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Scrapping The Starving Artist Mythology

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:15:28 PST

Developing Talent Enhancing creative expression and personal change Scrapping The Starving Artist Mythology I love breaking the myth of the starving artist. That is such a lie that people tell artists from the day they are born, and it's so sad that so many artists psych themselves out with this myth. Musician Magdalen Hsu-Li continues, There is always a way to make a great living from music or any art form if you are willing to use your creativity to the business aspect. This notion of the starving artist can affect us in many ways, even providing a reason why someone will not invest any time of energy into pursuing a creative interest because only big stars make money or another self-limiting belief like that. In his post in his post Twelve Things You Were Not Taught in School About Creative Thinking, Michael Michalko writes about a number of attitudes and viewpoints that can affect how we engage in creative thinking and creative expression. 2012 Right-Brainers in Business Video Summit FREE program - from Feb. 27 to March 9 Do you feel connected to your creative gifts but struggle with the nuts and bolts of business? Have you created a business plan but are wondering, Ummm, now what? Would you rather run for the hills than face the intimidating marketing, sales, financial, and legal aspects of your business? Yikes!! Do typical business-building resources and programs make you cross-eyed or beyond bored? Y-A-W-N! Do you long for a more creative, intuitive, and authentic way of doing business that's both practical and profitable? If the business plan is the roadmap, then beyond the business plan is arriving at your desired destination and building a thriving enterprise. An Intense Inner Pressure to Create I started out as a painter, and then painting led to cinema... Then cinema led to so many different areas... David Lynch In her book, Mary-Elaine Jacobsen quotes some insightful comments by Annemarie Roeper (founder of the Roeper School and The Roeper Review, a professional journal on the gifted) about the intense inner pressure to create as a characteristic of high ability people: Gifted adults may be overwhelmed by the pressure of their own creativity. The gifted derive enormous satisfaction from the creative process. Much has been written about this process: how it works, the pressure of the inner agenda, the different phases it involves, the excitement and anxiety that comes with it, and the role played by the unconscious. ... [Image is from a Right-Brain Business Plan page of Artizen Coaching, founded by Jennifer Lee. Learn more about her free Right-Brainers in Business Video Summit.] Popular Posts Creative Anxiety - Are You Procrastinating? Louise Bourgeois: a balance between extremes Neil Gaiman On Writing All of our life story is our gift, the positive and not so positive Kristen Stewart and shyness and sensitivity Madness and creativity: do we need to be crazy? > For Entrepreneurs See The Inner Entrepreneur site and Facebook / The Inner Entrepreneur to sign up for my Inner Entrepreneur newsletter. When you subscribe, you receive 3 articles/reports: 1 Obstacles To Achieving Your Business Success By Rich Schefren 2 Are You REALLY Ready to Make High Revenues? By Ali Brown 3 Are You Working Yourself Out of Your Business? By Michele PW Learn more and sign up on the page The Inner Entrepreneur Newsletter. Amazon / The Kindle Store Low cost ebook titles, plus subscriptions to my projects. Developing Multiple Talents - The personal side of creative expression Being Highly Sensitive and Creative - a version of the report you received as a subscriber to this newsletter. The Creative Mind - Part One - a brief intro and the first six posts from my Psych Central column. Talent Development Resources blog subscription The Creative Mind blog subscription Articles on dealing with anxiety and stress Also see my Facebook page: Anxiety Relief Solutions or the Relieving Anxiety Newsletter page to get free ebook on natural products Video channels : TalentDevelop AnxietySolutions The Inner Entrepreneur Thanks for subscribing to Developing Talent and visiting my sites. Feel free to make any suggestions. Please share this newsletter: ~ ~ To unsubscribe or change your email options, see link at bottom. ~~~ Talent Development Resources Interactive Map of Sites > Try main site on your mobile - just click the Switch Site link if it is not displaying properly. Online newsletter/archives Posts by email ~~~~ Facebook pages : TalentDevelop High Ability The Inner Entrepreneur Highly Sensitive Personal Growth Info Anxiety Relief Solutions ~~~~~~~ Related sites: My Psych Central blog: The Creative Mind Personal Growth Information TalentDevelop videos Inner Talent Interviews (podcasts) Profiles and updates: My Google+ page About.me [site list] ~ ~ ~ Help for anxiety and stress Anxiety Relief Solutions Multiple products, articles Free reports for subscribers Anxiety Solutions videos ~~~~ More Resources Developing Multiple Talents - The personal side of creative expression, by Douglas Eby Renaissance Business, by Emilie Wapnick. Learn to use your multipotentiality so it becomes fuel for income. Enjoying the Gift of Being Uncommon: Extra Intelligent, Intense, and Effective, by Willem Kuipers 200+ Free Book Marketing and Author Tools and Free report Helping You Get Published Recommended Books Changing Course - resources for following your passions as an entrepreneur Self-Study Classes for Sensitive Souls by Jenna Avery Native Remedies Herbals for health smARTist Art Career Support ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lefkoe Belief Process Programs ReCreate Your Life Eliminate self-limiting beliefs FREE sample Natural Confidence Program Undo Public Speaking Fear ~~~~~~~~~~~~ The fine print The costs of my various TalentDevelop sites (and some of my research and writing time) are supported by commissions from a variety of resources I have selected that provide helpful books, workshops, and other personal development, creativity and mental health support programs and products. Thanks for your purchases. 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Scrapping The Starving Artist Mythology

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:54:06 PST

Developing Talent Enhancing creative expression and personal change I love breaking the myth of the starving artist. That is such a lie that people tell artists from the day they are born, and it's so sad that so many artists psych themselves out with this myth. Musician Magdalen Hsu-Li continues, There is always a way to make a great living from music or any art form if you are willing to use your creativity to the business aspect. People think that creativity should only be in art and the business should be in business. But the most successful business people use their intuition and creativity to problem solve and figure out how to make things work. [From MusicDish interview by Steven Digman.] She founded her own company ChickPop Records. The photo is from her album Fire. This notion of the starving artist can affect us in many ways, even providing a reason why someone will not invest any time of energy into pursuing a creative interest because only big stars make money or another self-limiting belief like that. In his post in his post Twelve Things You Were Not Taught in School About Creative Thinking, Michael Michalko writes about a number of attitudes and viewpoints that can affect how we engage in creative thinking and creative expression. One of his comments: The artist is not a special person... Every one of us is born a creative, spontaneous thinker. The only difference between people who are creative and people who are not is a simple belief. Creative people believe they are creative. People who believe they are not creative, are not. Once you have a particular identity and set of beliefs about yourself, you become interested in seeking out the skills needed to express your identity and beliefs. This is why people who believe they are creative become creative. If you believe you are not creative, then there is no need to learn how to become creative and you don't. Michael Michalko is the author of a number of books including Creative Thinkering: Putting your Imagination to Work. But it goes beyond just believing you are creative - or not. For example, how much do you compare your creative ambitions to the renowned accomplishments of name brand artists? If you like composing, do you disparage your level and quality of music writing if it isn't at the level of a Mozart or a Leonard Cohen? Do you categorize yourself or other creative people in an either-or way: either wildly successful, or unsuccessful? In her post Starving Artist, Meet Web 2.0, Emilie Wapnick writes about a very talented guitarist who was feeling very discouraged about his hunt for a job: "At this point, I'm willing to take any job that I don't completely hate and I'll just play music on the side." Wapnick comments: All you want is to make art, and instead here you are running around, trying to get the corporate world's attention, tweaking résumés, shouting 'pick me! pick me!' to faceless corporations who see you as nothing more than an interchangeable cog in the machine. That sense of powerlessness is enough to make anyone feel bitter and worthless. And has the life of an artist not always been marked by the romantic notion of struggle, famine, and hardship? But, she continues, Okay look, I don't mean to be harsh, but Starving Artist, would you please get with the times?! You may have had to 'sell out or starve' in the past, but a lot has changed in recent years. For example: No more are the days when you must carry around slides of your paintings from gallery to gallery in order to get a public viewing. No more must you send your manuscript from publisher to publisher in order to get your novel into the hands of the public. No more do record labels decide which music gets heard and which doesn't. The gatekeepers have toppled over, and guess what? You no longer need anyone's permission to 'make it.' Thanks to widespread access to the internet and new, affordable technology, the power that these exclusive gatekeepers once had - that is, the power of distribution - is now yours. Emilie Wapnick is author of the program Renaissance Business - make your multipotentiality your day job. Of course, being an artist entrepreneur requires changes in attitudes, and adding or refining work priorities and activities. If you create a painting, you may not be in the position of having a gallery waiting to buy it and market it for you. You may need to be creative about other ways to market your work, even develop other products to express your creative ideas and knowledge. In her article Combine multiple talents to become a successful artist, Andrea Kay addresses possible attitudes about being creative. "So you want to make music, act, produce films, design fashion, dance or write movies?," she writes. "No sweat. That is, if you tweak your thinking a bit. That includes eliminating the term 'starving artist' from your vocabulary. For one thing, if you think that's what you're getting into when you pursue a creative career, well, that's what you'll get. Just as predictable is the possibility for success if you can envision a wider path... From my post Marketing Yourself And Your Creative Work: Don't They Deserve a Wider Audience? Multiple Forms of Expression One example of a creative polymath or multipotentialite (Emilie Wapnick's term) is Viggo Mortensen - an actor, writer, musician, poet, photographer and painter. He has commented, "Photography, painting or poetry - those are just extensions of me, how I perceive things, they are my way of communicating." From my post Viggo Mortensen: Why just one thing? That is also a quote I used in my book Developing Multiple Talents - The personal side of creative expression. [Website] [Facebook] [Photo: Street Painter, by pedrosimoes7 - from my post Artists are Crazy; Mothers Can't Be Artists, and Other Myths.] A final quote:But starvation, unfortunately, didn't improve art. It only hindered it. A man's soul was rooted in his stomach. A man could write much better after eating a porterhouse steak and drinking a pint of whiskey than he could ever write after eating a nickel candy bar. The myth of the starving artist was a hoax. - Charles Bukowski, Factotum (1975)

Marketing Your Creative Work; Facing Your Unlikeable Parts When Creating

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:36:22 PST

Developing Talent Enhancing creative expression and personal change Marketing Yourself And Your Creative Work: Don't You Deserve a Wider Audience? How do you think about being creative versus the business aspects of success, like marketing? Do you see them as separate, even mutually exclusive? Do you think of creative expression as something more spiritual or pure than sales or business? The photo - Artist at work by Balaji Dutt - reflects how many creative people typically work: engrossed, and happily solitary. We may see and read about many examples of successful - even extravagantly successful - artists, but they are usually celebrities, and mostly not solitary creative workers. There is not much media attention on the millions of creative people with careers in film production, book cover illustration, fashion design, video game creation and so many other creative occupations - many of them often working as entrepreneurs, responsible for their own achievement and success. Many creators probably don't think much about the value of marketing to get their ideas and creations out to a wider audience, to have more impact and success. Archetypes for Writers: Developing Complex Characters Author and Jungian analyst Jean Shinoda Bolen, M.D. explains the idea of archetype as a predisposition that contributes to our personality, helping define our strengths, difficulties, and meaning. In her article Archetypes for Writers, Jennifer Van Bergen writes about exploring these underlying pre-existent patterns, or archetypes, in people's behaviors and actions. She says by working at the archetype level.. your writing will never be the same. Filmmaker So Yong Kim on Facing Her Unlikeable Parts When Writing So Yong Kim is a director, producer and writer. Her latest movie is For Ellen, starring Paul Dano and Jena Malone. In an interview, she talks about a number of aspects of developing her script and shooting the film - aspects of creative expression that impact other artists as well. Kim says one of her challenges in writing Dano's character was that it was so personal. I think the scariest part about the writing of the character was not the fact that he was male but that he has so many traits of myself. That's the most embarrassing thing I've seen on screen. Popular Posts Creative Anxiety - Are You Procrastinating? Writer Charlie Kaufman [Nicolas Cage]: "To begin...To begin...How to start? I'm hungry. I should get coffee. Coffee would help me think. Maybe I should write something first, then reward myself with coffee. Coffee and a muffin. So I need to establish the themes. Maybe a banana nut. That's a good muffin." From "Adaptation" - written by (the real) Charlie Kaufman, based on the book The Orchid Thief. In his new book Mastering Creative Anxiety, creativity coach Eric Maisel, PhD asks, "Are you creating less often than you would like? Are you avoiding your creative work altogether? Do you procrastinate? That's anxiety. > For Entrepreneurs See The Inner Entrepreneur site and Facebook / The Inner Entrepreneur to sign up for my Inner Entrepreneur newsletter. When you subscribe, you receive 3 articles/reports: 1 Obstacles To Achieving Your Business Success By Rich Schefren 2 Are You REALLY Ready to Make High Revenues? By Ali Brown 3 Are You Working Yourself Out of Your Business? By Michele PW Learn more and sign up on the page The Inner Entrepreneur Newsletter. Amazon / The Kindle Store Low cost ebook titles, plus subscriptions to my projects. Developing Multiple Talents - The personal side of creative expression Being Highly Sensitive and Creative - a version of the report you received as a subscriber to this newsletter. The Creative Mind - Part One - a brief intro and the first six posts from my Psych Central column. Talent Development Resources blog subscription The Creative Mind blog subscription Articles on dealing with anxiety and stress Also see my Facebook page: Anxiety Relief Solutions or the Relieving Anxiety Newsletter page to get free ebook on natural products Video channels : TalentDevelop AnxietySolutions The Inner Entrepreneur Thanks for subscribing to Developing Talent and visiting my sites. Feel free to make any suggestions. Please share this newsletter: ~ ~ To unsubscribe or change your email options, see link at bottom. ~~~ Talent Development Resources Interactive Map of Sites > Try main site on your mobile - just click the Switch Site link if it is not displaying properly. Online newsletter/archives Posts by email ~~~~ Facebook pages : TalentDevelop High Ability The Inner Entrepreneur Highly Sensitive Personal Growth Info Anxiety Relief Solutions ~~~~~~~ Related sites: My Psych Central blog: The Creative Mind Personal Growth Information TalentDevelop videos Inner Talent Interviews (podcasts) Profiles and updates: My Google+ page About.me [site list] ~ ~ ~ Help for anxiety and stress Anxiety Relief Solutions Multiple products, articles Free reports for subscribers Anxiety Solutions videos ~~~~ More Resources Developing Multiple Talents - The personal side of creative expression, by Douglas Eby Renaissance Business, by Emilie Wapnick. Learn to use your multipotentiality so it becomes fuel for income. Enjoying the Gift of Being Uncommon: Extra Intelligent, Intense, and Effective, by Willem Kuipers 200+ Free Book Marketing and Author Tools and Free report Helping You Get Published Recommended Books Changing Course - resources for following your passions as an entrepreneur Self-Study Classes for Sensitive Souls by Jenna Avery Native Remedies Herbals for health smARTist Art Career Support ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lefkoe Belief Process Programs ReCreate Your Life Eliminate self-limiting beliefs FREE sample Natural Confidence Program Undo Public Speaking Fear ~~~~~~~~~~~~ The fine print The costs of my various TalentDevelop sites (and some of my research and writing time) are supported by commissions from a variety of resources I have selected that provide helpful books, workshops, and other personal development, creativity and mental health support programs and products. Thanks for your purchases. 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Creativity in Solitude; Make a difference & a business

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:56:14 PST

Developing Talent Enhancing creative expression and personal change Developing Creativity in Solitude Creativity is always collaborative, even when you're alone. Keith Sawyer Artists work best alone. Steve Wozniak Different kinds of creative expression have different needs in terms of solitude versus collaboration. Writer Susan Cain, who notes that psychologist Gregory Feist (a Professor at San Jose State University) found that many of the most creative people in a range of fields are introverts who are comfortable working in solitary conditions in which they can focus attention inward. Make a difference and make a business By Brendon Burchard Your life story, your knowledge, and your message--what you know from experience and want to share with the world--have greater importance and market value than you probably ever dreamed. You are here to make a difference in this world, and the best way to do that is to use your knowledge and experience (on any topic, in any industry) to help others succeed. You can get paid for sharing advice and how-to information that helps others succeed, and in the process you can build a very lucrative business and a profoundly meaningful life. If any of this sounds unbelievable--especially the part about your getting paid for sharing what might essentially be your message to the world--then it is simply because you have been unaware of a fairly unknown and previously secretive industry that exists all around us--what I call the expert industry. More Intelligence, More Creative? Do we get more creative with more intelligence? How do intelligence and creative ability interact? Dean Keith Simonton, PhD thinks Intelligence is purely a cognitive construct. Creativity on the other hand, I see as being much more complex. Like other writers on creativity, he makes a distinction between little c creativity and big C creativity. He says creativity in everyday life, solving everyday problems, or little c creativity, is very closely related to intelligence because intelligence includes, as part of it, problem-solving abilities. But, he adds, when you are talking about 'big C creativity,' you're talking about being able to generate new ideas, generate some kind of product that's going to have some kind of impression on other people...a poem, a patent, a short story, a journal article or whatever. But it's something that is a concrete, discrete product that is original and serves some kind of adaptive function. And that kind of creativity, that big c creativity, involves a whole bunch of other characteristics besides intelligence. [Photo: Stefani Germanotta was identified as gifted in adolescence. We know her now as Lady Gaga.] The Emotional Cost of High Ability in Young Adults By Mariana Ashley Bill Bradley, retired NBA player, US Senator, and US presidential candidate, said Ambition is the path to success. Persistence is the vehicle you arrive in. Any high-ability student knows the truth of this quote, as they have likely received accolades, awards, and praise for their efforts and ambitions. But these students also know the darker side of ambition, the side known only by the few who walk that path and have seen its thorns and shadows. The truth is that ambition, and the skill that it takes to pursue that ambition, often leaves people lonely, excluded, and alienated from everyday events. Therapist Dennis Palumbo on the Writer's Inner Life Dennis Palumbo, MFT, is a writer and licensed psychotherapist in private practice, specializing in creative issues. This is from an interview for Shrink Rap Radio: Initially, when you start writing, or at least when I started writing, you think the reward is, wow! It'll be so great to see my words on screen, to see my name on screen... I think what happens over time when, because you're a writer - especially once I became a screenwriter - you're very powerless as a screenwriter. And what happens - and it's a subtle change, but I think it's the one that most mature writers go through - is the gratification becomes personal... the process of writing becomes its own reward... you tell the story the way you want to tell the story, and then hope for the best... > More resources for Entrepreneurs Also see The Inner Entrepreneur site and Facebook / The Inner Entrepreneur to sign up for my Inner Entrepreneur newsletter. When you subscribe, you receive 3 articles/reports: 1 Obstacles To Achieving Your Business Success By Rich Schefren 2 Are You REALLY Ready to Make High Revenues? By Ali Brown 3 Are You Working Yourself Out of Your Business? By Michele PW Learn more and sign up on the page The Inner Entrepreneur Newsletter. ~ ~ Sample article: What is the relationship between financial success and personal growth? By Morty Lefkoe Amazon / The Kindle Store Low cost titles, plus subscriptions to my projects. Thanks for your purchase of these or other affiliate products - it helps support my research and writing, and the costs of my various sites. Being Highly Sensitive and Creative - a version of the report you received as a subscriber to this newsletter. The Creative Mind - Part One - a brief intro and the first six posts from my Psych Central column. Talent Development Resources blog subscription The Creative Mind blog subscription Articles on dealing with anxiety and stress > Also see my Facebook page: Anxiety Relief Solutions or the Relieving Anxiety Newsletter page to get free ebook on natural products Natural Anxiety Therapy Trumps All Others By Jen Crippen Visit my Facebook pages - you don't have to be a member - but if you are a member, please click the Like button TalentDevelop Highly Sensitive High Ability Anxiety Relief Solutions The Inner Entrepreneur Personal Growth Info Video channels : TalentDevelop AnxietySolutions The Inner Entrepreneur Thanks for subscribing to Developing Talent and visiting my sites. Feel free to make any suggestions. Please share this newsletter: ~ ~ To unsubscribe or change your email options, see link at bottom. ~~~ Talent Development Resources Interactive Map of Sites > Try main site on your mobile - just click the Switch Site link if it is not displaying properly. Online newsletter/archives Posts by email ~~~~ Facebook pages : TalentDevelop High Ability The Inner Entrepreneur Highly Sensitive Personal Growth Info Anxiety Relief Solutions ~~~~~~~ Related sites: My Psych Central blog: The Creative Mind Personal Growth Information TalentDevelop videos Inner Talent Interviews (podcasts) Profiles and updates: My Google+ page About.me [site list] ~ ~ ~ Help for anxiety and stress Anxiety Relief Solutions Multiple products, articles Free reports for subscribers Anxiety Solutions videos ~~~~ More Resources ReCreate Your Life Eliminate self-limiting beliefs Try it for free Recommended Books Changing Course - resources for following your passions as an entrepreneur Self-Study Classes for Sensitive Souls by Jenna Avery Native Remedies Herbals for health smARTist Art Career Support Meaning Solution Program by Eric Maisel ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lefkoe Belief Process Programs ReCreate Your Life Eliminate self-limiting beliefs FREE sample Natural Confidence Program Undo Public Speaking Fear ~~~~~~~~~~~~ The fine print The TalentDevelop site costs (and some of my research and writing time) are supported by commissions from a variety of resources I have selected that provide helpful books, workshops, and other personal development, creativity and mental health support programs and products. 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Your Brilliance Zone; Ginny Ruffner: More creative after a coma

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:06:42 PST

Developing Talent Enhancing creative expression and personal change Recent posts on TalentDevelop / Facebook High Ability / Facebook The Inner Entrepreneur / Facebook Developing Talent paper.li These are selected posts on my main site TalentDevelop, plus some related sites. Must One Risk Madness to Achieve Genius? | The Creativity Post www.creativitypost.com Must one risk getting lost in the sea of madness in order to reach the lone island of genius? Stepping Into Your Brilliance Zone By Christine Kloser What is your "brilliance zone"? The best way to answer this question is to list some of the aspects that exist when you are in your brilliance zone. The first way of knowing you're in your brilliance zone is that you feel deeply connected to the service you provide for others. Change Doesn't Have to Be Difficult... If You Know How By Morty Lefkoe Imagine that you had been doing something a certain way for a long time and you believed that you were doing it the right way. Now imagine that I come along and tell you not to do that way any more... No matter how persuasive I might be, you and most other people probably wouldn't change their behavior... If you think what you are doing is right and I am telling you to do something else, what does it sound like I am asking you to do? It would seem to you that I was telling you to do something wrong. Ginny Ruffner: "That bad time made me more creative." Many people face challenges in their lives they not only overcome, but are able to use for enhancing their creative work. Mixed-media and glass artist Ginny Ruffner recovered from a near fatal car accident and a coma for five weeks and was confined to a hospital for five months. A description on her site ginnyruffner.com about the documentary about her: A Not So Still Life says, "Doctors were convinced that she would never walk or talk again, but true to her indomitable spirit, she transformed a potentially tragic accident into a career of even more imaginative creations. What Is Brendon Burchard's Experts Academy? Jo Barnes developed her passions and expertise to create a thriving service business for entrepreneurs: The Social Networking Academy. Here is an overview article about Brendon Burchard's Experts Academy - which can also help you develop a business based on your knowledge. What Is Brendon Burchard's Experts Academy? By Phillip Mountrose and Jane Mountrose Many gifted individuals have expertise to share and this may include you. The issue is how to make your expertise into a profitable business. How to Believe in Yourself - No Matter What By Christine Kloser The voices are quite familiar. "Who do you think you are? You're not an expert! "Why would anyone believe you? Nobody will be interested in what you want to share. "It's already been written. You're not worthy of success. You can't be trusted. You're not a writer." OK. You get the picture, I don't need to go on. These voices you hear rolling over and over again in your mind are debilitating. I know, because you've told me so and because I grappled with those same voices for years. (And, there are some I'm still working on... ) So, I want to share with you what works for me - and what I believe will work for you - to help quiet these frustrating voices so you can believe in yourself. Author Taylor Stevens - Imagination as a Survival Mechanism Novelist Taylor Stevens was born and raised in an infamous cult. A New York Times article says, "Growing up, she bounced from city to city, often living in cramped and impoverished conditions, rarely spending more than a few months at a stretch at one of the cult's dozens of communes around the world." The article notes her first novel The Informationist has "already secured gushy blurbs from brand-name thriller writers like Tess Gerritsen and Vince Flynn and the inevitable comparisons to Stieg Larsson's Millennium trilogy, which also features an offbeat, spunky heroine..." ~ ~ ~ What to Do When You Fall Out of Love With Your Work By Valerie Young, Ed.D. You started out loving your chosen career - at least in the beginning. But over time, you and your calling, well, you just grew apart. And just like a relationship that's gone bad, it can be hard to walk away from a career or a small business into which you've put so much time and effort to say nothing of the financial investment. ~ ~ ~ Envy and Your Creative Life Envy is an insult to oneself. Yevgeny Yevtushenko Envy is human nature. Monica Bellucci A simple dictionary definition of envy is a feeling of discontent or covetousness with regard to another's advantages, success, possessions, etc. Envy can be an insidious feeling, with a collection of attitudes and beliefs that impact our creative energy and motivation. In his book Creativity for Life: Practical Advice on the Artist's Personality, and Career, creativity coach and writer Eric Maisel, PhD gives a concrete example: An artist's envy may manifest itself in any number of ways. In the past she may have loved to read; now she avoids contemporary fiction completely. All living authors have become her rivals. Or she may avidly read contemporary fiction, but only to assure herself that it's bad. Or she may read only the works of an author she knows is an alcoholic or or near death -- a rival she can pity or feel superior to. > More resources for Entrepreneurs Also see The Inner Entrepreneur site and Facebook / The Inner Entrepreneur to sign up for my Inner Entrepreneur newsletter. When you subscribe, you receive 3 articles/reports: 1 Obstacles To Achieving Your Business Success By Rich Schefren 2 Are You REALLY Ready to Make High Revenues? By Ali Brown 3 Are You Working Yourself Out of Your Business? By Michele PW Learn more and sign up on the page The Inner Entrepreneur Newsletter. ~ ~ Recent article: What is the relationship between financial success and personal growth? By Morty Lefkoe Amazon / The Kindle Store Low cost titles, plus subscriptions to my projects. Thanks for your purchase of these or other affiliate products - it helps support my research and writing, and the costs of my various sites. Being Highly Sensitive and Creative - a version of the report you received as a subscriber to this newsletter. The Creative Mind - Part One - a brief intro and the first six posts from my Psych Central column. Talent Development Resources blog subscription The Creative Mind blog subscription Articles on dealing with anxiety and stress > Also see my Facebook page: Anxiety Relief Solutions or the Relieving Anxiety Newsletter page to get free ebook on natural products Natural Anxiety Therapy Trumps All Others By Jen Crippen Visit my Facebook pages - you don't have to be a member - but if you are a member, please click the Like button TalentDevelop Highly Sensitive High Ability Anxiety Relief Solutions The Inner Entrepreneur Personal Growth Info Video channels : TalentDevelop AnxietySolutions The Inner Entrepreneur Thanks for subscribing to Developing Talent and visiting my sites. Feel free to make any suggestions. Please share this newsletter: ~ ~ To unsubscribe or change your email options, see link at bottom. ~~~ Talent Development Resources Interactive Map of Sites > Try main site on your mobile - just click the Switch Site link if it is not displaying properly. Online newsletter/archives Posts by email ~~~~ Related sites: My Psych Central blog: The Creative Mind Personal Growth Information TalentDevelop videos Inner Talent Interviews (podcasts) Profiles and updates: My Google+ page About.me [site list] ~ ~ ~ Help for anxiety and stress Anxiety Relief Solutions Multiple products, articles Free reports for subscribers Anxiety Solutions videos ~~~~ More Resources ReCreate Your Life Eliminate self-limiting beliefs Try it for free Recommended Books Changing Course - resources for following your passions as an entrepreneur Self-Study Classes for Sensitive Souls by Jenna Avery Native Remedies Herbals for health smARTist Art Career Support Meaning Solution Program by Eric Maisel ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lefkoe Belief Process Programs ReCreate Your Life Eliminate self-limiting beliefs FREE sample Natural Confidence Program Undo Public Speaking Fear ~~~~~~~~~~~~ The fine print The TalentDevelop site costs (and some of my research and writing time) are supported by commissions from a variety of resources I have selected that provide helpful books, workshops, and other personal development, creativity and mental health support programs and products. Thanks for your purchases. (There is no additional cost to you when you follow any affiliate link, and make a purchase.) ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NOT a subscriber yet? Sign up here. NO SPAM - Your email address will not be shared. Developing Talent newsletter - subscribe and get free reports on enhancing creativity and personal growth

Your Creative Mind with Learning Differences; Maggie Taylor on creating images

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 13:57:50 PST

Developing Talent Enhancing creative expression and personal change Recent posts on TalentDevelop / Facebook High Ability / Facebook The Inner Entrepreneur / Facebook Book: The Inspired Heart: An Artist's Journey of Transformation, by Jerry Wennstrom http://vsb.li/JTBJPv Jerry Wennstrom's artwork featured in Mythic Journeys, a full length film Jerry's artwork is featured in the full length movie Mythic Journeys by Steven and Whitney Boe. ~ ~ Book by Jill Badonsky: The Nine Modern Day Muses (and a Bodyguard) http://vsb.li/2X5JZJ Also see multiple posts on perfectionism on one of my sites http://highability.org/ category/perfectionism/ Muse Spills the Imp Interview - Modern Day Muse of Practice, Process, Imperfection Your Creative Mind with Learning Differences "There were a lot of benefits to being dyslexic for me...I think I came into an appreciation of all those qualities of language..." Novelist Richard Ford The traditional framing of ADHD, dyslexia and some other conditions as "learning disorders" seems to be increasingly challenged by the views of many researchers and artists that these can be considered "learning differences" and that such neurodiversity can actually benefit creative expression. Of course, something like ADHD doesn't magically become "good" or benign just having a different label, and many people's lives are disrupted by such conditions. An article on actor Charlize Theron, for example, said she "finds acting a struggle, because she suffers from chronic Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)" and symptoms of "distractibility, restlessness, inability to sit still and difficulty concentrating on one thing for any period of time make it much harder for her to concentrate on a movie project. In her article The Creative Struggle, Julie Burstein writes about painter Chuck Close and his challenges. "He knew from the time he was a small child that he would be an artist. But for Close, art wasn't just fun, it was his most powerful way to connect, because he has severe learning disabilities." Maggie Taylor on creating ambiguous and even disturbing images What inspired me to write this post was seeing a number of large-scale prints of the work of Maggie Taylor (and other exciting images by photo artists) in the Digital Darkroom show at The Annenberg Space for Photography (Los Angeles, CA, December 17, 2011 through May 28, 2012). Her work is so evocative - rich with symbols and themes of inner states and unusual realities. In an interview, Taylor talked about this aspect of her creations. "To me the images work on two levels: they are about these specific objects, yet they also invite reverie or recollections... Michele and Robert Root-Bernstein on Teaching the Creative Process In one of their Psychology Today posts, the Root-Bernsteins declare: Teach how knowledge is made and you teach for creativity. Here is more from their post: Creativity is not a you have it or you don't kind of thing. It isn't a personality trait. It's not a one size fits all habit of mind. It's not, simply, a set of skills to test for or a roster of art classes. Developing Creativity: Excitabilities - Our Teeming Brains Video: Does your brain ever get tired? - Boston detective Jane Rizzoli (Angie Harmon, left) to medical examiner Maura Isles (Sasha Alexander), in Rizzoli and Isles - the TV series based on the books by physician Tess Gerritsen. Stephen King has said: I've taken off two months, three months at a time, and, by the end, I get really squirrelly. My night life, my dream life, gets extremely populated and crazed. It's as though something in there is running all the time. What are Excitabilities? One of the key concepts of Polish psychiatrist and psychologist Kazimierz Dabrowski, MD, PhD (1902 - 1980) is that individuals with strong overexcitabilities are good candidates for higher level development. Stephanie Tolan, a writer and advocate for extremely bright children, notes the original Polish word for overexcitabilities or excitabilities can be translated more literally as superstimulatabilities. Managing Transitions: Quitting Your Job To Start A Business By Marie Forleo You've got a new love and you're totally smitten. Day and night, it's all you can think of. Every waking hour, you obsess about the next time you'll get to . . . do it. That's right, baby. It's your hot new business and it's ready for action. But here's your passion pickle. Despite how bad you want it, you can't go all the way. Why? You've got another three months working that pesky day job that's paying your bills! Getting Past Fear of Failure By Kenneth W. Christian, Ph.D. Three fears lead directly to underachievement: fear of failure, fear of success, and fear of making a mistake. Any of these fears can paralyze initiative. When all three are working, initiative grinds to a halt. How many of these fears plague you? Usually, we experience some of each. If even one gets in the way of moving forward, it's not good. In this article I am going to tell you steps to take to get past the first of these three fears, fear of failure. ~ ~ ~ What to Do When You Fall Out of Love With Your Work By Valerie Young, Ed.D. You started out loving your chosen career - at least in the beginning. But over time, you and your calling, well, you just grew apart. And just like a relationship that's gone bad, it can be hard to walk away from a career or a small business into which you've put so much time and effort to say nothing of the financial investment. ~ ~ ~ Envy and Your Creative Life Envy is an insult to oneself. Yevgeny Yevtushenko Envy is human nature. Monica Bellucci A simple dictionary definition of envy is a feeling of discontent or covetousness with regard to another's advantages, success, possessions, etc. Envy can be an insidious feeling, with a collection of attitudes and beliefs that impact our creative energy and motivation. In his book Creativity for Life: Practical Advice on the Artist's Personality, and Career, creativity coach and writer Eric Maisel, PhD gives a concrete example: An artist's envy may manifest itself in any number of ways. In the past she may have loved to read; now she avoids contemporary fiction completely. All living authors have become her rivals. Or she may avidly read contemporary fiction, but only to assure herself that it's bad. Or she may read only the works of an author she knows is an alcoholic or or near death -- a rival she can pity or feel superior to. > More resources for Entrepreneurs Also see The Inner Entrepreneur site and Facebook / The Inner Entrepreneur to sign up for my Inner Entrepreneur newsletter. When you subscribe, you receive 3 articles/reports: 1 Obstacles To Achieving Your Business Success By Rich Schefren 2 Are You REALLY Ready to Make High Revenues? By Ali Brown 3 Are You Working Yourself Out of Your Business? By Michele PW Learn more and sign up on the page The Inner Entrepreneur Newsletter. ~ ~ Recent article: What is the relationship between financial success and personal growth? By Morty Lefkoe Amazon / The Kindle Store Low cost titles, plus subscriptions to my projects. Thanks for your purchase of these or other affiliate products - it helps support my research and writing, and the costs of my various sites. Being Highly Sensitive and Creative - a version of the report you received as a subscriber to this newsletter. The Creative Mind - Part One - a brief intro and the first six posts from my Psych Central column. Talent Development Resources blog subscription The Creative Mind blog subscription Articles on dealing with anxiety and stress > Also see my Facebook page: Anxiety Relief Solutions or the Relieving Anxiety Newsletter page to get free ebook on natural products Natural Anxiety Therapy Trumps All Others By Jen Crippen Visit my Facebook pages - you don't have to be a member - but if you are a member, please click the Like button TalentDevelop Highly Sensitive High Ability Anxiety Relief Solutions The Inner Entrepreneur Personal Growth Info Video channels : TalentDevelop AnxietySolutions The Inner Entrepreneur Thanks for subscribing to Developing Talent and visiting my sites. Feel free to make any suggestions. 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Online newsletter/archives Posts by email ~~~~ Related sites: My Psych Central blog: The Creative Mind Personal Growth Information TalentDevelop videos Inner Talent Interviews (podcasts) Profiles and updates: My Google+ page About.me [site list] ~ ~ ~ Help for anxiety and stress Anxiety Relief Solutions Multiple products, articles Free reports for subscribers Anxiety Solutions videos ~~~~ More Resources ReCreate Your Life Eliminate self-limiting beliefs Try it for free Recommended Books Changing Course - resources for following your passions as an entrepreneur Self-Study Classes for Sensitive Souls by Jenna Avery Native Remedies Herbals for health smARTist Art Career Support Meaning Solution Program by Eric Maisel ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lefkoe Belief Process Programs ReCreate Your Life Eliminate self-limiting beliefs FREE sample Natural Confidence Program Undo Public Speaking Fear ~~~~~~~~~~~~ The fine print The TalentDevelop site costs (and some of my research and writing time) are supported by commissions from a variety of resources I have selected that provide helpful books, workshops, and other personal development, creativity and mental health support programs and products. 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Being run by your feelings; Quitting Your Job To Start A Business; Financial goals

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 13:38:50 PST

Developing Talent Enhancing creative expression and personal change Recent posts on TalentDevelop / Facebook High Ability / Facebook The Inner Entrepreneur / Facebook Also see excerpts from Michael Michalko article The Seven Deadly Sins that Prevent Creative Thinking, in my post How to Stop Your Creative Thinking http://blogs.psychcentral.com/ creative-mind/2011/10/ how-to-stop-your-creative-think ing/ Ideas Having Sex | Psychology Today How to allow your ideas to mate with other ideas. By Michael Michalko... Stop being run by your feelings By Morty Lefkoe At one point or another, everyone has uttered the words: "I am happy." And: "I am upset." Notice what happens when you say: "I am [something]." You are describing yourself. Any words that follow the statement "I am" is your description of yourself. It feels as if our entire being is happy, or upset, or anxious, or any other emotion we say we are. But is that really who we are? Creating money: The inner and outer work of financial goals By Molly Gordon It's the time of year when we traditionally think about the past 12 months and look to the future. Time to review what worked and didn't work about 2011 and to plan for 2012. Time for Accidental Entrepreneurs to be clear and specific about lots of things, including money. Because money matters, even-or especially-when you don't want your work to be about the money. Michele and Robert Root-Bernstein on Teaching the Creative Process In one of their Psychology Today posts, the Root-Bernsteins declare: "Teach how knowledge is made and you teach for creativity." Here is more from their post: Creativity is not a "you have it" or "you don't" kind of thing. It isn't a personality trait. It's not a "one size fits all" habit of mind. It's not, simply, a set of skills to test for or a roster of art classes. Developing Creativity: Excitabilities - Our Teeming Brains Video: "Does your brain ever get tired?" - Boston detective Jane Rizzoli (Angie Harmon, left) to medical examiner Maura Isles (Sasha Alexander), in Rizzoli and Isles - the TV series based on the books by physician Tess Gerritsen. Stephen King has said: "I've taken off two months, three months at a time, and, by the end, I get really squirrelly. My night life, my dream life, gets extremely populated and crazed. It's as though something in there is running all the time." What are Excitabilities? One of the key concepts of Polish psychiatrist and psychologist Kazimierz Dabrowski, MD, PhD (1902 - 1980) is that individuals with strong "overexcitabilities" are good candidates for higher level development. Stephanie Tolan, a writer and advocate for extremely bright children, notes the original Polish word for overexcitabilities or excitabilities can be translated more literally as "superstimulatabilities." Managing Transitions: Quitting Your Job To Start A Business By Marie Forleo You've got a new love and you're totally smitten. Day and night, it's all you can think of. Every waking hour, you obsess about the next time you'll get to . . . do it. That's right, baby. It's your hot new business and it's ready for action. But here's your passion pickle. Despite how bad you want it, you can't go all the way. Why? You've got another three months working that pesky day job that's paying your bills! Getting Past Fear of Failure By Kenneth W. Christian, Ph.D. Three fears lead directly to underachievement: fear of failure, fear of success, and fear of making a mistake. Any of these fears can paralyze initiative. When all three are working, initiative grinds to a halt. How many of these fears plague you? Usually, we experience some of each. If even one gets in the way of moving forward, it's not good. In this article I am going to tell you steps to take to get past the first of these three fears, fear of failure. ~ ~ ~ What to Do When You Fall Out of Love With Your Work By Valerie Young, Ed.D. You started out loving your chosen career - at least in the beginning. But over time, you and your calling, well, you just grew apart. And just like a relationship that's gone bad, it can be hard to walk away from a career or a small business into which you've put so much time and effort to say nothing of the financial investment. ~ ~ ~ Envy and Your Creative Life Envy is an insult to oneself. Yevgeny Yevtushenko Envy is human nature. Monica Bellucci A simple dictionary definition of envy is "a feeling of discontent or covetousness with regard to another's advantages, success, possessions, etc." Envy can be an insidious feeling, with a collection of attitudes and beliefs that impact our creative energy and motivation. In his book Creativity for Life: Practical Advice on the Artist's Personality, and Career, creativity coach and writer Eric Maisel, PhD gives a concrete example: "An artist's envy may manifest itself in any number of ways. In the past she may have loved to read; now she avoids contemporary fiction completely. All living authors have become her rivals. Or she may avidly read contemporary fiction, but only to assure herself that it's bad. Or she may read only the works of an author she knows is an alcoholic or or near death -- a rival she can pity or feel superior to." > More resources for Entrepreneurs Also see The Inner Entrepreneur site and Facebook / The Inner Entrepreneur to sign up for my Inner Entrepreneur newsletter. When you subscribe, you receive 3 articles/reports: 1 Obstacles To Achieving Your Business Success By Rich Schefren 2 Are You REALLY Ready to Make High Revenues? By Ali Brown 3 Are You Working Yourself Out of Your Business? By Michele PW Learn more and sign up on the page The Inner Entrepreneur Newsletter. ~ ~ Recent article: What is the relationship between financial success and personal growth? By Morty Lefkoe Amazon / The Kindle Store Low cost titles, plus subscriptions to my projects. Thanks for your purchase of these or other affiliate products - it helps support my research and writing, and the costs of my various sites. Being Highly Sensitive and Creative - a version of the report you received as a subscriber to this newsletter. The Creative Mind - Part One - a brief intro and the first six posts from my Psych Central column. Talent Development Resources blog subscription The Creative Mind blog subscription Articles on dealing with anxiety and stress > Also see my Facebook page: Anxiety Relief Solutions or the Relieving Anxiety Newsletter page to get free ebook on natural products Natural Anxiety Therapy Trumps All Others By Jen Crippen Visit my Facebook pages - you don't have to be a member - but if you are a member, please click the Like button TalentDevelop Highly Sensitive High Ability Anxiety Relief Solutions The Inner Entrepreneur Personal Growth Info Video channels : TalentDevelop AnxietySolutions The Inner Entrepreneur Thanks for subscribing to Developing Talent and visiting my sites. Feel free to make any suggestions. Please share this newsletter: ~ ~ To unsubscribe or change your email options, see link at bottom. ~~~ Talent Development Resources > Try it on your mobile - just click the Switch Site link Online newsletter/archives Posts by email ~~~~ Related sites: My Psych Central blog: The Creative Mind Personal Growth Information TalentDevelop videos Inner Talent Interviews (podcasts) Profiles and updates: My Google+ page About.me [site list] ~ ~ ~ Help for anxiety and stress Anxiety Relief Solutions Multiple products, articles Free reports for subscribers Anxiety Solutions videos ~~~~ More Resources ReCreate Your Life Eliminate self-limiting beliefs Try it for free Recommended Books Changing Course - resources for following your passions as an entrepreneur Self-Study Classes for Sensitive Souls by Jenna Avery Native Remedies Herbals for health smARTist Art Career Support Meaning Solution Program by Eric Maisel ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lefkoe Belief Process Programs ReCreate Your Life Eliminate self-limiting beliefs FREE sample Natural Confidence Program Undo Public Speaking Fear ~~~~~~~~~~~~ The fine print The TalentDevelop site costs (and some of my research and writing time) are supported by commissions from a variety of resources I have selected that provide helpful books, workshops, and other personal development, creativity and mental health support programs and products. 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Books for the Creative Mind; Rooney Mara on Lisbeth Salander

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 14:15:22 PST

Developing Talent Enhancing creative expression and personal change Recent posts on TalentDevelop / Facebook High Ability / Facebook The Inner Entrepreneur / Facebook Developing Talent One of my newspaper format 'Dailies' - This has selected posts from my main site TalentDevelop, plus some related sites. Books for the Creative Mind "Reading, after a certain age, diverts the mind too much from its creative pursuits. Anyone who reads too much and uses their own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking." - Albert Einstein "There is creative reading as well as creative writing." - Ralph Waldo Emerson Here is a brief list of books that will hopefully keep you thinking creatively and help develop creativity personally, as well as in educational and business settings. [Photo: Marilyn Monroe reading Death of a Salesman - from my article The Writer As Entrepreneur.] Rooney Mara on the Extra Intelligent and Intense Lisbeth Salander Lisbeth Salander is one of the most intriguing and powerful characters in literature, and both Rooney Mara in the new movie of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, and Noomi Rapace in the 2009 Danish version, bring to life a richly complex and dynamic young woman. The "extra intelligent and intense" of my title is a reference to the book: Enjoying the Gift of Being Uncommon: Extra Intelligent, Intense, and Effective, by Willem Kuipers. In her article (a guest post on my High Ability site) 3 Things To Learn From The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - A Gifted Trauma Survivor, psychotherapist Lisa Erickson writes about the connections of this character with gifted teens and adults... Jessica Chastain: "I'm not an actor to be a personality." Jessica Chastain once commented about her unusual appearance and seeking roles: "When I first moved to LA, it was very difficult. All the casting directors didn't know what to do with me, with the way I looked. "I'm not blonde with tanned skin and tall and skinny. I looked very different - and they said I looked like I was from another time." (imdb.com) A recent newspaper article notes she has since gained acclaim for her work and has at least three films putting her in Oscar contention: "Take Shelter," "The Help" and "The Tree of Life." Developing Creativity: Writing With Patience "And still it is not enough to have memories. One must be able to forget them when they are many, and one must have the great patience to wait until they come again. For it is not yet the memories themselves. Not until they have turned to blood within us, to glance, to gesture, nameless and no longer to be distinguished from ourselves-not until then can it happen that in a most rare hour the first word of a verse arises in their midst and goes forth from them." Rainer Maria Rilke, The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge "Patience is a somewhat devalued commodity. Particularly among those who ought to know better - writers themselves." - Dennis Palumbo Formerly a Hollywood screenwriter, Dennis Palumbo is now a licensed psychotherapist in private practice, specializing in creative issues. ~ ~ ~ Developing Creativity: Creative Pros and Creative Entrepreneurs Video: The Creative Team of the Future Developed by The Creative Group in partnership with the AAF, The Creative Team of the Future is a joint research project that highlights trends affecting the role of the creative professional and shares insights from leaders in the advertising industry. The Secret Life of a Freelancer an interview with Kristen Fischer - by The Creative Group > More resources for Entrepreneurs Also see The Inner Entrepreneur site and Facebook / The Inner Entrepreneur to sign up for my Inner Entrepreneur newsletter. When you subscribe, you receive 3 articles/reports: 1 Obstacles To Achieving Your Business Success By Rich Schefren 2 Are You REALLY Ready to Make High Revenues? By Ali Brown 3 Are You Working Yourself Out of Your Business? By Michele PW Learn more and sign up on the page The Inner Entrepreneur Newsletter. ~ ~ Recent article: What is the relationship between financial success and personal growth? By Morty Lefkoe Amazon / The Kindle Store Low cost titles, plus subscriptions to my projects. Thanks for your purchase of these or other affiliate products - it helps support my research and writing, and the costs of my various sites. Being Highly Sensitive and Creative - a version of the report you received as a subscriber to this newsletter. The Creative Mind - Part One - a brief intro and the first six posts from my Psych Central column. Talent Development Resources blog subscription The Creative Mind blog subscription Articles on dealing with anxiety and stress > Also see my Facebook page: Anxiety Relief Solutions or the Relieving Anxiety Newsletter page to get free ebook on natural products Natural Anxiety Therapy Trumps All Others By Jen Crippen Visit my Facebook pages - you don't have to be a member - but if you are a member, please click the Like button TalentDevelop Highly Sensitive High Ability Anxiety Relief Solutions The Inner Entrepreneur Personal Growth Info Video channels : TalentDevelop AnxietySolutions The Inner Entrepreneur Thanks for subscribing to Developing Talent and visiting my sites. Feel free to make any suggestions. Please share this newsletter: ~ ~ To unsubscribe or change your email options, see link at bottom. ~~~ Talent Development Resources > Try it on your mobile - just click the Switch Site link Online newsletter/archives Posts by email ~~~~ Related sites: My Psych Central blog: The Creative Mind Personal Growth Information TalentDevelop videos Inner Talent Interviews (podcasts) Profiles and updates: My Google+ page About.me [site list] ~ ~ ~ Help for anxiety and stress Anxiety Relief Solutions Multiple products, articles Free reports for subscribers Anxiety Solutions videos ~~~~ More Resources ReCreate Your Life Eliminate self-limiting beliefs Try it for free Recommended Books Changing Course - resources for following your passions as an entrepreneur Self-Study Classes for Sensitive Souls by Jenna Avery Native Remedies Herbals for health smARTist Art Career Support Meaning Solution Program by Eric Maisel ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lefkoe Belief Process Programs ReCreate Your Life Eliminate self-limiting beliefs FREE sample Natural Confidence Program Undo Public Speaking Fear ~~~~~~~~~~~~ The fine print The TalentDevelop site costs (and some of my research and writing time) are supported by commissions from a variety of resources I have selected that provide helpful books, workshops, and other personal development, creativity and mental health support programs and products. 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Whats wrong with goal-setting?; Brain Games; Future Prospects for Creative Pros

Sun, 18 Dec 2011 13:45:53 PST

Developing Talent Enhancing creative expression and personal change Recent posts on TalentDevelop / Facebook High Ability / Facebook The Inner Entrepreneur / Facebook The Gifts of Imperfection I wish my nose was smaller. I feel guilty every time I leave my kids in day care. I'm afraid to say what I really think. I hate these thunder thighs. I should be married by now. I sounded so dumb. Whether we fixate on our bodies, minds, personalities, or actions.... What's wrong with goal-setting? By Kenneth W. Christian, Ph.D. Now it hit me that any number of people in the audience for my talk had come to an open microphone and in some way spoken of their goals as if they were anything but real destinations they were going to reach. Listen folks. Talking about goals won't get you there any more than going to church will get you to heaven. Better Thinking: Brain Games For Cognitive Training One piece of good news is that using the Internet, particularly searching the Web, can slow our normal age-related cognitive decline. Googling is good for your brain. As Dr. Gary Small, Director of UCLA's Memory Clinic and Center on Aging, said in an interview, Our study 'Your brain on Google: Patterns of cerebral activation during Internet searching' showed that Internet savvy older adults had significantly greater neural activity searching online compared with internet naive controls. A review article on brain training technology in Scientific American Mind quoted Michael Merzenich, a neuroscientist at the University of California, San Francisco. Age-related cognitive decline, Merzenich says, is a combination of physical changes and negative brain plasticity. A way to combat that is to train regularly using any of an increasingly wide range of software products designed expressly for the purpose, says Merzenich, who founded Posit Science, which makes one such package. Video Gaming for Mental Health When the player becomes stressed or fearful, the game will increase in intensity and difficulty. When the player calms himself, the game returns to its default state. -Game designer Erin Reynolds There are many different sorts of video games, and many studies on their psychological and social impacts - research that is often critical or conflicting. Gaming is not of any particular interest to me, but I was intrigued with a recent newspaper report about Erin Reynolds, a USC cinematic arts graduate student, and her team who are developing a video game that uses heart-rate sensors to help players learn to stay calm as they wind their way through a decrepit house filled with their characters' horrific memories. Developing Creativity: Resource Links In researching articles for my various sites, I come across many helpful resource sites and articles on creativity research, innovation and developing creativity. Here are a few. Creativity at Work: Developing creativity and innovation in organizations. Founder: Linda Naiman - a creativity and innovation consultant. And All That Jazz - A creativity researcher's take on the highs and lows of pop culture and the arts. By James C. Kaufman, Ph.D., a creativity researcher and Associate Professor of Psychology at California State University, San Bernardino. Cognitive psychologist Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D. [etc] ~ ~ ~ Perfectionism and Brene Brown on The Gifts of Imperfection Perfectionism can be an unhealthy way to try to satisfy distorted ego needs or defuse shame or low self-esteem, for example - but it is a simple name for what can be a complex set of drives and attitudes that can also fuel our pursuit of excellence and motivate social change. Hilary Swank: The great thing about my Oscar was when I received it, they put the nameplate on with my name crooked, and I went home and I was like, 'I am going to have to take that back and have them fix it.' Then I said to myself, 'This reminds me that I'm not perfect, my performance wasn't really perfect, and that I still have a lot to learn.' To a lot of people, this represents perfection and it's not. (About her Academy Award for Boys Don't Cry.) ~ ~ ~ Developing Creativity: Creative Pros and Creative Entrepreneurs Video: The Creative Team of the Future Developed by The Creative Group in partnership with the AAF, The Creative Team of the Future is a joint research project that highlights trends affecting the role of the creative professional and shares insights from leaders in the advertising industry. The Secret Life of a Freelancer an interview with Kristen Fischer - by The Creative Group > More resources for Entrepreneurs Also see The Inner Entrepreneur site and Facebook / The Inner Entrepreneur to sign up for my Inner Entrepreneur newsletter. When you subscribe, you receive 3 articles/reports: 1 Obstacles To Achieving Your Business Success By Rich Schefren 2 Are You REALLY Ready to Make High Revenues? By Ali Brown 3 Are You Working Yourself Out of Your Business? By Michele PW Learn more and sign up on the page The Inner Entrepreneur Newsletter. ~ ~ Recent article: What is the relationship between financial success and personal growth? By Morty Lefkoe Amazon / The Kindle Store Low cost titles, plus subscriptions to my projects. Thanks for your purchase of these or other affiliate products - it helps support my research and writing, and the costs of my various sites. Being Highly Sensitive and Creative - a version of the report you received as a subscriber to this newsletter. The Creative Mind - Part One - a brief intro and the first six posts from my Psych Central column. Talent Development Resources blog subscription The Creative Mind blog subscription Articles on dealing with anxiety and stress > Also see my Facebook page: Anxiety Relief Solutions or the Relieving Anxiety Newsletter page to get free ebook on natural products Natural Anxiety Therapy Trumps All Others By Jen Crippen Visit my Facebook pages - you don't have to be a member - but if you are a member, please click the Like button TalentDevelop Highly Sensitive High Ability Anxiety Relief Solutions The Inner Entrepreneur Personal Growth Info Video channels : TalentDevelop AnxietySolutions The Inner Entrepreneur Thanks for subscribing to Developing Talent and visiting my sites. Feel free to make any suggestions. Please share this newsletter: ~ ~ To unsubscribe or change your email options, see link at bottom. ~~~ Talent Development Resources > Try it on your mobile - just click the Switch Site link Online newsletter/archives Posts by email ~~~~ Related sites: My Psych Central blog: The Creative Mind Personal Growth Information TalentDevelop videos Inner Talent Interviews (podcasts) Profiles and updates: My Google+ page About.me [site list] ~ ~ ~ Help for anxiety and stress Anxiety Relief Solutions Multiple products, articles Free reports for subscribers Anxiety Solutions videos ~~~~ More Resources ReCreate Your Life Eliminate self-limiting beliefs Try it for free Recommended Books Changing Course - resources for following your passions as an entrepreneur Self-Study Classes for Sensitive Souls by Jenna Avery Native Remedies Herbals for health smARTist Art Career Support Meaning Solution Program by Eric Maisel ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lefkoe Belief Process Programs ReCreate Your Life Eliminate self-limiting beliefs FREE sample Natural Confidence Program Undo Public Speaking Fear ~~~~~~~~~~~~ The fine print The TalentDevelop site costs (and some of my research and writing time) are supported by commissions from a variety of resources I have selected that provide helpful books, workshops, and other personal development, creativity and mental health support programs and products. 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Book suggestions: Creativity and Personal Development

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 18:05:52 PST

Here are a few suggestions to help enhance your creative life and personal growth. Your Creative Brain: Seven Steps to Maximize Imagination, Productivity, and Innovation in Your Life by Shelley Carson, PhD Harvard Health Publications. This provocative book reveals why sitting in front of a light box can increase your creativity more than listening to a Bach concerto as example. The author Shelley H. Carson, a Harvard psychologist, explains that creativity isn't something only scientists, investors, artists, writers, and musicians enjoy; in fact, all of us use our creative brains every day at home and at work. Each of us has the ability to increase our mental functioning and creativity by learning to move flexibly among several brain states related to creativity, productivity, and innovation. [NOTE - reviews are by Amazon.com, unless noted otherwise.] Flourish: A Visionary New Understanding of Happiness and Well-being by Martin E. P. Seligman This book will help you flourish. With this unprecedented promise, internationally esteemed psychologist Martin Seligman begins Flourish, his first book in ten years--and the first to present his dynamic new concept of what well-being really is. Traditionally, the goal of psychology has been to relieve human suffering, but the goal of the Positive Psychology movement, which Dr. Seligman has led for fifteen years, is different--it's about actually raising the bar for the human condition. Writing from the Inside Out: Transforming Your Psychological Blocks to Release the Writer Within by Dennis Palumbo, M.A., MFT Dennis Palumbo provides a sense of community in the isolation of writing, of knowing that we are not alone on this uncharted and privileged journey. He shows us that our shared struggles, fears, and triumphs are the very soul of the art and craft of writing. --Bruce Joel Rubin, screenwriter, Ghost and Deep Impact. How to Think like Leonardo Da Vinci: Seven Steps to Genius Every Day by Michael J. Gelb. Acclaimed author Michael J. Gelb, who has helped thousands of people expand their minds to accomplish more than they ever thought possible, shows you how. Drawing on Da Vinci's notebooks, inventions, and legendary works of art, Gelb introduces Seven Da Vincian Principles--the essential elements of genius--from curiosità, the insatiably curious approach to life to connessione, the appreciation for the interconnectedness of all things. Renaissance Business By Emilie Wapnick Would I have to settle on a practical job and pursue my various passions on the side or choose among my interests and just commit to one thing? Both options made me my heart ache... I knew I could be doing more - that I had more to offer the world. Renaissance Business is the story of how I brought all of my interests together, and how you can do the same. Mastering Creative Anxiety: 24 Lessons for Writers, Painters, Musicians, and Actors from America's Foremost Creativity Coach by Eric Maisel, PhD In his decades as a psychotherapist and creativity coach, Eric Maisel has found a common thread behind what often gets labeled writer's block, procrastination, or stage fright. It's the particular anxiety that, paradoxically, keeps creators from doing, completing, or sharing the work they are driven toward. This creative anxiety can take the form of avoiding the work, declaring it not good enough, or failing to market it -- and it can cripple creators for decades, even lifetimes. But Maisel has learned what sets successful creators apart. He shares these strategies here, including artist-specific stress management; how to work despite bruised egos, day jobs, and other inevitable frustrations; and what not to do to deal with anxiety. Implementing these 24 lessons replaces the pain of not creating with the profound rewards of free artistic self-expression. Brainstorm: Harnessing the Power of Productive Obsessions by Eric Maisel, PhD and Ann Maisel It's true: a mind is a terrible thing to waste. Yet that's what we do when we spend our weekend -- and neurons -- reliving a workplace squabble, spend a family visit chewing over childhood issues, or spend hours beating ourselves up when someone brings one of our own long-held (but never worked on) ideas to fruition. This kind of obsessing gets us, like a hamster on a wheel, nowhere. But as noted creativity expert Eric Maisel asserts, obsessing productively leads to fulfillment rather than frustration. A productive obsession, whether an idea for a novel, a business, or a vaccine, is chosen deliberately and pursued with determination. In this provocative, practical guide, Maisel coaches you to use the tendency to obsess to your creative advantage, fulfilling both your promise and your promises to yourself. Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson. Based on more than forty interviews with Jobs conducted over two years--as well as interviews with more than a hundred family members, friends, adversaries, competitors, and colleagues--Walter Isaacson has written a riveting story of the roller-coaster life and searingly intense personality of a creative entrepreneur whose passion for perfection and ferocious drive revolutionized six industries: personal computers, animated movies, music, phones, tablet computing, and digital publishing. At a time when America is seeking ways to sustain its innovative edge, and when societies around the world are trying to build digital-age economies, Jobs stands as the ultimate icon of inventiveness and applied imagination. He knew that the best way to create value in the twenty-first century was to connect creativity with technology. ~~~~~~ My own books: Developing Multiple Talents - The personal side of creative expression [paperback, PDF, Kindle, Nook] Part book about creativity, part compendium of useful tidbits, quotations and research, and part annotated bibliography, this is a wildly useful and highly entertaining resource. - Stephanie S. Tolan, fiction writer and consultant on the needs of the gifted. Packed full of insights and resources for the creative life, this book offers new ways to thrive as a creative person. I highly recommend it as a resource for anyone who wants to understand the psychology behind our creative drive. - Cynthia Morris, Writing and creativity coach Being Highly Sensitive and Creative A mini report for Kindle Many creative people recognize they are unusually sensitive to temperature, sound, touch, color and other sensations, as well as to emotional experiences, both within themselves and in others. Psychologists and neuroscience researchers are finding more confirmation for this trait of sensory processing sensitivity, present in at least fifteen percent of us, and are defining how it relates to creative ability. People can learn to thrive with the personality trait, take better care of themselves, and make use of its positive aspects for creative expression. And, to read ebooks, get the new Kindle Fire tablet. Part of the Amazon description: * Movies, apps, games, music, reading and more, plus Amazon's revolutionary, cloud-accelerated web browser * 18 million movies, TV shows, songs, magazines, and books *Thousands of popular apps and games, including Netflix, Hulu Plus, Pandora, and more * Free cloud storage for all your Amazon content * Vibrant color touchscreen with extra-wide viewing angle - same as an iPad * Fast, powerful dual-core processor * Favorite children's books, graphic novels, and magazines in rich color ~ ~

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