Creative Development

Popular creative coach Gail McMeekin, author of the best-selling The 12 Secrets of Highly Creative Women, offers a wealth of advice for the specific challenges creative women face today: thinking too small, underestimating the need for change, fearing the future, and lacking self-confidence. McMeekin combines interviews with some of today’s most successful women and her own proven success strategies to help readers transcend their “blocks” and achieve success.

The Art of Creativity is a practical guide to help you unlock your creative potential and find fulfilment and happiness in the process. After 20 years working with some of the most creative people on the planet, writer and business coach Susie Pearl has unearthed the habits of highly creative people and takes you on a journey to unlock your own inner stream of creativity.

In the tradition of A Whole New Mind and The War of Art, graffiti artist and corporate thought leader Erik Wahl explores the power of creativity to achieve superior performance. Somehow we've come to believe that creativity is reserved for the chosen few: the poets, the painters, the writers. The truth is creativity is in all of us and re-discovering it is the key to unlocking your fullest potential.

Do you hate your job, but can’t afford to be an artist full-time? Do you feel like you’ll never “make it”? Is everyone pushing you to quit your dream? Have you started to doubt you had any talents in the first place? I know, I’ve been there! I share simple but proven principles to help you create goals, build productive habits, and believe in yourself. I give you my tips to overcome the main obstacles of an artist life: no time, no money, no recognition. And I share the simple business plan that transformed my life, from unhappy employee to thriving creative entrepreneur.

We solve countless problems - big and small - every day. With so much practice, why do we often have trouble making simple decisions - much less arriving at optimal solutions to important questions? Are we doomed to this muddle - or is there a practical way to learn to think more effectively and creatively? In this enlightening, entertaining, and inspiring book, Edward Burger tells us how we can become far better at solving real-world problems by learning creative puzzle-solving skills using simple, effective thinking techniques.

Using examples from literature, poetry, and spiritual texts, Michael Lipson, Ph.D, articulately describes how to turn one's life into an art form. By following Emerson's description of harmonious living, Lipson shows us through simple and thoughtful exercises how to achieve peace and realization of one's life's purpose.

Whether it's the great American novel or a groundbreaking new app, many people want to create a Big Thing, but finding the motivation to get started, let alone complete the work, can be daunting. In The Big Thing, New York Times business writer and editor Phyllis Korkki combines real-life stories, science, and insights from her own experience to illuminate the factors that drive people to complete big creative projects - and the obstacles that threaten to derail success.

From GQ's "Nerd of the Year" to one of Time's most influential people in the world, Biz Stone represents different things to different people. But he is known to all as the creative, effervescent, funny, charmingly positive and remarkably savvy co-founder of Twitter - the social media platform that singlehandedly changed the way the world works. Now, Biz tells fascinating, pivotal, and personal stories from his early life and his careers at Google and Twitter, sharing his knowledge about the nature and importance of ingenuity today.

Are you tired of feeling stuck, battling self-sabotage, stress, and creative blockages? Ready to find a path to freedom and clarity? Puck Protocol: A Rebel's Guide to Master Self-Sabotage will take you on a journey to the ONE-Stop Solution for stress and clarity so you can re-ignite your creative flow.

Creativity is the magic sauce that generates ideas to solve problems. We all have it. Creative IQ: Opening the Door to Creativity that Inspires Sustainable Results is a practical guide to accessing your ingenuity with confidence and purpose, free from expectations, judgments, and an annoying inner critic. Renee Russo Martinez teaches you to embrace your out-of-the-box ideas and how to launch your creative problem solving skills to new levels. You will learn about creativity as a process, mindfulness as a way to tap into the process, and the actions needed to become more innovative.

Find your creative purpose. Overcoming the barriers to innovation is easier than you think. Marc Silber, best-selling author and award-wining creative and educator shows you how to avoid the traps of procrastination, overthinking, and self-doubt. The exercises in Create are specifically designed to help you find certainty and confidence in self-expression.

Karen Kinney has taken insights, observations, and learning gleaned from more than fifteen years working as a professional artist and compiled them into a book to equip and encourage all who are on a creative path. Both for those firmly established in a career and those just starting out, she reminds us of the value of creative expression and provides important keys to aid in its development.

Through insights from neuroscience, psychology, and social science, as well as the author’s own experience, this audiobook examines the link between our habits and how we get the most amazing ideas, providing a clear blueprint for more creative thinking in the process.

From the creative mind and heart of designer Adam J. Kurtz comes this upbeat rallying cry for creators of all stripes. Expanding on a series of popular essays, this handwritten and heartfelt book shares wisdom and empathy from one working artist to others. As wry and cheeky as it is empathic and empowering, this deceptively simple book will be a touchstone for writers, artists, entrepreneurs, and anyone else who wants to be more creative - even when it would be easier to give up and act normal.

Unsubscribing from the Noise: The Digital Detox for Creatives is your comprehensive guide to breaking free from the digital shackles that are hindering your creative process.

Becoming more productive and a better person overall is not as difficult as you might think. All it takes is changing a few things daily and before you know it, you’ll be happier than ever before. Thanks to this two-in-one book, you can now learn about the first crucial steps of your journey to self-development.

Releasing Anxiety and Insomnia are part of the New Realities/Awakening Series® creative visualizations, which have been assisting individuals to transform their lives for over 10 years. This program instructs the unconscious mind to create resolution and directs the subconscious mind to release thoughts, beliefs and unwanted behaviors that hinder you from realizing rest and relaxation. Releasing Anxiety and Insomnia is a program of unconscious direction, subconscious release and conscious focus.

In a world where every business, brand, product, and service needs a strong visual identity, it’s critical for clients and creative professionals to work together. And the key to success, as with any relationship, is communication. In Dear Client, award-winning graphic designer Bonnie Siegler offers an invaluable step-by-step guide to how to talk so creatives will listen, and how to listen when creatives talk.

Do you ever sense that you're not using your mind to its fullest potential? Being "stuck" means your brain is repeating the same neurological firing patterns again and again. It happens in business, relationships, personal goals, and mental health, over and over.

If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed or discouraged by what it means to be “productive” in the new world, Productivity Is for Robots provides a road map for unlearning the “hustle and grind dogma” that leads to stress and burnout. Filled with lessons from history’s greatest artists, entrepreneurs, and visionaries, the audiobook weaves together stories to show listeners how to reach new levels of human connection, creativity, and flow. It’s time to double down on what sets us apart from technology.