more you write, and so your confidence grows more.

But how do get that confidence in the first place?

Here are 7 top ways to boost your confidence in writing creatively today:

1. Write every day. The only way to be fluid and confident in writing is to do it often. As we work on a daily calendar, it makes perfect sense to write every day, it keeps things simple and will help you get into a creative pattern.

2. Acknowledge your achievements. It’s easy to write prolifically for a month then look back and think “I haven’t created much recently”, even though you have. Keep a record of what you write, you’ll be surprised at how much you create and then forget. It all adds to your experience and building confidence.

3. Get support from a group. These days we’re all so connected it’s much easier to find a group of similar writers, either locally or on the internet. Seek out a group that will support you not judge, where a strong attitude of everyone helping each other become a better writer prevails.

4. Write at the times that work for you. We all have natural flows of creativity. Though we can train ourselves to write at anytime, there are times of the day you’re more confident writing. Find the times that work best for you – early morning, after lunch, late at night, whatever works best for you.

5. Set regular, achievable goals. To increase your confidence, set a series of specific, reachable goals, rather than one huge overwhelming goal. Your progress will be easier to measure and your confidence and motivation grows. For example: “I’m going to write 500 words on my novel today”, rather than “I’m going to finish my novel this year.”

6. Get a creative buddy. Having a supportive partner in creativity is a very powerful way to increase your confidence. Also, you can contribute to someone else building their confidence. Either ask a friend to be your creative buddy, or find someone through a group you’re a part of.

7. Enjoy yourself! The more you enjoy your creative writing, the more your confidence will naturally grow, so the more you’ll want to write. Pick a variety of different writing projects and styles, experiment and have fun. You’ll discover new enjoyable ways of writing you’ve not even tried before.

These are 7 great ways to boost your confidence in creative writing today.

Which one are you going to choose to use first?

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Creativity Coach and keen creative writer Dan Goodwin helps people who are frustrated they're not making the best of their unique creative abilities. See more at his website: http://www.CoachCreative.com

Creatively Stuck? How To Ask The Right Questions To Get Your Creativity Flowing Freely Again

You might be struggling with all kinds of issues in your creative life right now?

Maybe you’re wondering what you should be focusing your energies on? Which creative form to develop your work in? Whether to start a new project or finish an existing one?

You might even be wondering why you feel so adrift from the creative person you really want to be, and from creating the art you truly long to create?

In short, you’re looking for answers to some pretty fundamental questions about your creative life.

But where and how do you find these answers? Do they even exist?

Well, YES! Sometimes it’s just about asking the right questions, then listening.

If you ask yourself the questions that you most need to ask - then trust yourself enough to believe that somewhere inside you, processes are taking place, cogs are whirring, ideas are bubbling and a sense of clarity is forming - you will be presented with the answers you need.

For example, if you find yourself stuck creatively, or don't know what project to do next or how you can best use your creativity, ask yourself this one simple question -

"What does my creative life need right now?"

Then just take the time to sit and let the answers come to you.

You may want to close your eyes and let your thoughts gather. You may want to take some pens and paper and brainstorm or mindmap the ideas as they come to you.

You might want to draw diagrams or pictures. Or you may find another way that works even better for you.

Ask, and listen, with a genuine openness and trust in yourself and you’ll be amazed at what happens.

Maybe this isn't exactly the right question to ask at this time? Maybe it’s too specific even?

Taking this idea to a wider scope, you could simply ask -

"What questions do I need to ask myself right now?"

What do you need to ask yourself to get the core of what will help you move forward? If you don’t know where you want to be heading, and don’t take any steps to find out and start moving, you’ll be stuck and standing still for good.

Take the time though to ask yourself the questions that, deep down, you KNOW you need to ask yourself, then be prepared to listen openly, and there will always be something valuable to hear...

Take the next step to help you be more creative today.

You can get your free copy of the powerful and practical "Explode Your Creativity!" Action Workbook when you sign up to my FREE “Create Create!” ezine at http://www.CoachCreative.com

From Creativity Coach Dan Goodwin

Creating With Intention - How Clear Intentions Help You Be More Creative

When you create, what’s the intention behind it? Do you know how much of a difference creating with intention can make to your creative life and creative projects?

When you have clear intentions, you’re able to focus more clearly and move more easily towards them.

Your internal forces seem to unite in a common direction and with a common purpose and you move forward more swiftly and smoothly.

Something I learned when attending acting classes was to act in the class with intention. The tutor asked: “Why do you come to this acting class? What’s your intention, what do you hope to get from it?”.

He explained that when his students had this intention in the back of their minds, they get more from the class, because they pick out the parts that serve their intention best. They make the most of the exercises that are relevant and move on from those that don’t.

When you're clear about your intentions, you also become more attuned to the opportunities that arise for you.

You know which will take you in the direction you want to go. If you know that you’re working towards specific aims – even though the art you’re creating may still be diverse and spontaneous – you become more open to the pathways that will lead you where you want to go.

Intentions can sometimes be very specific.

For example "I want to write 3 chapters of my novel within the next month."

Others are more of a “directional intention” than an “destination intention”.

For example in my acting class, my intention was to become more confident and expressive in using my voice.

There was not necessarily a definitive point or state I was expecting to reach, but having that intention somewhere in my mind allowed me to constantly be aware of this in the course of the classes and make the exercises more relevant and useful to me.

What in your creative life do you have clear intentions for?

What do you have a strong picture of in your head, about how you'd things to be?

What other things in your creative life are you unclear about? Areas where you have no clear intentions and maybe you feel you're simply drifting rather than working steadily towards a goal or in a particular direction?

What differences do you notice between the areas where you have a strong intention and those you don't?

What steps can you take today to become more clear in your intentions in all areas of your creative life? Pick one to start with, then build from there.

I invite you to take the next step to help you increase your creativity today.

Get your free copy of the powerful and practical "Explode Your Creativity!" Action Workbook when you sign up to my FREE “Create Create!” ezine at http://www.CoachCreative.com

From Creativity Coach Dan Goodwin