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The 7 Stages of The Creative Process
People's and organisations' big dreams are not becoming reality due to procrastination, confusion, overwhelm or self-sabotage. ...

... Understanding how the creative process works is the first step to freeing us from the block and resistance brought about by this suppression. ...

... The seven stages are: Intention, Incubation, Investigation, composition, clarification, correction, completion.

Children Need to Know We Value Their Ideas
When a child, or anyone, feels that their ideas are unappreciated, sooner or later they're going to stop sharing their ideas. This can impact a child's learning and mental growing ability. How will the feeling of constant evaluation, even repetitive positive responses impact the creative expressiveness of a young child?

Improvisation Helps Children Learn
Improvisation helps children integrate concepts and helps them practice creative thinking skills by putting two or more ideas together to form something new. Listed are ten ways improv can help children.

Glad No Matter What: Tranforming Loss and Change into Gift and Opportunity by SARK

Authors : SARK (Susan Ariel Rainbow Kennedy)

Creative Fountain, Artist, and Bestselling Author SARK

SARK (Susan Ariel Rainbow Kennedy) is a best-selling author and artist, with sixteen titles in print and well over two million books sold, including the national bestsellers Succulent Wild Woman, Bodacious Book of Succulence, Eat Mangoes Naked, Prosperity Pie, and Juicy Pens, Thirsty Paper. Her newest book is Glad No Matter What (2010). She is also the founder and Creative Fountain of Planet Sark, a thriving business that creates innovative products and services to support empowered living. SARK lives and creates in San Francisco, CA. Visit her online at www.planetsark.com or call her Inspiration phone line at 415-546-3742.

SARK News, Interviews, Book Excerpts and Programs on Creativity Portal

Why It’s Important to Feel Our Feelings and What To Do With Them
By SARK
Excerpted from the book "Glad No Matter What: Transforming Loss and Change Into Gift and Opportunity."

What To Do With Change + Losses
By SARK
Excerpted from the book "Glad No Matter What: Transforming Loss and Change Into Gift and Opportunity."

'Glad No Matter What' Book Interview with SARK
Bestselling author Susan Kennedy answers questions about her book "Glad No Matter What: Transforming Loss and Change Into Gift and Opportunity" (New World Library, 2010).

Creative Careers Interview with SARK
By Molly Anderson-Childers
SARK — the original Succulent Wild Woman — answers questions about perfectionism, letting go, and her book Fabulous Friendship Festival in this exclusive Creativity Portal interview (MP3 Podcast available).

SARK Names Creativity-Portal.com Excellent Writing Resource in 'Juicy Pens, Thirsty Paper'
Bestselling author and artist SARK Creativity Portal an "Excellent Writing Resource" in "Juicy Pens, Thirsty Paper: Gifting the World with Your Words and Stories and Creating the Time and Energy to Actually DO It" (Three Rivers Press, 2008).

Creativity Coaching Study Guides & Online Courses, Multimedia ePrograms

SARK's Online Multimedia Programs & Teleclasses
An inspiring collection of Internet-based multimedia e-programs designed by author SARK to help you further explore and express your creativity through writing, art, visualization, and other creative outlets.

A Reflective Journey through SARK's Make Your Creative Dreams Real
By Chris Dunmire
A free self-coaching study guide based on SARK's "Make Your Creative Dreams Real: A Plan for Procrastinators, Perfectionists, Busy People, Avoiders, and People Who Would Really Rather Sleep All Day." Great format for book discussion groups and personalized or group creativity coaching.

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Creativity Coaching Spotlight

Creativity Portal® founder, artist, creativity coach, and mentor Chris Dunmire, KMCC, provides deep listening, good humor, and compassionate guidance to anyone desiring to excavate and process their rich experiences of living and reach deeper, more meaningful levels of creativity, artistic expression, and everyday being. Learn more at CoachingYourCreativity.com.