As with all things, perfectionism has two sides: positive perfectionism and negative perfectionism. Positive perfectionism supports productivity and creativity. On the other hand, negative perfectionism, as you'd expect, interferes with productivity and creativity. Not everyone has the perfectionism trait -- positive or negative. Do you? Not sure? Read on to identify which, if either one, you embody. Negative Perfectionism As the Plot Whisperer, I often encounter writers and artists who …
Who Thrives and Who Falters During Sequester?
As the pandemic continues to wreak havoc and cause heartbreak, the emotional climate for creative people, meaning everyone, has changed radically. Why then do some people find this time easier to adjust to than others do? How you fare in the face of such enormous change depends, in part, on your temperament. Your Fundamental Temperment Each of us is born with a fundamental temperament. Our inborn nature is instrumental in the development of our personality, which, in contrast, is …
Boundless Creativity Challenge
Boundless Creativity: A Spiritual Workbook for Overcoming Self-Doubt, Emotional Traps and Other Creative Blocks invites you on a month-long voyage into your imagination and inner self. You're asked to create an external creativity goal of your choosing -- whether it be to write a story, paint a portrait, plant a vegetable garden -- and then commit to a specific deadline (meaning to specify an actual end date) by which to complete your goal. You’re asked to choose a realistic and, at the same …
Boundless Creativity Workbook Giveaway
10 days to the release of my latest workbook Boundless Creativity: A Spiritual Workbook for Overcoming Self-Doubt, Emotional Traps, and Other Creative Blocks! As I countdown the days, saying I am excited to share the workbook with you doesn't come close to what I'm feeling! To celebrate the upcoming event, I'm determined to give away all 20 workbooks I received from New Harbinger Publications. To accomplish that goal, I'm running a workbook giveaway on social media -- and not just one giveaway …
Don’t Simply Cope – Thrive
With unparalleled challenges coming at us so rapidly—those on the front lines asked to expose themselves to danger, thousands suddenly unemployed, those who are still employed required to work remotely, parents homeschooling children for the first time, many of us confined and isolated, others severely impacted by personal illness and the death of loved ones—no wonder so many of us are feeling anxious, angry, confused, stressed out, lonely, and depressed. As you search for ways to cope during …
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