Deliberate Creativity

Know/Wonder

You're unsure how to tackle your work. Has that ever happened to you? You have a big idea, a shiny, awesome dream, but you have no idea how to begin. No wonder ... Read More...

Why? What’s Stopping You?

Clarifying is not my best skillset. I'm sort of obstructive of clarifying, actually. Why? Because I like Ideating - and clarifying comes first. And it is agoniz... Read More...

Assisters & Resistors

You can't do it all alone. The starving artist, in the garret is not a plan for success. But writing is solitary, and we do spend a lot of our time alone. And s... Read More...

The Third Third

Brainstorming is fun until it gets difficult. And just for the record, I want to be precise about the definition of brainstorming! It is not just a bunch of peo... Read More...

Mighty Language

If you've been in one of my webinars, or worked with me, you already know about Mighty Language. Because I'm a big fan of this simple tool that wakes your brain... Read More...

It would be great if…

It  would be great if...I were rich and thin. It would be great if I were done with my work on this hot Friday afternoon. IWBGI I had a beach house in Mal... Read More...

What to do first

If you're like me, you have many priorities in any given day. And many interruptions. And changes in direction. And no idea what to do first! If you're not t... Read More...

Creating Your Future

Depression is the inability to construct a future. ~ Rollo May, humanistic psychologist (photo, cc use/Wikipedia) In his book, The Courage to Create (Bant... Read More...