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Publisher
Familius
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
The author of Expressive Writing for Healing shows readers how to explore their potential, embrace your creative spark, and live a more fulfilled life.
"I'm not creative. I could never do something like that. I don't have time to be creative."
Does any of this sound familiar? Do you find yourself wishing that you had pursued your creative talents before it was too late? In a world full of creativity, there is no such thing as "too late."
Called...
Author
Publisher
Princeton Architectural Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Even concert pianists do warm-up exercises to limber up the fingers and clear the mind for the performance ahead. Designers are, or should be, no different. This delightful and colorful card deck presents fifty-two exercises or activities to jump-start your creative juices, free you from creative block, start a new project, or finish an existing one. Each exercise offers insight into the innumerable small decisions involved in design. How to join...
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Publisher
Torchflame Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Becoming a Creative Genius {Again} makes the case that we are all born creative and entrepreneurial geniuses, then shows you how to become the most creatively entrepreneurial version of yourself you can be. And is there a part of your life that won't improve when that happens? Those attending Nordgren's workshops comment that his content prepares them to get the most out of: Agile software development, Design thinking, Lean start-up methodology,...
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English
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The award-winning author and filmmaker shares 9 strategies for getting past creative burn-out and rekindling your imagination. Contrary to popular belief, creativity isn't just about muses and mentors. It's a process that requires focus, determination, and practice. Creative blocks are just a part of that process. In Stoking the Creative Fires , Phil Cousineau offers creative people of all disciplines the tools for getting past creative blocks and...
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
A practical, fascinating, and funny guidebook. I've already begun applying hints from Improvisation for the Spirit, and I'm hoping that from now on, when people point and laugh at me, it will be for more appropriate reasons. A delightful read, filled with wonderful strategies. - Martha Beck, Life Coach Columnist for O, The Oprah Magazine, and author of Steering by Starlight Wish you could gag your Inner Critic? Feeling blocked creatively? Want to...
Author
Publisher
JABberwocky Literary Agency, Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Energize and organize your writing life by tapping into your fundamental motivators. Note: This second edition has been substantially revised and updated, including 10% more content than the first edition. Aspiring and professional writers alike struggle to stay motivated; in the face of distractions, obligations, and procrastination, the desire to write often fails to become the act of writing. Motivated writers, notes the author, are those who...
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Language
English
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In Craft a Life You Love, readers will learn how to focus their creative energy and make things (and make things happen) by implementing small-yet powerful- changes in their everyday lives. In this memoir and hardworking handbook, creativity and craft maven Amy Tangerine, shows readers how to find their flow, maintain a positive mindset, and cultivate a rich and fulfilling life by focusing on what truly matters. Chapters explore how to craft the soul,...
Author
Publisher
Abrams / Vearsa Limited
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Part artistic retreat, part guide to living a creative life Venture into a space that intimately discusses how to find time to express yourself and develop your talents. Author Brandon Stosuy (co-founder of The Creative Independent) taps into a diverse network of working artists to provide perspective on how creativity can be prioritized among the other demands on your time. Posing a series of questions on the themes of defining work-life balance,...
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Publisher
Chronicle Books LLC
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"This charmingly illustrated guide shares ten truths about creativity, confidence, and how you can silence that stifling voice in your head. This book is a salve for creative minds everywhere, and duct tape for the mouth of every artist's inner critic. Author and art curator Danielle Krysa explores ten essential truths we all must face in order to defeat self-doubt. Each encouraging chapter deconstructs a pivotal moment on the creative path -- fear...
Publisher
IRB
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Summary of The War of Art by Steven Pressfield | Includes Analysis Preview: Steven Pressfield's The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles is a book dedicated to helping writers and other artists overcome creative barriers and produce valuable and satisfying work. Pressfield discusses his own artistic struggles and uses examples of artists throughout history in order to inspire and guide other creators. The biggest...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
The author of the phenomenally popular Modern Girl's Guide to Life, Jane Buckingham is back with The Modern Girl's Guide to Sticky Situations, a helpful handbook for surviving headaches, pickles, jams, and everyday emergencies. The president of the innovative marketing and media consulting firm Trendera and a regular contributor to Cosmopolitan Magazine, Jane Buckingham dispenses savvy solutions to life's myriad little annoyances with warmth, great...
Publisher
IRB
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Summary of How to Be Here by Rob Bell | Includes Analysis Preview: How to Be Here by Rob Bell is an inspirational self-help book on living an authentic life filled with meaning, purpose, and joy. The genesis of How to Be Here was a concussion that Bell, a pastor and motivational speaker, experienced while water-skiing. For a week after the accident, his head injury impaired his ability to access regrets of the past or worry about the future. Instead,...
Author
Publisher
Andrews McMeel Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Zen Pencils: Creative Struggle is a call to wake up the creative spirit inside you. Through Zen Pencils cartoon quotes on creativity from inspirational artists, musicians, writers, and scientists, you'll discover what inspired each of the subjects to reach the full potential of their creativity. In each comic, the speaker of the quote is the character in the story. Imagine cartoon versions of Albert Einstein, Frida Kahlo, Marie Curie, and Vincent...
Author
Publisher
Simple Truths
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
From the bestselling author of The Accidental Creative and Die Empty comes an inspirational guide that helps spark creative energy-day in and day out.
Even if you don't think of yourself as creative, you'd probably be surprised by how many creative tools you use every day. You solve problems, design, write, invent, or in other words-create. But the pressure we feel to continually create value with our minds can cause tremendous stress and eventually...
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Publisher
Chronicle Books LLC
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"In an age of obsessive productivity and stress, this illustrated ode to idleness invites you to explore the pleasures and possibilities of slowing down. Beloved author and illustrator Roman Muradov weaves together the words and stories of artists, writers, philosophers, and eccentrics who have pursued inspiration by doing less. He reveals that doing nothing is both easily achievable and essential to leading an enjoyable and creative life. Cultivating...
Author
Publisher
G&D Media
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Practical Solutions gives readers, not just a sample but, the essence of applying strategic, Solution-Focused Therapy to resolving "normal problems." By applying the exercises and novel perspective of Practical Solutions readers will be set free of erroneous concepts, feelings, and beliefs about themselves that may be keeping them from experiencing the full joy of their unique version of Life. In these pages, readers could find a new perspective...
Author
Publisher
Microcosm Publishing LLC
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Want to write a book? Half the battle is finding a practice that works for you. Successful author and creativity expert Jessie Kwak is here to help you do just that -- and have fun doing it. In her view, every part of the process is important: idea generation, development, research, planning, drafting, revising, and publication and are all covered here in friendly, accessible detail. As in her previous book, From Chaos to Creativity, Kwak helps you...
Author
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Dare to move beyond "it is what it is" thinking and become an agent of love and redemption in your household, neighborhood, and workplace. "It is what it is" -- a common phrase you hear and maybe even say yourself. But the truth is that there is not one square inch in the whole domain of our human existence that simply is what it is. Justin McRoberts invites you to embrace a new mindset: it is what you make of it. With warmth, wisdom, and humor,...
Author
Publisher
Andrews McMeel Publishing
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
From brainstorming mavens Carrie Anton and Jessica Nordskog comes this inspirational guide to generating fresh ideas-all without setting foot in a conference room. An essential resource for any self-employed, freelance, or work-from-home professional, Me, Myself & Ideas offers tips, tools, and a host of exercises aimed at crushing mental blocks and forging ahead with creative solutions. Whether you're stuck on a logistical problem or experiencing...
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Series
Publisher
G&D Media
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"This May Be the Most Extraordinary and Life-Changing Book You Ever Encounter In this epic yet remarkably simple volume, Theron Q. Dumont -- the pseudonym of William Walker Atkinson, author of the legendary work The Kybalion -- shows how proper concentration can bring you into an entirely new world of personal magnetism, success, and effectiveness. We grossly undervalue the power of our thoughts. But this simple program of mental focus will vastly...
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