How many of you can honestly say that when you decide to do something, you intentionally try to make it fun? No doubt many of our creative passions are fun in and of themselves. But I’m talking about those things like goals or projects. Have you ever said that about a creative goal? Let’s say …
Let’s Look For The Clues! OK, so you’ve been on a few artist’s dates, and you have successfully written a week’s worth of pages. What happens now? Well, I’m going to bet that one of several things have begun to happen: You’ve discovered a hidden treasure or two. You’re more confused now then you were …
and Rule Breakin’ Last week we talked about taking care of your creative head space by filling the well and keeping a bit of fuel in the tank. How’d you do? YES, NO, MAYBE? It takes a while, so give yourself some grace! But – What if you got off to a good start but …
HUH? You mean the fruit? Not a fan! Oohh, you mean dinner? No thanks! What? The “4” assigned to today? No! An Artist’s Date – (Well, now that you asked – When was the last time you had a date of any kind?) As Julia Cameron puts it, there are two key tools to …
I’m going to figure this out! It’s that time of week again and I’ve got a question for you. Ever felt like everything was going against you – like the universe knows what you want to accomplish but it seems to put every obstacle known to man in front of you? It’s like some cruel …
AKA – The Hairball! What do hairballs and creativity have in common? Well, you’re about to find out. Or maybe you won’t. Who knows! But the bigger question should be What the heck?? Has Virginia gone mad and finally lost her marbles? Well, the evidence does support that, but moving on… First, I want to …
And YOUR CREATIVITY “If you are unwilling to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary.” – Jim Rohn OK, I know it’s a cliché, but you’ve heard the idea that everything in life worth having requires risk. Getting started can be the hardest part! It requires you face your fears and …
We’ve been talking about switching things up these last couple weeks: The reverse psychology tricks and tips; The No versus Yes; The Don’t versus Do… And it got me thinking… As a creative, I’ve never been super comfortable with doing things the “regular” way just because that’s the way it’s always been done. Have you …
on What You DON’T Want! For those of you already in my community, you know one of the first thing I ask is “What’s your creative genre? What do you want to do?” Scary, huh? And for many, the answer is “I’m not sure. I don’t know.” Or if you do know, there is still …
“If You Don’t Create, You Disintegrate.” I heard this in a meeting recently and I absolutely fell out. I loved it! I told the person who said it that I was stealing it FOR SURE! He said, “Go for it,” and explained that he had stolen it too! So, for those out there who want …
