Welcome the Flow State

Welcome the Flow State

Welcome the Flow State Being creative feels so good. Why don’t we all just go to that deep state of flow and stay there most of the time, most days? One important reason is that the flow state comes and goes. It’s not infinitely available. Is it possible to figure out...
Know Yourself to Motivate Yourself

Know Yourself to Motivate Yourself

Know Yourself to Motivate Yourself We all need a loving little push now and then. Can we be both the pusher and the pushee? Can we work with our own strengths and weaknesses? What might that look like? Here are three suggestions. Set a High Bar A writer client was...
Trusting the Process

Trusting the Process

Trusting the Process Lately, I’ve been waking up with the half-life of a story in my head. The story or scene degrades rapidly in the daylight. It occurred to me to ‘capture’ these story fragments – keep a notepad by the bed, activate the recorder app on my phone – as...
Blah Happens. It’s Part of the Process.

Blah Happens. It’s Part of the Process.

Blah Happens. It’s Part of the Process. Blah Happens. Image by banksadam from Pixabay Meaning, as my coaching mentor Eric Maisel points out, comes and goes. So does pleasure. So does creative satisfaction. This is good to know when I’ve reached a point in a day...
Listen to Your Work

Listen to Your Work

Listen to Your Work My friend (let’s call her Dorcas) bought an African Violet (Saintpaulia spp.) as a houseplant more than ten years ago. She read the instructions and listened to advice from plant-loving friends: Never let water touch the leaves. Always aim the...