There are so many things we can allow to become barriers to creativity. We’ve talked about a lot of them here: procrastination, lack of confidence, the old false stories we tell ourselves about what we can or can’t do, writer’s block (also known as the muse taking an unplanned vacation). But...
Self-Care
Learn to love the stories you tell yourself
Most of us are carrying around stories that someone—a well-meaning family member or a friend whose opinion we really valued—told us at some point in our lives. The thing about those stories, though, is that they probably aren’t true—like mine. This is not a criticism of anyone’s family members or...
The scariest C-word…and how to get more of it
The C-word. We all want it. Some of us try to find it though books, classes, accomplishments. Many of us fake it at times. But I think it’s fair to say most of us struggle with it. Yep, you guessed it. Confidence. It’s a tough one, right? Especially in the world of art and creativity, where...
This is how I’m more joyfully productive now than ever before
How many of you have a morning ritual?I started and stopped mine a million times. After I did The Artist’s Way, I felt like I’d finally grasped it - finally “knew how” to journal. Morning pages taught me this. Three pages, every morning, right after you wake up. If you’re a creative type, chances...
My dad’s (bad) advice
When I was getting ready to declare my major in college, my parents asked me what I had decided. Of course, I’d known since I was probably seven years old that I wanted to be a writer, so of course my major would be English. (I know, I know, there’s fancier programs for writers out there, but I...