Creative Motivation

Anna Sabino wasn’t born into a wealthy family, didn’t inherit money from a distant relative, and doesn’t have a rich husband. But she made it as an entrepreneur, as a single woman, and most important, as an artist. In Your Creative Career, she shows her fellow artists and creatives how to build a business that reflects their talent and true calling while generating serious cash. Whether the goal is to build an empire and be financially free, create a lifestyle business, or just to have more time, Your Creative Career guides you through every aspect of creative entrepreneurship.

Want to make a living from your creative work? The "hows" are changing faster than ever, but the essential habits you need remain timeless. Inspiring role models can be a powerful factor helping you build a successful career. Inside The Wealthy Creative, you'll find example after example of real authors, artists, designers, and more (all enlivened by the engaging voice of narrator Elizabeth Austin). These creatives share the timeless habits that helped them forge their own successful and fulfilling careers in the digital age. Each chapter of The Wealthy Creative presents one of the essential practices or concepts that crystallized out of the author's analysis of dozens of interviews conducted with real creatives working in both the digital economy and in more traditional spheres.

Being creative is a state of mind. Techniques may help, though some, like brainstorming, can, surprisingly, do more harm than good. And the climate at work and play matters too. But essentially, creativity is an attitude. We either meet life's challenges with a spirit of adventure, or we keep trying to make it fit old habits that don't work any more.

Have you ever wanted to be more creative? Given that you’re reading this paragraph right now, the answer to this question is very likely "yes", but what does creativity even look like? In this audiobook, you will discover what it means to have a creative mind. You’ll find out why creativity is so important, and the common roadblocks to creativity. More importantly, you’re going to learn how to boost your own creativity so you can accomplish the things you not only need to do, but also those things you never thought you could do, and hardly dared dream were possible.

Otdel'naja glava posvjashhena razvitiju kreativnosti u detej. Vy uznaete, kak mozhno nachat' zarabatyvat' svoim tvorchestvom. Navernjaka vam takzhe budet interesno uslyshat' ob art-terapii: okazyvaetsja, tvorchestvo mozhet izlechit' dazhe samye zastarelye bolezni i tela, i dushi. Slushajte, razmyshljajte, primenjajte, stanovites' kreativnymi, uspeshnymi, schastlivymi!

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.

Onward is a handbook for aspiring and advancing change agents leaning into endeavors that make a difference. Presented in a pithy and provocative style, the insights and inspiration shared in Onward help listeners cultivate a thriving difference-maker's mindset and posture. Dedicating yourself to work that matters is fraught. Moments of doubt, insignificance, and inertia are part of the gig. Onward is written to motivate determined and deliberate action.

Being consistently happy now can begin very simply without any reason at all. It is not a complex formula that one needs to sit for hours meditating to arrive upon either. One does not necessarily need to see a psychoanalyst to explore the source of one's pain to arrive at a happy state either. It's so easy a child can do it.

We make our biggest impressions when we are not trying to be impressive. The words we say or don't say, the things we do or don't do, and the ways we react or don't react can have a tremendous influence on those around us. In Silent Impact, award-winning broadcaster Joe Schmit tells stories of real people and the ways in which they had profound influence on others in daily life.

When I was young, I had the Idea for this book. I thought that it would be extremely helpful, if someone could point out the simple secrets to living the life you always dreamed of. The book looks at the bigger picture of what life is all about. For me it's about creating great memories, seeking truth, and following your heart. It's also about taking chances, creating those things that you always imagined, and accomplishing those dreams that your true heart desires.

In today's culture of stress, competition, and perfect images, it's all too easy to hit rock bottom. Confronted by anxiety about our appearance, our performance, and ourselves, we can feel trapped, imprisoned by the person society expects us to be. The only way to escape that prison is to learn to love who we are - who we really are. With humor, empathy, and honesty, Achea Redd takes you through the ups and downs of her own life and uses her story to show you the path to self-love and authenticity.

What Are You Waiting For?: You Don't Have 9 Lives! is a playful survival guide for anyone who needs a helping paw in adulting. Using key events in West's life, Coco shows you how to trade in your shortcomings and obstacles for natural talents and tasty morsels of possibility. Only after you learn to take control of your own life's story can you unlock the fearless potential of your true self.

Take authority over the fear in your life and maximize your effectiveness. In this audiobook, you will gain a solid understanding of fear and its effects, learn practical ways to overcome the fear in your life, and gain knowledge on how to maintain your deliverance. You will discover that you have already been provided with the necessary tool to conquer fear as you walk out your deliverance. Too long have you been held captive by fear...it is you time to break free!

Swing for the Fences draws on lessons from America's greatest pastime to create a manual of practical tools for winning at the game of life. Navigating life's challenges is never easy, but Greg Bancroft's thoughtful and humorous writing will teach you how to give yourself a break and "suck less". In a clear, engaging style, Swing for the Fences guides you through being successful at home, at work, and in relationships. In the end, it's not just about the home runs; it's about how you approach stepping up to the plate.

Inspired Birth is a collection of positive affirmations, and one bonus meditation titled "Open the Gate", to allow your thoughts and beliefs to gestate, evolve, and blossom for your best childbearing outcome. Repeat these affirmations often throughout your pregnancy, and have them on hand during your labor.

It's really no wonder so many people don't love their lives, because we've been programmed by society and our experiences to be unhappy. We have been made to believe we are not good enough, and as a result, we are unknowingly blocking out the very meaning and fulfillment for which we keep searching. It's essential to understand how we sabotage our own unhappiness and to free yourself from the toxic cycle. It's time to stop ruining your own life and learn to love life again.

The life most of us experience today is much different than the past. The realities of work and life have changed rapidly, and our busyness has made matters worse. Professional and entrepreneurial burnout, as well as, diminishing employee engagement are costing us and our organizations and creating fewer winners at work and in life. The old approaches to employee retention and corporate culture no longer work, and greater corporate social responsibility is quickly moving to the forefront.

Whether you're 16 or 60 years old, if you or someone you know has struggled with being or becoming the person you want to be, you'll find familiar shared experiences in the pages of this book. From an early age, Alex Fischler wanted to be a writer. But his dream seemed impossible: he didn't think he'd live through his teenage years and came close to committing suicide.

Mira Tasich, a loyal, hardworking, and devoted employee of several large corporations, finds herself unemployed, a victim of the recession. As a young teenager, she moved to America, learned a new language, and gained prestige and career success only to get laid off in a corporate downsizing. Frustrated, angry, and confused, she struggles to justify the familial and personal sacrifices made over the years for her employers, including a 2,141-mile move away from family and friends to the Southwest.

With rare honesty, true stories, and refreshingly straight talk, best-selling author and life coach Steve Austin shares his personal journey from crippling anxiety and perfectionism to calm amid life's inevitable chaos. He pulls no punches, revealing his darkest moments and the thoughts most people would be too afraid to admit. Yet he offers hope. In these powerful book, you will find simple ways to cultivate calm and practice self-care by living courageously and authentically. It all starts with vulnerability. Discover how to come up for air and breathe again.