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Random Inspirations

If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put foundations under them. ~Henry David Thoreau Sometimes we must allow ourselves time to simply be … Or perhaps … To randomly nap To art journal [visuals for inspiration] To daydream about possibilities To [...]

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Working from a blueprint

There is a mental or first creation, and a physical or second creation of all things. You have to make sure that the blueprint, the first creation, is really what you want; that you have thought everything through. Then, you put it into brick and mortar. Each day, you go to the construction shed and [...]

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How to develop a vision {creatively}

Lingo for strategic planning became a part of my vocabulary while I was in graduate school for my MBA. Incorporating new terms for existing habits is one of my quirky traits. Terms serve me by providing clarity and boundaries to the wavy lines of my thoughts. For example, although we don’t go around claiming to [...]

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Creative Every Day

My original Creative Every Day {CED} goals for January were to work on a collage reviewing my notes regarding my {creAtive} business plan. That was altered last week but not without necessity or purpose. However, I was consistent with the {totally optional} theme for January: Body. I committed to CED largely because I needed accountability [...]

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Journal {Plan} Every Day

There can be no courage unless you’re scared. ~Eddie Rickenbacker Disclaimer: Being a creAtive, you realize the only two things I actually do on a daily basis is sleep and eat! It is my {intention} to journal every day — at least in some form. I have a pop-up reminder on my Google Calendar each [...]

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Tactile Plan of Attack

All who have accomplished great things have had a great aim, have fixed their gaze on a goal which was high, one which sometimes seemed impossible. ~ Orison Swett Marden Perhaps the change of seasons … or the weather … or mere routine replacing scenic travel and being away from home. Whatever it is, I [...]

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Time Management — Block by Block

Every day we are faced with a rollercoaster of ideas, activities and interruptions that takes us for a wild ride in our attempt to manage our time effectively. Being the creAtive I am … I have employed a wide variety of tools and methods to keep myself {on-task}. Well, as much as possible — on [...]

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Focused Kaleidoscope Views

Image Credit (and more kaleidoscope views …) One of the reasons I have always enjoyed consulting, mentoring and teaching? Coming alongside another person to listen, provide input — and sometimes simply serve as a {dream-scribe} as inspirations flash into view … Well, said roles always produce both bloom (for the client) as well as new [...]

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Right Brain Business Journal

A common thread woven in the discussions with my accountability groups have this common thread: How do we declutter our schedules and yet maintain the aspects of our days that we enjoy? Read: Avoid throwin’ the baby out with the bathwater — [idiom explained]. A colleague of mine and I been brainstorming answers to this [...]

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Creative Planner

This is the cover of my creative friend’s journal-planner … A good goal is like a strenuous exercise – it makes you stretch.  ~Mary Kay Ash Collage journaling — also referred to as scrapbooking, creative journaling, art journals — is my right brain method of planning and pondering the realities of the universe — well, [...]

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