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.
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.
8 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.
“What guidance is it that refuses to take direction from our controlling intellect, and insists on taking us into unknown places, waiting until we slow down and begin to turn on the light of our hearts and shine it into the crevices of our inner being?” — Naomi Rose, Not-Knowing: A Sometimes Unnerving but Utterly Reliable Guide
I added the new Disney Pixar movie "Up" to my Netflix queue months ago and finally received an update last week that it "Releases 11/10/2009." Yay! I've been waiting with baited breath to see this movie after catching trailers of the old crotchety man blowing a raspberry to his neighbors as his house lifts off the ground and floats away courtesy of a bunch of helium-filled balloons. More »
Call for 2010 'Creative Careers' Interviewees
We are now queuing up potential candidates for our popular Creative Careers in the Arts interview series by Molly Anderson-Childers for 2010. If you are actively working in a creativity-related career and would like to be interviewed (via e-mail) for this series, please send a message to me via C-P's contact form with the subject "2010 Creative Careers" with a brief summary of what you do; the unique wisdom you can impart to our creative audience about your field and work; and your Web site, blog, and contact details.
Please don't be shy — we're interested in interviewing artists, writers, crafters, performers, and other creatives at EVERY level and career stage (see our interview archives here). So whether you are on your way or have already arrived, you are invited to participate in this unique series to help inspire others along the way. Conversely, if you are simply interested in sharing your story and gaining some exposure for your work without being interviewed, please see our Inspiring Creativity Success Story submission guidelines.
Introducing Artist Joy St. Germain
I'm pleased as pie to give a warm welcome to one of our newest Author Series contributors, Joy St. Germain, founder of The Wildwood Cottage (wildwoodcottage.com). Joy started The Wildwood Cottage out of her love for art, stenciling and crafts, and has generously shared a selection of her projects on the Creativity Portal including her latest raised stencil design, Glittering Snowflakes on Glass just in time for winter. Welcome, Joy!
Not-Knowing: A Sometimes Unnerving but Utterly Reliable Guide By Naomi Rose
We want to know. We want to know things beforehand, ahead of time. We want to know where we are going, why we are going there, what we will encounter (and should thus prepare for) along the way.
