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Symbolic Visualization for Creatives by Marj Penley ** Exercise purpose Symbolic visualization benefits creative folks in numerous and powerful ways. For example, symbolic visualization enables us to become aware of the obvious and obscure aspects of ourselves and to...

Creative Alchemy by Pragati Chaudry ** Exercise purpose This exercise uses colors to alchemize gremlins by awakening a creative’s sensory, nonverbal intelligence. Breakthroughs in brain science are now confirming that the nonverbal portion of the brain plays a...

Peace Treaty: A Dialogue Between the Critical Voice and the Creative Voice By Beatriz Martinez Barrio Exercise Purpose To soften the power of the critical voice and to allow creative energy to express its needs and desires. Exercise Description When there is a...

The ABCDEFG Model by Niki Anandi Koulouri ** Exercise purpose This journaling exercise, based on Albert Ellis’s ABC model, can help creatives work through the process of ABCDEFG questioning and help them challenge themselves by disputing negative self-talk. Doing this...

Discomfort as Creative Fuel by Gina Edwards ** This exercise helps creatives distinguish between the discomforts that hold us back and those that nourish our growth and expansion. Knowing the difference allows us to use discomfort to regain momentum on stalled...

To make art, you need a certain discipline. And you need more than that. What else? Here are eight great quotes on discipline plus! "People think I am disciplined. It is not discipline. It is devotion. There is a great difference."-- Luciano Pavarotti "I had what it...

Allowing by Tania Kelvin Allowing is a fun, easy, pleasurable, and simple creativity exercise for connecting with your flow of creativity to get past perfectionism, self-criticism, and fears. This exercise helps to allow flow of inspiration and exploration, so that...

Know Thy Essence Create Your Essence List and Harness the Power of What Matters Most to You by April Bosshard PURPOSE This exercise allows creatives to connect with what matters most to them at a meta level. An awareness of one’s unique set of personal values,...

Fused Creative Blocks It’s raining outside. You’re tired. You “just don’t feel like it”. It’s easy to let our creative juices go astray or to set them aside for another day. But if one day goes by and then the next, it can be hard to be doing the creative work we...

Alphabet to the Rescue By Saundra Alexis Heath Alphabet to the Rescue is 3 exercises used alone or in combination to help creatives deal with creative anxiety. Exercise description: 1. Deep Breathing - Clients are instructed to take 26 deep Alphabet breaths. One deep...