How to Obsess

by | Nov 12, 2021 | Fine Arts America

Scientific obsessions lead to vaccines, artistic obsessions lead to symphonies, humanitarian obsessions lead to freedom and justice. Productive obsessions are our lifeblood, both for the individual and for all of humanity. We should not fear them simply because they...

Resist or Create?

by | Nov 5, 2021 | Fine Arts America

[Please take a look at my latest book, Redesign Your Mind. It will serve your creative life beautifully!] We are a hard species to like. At the same time, some among us do beautiful work, smart work, compassionate work, life-affirming work, even breathtaking work....

More Grandeur, Please

by | Oct 29, 2021 | Fine Arts America

I’ve been presenting a lot of webinars in support of my new book Redesign Your Mind. Folks are responding to many of the ideas in the book, but one has been standing out a little: how little grandeur there is in our lives and how much we need some. We tend to...

Using Creativity to Create Your Future

by | Oct 22, 2021 | Fine Arts America

[Get your hands on my latest book Redesign Your Mind, a book that will really help you with your creative life.] Where we pay attention matters. This includes how we envision the future. If we envision a litany of future difficulties, that’s where our mind will be...

Creatively Moving Through Blocks

by | Oct 8, 2021 | Fine Arts America

[Please make sure to get your hands on my latest book, Redesign Your Mind, a book of real help to creatives. Take a look here!] The most usual presenting problem a client brings to a creativity coach is that he or she is not creating. The client is blocked, resistant,...