Why You Should Take A Creative Retreat
I believe that attending a creative retreat is incredibly powerful in our growth as creatives. Recently I gave a talk on creativity at the Martin Taylor Guitar Retreat near Woodstock, New York and in this episode of The Creative Life TV Show I talk about the value of creative retreats. Watch the Video ‘Why You Should […]
Creativity Exercise: The 9 Points Problem
Coming up with really innovative ideas requires thinking outside the box, getting a bit uncomfortable in our thinking and pushing ourselves a little more in our thinking. Here’s a short creativity exercise that you can try as a bit of fun. It is called ‘The 9 Points Problem’. Imagine we have 9 points up here on […]
The Best Creativity Books
I love reading books about creativity, the creative process and how we generate and develop new ideas. I read a lot of books and I have put together some of my Top 10 creativity books. Here are some of the creativity books from my list: Out Of Our Minds by Ken Robinsons Creativity Inc. by […]
How To Achieve A Creative Flow State
Have you ever experienced a creative flow state? That feeling when you lose a sense of time and are completely immersed in the activity you are doing, Around 2000 years ago the philosopher Aristotle argued that the purpose of life is to be happy. Often when we are asked to described what happiness feels like […]
How To Make Creative Decisions
There are points in our lives when we need to make creative decisions, when we need to cut off one option to take up another. Making a creative decision can be like facing a crossroad and so how do we decide which road to go down? In this episode of The Creative Life TV Show, […]