Creative writing articles
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Stress vs creativity
- Now when I use the term "creativity", I mean the kind of states of mind and body where thoughts and ideas flow freely; where there is a STREAM of data information that comes clearly from a very different place than one might normally inhabit and which translates smoothly and perfectly into colours, visions, sounds, patterns, movements, actions and resolutions.These are very beautiful states...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The sylvia plath pattern of creative flow
- * Sylvia Plath teaches a valuable lesson about the Even Flow - opening the channels for creativity, regardless of this is for poetry or not.Sylvia Plath was a poet and that was her job and her life.She would every day no matter what, as soon as breakfast was over and no matter where she was in the world, sit down with her notebook and just start to write - about absolutely anything a...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The elements of creativity: what-ifs?
- What if there is no toilet paper and I am halfway through doing the "do"?What if one of my team members decides to leave the project halfway and he happens to be the most knowledgeable guy there?What if I turn colour blind, how should I adapt to the environment?What-if, what-if and more what-ifs?The technique of asking What-ifs provokes an individual to think and to pro...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Characteristics: creative types vs clods!
- Here are some odds & ends I have observed in creative-expert-genius types:Direction of Motivation: creatives move toward what they want in all areas of their life while the clods move away from what they don't want.Time Orientation: creatives look forward to completion. Clods look backward at how they have been unable to do it and assume future is also failure.Memory Managemen...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Unleash your creativity and think your way out of the box
- The brain is a strange organ. It works in ways we don't yet understand and manages to create everything we see. Working at odds with the rest of the body it performs best when we're not consciously trying and it is exactly this right-hemisphere activity that contributes to some of our most creative moments.Creativity is the lifeblood of every facet of life. From the arts to business, withou...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Tap the creative inside you
- Imagination is the source of creativity. It's a place where unlimited possibilities reside. It's where pure energy lives.People are innately imaginative and creative. However, most people are simply not conscious of their imaginative and creative selves.Creativity is the cognitive process of developing a novel idea or concept.Teresa M. Amabile, a creativity expert, argues that...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 5 ways to enhance your creativity
- We're born creative. However, this innate characteristic becomes buried as we get older. Our logical left brain usually takes the driver's seat. Here are 5 ways to help you unearth your creative self.1. Surprise Your Mind. List laughable, ridiculous, outrageous and bizarre ideas. Don't limit yourself to ideas that other people consider "sane," "reasonable" or "logical." The best and most cr...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Connect with your creative dream
- We get so busy in our day-to-day life, with all the doing and actions and daily chores, that we can quickly lose sight of the BIG PICTURE. What's it all for? What are you working towards?If you don't know where you're going, how will you know when you get there?Taking the time to connect with your creative dream allows you to visit (and then revisit) the big picture. For instance, if...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Creativity stereotypes ? are they holding you back?
- Here's a quick quiz:1) When I see a see a sunrise, I'm moved to:A. Compose a poem.B. Try and capture the beauty with my paints and brush.C. Stumble drunkenly into bed -- boy that party was a lot of fun.D. Cover my face with my pillow and go back to sleep. Who in their right mind gets up early enough to look at sunrises?2) At work, I'm the person my coworke...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Theres a light at the end of your tunnel, called imagination!
- Imagine this. You've got this huge dream you just turned into an exciting accomplishment. You had a huge problem you turned into a beautiful masterpiece. You had a giant obstacle you formed into a personal triumph, and now?.., you give a long stare at your prized possession and say, ain't that just the cat's pajamas.There's Just One Problem!That's not the way most people imagine. Yep...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 9 ways to live creatively
- Creativity ? according to Webster's it means having the ability or power to create; characterized by originality and expressiveness; imaginative. Ok that sounds great, wouldn't we all like to be more creative every day? Sometimes the hardest part to trying something new is the first step. Here are nine inspired steps to help you start living a creative way of life:1. Be willing to try somet...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Top ten creative strategies for inspiring creativity where you work and play
- Websites, automobiles, milk cartons, living spaces. Design saturates every aspect of our lives and the difference between success and failure could be the color purple, could be the person that you talk to every morning when you wake up, or could be the amount of light that streams into your office every day.These ten steps will support you in revitalizing your environments and will foster ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Finding a little adventure
- I have had more than my share of exciting times and I'm grateful for every one of them.There was the time the bear came into camp at 11:00 p.m. and we listened to him consume two weeks worth of food for two people and a dog in only six hours. At 5:00 a.m., when it became obvious he had run out of goodies, we paddled our canoe out on to a very dark lake. He was still there when we went back ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Turning obstacles into blessings
- "Your capacity to be creatively alive in virtually all life circumstances will depend in large part upon the kind of attitude you choose for yourself."- Dr. Wayne W. Dyer, Author/LecturerIn almost every part of daily living, there are obstacles that prevent you from accomplishing your goals. Whether the obstacles are in running a business or in handling a per...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Push the right button
- You can live a much more successful life than you think! Just push the right button and see how it opens the doors of success for you. Yes, its so simple and easy. Yet the great majority of people fail to achieve success. Why? Because they push the wrong buttons.The switch board of life has both right and wrong buttons; the right buttons of success and the wrong buttons of failure. You need...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Drawing on creativity: how to trick your brain
- Can you draw?Your answer to that question reveals a surprising amount about your brain and the way you integrate your right and left hemispheres. (In this article, the left side will be referred to as the dominant one, which is by far the most likely scenario.)You see, the left side of the brain excels at verbal, analytical, rational and logical tasks. It's the dominant half. It take...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The healing powers of journaling
- For the past several years, I have found joy working as a motivational writer and speaker. One of my greatest passions has been the gift of sharing my deep love and respect for the written word. Words are powerful. They provoke thought, stimulate creativity, and most importantly, they hold within them the power to heal. Most people do not realize the incredible life-changing potential writing has....
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Its time to get out of the box
- "It is never too late to be what you might have been. "(George Eliot)I have found that truly successful people surround themselves with the support that makes them excel. Over years of working with clients I have found that people struggle when they put their businesses and their lives in a self-imposed limiting box and keep doing the same things over and over again.So what...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to get in the zone and blast your marketing to a higher level
- This may come as a surprise... but many marketers are so busy, they don't have time to get to the next level.Direct marketers are busy people. But sometimes you can be too busy for your own good.So busy in fact that you fail to see the opportunities to move up a level in your career.=> Side BarWhen Richard Branson set up Virgin Airways, did he sit in his office and wond...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Art, artists and vocation
- "If you really want to upset your parents?go into the arts!"-Kurt VonnegutHow many times have people been told that "You can't make it as an artist."How many times when you've told someone that you are studying theater, dance, the visual arts, do people look at you and cringe; feel sorry for you, and feel that you and your family have wasted a great deal of money, and that you have w...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Mindfulness and creativity: the wow of wonder
- You are so creative.Don't deny it. Whether or not you consider yourself a creative type, the truth is that you are constantly creating ideas.Mindfulness invites you to be aware of this constantly flowing river, and offers an opportunity to choose to sit beside it instead of swimming in it. By watching the ideas from that calm riverbank, you can more clearly see the ones that float to...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Art, artists and money
- Practical money tips for people in the arts.1. Sock it AwayIf you are in the arts there is no such thing as a steady paycheck. Money usually comes in spurts with no money, often for months, many months, in between. Don't make the mistake of thinking that spurts of income will happen on a monthly basis.When you get money from selling paintings at a show, a role in a play, an ad...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Get your creative juices flowing
- Copyright 2005 Cherry Communications/Be Heard SolutionsThe creative arts enhance our lives in countless ways. They make us think. They inspire us. They make us feel a part of something that goes beyond the same old work-a-day world. But too many people think they aren't the creative types ? and she believes they are wrong.Everyone is creative. The worst thing is the fear of creating:...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Think orange! creativity and the sacral chakra
- Wouldn't it be wonderful if you could just flick a switch and turn on your creativity? Sadly, at times, tapping into your creativity can feel like trying to squeeze water from a stone. The good news is, there are ways of encouraging creativity and one of these ways is through balancing your sacral chakra.Chakra is the Sanskrit word for moving wheel; the chakras are vortexes of energy presen...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Top ten reasons to start creativity coaching
- DEVELOP YOUR ARTISTIC CONFIDENCE I'd really like to write but I don't have enough time. Creativity coaching can give you back control over your calendar.EXPAND YOUR HOBBY TO A PART-TIME BUSINESS: I can make crafts for others, but I'm too scared to sell them to strangers. Creativity coaching can teach you how to expand and meet your artistic expectations.EXPLORE YOUR COMMUNICATION SKI...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Creativity management ? measurement, benchmarking, and improvement
- Contrary to common perception, creativity can be made tangible, measurable and useable. In terms of measurement, benchmarking and improvement, the first step is to decide on definitions, the second is to decide on methods of measurement and finally, to monitor each measurement for improvement.Definitions of creativity are not elusive. In fact, the number of definitions helps the analyst bet...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Mindfulness and teaching: lessons from dynamic english
- Back in 1983, I was hired to teach English in rural northern Japan. I had no experience teaching, and didn't speak a work of Japanese.No matter-I had the requisite four-year college degree and a thirst for adventure.My employer/boss/teaching partner was Grif Frost, a 27-year-old budding entrepreneur who had married the Japanese exchange student who had once lived with his family. He ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Creating success
- All things begin in consciousness.Consciousness originates everything that is manifest. Universal consciousness makes manifest the entire universe and subsides within its' creation. You and your individual consciousness are indivisible from the universe and universal consciousness.That which you create or make manifest originates in your consciousness. Creation of any manifest realit...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Are you inventive enough to be an inventor? some guidelines to invention success!
- Inventors make a ton of money when the invention is needed and when the process is done properly. There are different types of inventions. Some inventions are more practical, making the everyday lives of individuals easier (pens for example), some inventions are simply for entertainment purposes (television), and some inventions are multi-purpose (educational devices that are also entertaining). I...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - I want to create...
- What would you like to create? A peaceful life, a successful life, a good life, a sculpture, a piece of art, a book? What is it that you would like to create? Whatever you want you can achieve it. All you have to do is follow your natural compass. Remove the rubbish that takes you off course and let the natural you come through. It is not the case of adding new behaviours to create what you want. ...
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