Creativity Coaching Articles by Durga Walker

Work lightly: Be joyous
By Durga Walker
It’s a challenge to create joy where you think it doesn’t exist. It’s like having to be creative when you don’t feel inspired.

Define Creativity — I Dare You
By Durga Walker
When was the last time you examined your ideas about creativity? I mean, really examined them?

How to Get Your Day Job to Leave YOU
By Durga Walker
Surviving your day job is all well and good, but what if you’re ready — or want to be ready — to leave your day job behind and pursue your art?

Not for Writers Only: The Creative Power of Writing
By Durga Walker
Gold nuggets often emerge from the raw material of words. And at the same time, whether or not you consider yourself a writer, the alchemy of writing transforms your life every time you pick up a pen.

Why talent isn't nearly enough — or even that important
By Durga Walker
If I could gather all the hopeful young artists in the world together and tell them only one thing, it would be this: Wipe from your mind any thoughts of talent.

11 Tips to surviving a day job with your creativity intact
By Durga Walker
There’s no doubt about it — maintaining a day job while all your instincts are roaring in another direction is one of the toughest things a creative soul can endure.

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New Creativity Coach Articles

Fakin' It? Not Really Makin' It?
There is a clear distinction between merely faking something and believing in your potential. Imagine yourself as having already reached your goal, and beyond, and hold all the feelings associated with what that experience will deliver.

The Transformative Wisdom of Sand
I recently came across a new understanding of the power backed in sand with the winner of the Ukraine’s version of “America’s Got Talent.” If you haven’t heard or seen it, let me introduce you to the winner, Kseniya Simonova.

Eight Habits of The Creatively Intelligent
We’d all be more creative if we paid less attention to the surfaces, our doings and achievements, our ambitions and desires; and more attention to the depths, the hidden forces and faculties that lie within ourselves and others.

Actress Emily Blunt — A Power of Intention Wizard
The common denominator between those who do not make it...and those who rise above the competition to reach superstar success is a self-focused commitment to a burning desire.

Nurture Your Creativity: List What You're Thankful For
Much has been written about gratitude throughout the centuries, and with a common theme: Gratitude is a positive attitude or emotion that benefits us greatly when it's employed.