by carolyn | Jan 1, 2022 | Art, Blog, Growth
A roadmap to getting your bearings, finding your true direction, and progressing on your creative journey. Whatever form of creative arts you do, these tips by Ian Roberts will ensure a better, more productive — and creative — year.
by carolyn | Feb 21, 2019 | Growth
Some times my brain rebels. It merely wraps itself in a fluffy blanket and says “I’m taking a break.” A common problem during the long, grey days of winter when my brain gets lost in the fog after only an hour or two of work. Therefore, I feel the need to get things...
by carolyn | Jan 1, 2019 | Growth
Roughly 40% of the population make New Year’s Resolutions. The most popular New Year’s Resolutions (in no particular order) are: lose weight, get in shape, spend less (or save more), and make more money. All worthy aspirations. However, they aren’t...
by carolyn | Jan 1, 2019 | Growth
Find your focus for the coming year. What do you want to accomplish in the next twelve months? What are your all of your goals? Go ahead, write it down. Make a list. Making your list should take 5-minutes or less. However, feel free to put some real thought and time...
by carolyn | Dec 28, 2018 | Growth
Each day determine your most important task, the one thing that takes you closer to your most important goal. Do that first. Or if you can’t do that first because it’s scheduled at a specific time, tackle your second most important task. Continue to do the next most...
by carolyn | Sep 27, 2018 | Growth, Resources
The Word Association Exercise is a discovery exercise. It is designed to help you explore and uncover your unconscious connections between certain concepts. It is especially useful if you find yourself resistant to a task you know will help you achieve a goal or...
by carolyn | Sep 26, 2018 | Growth, Resources
The Why Exercise examines your automatic assumptions, bias, and programming. If you aren’t getting really annoyed or uncomfortable, it’s a good sign you need to keep digging. Knowing why you believe something or are pursuing a goal is increases your...
by carolyn | Mar 14, 2018 | Growth
If you can’t take the 18 minutes to watch Barbara Sher’s TedxPrague talk, at least take 2-3 minutes to read the summary of her Success Team concept and learn how to make your dreams come true. (Not kidding. Not metaphysical hooey. Based on the value of connections.)
