This is where the creative process gets real. Whether you’re chasing inspiration, stuck in a rut, or dealing with criticism that cuts deep—you’re not alone. The creative cycle isn’t just highs and highlights. It’s false starts, self-doubt, breakthroughs, and bounce-backs. In this category, you’ll find: * Posts on finding inspiration (even when it’s gone quiet) If you’re navigating the ups and downs of making something from nothing, this space is for you. 👉 Dive into the posts below and fuel your creative fire. |
Creativity: Lightning Strikes and Lanterns
You ve probably guessed from the illustration above my style leans hard on creative metaphors and analogies. Why? Because that s how I learn fastest. I can absorb new disciplines at a rate that amazes loved ones and, yes, sometimes…
Tourists vs. Explorers: Learning to See What Others Don’t
I’ve come to believe there are two kinds of people: tourists and explorers. Several years ago, my wife bought me a hand-drawn map of the United States with the locations of all 63 National Parks. It came with little pins toÉ
Creative Flow: The River That Finds Its Way
On a hike through the Beartooth wilderness, I came across a dry riverbed. The stones were perfectly rounded, shaped by thousands of years of water rushing over them. You could almost hear the ghost of the river that had…
Riding the Creative Wave
It s not even 4AM yet and Creative Energy Wake-Up Syndrome has struck again. Why? Too many post ideas rising to the surface, demanding to be let out. So here I am, laptop in bed, no coffee yet, applying the 5AM…
Creative Energy Wake-Up Syndrome
Some people wake up at 2AM because they’re stressed. If you re a creative or an entrepreneur (and yes, entrepreneurs are creatives), you know what it s like to be jolted awake by ideas instead. One of the greatest creatives of our…
Creativity Comes in Waves – Here’s How To Ride Them
As creatives, our energy isn’t constant. Some days the ideas pour out effortlessly. Other times, you re staring at the screen wondering if you ve forgotten how to write, design, or make anything at all. That s normal. The trick isn’t to fight…