Rules are not in place to drive Stuck Creatives mad or turn them into robots. They are there as beacons, guides, boundaries, or other similar analogies. It would be great if we could follow every rule, all the time. We know that is not possible. We have to be flexible with our rules at times….
ABOUT THIS VIDEO SERIES We daydream all the time. If you count worrying, planning, ruminating on past events, then we spend an estimated 47% of our time not only in our heads but in inner visions that are outside of reality. It is time for all creatives to take charge, to use daydreaming as a…
We know that there is a massive industry to seduce us Advertising, media, movie makers cast ideas into productive presentations to capture and to hold us emotionally. Sounds like the art of seduction to me. Why not capitalize upon that? Become active users of what they have so carefully plotted and produced. Here’s an example….
You set a time to do your creative work. When that time comes around you just can’t shake what is in your head, especially after a commute, your day job, or being wrapped up in something else. You are trapped and there are 100 excuses that now come to mind why you shouldn’t move forward…
Wherever plans are made, excuses gather and wait. That is a fact of life. If we don’t plan for their arrival….well, you know the rest. A fact of life or not, there is much we can do to avoid, weaken, or question some of our own most powerful excuses. That can change everything, letting you…
All of us have used little tricks to get our creative work started and done. The list is large; from favorite music, special coffee, need to have the dog around, unique tools, to preferred locations. If we pull together everything together, we can develop a deliberate work process that guides and propels us thru our…
NEW LOCATION STARTING FEB. 2020 We are moving about 5 blocks to a co-working space right on the Alexandria waterfront. Address:We will be in the building next to the Torpedo Arts Center. ALX Community (co-working spaces).201 N. Union St. 1st Floor – Suite 110Alexandria, VA 22314 Google map Parking:Park on Union Street or try the…
We have all sorts of standards, rules, and musts we have picked up here and there. Standards on how we should work, what we should work on, how much we should produce, etc., etc., etc. These standards are largely unconscious and come up to block us before we can even get started. Learn how to…
Don’t stop your creativity if you don’t have the perfect workspace to do your work. You have to keep moving if you ever want to get your projects done so I have come up with 6 different types of workspaces. You are going to have to have more than one so get started building yours…
It is really tough to switch into doing creative work if you are coming from work or doing other stuff. You have to get your mind, heart, and body aligned so you can sit down to work and stay working on your very important creative life. Here you will learn how to do 2 minutes…
Stuck creatives need every tool they can find to get out of ruts, work after a day-job, and find the creativity that is hidden away. Distractions, outer and inner, can be held at bay so the stuck creative can down to work and get into their creative work. Learn a quick, simple to learn, and…
We have a naïve assumption that we can simply jump into our work. No warm-up, no real prep, no stretching, no strengthening our working abilities. This is crazy. Would we assume we can run a marathon without months of prep? Would we assume we could run a marathon next week just because we use to…
The promises we make to ourselves can keep us stuck and keep us from living the life we want. Here is one of those promises: “I can’t start any new projects until I get an unfinished project that has been hanging over my head, done. Until I get it done, I have to push away…
rule 1. Find a play you trust and then try trusting it for a while. rule #2. General duties of a student; pull everything out of you teacher. Pull everything out of your fellow students. rule #3. General duties of a teacher: pull everything out of your students. rule #4. Consider everything an experiment. rule…
We really, really need to think less and do more. That’s it. Make that your standard operating procedure for 2019. Think less and show up. Think less and just try something, anything. Put movement ahead of finesse. Effectiveness ahead of sophistication. Blisters of the hands, feet, and mind ahead of the refined. Definitions of Rough…