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Maybe you’ve come to realize that your addiction has gotten the better of you and you decide to enter into recovery via a 12-step program or in some other way. What then? Well, creating itself can prove a threat to recovery. The very act of creating is a voyage into...

Maybe you’ve come to realize that your addiction has gotten the better of you and you decide to enter into recovery via a 12-step program or in some other way. What then? On top of the common challenges that any person experiences in early recovery—the cravings, the...

[The following is a lesson for writers, but the headline is the same for all creatives: the more you present in public, the better you will become at presenting yourself and your work. Please enjoy!] One winter evening, I find myself in the green room of the beautiful...

I would see him drawing in pen and ink and colored pencils and sometimes writing in the same oversized sketchbook in which he drew. He would sit at one table at the Owl and the Monkey, on Ninth Avenue in the Inner Sunset neighborhood of San Francisco, and I would sit...

Ready to start planning for the rest of 2023? To begin with, here are five straightforward elements of a daily plan: Start each day with a simple, eloquent plan like “I am painting today.” Create a daily mantra that you use to keep yourself on track. It might be...

If you'd like to do a little journaling on the subject of beauty, here are ten resonant quotes and journal prompts. Please enjoy! And if you'd like to grab the free giveaway bundle that includes my two-day, self-paced Deep Writing workshop, here's the place to visit....

Maybe you’re a painter, a composer, a coach, a therapist? And maybe you also write? Would you like a self-paced two-day writing workshop? Get yours here for free! The doors have just opened for the Heart of Coaching Giveaway and the gifts this year are exceptional. 26...

At first glance, it might seem that an artist who manages to achieve significant success might reduce his risk factors for addiction, since now he has fewer money worries and is less plagued by the chronic unemployment issues and chronic career pressures that...

Whatever it is that you have to sell—paintings, prints, sculptures, crafts, etc.—creating a “launch team” may help you create buzz and help sell some of your inventory. How might this work? You simply invite folks that you know to join your “launch team” and announce...

When a painter isn’t painting, he or she is very unlikely to identify the culprit as anxiety. But nine times out of ten it is! In this information-packed webinar, Mastering Creative Anxiety, get a clear understanding of the challenging nature of anxiety as it applies...