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Archive for April, 2008

Achievement & Reward: Where do we Begin?

We talked earlier about the four quadrants, or phases, of a creativity cycle.  If you missed that blog posting, you can see it at SelfLoveTips.com.  Here’s a little recap:
Every story has a beginning, middle and ending.  For the life of any creative process, be it professional or personal, outward or inward, solo or group oriented, [...]

Wow! Four Secrets to break the spell of that “Nagging Little Voice”

This morning, as I turned my focus toward finding a topic to blog today, I stopped long enough to notice.  Notice what?  Oh, just that nagging little voice that always knocks me down two or three notches.  It’s quick, lightning fast, moving in before I can form an idea.  It’s sneaky, hiding itself in my [...]

Achievement & Reward: the energetic spin cycle

There are quadrants to our cycles of creativity:  Conceive (idea), Compose (ingredient), Create (manifestation) and Collect (reward & reflection).  Not everyone stays on-board for the entire cycle.  It goes like this:
Conceive – Everyone has ideas!  So we take one of those ideas that come from somewhere in life, it can be in our career, or [...]

A Breath of Fresh Air

We hear it all the time, take a breath, let it go.  Yet we continue to hold on, pausing as if we’re waiting for something to happen.  How many of us hold onto a low level of guarding?  Think about it, when you hear a noise late at night you stay very still, slowing your breathing [...]