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That is inspired creating indeed Carol, what a wonderful idea and keepsake.

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My Creative Work Space

Hi Chris, I think this is a distinction between two types of creativity that many of us make, I know I do. There's the "brain" creativity of coming up with ideas, writing and so on, and the "hands"…

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My Creative Work Space

Hi Michelle, "Mum's Playpen" - I love it, what a brilliant idea! Do you have any pics? Doing something like you have, gives a clear message to everyone (including yourself) that you're serious abou…

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My Creative Work Space

Yes I've had Macs for about 7 years, wouldn't go back to a PC. Though some of the new little netbook ones are cute if you need to be very portable. My Mac is my creative studio.

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My Creative Work Space

It does sound a lovely balance of technology and nature, the intimacy of your back yard around you, with the whole world in your lap...

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About Me

Hi, I'm Dan Goodwin.

I'm a Creativity Coach, I help people who are struggling to be as creative as they know they can be.

Find out more about how I can help you be more creative at the website: CoachCreative.com.

For specific resources to boost your creativity, check out the Creative Resources, just over in the right hand column of this page, and any page on CCS. Click on any of the titles for more details.

For more creativity articles, see the CoachCreative blog - http://www.CoachCreative.com/blog.

More article archives are on EzineArticles.com, HowToDoThings.com and Creativity-Portal.com.

To see some of my more personal writing and projects, see beatdonedust, within us sleeps and sparkstartsfire.

You can follow me on Twitter here - twitter.com/coachcreative

I look forward to talking with you on CoachCreativeSpace.

Relax, have a good look around, make yourself at home, then dive in and start interacting...

Dan.

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However creative you are in your chosen fields of creativity, it’s easy to get stuck in a rut, or feel like you’re a one person production line just churning out the same old things. There’s a fine line between being creative in terms of how much y…
57 minutes ago
Dan Goodwin commented on Barbara Burtchett's blog post 'Willing to learn'
Susan, I don't visit 130 blogs and 1000 Twitter pages everyday, that'd be impossible ha ha! I use Google Reader to follow the blogs then scan through the new posts each day and read what catches my eye. Same with Twitter, I use an application called…
yesterday
Dan Goodwin commented on Barbara Burtchett's blog post 'Willing to learn'
Barbara, there must be a website somewhere called "The Wisdom of Chris" or something, he came out with so many interesting thoughts and ideas! Maggie was really feisty and independent, I liked that, and of course very pretty. The scenes with her and…
on Sunday
Dan Goodwin commented on Barbara Burtchett's blog post 'Willing to learn'
Hi Barbara, I love listening to you. I too am always hungry for learning, and knowledge and new inspiration. I think like you say the way it comes to us just changes, it still the same stuff we crave, stuff that makes us think differently, or hold o…
on Sunday
Dan Goodwin replied to Carol Clark's discussion 'The Vein of Gold - Into 2010...' in the group Julia Cameron Readers Group
Oh that is a good point about no editing Barb! I think it has more weight too because you're actually making physical indentations and marks on a page, you're making a new tangible document, whereas a digital document is just all ones and zeros and…
December 16
Dan Goodwin replied to Carol Clark's discussion 'The Vein of Gold - Into 2010...' in the group Julia Cameron Readers Group
Writing by hand, rather than typing, certainly does connect one to the words more, I feel. And seeing your own handwriting, rather than perfect typed letters, makes it more personal too, even if you're writing exactly the same thing as you would typ…
December 16
Susan Hosken commented on Dan Goodwin's blog post 'Why Setting Creative Goals Isn’t As Scary As It Seems'
Claude and Wild Cherry, It is great to see you here. I haven't seen either of you in a long time. Trip down memory lane. lots of love from susan in australia
December 15
Dan Goodwin commented on Dan Goodwin's blog post 'Why Setting Creative Goals Isn’t As Scary As It Seems'
Claude Aimee, yes I loved his speech too. Three very powerful stories. And very quotable isn't it? I found it via Twitter, through which I find loads of interesting, inspiring stuff these days, and am more than happy to share with you guys. : )
December 15

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What's Your Favourite Way To Create?
Mainly writing. Also dancing, photography, graphic design, painting, composing music, and I've dabbled in singing, acting, short films.
Favourite Artists (in ANY creative medium)
Writers/ poets: Jack Kerouac, Thomas Wolfe, Walt Whitman, Dylan Thomas.

Lyrics: Morrissey, Michael Stipe, Bob Mould, Kate Bush, Bob Dylan

Music Heroes: Autechre, Boards Of Canada, Bowie, Kate Bush, Nick Cave, Cocteau Twins, Brian Eno, Marvin Gaye, Godspeed You Black Emperor!, Grant Lee Buffalo, Emmylou Harris, Billie Holiday, Jesus & Mary Chain, Joy Division, Labradford, Lambchop, kd lang, M83, Takagi Masakatsu, Mercury Rev, Mogwai, Bob Mould, My Bloody Valentine, New Order, Pixies, Prince, Radiohead, REM, Roxy Music, Six By Seven, Slint, The Smiths, Suede, Talk Talk, Talking Heads, Tindersticks, Underworld, Windy & Carl, Stevie Wonder, Susumu Yokota, Neil Young... and a few dozen others!

Art: Mark Rothko, Barnett Newman

Filmmakers: David Lynch, Stanley Kubrick, Woody Allen, Ang Lee

Designers: Jonathan Ive, principal designer of the iMac, iPod and the iPhone. Obviously a genius then...
Greatest Creative Moment You've Had?
Probably a few years ago finishing a poem called "Ours Is Always Restless" that was the first piece of writing when I really thought "Hey I'm actually pretty good at this!"...
What's Your Biggest Creative Dream?
To be able to help 1000s of people become the creative person they know they can be, see the fulfillment that brings them and those around them, and the positive difference it makes to the world.
Your Website:
http://www.CoachCreative.com
Your Blog:
http://www.CoachCreative.com/blog
Your Twitter URL:
http://www.twitter.com/coachcreative
Additional website/ blog:
http://www.HowToBeatProcrastination.com

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Brave New Frontiers In Being Creative

However creative you are in your chosen fields of creativity, it’s easy to get stuck in a rut, or feel like you’re a one person production line just churning out the same old things.

There’s a fine line between being creative in terms of how much you produce in volume, and being creative by producing new, original stuff.

Flow is of course very important in creating, and I would suggest it’s far better to keep yourself moving and sustain momentum by creating every day, than only creating… Continue

Posted on December 29, 2009 at 7:29pm —

Dan Goodwin

Why Setting Creative Goals Isn’t As Scary As It Seems

For many of us who create, the mention of phrases like “goal setting” makes us groan in dread, or even dive behind the nearest sofa. It all sounds so formal, so organised, so restrictive. We’re creative people, after all, how can we be expected to be tied down and boxed in with such inflexible concepts?!

But for all its apparent structure and logic, goal setting works in a way that is not entirely explainable. You could say it was a little magical, almost. Plus it’s nowhere near as scary as you… Continue

Posted on December 13, 2009 at 2:04pm — 9 Comments

Dan Goodwin

Creativity and The Delicate Balance of Expectation

Whether you know it or not, every time you come to create, you carry with you a whole set of expectations about what you’ll create and how you'll create it. These expectations can be very positive and motivate you to create at your best. But it’s a delicate balance.

More often, your expectations about creating can be a burden and limit you before you’ve even begun, and this can be true with both under expecation and over expectation.

Let’s look at these two types of expectation more closely.… Continue

Posted on November 29, 2009 at 4:00pm — 9 Comments

Dan Goodwin

Photography, Meditation, and Travels With Kate

Last weekend I went out to the woods with my camera. I usually go out walking most weekends and haven’t been for a few weeks. I soon realised how much I missed it.

Walking in itself is a wonderful, therapeutic experience for me, as is being in nature. I’m a country boy at heart, I grew up climbing trees and playing in fields and tumbling over hay bales, both at home and on the farms where my granddad and uncle (his son) worked. So my natural place is amongst grass and earth and twigs and leaves… Continue

Posted on November 14, 2009 at 5:53pm — 2 Comments

Dan Goodwin

How To Be Creative When You Think You’ve Forgotten How To Be Creative

Each of us have a huge well of creativity inside of us, just waiting to be drawn from, so the most wonderful ideas, visions, and creative projects can flourish into life.

As a Creativity Coach, this is one of my most fundamental beliefs. If I didn’t think you had an infinite source of creativity within you, I wouldn’t be able to do anything to help you nurture and encourage it.

But of course, sometimes it doesn’t feel like we have such abundant inner creativity. It doesn’t feel quite such a hu… Continue

Posted on November 14, 2009 at 1:30pm — 8 Comments

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At 7:24pm on November 9, 2009, Wendy said…
The article is titled: How To Be Creative Without Being Selfish :)
At 6:08pm on November 9, 2009, Wendy said…
Hi Dan, Just (finally) read your article on creativity and selfishness. Wow - you've have addressed this issue SO well – I've really struggled with that. I particularly appreciated what you wrote about "Your own good feeling and happiness naturally radiates." Now I get what people have finally been trying to tell me. Thanks so much for sharing your wisdom!
At 2:54pm on October 28, 2009, Wendy said…
Hi Dan! Many thanks for leaving your comment on my painted lady. Yours was the first one, so I was greatly relieved to hear that you found the image powerful (and that it wasn't all in my own head!). You are an inspiration...happy day to you!
At 4:34am on October 15, 2009, Barbara Ann Storrier said…
Just listened to this and it reminds me of your poetry somehow. Wouldn't it feel great to have your words expressed by a powerful singer like this?
:)

At 11:51pm on October 6, 2009, DJ said…
Takes one to know one, Mr. Goodwin.
At 1:59am on September 26, 2009, meewah said…
Long time haven't bn to here , been busy with everything . Ideas burst in and out of my mind all times. Big thanks to all the mails , supportive words and a great community here . Miss the big family here .
At 5:05pm on September 23, 2009, WildCherry said…
Thanks for the message. I've missed being here but I don't have a lot of time right now. I'll try and drop in a bit more regularly though :-)
At 12:05pm on September 15, 2009, Lee Howell said…
My repurposing efforts tend toward the practical. Example: A really old ironing board from the days when they were made of wood that I found at the Goodwill store. I cleaned it up a bit, left the original green paint on the legs, fixed the warped top and sealed it. The board now functions as a catch-all table in the entrance way. Okay, that's not creative, but I had so much fun doing it and I love the reactions of visitors! Thank you for wonderful site.
At 4:48am on September 10, 2009, Wendy said…
Hi Dan. Many, many (many!) thanks for creating this wonderful community. You have given such a gift to so many. My creative life has already changed so much :) Blessings and happiness to you!
At 6:42pm on September 9, 2009, MarjakaThriver said…
Dan, I got your e-mail request to send cards to the 18-year-old boy, Garrett, who is entering hospice. I was deeply touched by his story. I wrote a haiku and included it in my card. I also created a collage to go with the haiku. I'm dedicating my creating today--in my 30 days of Creating-- to Garrett. Thanks for letting us know how to do one small thing to brighten a sick young man's day.

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