Creative Development

Ever wonder why today’s productivity and creativity hacks demand more and more of you, without delivering much more in the end? It's because the shortest distance between two points may be a straight line — but linear, short-cut thinking is rarely the path to the best ideas. Don’t let your creativity flat-line. Follow the Meander is this moment’s essential guidebook designed for those who are ready to slow down, delete their to-do lists, and embrace spontaneity and presence over predetermined process.

Artists transform the ordinary into the extraordinary. All too often, the talent that brings so much beauty into our lives is poorly compensated. If you’re a creative entrepreneur and you want to take control of your career and start earning what you’re worth, this is the guide for you. In Blazing the Freelance Trail, Eric Holter shares insights from his three decades as a creative entrepreneur. He covers everything from the motivation to create to how to successfully manage the business and financial side of your creative enterprise.

In this audiobook, you will be inspired to integrate the trying and traumatic experiences of your life’s journey into the embodied wisdom and creative expression that are possible for you. Destiny Marie Love, the founder of Embodied Voice Healing, provides an intimate peek into her life's stories, as an example of how to integrate traumatic and challenging experiences into the embodiment of creative expression. This book is packed with helpful and simple practices for your own integration and embodiment.

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.

For the first 10 years that I was a self-employed artist, I was not a mindful artist. I didn’t know what mindfulness was, and I just roamed the world on autopilot every day, like many of us do. I had great aspirations for my life and big dreams for my art career, but I was so caught up in the minutiae of everyday life that I never took the time to listen to myself and reflect inward. As a result of not giving myself enough time to focus on myself, I was always stressed, financially unstable, and emotionally and physically drained and was just never in a confident state of mind.

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?

According to this year's most comprehensive study, there are over 57 million freelancers in the US alone and growing. The largest segment of that freelance community is made up of artists and creative professionals such as designers, writers, filmmakers, etc. The appeal to become self-employed is global. Statistically, freelancers make more money per hour than traditional employees. More and more each year, Millennial and Generation Z women and men are choosing freelancing instead of traditional employment. It's a great way to have a flexible lifestyle and be your own boss.

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.

Creativity is a gift shared by all, yet most of us have been led to believe that if we are not starving artists, musicians, or writers, then creative thinking is not something we are capable of. This just isn't true and to prove it I've brought together some of the best methods to trigger and retain that creative spark within.

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.