Goosing Your Muse

David Weintraub is a writer, editor, photographer from South Carolina. I happened on his article, (click here) CAN CREATIVITY BE TAUGHT? ,  saying to myself, ‘whoa – now. Is it possible that someone’s finally got an answer to this age old question?’ He asked his students and … “About half the class wrote that, yes, [...]

I found this article in the Huffington Post (which I read almost daily, online, also called the HuffPost). This one is by artist/illustrator, Cat Bennett. She nails some things down about the creative process, in such a direct, easy manner, that you will find yourself nodding in agreement. She advocates something you’ve heard before (but [...]

Sometimes it’s just good to go to something like this event, to help you STIR YOUR JUICES … whether you have a good job, or are looking for a good job … or want to change to something new & different. I’ll be presenting a brief talk about Career Path Patterns … why the Corporate [...]

Here is a doozy, folks. You’ll thank me… I found it on Facebook, and am grateful to Doreen Ringer-Ross, for posting it. You’ll want to frame it and hang it where you can see it daily. You’ll definitely want to send it to your artist-friends. It’s a speech… not too long … It is: Dr. [...]

There are several things I love in this article… like how “group-think” doesn’t always work, and why (we are so eager to PLEASE rather than do the right thing) … how ‘follow the leader’ is always more comfortable than breaking rank (to be more creative) … but mostly, finally, this article points out that PLACE [...]

For those of you who just can’t get enough (ok, I’m one too), here is the mother of all mind-mapping maps…  it’s fascinating! The mega-map of over 80 of the best mind-mapping resources. Each link is a gem. Start with the article here: MindMappingSoftwareBlog.com Relating visually…. I took this photo, Dec. 2009, because it reminded [...]

You know when you want to learn something, you should tell others that you want to do it. It’s kind of like an affirmation. So, here I sit on this rainy-sunny-rainy-sunny Saturday in Los Angeles, reading a little admonition that I thought I’d share with YOU today, but it’s really ME telling ME to do [...]

I’m having a good day… this article, by Bruna Matinuzzi  is definitely worth checking out and passing along. Maybe some of you will remember the wonderful book, Flow, by Mihali Csikszentmihalyi. (cheek-sent-me-high-ee)  so, this will be a continuation for you… Click here: Ten Tips for Harnessing This Psychic Energy

Below is an excerpt from the kind of article we’ve all seen before, but need to pay more attention to (says “Mama JoAnn”). It’s posted by: Mark McGuinness. Click here: What Daily Meditation Can Do for Your Creativity. The Benefits of Meditation Practice for Creatives It’s important to note that there’s a lot more to [...]

Hi there, Don’t know who he is, yet, but I think he has one of the best book-lists I’ve seen in awhile, for those of us who LOVE books about the creative process. Check it out… Click here — for David E. Bowman’s Creativity Blog. More new books about the brain!