The Artist's Way

enthusiasm more than discipline. Enthusiasm is not an emotional state. It is a spiritual commitment, ...

not exist. RENÉ-FRANÇOIS- GHISLAIN MAGRITTE As attractive as the idea of a pristine cell, monastic in its s ...

“I’d love to, but you see ... I have these crippling fears ...” can get us a lot of attention. We ...

road is scary. We begin to be distracted by roadside attractions or detoured by the bumps. • A screenwrite ...

then stop working together. Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage. ANAÏS NIN • A fledgling ...

careers. A successful creative career is always built on successful creative failures. The trick is to sur ...

Think of your talent as a young and skittish horse that you are bringing along. This horse is very ...

together, Bob showed it to a teacher, a once-gifted filmmaker who was blocked himself The teacher savaged it. Bob ...

What do we mean by that? We mean that any buried barriers must be aired before the work can proceed ...

pays me on time. Ask your artist to list any and all fears about the projected piece of work ...

Make your deal. The deal is: “Okay, Creative Force, you take care of the quality, I’ll take ...

terrible. He’s wonderful. I love him. I hate him. It’s a great job. It’s a terrible job,” ...

J. KRISHNAMURTI Priorities: List for yourself your creative goals for the year. List for yourself your ...

CHECK-IN We learn to do something by doing it. There is no other way. JOHN HOLT EDUCATOR How many days t ...

WEEK 10 Recovering a Sense of Self-Protection This week we explore the perils that can ambush us on our cr ...

creativity. Each of us favors one or two ways particularly toxic to us because they block us so effectively ...

considerable power. “If only he or she would just love me ...” This obsessive thought drowns out ...

even think about giving up? That explosive one is the one that has caused you the most derailment. Examine ...

It takes grace and courage to admit and surrender our blocking devices. Who wants to? Not ...

WORKAHOLISM Workaholism is an addiction, and like all addictions, it blocks creative energy. In fact, ...