creative focus workshop
From nothing to on the air in 3 months: Community = accountability
How did Jamie Berger go from “playing around with recording some interviews” to having a podcast on the air, and in continuous production, in under three months?
Read More“I know exactly what to do in the time I want to spend on making art.”
Michael’s biggest takeaway from the Creative Focus Workshop was breaking a project down to stages, and then tracking weekly. “I know exactly what to do in the time I want to spend on making art. There’s always something specific to do. You don’t have to wonder and get lost in it.”
Read MoreThe power of conscious decision: “Yes, I will actually do it.”
Do you have Idea Debt that you fear you ll never get a handle on? May I introduce you to Michi Mathias, proud author of a brand new book, 15 years in the making.
Read MoreHow to regain your focus and get creative again
When you take a break from your creative work, whether voluntarily or not, it can feel almost impossible to rev up your creative momentum. Here’s how (free worksheet).
Read MoreWant creative focus? 7 ways to tidy up your thinking
Tidy your brain-closets to make space to focus on your creative work.
Read MoreDon’t find your passion. Grow It.
Whatever your passion turns out to be is a combination of what you’re into, your circumstances, and what happens to fall across your path, added to what you decide to spend your time on and what you’re willing to take risks to do more of, with a just a tiny dash of natural talent.
Read MoreCare for your self the way you care for your work
Building a healthy creative practice is SELF CARE. It’s the best kind of self care, the kind that builds you up from the inside.
Read MoreDiscover your next step so you can start walking towards your goal.
You have an frighteningly long list of things to do, many with deadlines, many of those deadlines pressing. Have you gotten traction on those things? No? I can tell you why, without even knowing what they are: you don’t know your next action.
Read MoreShine a light on it: get your creative projects out of the shadows
You can get your work-related anxiety under control…before you even start the work.
Read MoreIdea Debt: You probably have it (and how to ‘cure’ it)
Idea Debt is when you spend too much time picturing what a project is going to be like, too much time thinking about how awesome it will be to have this thing done and in the world, too much time imagining how cool you will look, how in demand you’ll be, how much money you’ll make. And way too little time actually making the thing.
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