I am so guilty of this. I spend money, needlessly. Not a lot of money, but more than I need to. Way too often I decide that I need that platform/device/template/app/whatever to create the life/work/peace/balance that I'm looking for. Recently, I've begun to assess all the "stuff" I've accumulated ... Read More about Do You Really Need To Buy That?
Revenge Bedtime Procrastination
Revenge Bedtime Procrastination I have something called Revenge Bedtime Procrastination. Basically it's the idea that not having much time to yourself during the day, you tend to stay up later, to have time for yourself, rather than getting the necessary sleep that's so important for your well ... Read More about Revenge Bedtime Procrastination
An Entrepreneur’s Intuition
What Does Your Intuition Tell You?Go with your gut.Trust your instinct.Well, how does it feel? These are all questions that entrepreneurs ask themselves on an almost, if not literally, daily basis.Intuition is a hot buzz-word in trade magazines and on business social media. So how do you ... Read More about An Entrepreneur’s Intuition
Protect Creative Time, Nine Ideas for You
Any creative person can struggle when it comes to protecting your creative time. The world demands so much from all of us, that you really have to make a commitment to honor and protect your creative time. As the saying goes, if you don't fill your own well, you won't ever be able to fill ... Read More about Protect Creative Time, Nine Ideas for You
The Resentment Project
Resentment. What is it? What is it useful for? Is it useful at all? I wrote this last year and I've come pretty far with it - so I thought I'd share it in the hope it might be helpful to someone else. I consider myself to be a somewhat enlightened person, yet… I have so much ... Read More about The Resentment Project
Space to Create
Space to create. Do you have your own space? Even if it's just a corner of a room, or a nook, we all need a space that makes us feel comfortable enough to open up to creativity. It's an absolute necessity and I want to talk about why and how you might create, or improve your own. Why Dedicated ... Read More about Space to Create
The Art of Being Vulnerable
Vulnerable. How does that word make you feel? Scared? Anxious? Or Empowered and Creative? Vulnerability is something that's discussed widely, thanks in part (or a whole lot) to Brenè Brown. Her TED talk on vulnerability went more than viral, it became a phenomenon. These past few months (I'm ... Read More about The Art of Being Vulnerable
Magic and Me (and You)
Magic has fascinated me ever since I was a little girl. My favorite show was Bewitched and I would spend hours in front of the mirror trying to twitch my nose, just like she did. The show started a year before I was born, so I don't ever remember a time without it. As I grew, so did my love for ... Read More about Magic and Me (and You)
Creative Integrity
I listened to a podcast by Liz Gilbert and she said something that really struck me. Referring to integrity, she likened it to a plane, flying with a rip in its side. It will crash, she said, the plane's compromised integrity makes it impossible to do what it was designed to do. What it was ... Read More about Creative Integrity
“The Muse”
What a loaded phrase! "The Muse". Where do we find her? How do we encourage him to make an appearance? Who decided we needed a muse, anyway? I can definitely see how this idea is attractive. Who wouldn't want to put the burden of creativity into the hands of some mythological entity - ... Read More about “The Muse”