I bumped into this podcast on PRX Remix last week and I thought it was a pretty good peek into how many creatives think. The themes that come up in this podcast can be heard at The Stuck Creative Meetups. Before I list what I heard, along with a few comments, here are the basics…
Once a month, if you can remove some haunting clutter from your life, you will free up energy and time for your creative projects. Today we turn to Betty Boop for help in describing “haunting clutter” and I show you how to get more psychological freedom for your creative life. Table of Contents IntroHaunting Clutter…
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…