Your Creative Vision
About You
You’ve seen “About Us” pages on plenty of websites. (There’s one here, too.)
This page is about you.
As a creative artist, you ride the waves. You have an artistic vision. A story is ready to be told. Lyrics and melodies and harmonies are hovering. A creative idea wants to take form.
Along the way, you experience chaos and order, peace and turmoil, ease and struggle. You know that it can be a bumpy ride.
In other words, you understand that #becomingunstuck is a continuous process.
There’s no ideal, static state of balance, is there? We don’t expect to “fix” everything one time and surf the creative waves contentedly thereafter.
We’re all accustomed to the adjustments, tweaks, and sacrifices required for the ongoing negotiation that is the creative life.
It can be a bumpy ride
You’re the expert
You’re the expert on your creative output. Your craft is yours to develop. It’s the other stuff where some outside assistance could be handy. What other stuff? Things like:
- Cultivating habits
- Allocating time
- Saying “No”
- Choosing priorities
- Describing your work
- Living in the marketplace
- Completing work
- Applying for funding grants
- Receiving critiques and reviews
- Giving critiques and reviews
- Starting new projects
- Promoting your work
- Reporting to your funding sources
- Relating to “the competition”
- Looking back at your past work
- Finding community with other artists
- Coexisting with a day job
- Managing close relationships
You know that your creativity is an important priority. Sometimes the time gets away from you, though. Creative work that’s important, not urgent, can fall to the side.
When you make the space you need for your creative work, does the rest of your day and week just feel better, more alive? When your craft represents you accurately and fully, and becomes an integral part of your entire life, does it open doors, ground your credibility, and communicate your position?
- What can your audience learn from you?
- How can your message be of service?
- What can you give voice to?
Are you ready?
I’m Anne Carley and I work closely with people like you. With coaching, it’s possible to find and sustain your creative groove, even when life gets complicated.
Are you ready to show the world where you stand?
My message to you is simple: You’ll bring the background, craft, and desire. I’ll work with you to make your creative expression happen, on your terms.
- One to one coaching sessions, usually just a few at a time.
- A schedule that fits you.
- Regular email check-ins, if desired.
- New work habits to overcome inner obstacles.
Coaching responds to your needs and helps you to reframe the way you see. These changes can last a lifetime.
Imagine
- New confidence in your abilities and possibilities
- Creative habits that serve you
- Resilience to address problems as they arise
- More expansive choices
- A stronger public persona
- The powerful sense of accomplishment that completion brings
- Joy that you’re doing the work
How it works
Okay, but…
Maybe you think you aren’t far enough along with your practice to warrant working with a coach. The truth is starting with coaching early in the process can be unbelievably helpful and can streamline the work that follows.
You may wonder if you’ll be able to manage your time properly to get the most out of my coaching services. My clients often comment on how helpful coaching is in keeping them on track and motivated to continue even when life gets unusually busy.
You may think working with a creativity coach is a luxury, not a necessity. But if living the life of an artist is a priority for you, working with me can make it all possible.
You may believe that you can do your work without any outside help. That’s possible, but perhaps not likely. And when it’s done, will it be your best work?
Are you okay with things staying the way they’ve been? Or do you want a way forward?
Will you benefit from collaborating with a coach? Will your momentum grow once you have a witness to your creative process? Can you develop as an artist while you also live your life?
You may be feeling hopeful, ambitious, and perhaps a little anxious. Can you really follow through on a dream this big?
Working with me, you’ll have an expert at your side – someone who listens to you with care, tuning in to the deeper message.
Will your creative work benefit from coaching with me? Opt for a Welcome Call with me, at no charge, so we can talk it over.
You know your craft – and you may benefit from adding some habits you can sustain. That’s where I come in.
I’ll help you locate the time to make steady progress. We’ll meet up for a few sessions to answer your questions and keep you engaged and committed to your creative work. Over time, you’ll get it done.
I love to see the real connections made between artists and their audiences. I know that when people feel they have the support of an experienced guide, they allow themselves to do their best work.
In a coaching session, we can chat about the challenges. We can look at the extra complexities of managing regular life alongside the parallel life of an artist.
Join me on a Welcome Call. We’ll bring your creative vision to life.
You can do this
Sometimes another pair of ears is useful.
Another life’s experience.
Another heart’s depth.
Will a video call or two make a difference to your creative life?
Will the freedom to check in from time to time add a sense of support to your creative work?
Join me for a free Welcome Call.
Let’s talk.
What you do matters.
Enjoy the work.
To begin, set up your Welcome Call