You are not alone – Find your muse

December 27, 2010
You are not alone - Find your muse

Today’s post is a little different. It is actually a guided practice. Even though I highly recommend the MP3 for better results, you can also read the exercise here on the blog. You can use this exercise anytime. I very much recommend it when you feel life’s challenges are too much, or if you feel [...]

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Feeling is better than thinking…

December 20, 2010
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How can we deepen our art? How can we have a fuller expression, even if it is a particular focus? I often hear people say one should feel more or to be more authentic. At a first glance, that might sound like a good idea, but at the same time I wonder about those statements. [...]

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Everybody relapses

December 13, 2010
Everybody relapses

Have you been trying a new habit, a new diet, a new training program, etc. and failed to keep it going? If this has never happened to you I bet you are from outer space!  Well, if you are not from outer space, and this has never happened to you, I really would like to [...]

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A little creativeness can go a long way

December 8, 2010

I try to remind myself of doing creating things even though the idea might not have an end in mind. Even if the, for example, song is not complete or even that special, I also try to engage in these smaller projects to keep myself going. Who knows what they will bring in the future [...]

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Are you too good for your friends?

November 17, 2010
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Most artists I know, including myself (ahem…) basically follow the structure of doing it ALL by themselves. That is, they come up with the idea, develop the idea, create the idea, produce and package the idea all alone. That’s a lot of work. And often a lot of work done poorly; you are usually pretty [...]

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What do you think about the pope?

November 13, 2010
What do you think about the pope?

As artists, or creative people, we have lots of preferences about what is good or bad. This is of course totally ok. But sometimes we identify too much with our choices and it becomes an obsession. Are you too attached to your ideas? Is it easy for you to try new creative ideas? Recently, the [...]

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