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…
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[VIDEO] How-to Build Your Own Creative Work Process
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] Meetups now on the Alexandria, VA waterfront
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…
[VIDEO] Loosen up your standards to get unstuck
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…
[VIDEO] 6 Workspaces All Creatives Need to Know
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…
[VIDEO] Get down to work, take your edge off
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…
[VIDEO] – Concentration Breathing – 3 minutes for a clear head
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…
Are You Strong Enough?
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…
Don’t Let an Old Unfinished Project Stop You from Starting
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…
Immaculate Heart Rules for Creative Work
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…
Your #1 2019 Goal: Be Rough and Ready
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…
See the Unstuck Experience with your TV Remote Control
I have to give my wife credit for this. Using our remote control she journeyed over to Amazon Prime or Netflix and started the habit of watching documentaries. First, she concentrated on watching docs about arcane topics with a touch of the sensational. Then it became health tips. But a few months back she focused…
[VIDEO] – USE YOUR CREATIVE INSTINCTS – Part 1 & Part 2
So far I have spotted 9 instincts in all creatives. Ok, maybe Freud would not consider instincts but they sure do look and feel like something deeply wired within us that comes alive for us. You have experienced them all at some point and in this video (part 1) and the next, I teach you…
[Video] Stages of Change and the Stuck Creative
For several decades, performance professionals, therapists, and trainers have used a model of change to help people move from one habit or performance level to new, more powerful habits and strengths. Here you will be introduced to this model specially shaped for creatives who find themselves stuck and unable to get projects started and done….
[Video] Faulkner’s Challenge – Does your work match his goals?
Faulkner’s Challenge – Creative work alive 100 years later? American writer, William Faulkner challenges us in his quote about what the creative should try to do. Watch Faulkner present his quote and test if your work will hold up to the Faulkner Challenge.