- I am someone who loves creating new universes.
- I am someone who loves discovery, adventure, and explo-
ration. - I am someone who loves to be the center of attention.
- I am someone who loves to read and become part of the
book. - I am playful and often silly. I love that.
- I love being with children and playing make-believe.
Get the idea? Spelling and grammar don’t count. Just get it
down. Read it to someone else. What does it feel like to describe
yourself through your loves?I Want
Now go back over the clusters and circle all of the loves and
the things you love about what you love that are not present in
your career right now. These are usually the culprits for creative
block and they are what need to change. Your next step is to
develop a plan to manifest these wants and desires. Putting the
elements that you love back into your life will help you to
become unblocked.
Heartstorming exercises ask you to leave your mind and
return to your heart. A bit esoteric for some, yet truly grounded
in truth, Ian’s Heartstorming exercises have helped many to
move from a focus on “I need to create new images” to under-
standing that blocks are about bigger issues. The information
you discover about yourself and your loves, wants, and desires will
affect the totality of your life, which in turn will not only release
the block but help you to reach back to the heart of who you are.
Try Ian’s exercises, use them, and begin the process of
remembering why you are here and what it is that you truly love
about creating! When you begin to approach a block from this
perspective, the veil will lift, leaving you with new opportunities,
hope, and a truckload of energy.PART5 / PERSISTENCEChapter 24.qxd 6/25/07 7:24 AM Page 158