April 2006 Newsletter #2

Self-Sabotage: How to Stop Creative Neglect

"Creative time is just as important as food when it comes to recharging. While food recharges our bodies, creative time recharges our soul." — Margaret Paul, Ph.D., The Importance of Creative Time

In This Issue

• April 2006 Journal
• Modern Day Muses
• More What's New @ the CP
• Q & A: Help Along The Way

April 2006 Journal

by Chris Dunmire

CreativiTea April Fool's Joke

I enjoyed the e-mails I received in response to the CreativiTea April Fool's joke I slipped into the last newsletter. Remember, if you're feeling free-atively frisky you can still download my tea bag wrappers and mock-up your own CreativiTea packets to humor your tea-loving pals. They're available online here.

Here's something else that's cool about that CreativiTea concept. After unleashing my joke on the world, I learned that Jill Badonsky (author of "The Nine Modern Day Muses") has been facilitating events with the Creativi-TEA theme for some time. In fact, she will be in the café at Transitions Bookplace in Chicago, Illinois, on Thursday, April 27, 2006, running a workshop that includes tea, cookies, and plenty of creativity.

How an Article on the Creativity Portal Grew into a Book

Have you ever wondered what an author might do in response to overwhelming feedback to an original article they have published on the Creativity Portal? Well, here's one story you can't miss. In August 2005, we published an article by creativity coach Durga (Jori) Keyser titled "11 Tips to surviving a day job with your creativity intact."

The article on our site made its way onto a major blog feed that brought thousands of visitors to the Creativity Portal to read it. That explosive interest resulted in Durga receiving so much feedback on the subject of day jobs that she kept with the topic and went onto write a 160 page e-book titled "The Day Job Survival (& Escape) Kit."

Now I bet you're wondering if you can read a sample this book somewhere, right? Well, Durga graciously shared an excerpt from "The Day Job Survival (& Escape) Kit" with us in a new article titled "Work lightly: Be joyous."

We're thrilled at Durga's success with her original day job article and the subsequent book it grew into. What an inspiring story!

Chris Dunmire
Publisher, Creativity Portal

Modern Day Muses

by Jill Badonsky

Listening to Muses through a Portal to Creativity (Part 1: Self-Sabotage)
When mortals do not follow their creative call they get rude and uselessly melancholy. Here are eight ways to stop creative neglect.

More What's New @ the CP

A Map to the Mind

What Leonardo da Vinci can teach us about art and science.

Mind Mapping: Making the most of your right- and left-brain
By Linda Dessau
Learn about the Da Vincian principle Arte/Scienza, brainstorming, and mind mapping.

The Creative Workout

Stuff that into your gym bag!

Isn't it time you took YOUR creativity back to the Gym?
By Dan Goodwin
How can we train and exercise our creativity, nurture it, and give ourselves the best chance of creating the amazing and powerful work we're all capable of?

Gifted with Creativity

Are you open to experience?

The Power of Creativity
By Margaret Paul, Ph.D.
We all have the gift of creativity. When you let go of the illusion of control and open to learning, your unique gifts of creativity will flow through you.

How to be Successful in Business

Traits of creative visionaries.

Small Steps to the Big Vision
By Carolyn Campbell, MA, CPPC
What makes some visionary businesses succeed and others not? Here are a few of the common traits of successful businesses.

Q & A: Help Along The Way

Can we republish your Web site projects?
Q: Can we have permission to use Creativity Portal's projects in our newsletter?