Systems Thinking for Creatives: An Introduction
Does the word “system” make your creative instincts want to run and hide? Many creatives I’ve taught initially resist building “systems” to support their work, believing them to be complex, rigid, and creativity killers. This belief couldn’t be more wrong. The reality is you’re already using powerful systems—without realizing it. Systems shape every aspect of […]
Return to Your Creative Center: Break Free from Overwhelm with Daily Reflection
Picture this: You’re sitting at your desk, notebooks filled with half-formed ideas competing with digital files of works-in-progress, while your mind races with possibilities. You can feel your creative center somewhere beneath the chaos, but each new opportunity pulls you further from that quiet place of clarity and purpose. Many of the creatives I work […]
The Creative Struggle with Direction: Moving Beyond Goals to Intentional Practice
Picture your desk covered in half-finished projects, your digital folders bursting with works-in-progress, and your mind racing with ideas that never quite make it to reality. Sound familiar? As creatives, we often spend countless hours trying to map out our path, convinced that if we could just define the right milestones and lay out the […]