I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn’t say any other way — things I had no words for. ~Georgia O’Keeffe There are so many times when images and collages serve as my “words” … Or times when the words of another person prompt an image as the syllables succinctly define [...]
In our busyness, we deceive ourselves into believing that we have no time for the activities we enjoy, the goals we dream about — for creativity, for rest … for just plain fun! However, slow and steady wins the race. Especially for those of us who periodically run w-a-y too fast in various directions! Despite [...]
{click image to enlarge and read notations} ★ Disclaimer: Being a creAtive, you must know the only two things I actually do on a daily basis are sleep and eat {and social media}! Everything thing else varies in priority, technique and time … Daily planning can feel like left brain prison: Held captive and behind [...]
vercoming various obstacles {challenges, confusions, fears, etc.} in a visual {and tactile} mode is my way of processing, deciphering and, well, overcoming! Oh! And — beyond the sense of sight — it usually involves dark chocolate, solitude and ear buds blasting whatever my favorite music is at that moment. Once I am settle, this practice [...]
We may not compile unabridged storylines of our dailies. But those moments are recorded, imprinted and woven into the fabric of our life. What we do, think and decide are threads of that fabric … What we don’t do, refuse to think about and avoid are also threads, ever-present to remind us. Additionally … There [...]
Today can be a day full of excuses and regrets, or it can be a day full of progress and achievement. The choice is completely up to you. ~Ralph Marston When we are away from routine busyness, we can resume our schedules with precision that comes from a decluttered mind. {Or we can trudge back [...]
CreAtive planner —noun a person who {dares to plan outside the lines} and.or {un}plans, doodles, scribbles and rips paper as part of said process. a {handmade; collaged or otherwise artistically altered} book of days, ponderings and possibly appointments, to-do’s quotations, etc. Instead of adapting yourself to an {un}creAtive mode of goal-setting and planning — why [...]
Ever wonder why checklists, calendars and daily schedules don’t work for you? Perhaps you have even parked yourself at the corner of Discovery and Realization in hopes of learning why daily schedules seem to be a recipe for hair-pulling frustration and emotional dead-ends. Well, I started a list! Despite 25 years of consulting, listening and [...]
You do not succeed because you do not know what you want or you don’t want it intensely enough. ~Frank Crane I have a swirled response to that idea. Because sometimes knowing what you want becomes a work-in-progress, and the passionate intensity with which you pursue it is indeed {enough}. You simply are not “there” [...]
Plan your work for today and every day, then work your plan. ~Norman Vincent Peale Yep. I used the “s” word; the dreaded linear tool creAtives typically love to live without. However, the road to distraction and lost clients are paved with a freelancer’s good intentions! So … how about we accomplish this task creAtively? [...]