Award-winning cre­ativ­ity coach and ther­a­pist, Eric Maisel, offers the A Lit­tle Every Day Deck series to help read­ers develop a more cen­tered, cre­ative, intel­li­gent life. Each card in the series presents a sin­gle idea and a sim­ple exer­cise to try every day.

Read­ers can use the decks in a vari­ety of ways. They can:

+ Read through the 30 cards in the deck, pick one that res­onates, and try the sim­ple exer­cise the card suggests.

+ Use the cards as a 30-day pro­gram, prac­tic­ing one mes­sage and exer­cise a day.

+ Shuf­fle the cards, cut the deck, and let a ran­dom mes­sage speak.

+ Find a favorite mes­sage and exer­cise, repeat it until the mes­sage is taken to heart, then go on to another card in the deck.

Each deck is designed to work with the oth­ers to help read­ers grow in pro­found, even unex­pected ways. Every­day Cre­ative pro­vides 30 ways to awaken the artist within. Each card helps build a more cre­ative life: under­take new cre­ative projects, live life more authen­ti­cally, and man­i­fest a true artis­tic nature. Cards invite read­ers to acquire new con­fi­dence, allow for for­tu­nate acci­dents, embrace mys­tery, reduce anx­i­ety, and more.

“Some time ago, I pur­chased a set of 48 playing-card-sized cards painted by Susan Sed­don Boulet. I’ve kept them by my com­puter and occa­sion­ally dip into the deck, pull one out, and see if the col­or­ful paint­ing in some way inspires me in my writ­ing. Now, with his new “A Lit­tle Every Day Decks,” cre­ativ­ity coach, writer, and psy­chol­o­gist Eric Maisel has given me an excit­ing new deck and a sim­ple, easy-to-use pro­gram to spur cre­ativ­ity and inspiration.

“Each card con­tains a truth about cre­ativ­ity: ‘Grow cre­ative by aston­ish­ing your­self’ or ‘Grow cre­ative by open­ing to serendip­ity,’ for instance. The point of focus on each card is book-ended by ideas about the truth and then an exer­cise that can be done to enhance or change one’s expe­ri­ence and access­ing of cre­ativ­ity. I’ve been exam­in­ing and pon­der­ing the mean­ings of the cards for a cou­ple weeks now and have set­tled upon using one each day at ran­dom before I begin my writ­ing. In just a lit­tle over two weeks, I find that each morn­ing I am antic­i­pat­ing read­ing the next card. Often the idea con­tained within stays with me all day, fir­ing me on to carry out my appointed tasks. The cards are not just for writ­ers or artists but also for any­one seek­ing to expand, explore, or open up chan­nels of cre­ativ­ity. Highly rec­om­mended” – Lori L. Lake, author of les­bian fic­tion and free­lance reviewer for the Mid­west Book Review

“This is a deck of cre­ativ­ity cards–wonderful starters to enhance per­sonal cre­ativ­ity. In a class set­ting they have proved a pow­er­ful clos­ing exer­cise for each stu­dent to pick a card (face down of course) and use as his or her assign­ment until the next meet­ing. When it comes to coach­ing cre­ativ­ity, Eric Maisel is clear, con­cise, and kick starts us in a gen­tle way.” – Jane G. Cross

 

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