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Book-promotion pundits say that writing a book is the feminine part and marketing it is the masculine. ... The over-emphasis on the masculine ~ on doing, being dynamic, out there ~ can make us neglect, within ourselves, the utterly essential need to be still, at times; to be present, receptive, available for what is capable of coming through us. Read more...

Crafting Your Business Vision and Values
Where Is Your Business Headed, and What Do You and Your Company Stand For? Your work, like that of most creative entrepreneurs, expresses who you are. Your creative business reflects your vision, values, and voice.

Your vision is the big picture of your business (and your life). It's where you see yourself heading and includes how you're making a positive difference, what success looks and feels like to you, and what makes life and work ripe with fulfillment and meaning.

Getting Started With Macrame
Do you enjoy working with the threaded arts & crafts?

Macrame can be used to create almost anything you can think of—bracelets, earrings, necklaces, purses, belts, wall hangings, frames, curtains, dresses, shorts. It's extremely versatile as an art form. This article will help you to understand the basics and get you started.

Creativity : Mind Mapping

Explore Mind Mapping

Easy Diagrams Map Out Your Creative Ideas!

Mind Map (aka mind-mapping, idea map): A diagram used to represent words, ideas, tasks, or other items linked to and arranged around a central key word or idea.

To help you appreciate the simplicity of creating mind maps to help you organize your ideas around a theme (and how useful they are in the creative process!), we asked artist Violette (www.violette.ca) to illustrate a simple mind map related to the writing of her book Journal Bliss: Creative Prompts to Unleash Your Inner Eccentric. Her mind map below illustrates how she planned out her chapter ideas.

Notice the central idea (“Journal Bliss”) in the map middle surrounded by six smaller items linked with arrows: Fanciful Lettering, Funky Envelopes, Image Transfers, Bodacious Borders, Doodling and Faces, and Groovy Backgrounds. See, even writers use mind-mapping to plan out their creative projects!

Mind-Maps, Mind Mapping Features

ThinkBuzan: Generate Creative Ideas with Mind Mapping
By ThinkBuzan
Article series from ThinkBuzan, the official Web site of Tony Buzan's Mind Mapping software. Tony Buzan is credited with inventing the Mind Mapping process.

Mind Mapping: A Powerful Tool for Visual Folks
By Violette
Have you ever Mind Mapped before? It's a visual way to get your thoughts and goals down on paper. Mind mapping is a powerful tool for visual folks.

Mind Mapping: Making the most of your right- and left-brain
By Linda Dessau
"Mind mapping is a whole-brain method for generating and organizing ideas, originated by Tony Buzan, and largely inspired by Da Vinci's approach to note taking."

Creativity Maps: Getting the Most from Your Creative Life
By Dan Goodwin
Anyone familiar with Mind Map techniques will see how easily that technique can be modified for the purpose of producing Creativity Maps.

Mind-Mapping Resources

www.ThinkBuzan.com
The official website of Mind Mapping and its inventor, Tony Buzan. The Mind Mapping technique is now used by 250 million individuals worldwide to help them plan, organise, innovate, present and project manage.

Mind Mapping at Wikipedia
"A mind map is a diagram used to represent words, ideas, tasks, or other items linked to and arranged around a central key word or idea. Mind maps are used to generate, visualize, structure, and classify ideas, and as an aid in study, organization, problem solving, decision making, and writing."

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