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A Guide For Navigating Tough Times as a Creative
“Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.” – Mike Tyson In my years as a creative professional, I’ve found that...
Generative AI and the Creative Process
I should begin this piece by stating that you won’t find a bigger fan of technology in general than I am. Starting in the earliest days of the...
Six Simple Ways To Build Your Reputation In Any Creative Field
In any business, your reputation and the impression that you make plays a major part in the success of your career. Being well-respected and taken...
Four Reasons A Talent For Creativity Isn’t Enough
I’d like to begin by saying that I’m not a cynic. On the contrary, I’m a big believer that if your dream is to have success with your creative...
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Six Ways To Motivate Yourself To Create
Introduction As passionate as we might be about exploring our creativity,...
Three Good Reasons To Love Your Creativity
In order to suffer the slings and arrows which are an inevitable part of...
Three Reasons to Be Thankful For Your Creativity
I thought I would take a moment to tell you (and remind myself while...
Four Reasons It Pays To Be Patient With Your Creativity
Introduction Looking back on thirty-plus years of writing songs, it’s a...
Why Failure Is Your Friend In Creativity
I’ve heard baseball described as a “game of failure,” which means...
Four Ways Learning To Write Songs Future-proofs Your Problem-Solving
Learning to write songs as a way of exploring and solving problems has the...
How I Came To Teach Creativity
The evolution in any career from novice to expert looks a little different...
Why We’re Averse To Creativity (And What We Can To Do About It)
Creativity is scary. I know this to be true. Even after sitting down to...
The Advantages Of Adopting A Songwriter’s Mindset
I’ve heard it said that the keys to creativity are practice and...
The Benefits Of Balancing Creativity And Productivity
Since I firmly believe that creativity and productivity work best when...
Three Ways Productivity Makes Creativity Easier
In my experience, it’s much more likely that corporate executives would...
Five Ways to Make Creativity Easier
Let me begin by saying that if you’re struggling to access and develop...