Tag: creative

  • The 7 Phases of the Creative Process

    The 7 Phases of the Creative Process

    Last year when I was writing my book, for the first time I noticed that there were definite phases and peaks and troughs in the creative process. (I’ve written a full length book before – back in 2008, but you never seem to notice anything the first time around do you? Or you think it’s…

  • Tapping Into The Infinite Creative Well

    Tapping Into The Infinite Creative Well

    As recently as 3 years ago, I thought I wasn’t that creative. I’d been blogging for years, I’d written 2 ebooks and enough articles to fill 6 books, I’d had all sorts of creative ideas…but I wasn’t ‘creative’. Ok, I could write a bit, but other creative pursuits were off limits as “I’m no good…

  • OnTheBeach: Stand Up For Who You Are

    Most weeks I notice a theme developing in coaching sessions, where all my clients that week (and often me, too) are dealing with a particular issue, whether it’s focusing on self-care and rest, taking action, blasting away fears or a myriad of other themes. It’s not often that a theme runs into 2 weeks though…but…

  • OnTheBeach: Embrace Your Ebbs

    OnTheBeach: Embrace Your Ebbs

    As regular readers may know, I do a practice called the morning pages every day. As part of my Morning Pages, I check in with body, mind, heart and soul. On Monday, I was feeling very Monday-ish. I have a to-do list as long as my arm, I’d got a busy week ahead, I really…

  • OnTheBeach: 40 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Me

    This all started as a blog challenge thrown down by Jo of minestronesoul.com – write a blog post of 23 things your readers probably don’t know about you. And challenge them to do the same. So I started keeping a little list… and then the thought grew that my 40th birthday is looming (Monday 10th…

  • Whose Idea Was Growing Up, Maturing, Getting Serious?

    At what point did you stop being silly? At what age did you lose your sense of the ridiculous? When did the absurd, bizarre and comic become less important than your responsibilities and duties? When did you Grow Up, Mature, Get Serious? Can you pinpoint the age you were when you stopped laughing so much?…

  • Podcast: Getting the Best From Yourself and Your Big Dream

    How do you get the best from yourself? Do you encourage, inspire, take care of yourself, energise yourself, enjoy your life, celebrate, acknowledge and reward yourself? Or do you beat yourself up and push, push, push? And if it’s the latter, does this really get the best from you? Or is it actually getting the…

  • What Did You Lose When You ‘Grew Up’?

    Whatever happened to the sense of wonder and awe you felt as a child? Whatever happened to your belief in fairies, your capacity to laugh at the silliest things, your ability to be creative, resilient and goofy? Today, recapture that sense of ‘childishness’ in your adult life – you might be surprised at how much…