Creative Development

Think creativity is something reserved for a select, chosen few? Think it's a natural talent...either you have it or you don't? Think again! Prepare to have your preconceived notions about creativity shattered as you learn just how much innate, creative talent you truly possess. You’ll begin by redefining creativity, then proceed to learn about those things that keep you away from your true creative potential - the dreaded enemies of creativity.

Access a level of creativity you never thought possible, using techniques Tom Sturges - former head of creative at Universal Music Publishing Group - learned in his 25-plus years in the music industry. Every Idea Is a Good Idea invites listeners to find the pathway to their own creative endeavors.

Simple, imaginative activities and expressive therapies designed for caregivers to engage and connect with people living with dementia. Finding the creativity in the journey through dementia is a challenge millions of people face. One in three Americans knows someone with the disease. This practical book offers caregivers hands-on ideas for meaningful, creative activities they can do with their patients, family members, or friends who have dementia.

Failure can ruin lives and families. There’s no denying it. It can destroy your health and obliterate your self-esteem. But it also holds a lot of value on the road to success. Failure Rules! walks you through five essential rules to help you pull value from any failure—as proven by Andrew Thorp King’s personal stories of dramatic, cascading failures in business, relationships, art, and life. Journey through key failure lessons from a wildly diverse set of successful entrepreneurs, creatives, and authentics.

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.

Revealing the Obvious breaks new ground on everything you already knew. The only difference is...everything! This is a rich and multi-layered, snackable content tour de force. It can be appreciated and enjoyed on only the surface layer for a quick and entertaining listen. Or, you can use it as self-help workbook to help you find the creative genius in your everyday life. The depth to which you explore it is entirely up to you. It is interactive, entertaining, challenging, amusing, and often filled with laugh out loud ironies and observations.

Dale Trumbore has faced each of these issues, and Staying Composed: Overcoming Anxiety and Self-Doubt Within a Creative Life is her answer. With humor and understanding, Dale breaks down each obstacle to a creative career and presents workable strategies for a long-range, manageable, and meaningful life in the arts.

¿Cómo surgen las mejores ideas? ¿Es posible que un buen baño de agua caliente, caminatas largas, reírnos, meditar, soñar despiertos en un café, dibujar lo que pensamos y hasta hacer malabares nos lleven a ser más creativos? Los más recientes avances científicos sugieren que sí, y este libro repasa, en forma entretenida y con un lenguaje sencillo, las últimas técnicas para lograr explosiones de creatividad. Ideas en la ducha tiene las respuestas a algunas preguntas como: ¿cuáles son los hábitos y las rutinas de las personas más innovadoras?

Have you ever sat in front of a blank page after you've resolved to finally draw something again and you simply have no idea what to draw? Your head is suddenly empty, even though you've just been thinking about all the things you absolutely mustn't forget and wondering why your neighbor is vacuuming so early again. You've probably wondered why other people around you have so many original ideas and always have a solution for everything. These people don't let problems get them down and it seems as if they perceive the world differently; more positively and imaginatively.

The Fire Inside, through a well-researched collection of essays and heart-opening personal stories, invites listeners to uncover their unique talents and live out their individual dreams. Within each one of us are vast untapped reservoirs of creativity, and when we connect with that potential, our lives will open in wonderful and joy-filled ways.

When was the last time you had writer's block? You wanted very badly to write, but you couldn't think of what to write about! This collection of writing prompts will get your creative juices flowing and having you fill up page after page in no time, at all! This collection of writing prompts is a powerful and useful reference to use whenever you need something to kick-start your writing! And best of all, you have no excuse to not get started right away!

Whether it's learning ragtime piano, losing 30 pounds, or starting an organic jellybean company, award-winning musician turned communications expert Peter Himmelman's unique techniques to harness fear and take the steps to make goals a reality will give you the tools and confidence you need to stop listening to the negative thoughts holding you back and achieve professional and personal success.

Tras inspirar a miles de lectores con "Money Mindfulness", la economista Cristina Benito nos enseña a gestionar la divisa más valiosa que poseemos: el tiempo. Todos sabemos que la mala gestión del tiempo nos genera un estado de estrés permanente, causante de muchas enfermedades y que nos impide disfrutar de la vida. Cuando la falta de tiempo se convierte en algo crónico, corremos de urgencia en urgencia renunciando a lo que de verdad es importante para nosotros, aplazando sin fin nuestras prioridades.

Sì, anche i bambini sono sotto stress! E spesso lo traducono diventando essi stessi fonte di stress per gli adulti che se ne occupano. I bambini di oggi appaiono agitati, dispersivi, con problemi di attenzione e di concentrazione, ansiosi o insicuri, difficilmente rilassati. La meditazione però può aiutarci a crescerli più sereni e presenti e a far sbocciare le loro potenzialità. Con semplicità, questo libro illustra le diverse tecniche meditative, i processi fisiologici e neurologici implicati e i vantaggi che ne derivano.

This self-awareness journaling workbook is for you to learn how to minimize your self-doubt, tame your out-of-control inner critic (imposter syndrome, anyone?), and realize your full creative potential through guided, deep inner work.

You can have exactly the life and business you want if you trade in your limiting beliefs for an abundance mindset. An abundance in resources and endless business ideas. Working for yourself, generating profitable ideas and running your own business requires massive confident in yourself. This program is designed to tap into the confidence required in order to find your vision and voice as a female entrepreneur. It incorporates techniques to unleash a more confident and resilient version of you.

"Your Dopeness" is a comprehensive self-help guide for creative people, offering practical strategies to navigate this amazing journey of creativity while prioritizing mental health and wellbeing. Through a blend of personal anecdotes, expert insights, and actionable advice, this book empowers artists to cultivate a harmonious balance between their artistic pursuits and their inner selves.

In "Brushes of Insight: Art Life Coaching for Creative Awakening," Dr. Shazia invites you on a transformative journey of self-discovery, mindfulness, and artistic expression. Drawing on her expertise in both art and psychiatry, Dr. Shazia offers a holistic approach to personal growth, guiding listeners through practical techniques, inspiring stories, and valuable insights.

Gaze into the wounded soul of an innocent child and experience a different perspective of soul damage and the destruction left by sexual abuse. Through the eyes of author Shari Rickenbach, go on a healing journey of overcoming the shame, rage, guilt, fear, and pain of sexual abuse. Choice is the beginning to your life lived free - free from the shackles and pain of abuse - free to be who God created you to be - free to live life to your fullest potential to co-create with God. Choose your beginning to restoring your voice and value.

In this inspiring audiobook, the beloved artist behind Spoonful of Faith shows you how to overcome your fears and harness your own creative gifts as an act of worship. With thoughtful stories and powerful reflections, Jena Holliday invites you to discover how you uniquely reflect the heart of a creative God.