Brainstorm Away Those Logjams and Frustrations

When you brainstorm you are using a very effective tool for loosening up your energy. And when you’re stuck and brainstorm, you also access creative, and sometimes unexpected, ideas. Today we’ll explore ways that brainstorming can also be a vehicle for turning negative thinking on its head. When you brainstorm this way, you fundamentally and…

Capturing Your Creativity Doesn’t Have to Be Hard

Yes, there’s definitely discipline involved in capturing your creativity. But much of what’s involved is attentiveness, along with the tools to then make note of what you notice. So, while finding time to snag those creative ideas when they come is a challenge, it needn’t look overwhelming to you. Here are some ideas to get…

Breathing — Not only Does It Keep You Going, It Keeps You Calm

Breathing is foundational. It’s also generally not something we think about. And yet, finding time to breathe when you are busy can sometimes seem impossible. Slowing down is the last thing on your mind.  Indeed, “How can I squeeze in one more thing?” is what you’re more likely to ask. It’s a universal issue… I can…

Your Creative Self — Giving Yourself the Time and Space You Need to Create

Are you creative? If your knee-jerk answer is, “No!” please keep reading. The unfortunate myth is that being creative is some kind of mysterious gift bestowed on a few special people.  Something you either have or don’t. That is simply false.  But unfortunately, it’s a falsehood that cuts you off from mountains of possibility. Not…

Time Choices — They Create Your Reality, and That’s Powerful

Your time choices are the building blocks of your experience of time. That’s a powerful fact that often gets lost when you’re stressed and under pressure. But it’s really true. How you feel about your time is up to you. Take yesterday, for example. Think back and ask yourself a few questions: Were you as productive…

Brainstorming with a Twist to Find Energy and Time

Brainstorming is a very effective tool for loosening up your energy and thinking when you’re stuck. It also helps you access creative, and sometimes unexpected, ideas. Today we’ll explore ways that brainstorming can also be a vehicle for turning negative thinking on its head. When you use brainstorming this way, you fundamentally and powerfully transform…

Encouraging Words to Find Energy and Time

Encouraging words. Early on, many of us learned how important they are from a little engine that could. “I think I can. I think I can.” Remember that? I’d actually offer a small, even more encouraging and affirmative edit to that statement: “I can and I will!”