Permission and Fear (In Two Moves Or Less)

You can no doubt list dozens of reasons why you’re not more creative. But ultimately, they can all be traced back to just two - 1. Permission (I’m not allowing myself). 2. Fear (I’m afraid of what will happen if I do). Once we realise these two underlie everything else, [...]

Let The Dead Dreams Drift Away

Biologically, you’re not the same person you were five minutes ago. Emotionally, mentally, artistically, you’re not the same person you were five days, five months, five years ago. But maybe you’re still clinging to the dreams that mattered back then. Even though so much has changed. Even though you have [...]

Letting Curiosity And Hunger Lead Your Creativity

Recently we talked about setting limits to increase creativity. As we narrow down our focus, it becomes easier to just get on with the work, rather than endlessly debating when, how and what we should start. In the conversation surrounding that article, I was asked further about how I actually [...]

Empty Everything

In my yoga practice I’m experimenting with the phrase Empty Everything. At points where I’m holding a pose, I repeat it gently in my head, to literally empty my head of distracting thoughts. How could this approach of Empty Everything help in your creating? What if everything you’d created, and [...]

How I Set Strict Limits To Radically Increase My Creativity

In a discussion following a recent article I posted, we were talking about setting limits on our creativity, and how that much that frees us to be more creative. I was asked how I actually decided on the limits I impose on myself, and how I put them into practice. [...]