by C. A. Kobu on May 14, 2012
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Last week we talked about how to build practical systems for life and for business. This week, we’re discussing how to get unstuck!
Our new theme is “Getting Unstuck: Understanding and Working Around Internal Resistance.
We never start a creative project with the aim of not completing it. Right?
We feel inspired and in the center of our creative zone when we first begin. We feel buried in our project. We lose sense of time. We feel fired up beyond belief.
But sometimes, as days go by, our passion and determination begin to wane. We feel lost. And stuck. What’s worse, the inner critic starts talking about failure.
Does it sound familiar?
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by C. A. Kobu on May 7, 2012
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Last week’s theme was related to expressing yourself. This week we’ll talk about the joy of order.
Our new theme is “Joy of Order: Building Systems for Your Life and Your Business.”
Sometimes I totally share the feelings of Stephen Bayne who once said, “I am rather like a mosquito in a nudist camp; I know what I want to do, but I don’t know where to begin.”
Do you also sometimes feel like that when you have a lot to do in your life and business but feel lost because of a lack of order or a systematic approach?
Today we have two different prompts from two amazing and highly successful women who know how to create systems that work.
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by C. A. Kobu on April 30, 2012
Image credit: Brilliant Etsy artist Rebecca Hadley
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Last week, we talked about how to take action. This week we’re discussing how to get better at expressing your truest self.
Our new theme is “Self-Expression: How to Freely and Effectively Express Yourself and Your Ideas.”
Rumi said, “Be as you appear or appear as you are.”
What a great piece of advice about self-expression, isn’t it?
Today, more than ever, we need to resolve to express ourselves openly.
We can choose to trust that we will influence and transform others at a deeper and more connected level when our creative voice reflects who we really are.
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by C. A. Kobu on April 23, 2012
Image credit: Brilliant Etsy artist Sherrill Knezel
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Last week, we discussed how to become more creative and stay in the Zone. This week is all about taking action and beating procrastination!
Our new theme is “Action: Mastering the Easy Way to Start Anything.”
Action separates dreamers from doers.
It often occurs to me that at the end of my life, I won’t regret my experiences whether good or bad.
But I might regret some of the things I never got to do just because I didn’t take action. What about you?
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by C. A. Kobu on April 16, 2012
Image credit: Brilliant Etsy artist Joanne Campbell
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Last week, we discussed how to capture and cultivate bright ideas. This week, we’re diving into the creative zone and discovering how to stay there!
Our new theme is “In the Zone: Becoming More Creative and Staying in the Zone.”
Creative people love getting into the Zone — the magical realm where you feel grounded and inspired and create with more ease and less stress.
That is a place where time flies away, and your ideas flow effortlessly into beautiful creations.
Wouldn’t it be great if we wouldn’t ever have to leave the Zone?
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by C. A. Kobu on April 9, 2012
In last week’s post, we talked about fearless living and looked into ways for working our courage muscles.
This week, on the other hand, is all about ideas and creative sparks.
The exciting theme of this module is “Bright Ideas: Cultivating and Capturing Good Ideas.”
As Michael Michalko says, when you surround yourself with images of your intention—who you want to become or what you want to create—your awareness and passion grows.
And ideas are the marrow of creative intention.
At the same time, they are the wild horses of our minds. They hate to be fenced in. So if you want to capture them and help them grow into beautiful projects, you have to use other methods.
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by C. A. Kobu on April 2, 2012
Last week, we discussed how to discover the navel of your creative power. This week we’ll be facing our fears and expand our courage.
The awesome theme of this module is “Fearless Living: How to Understand Fear and Work Your Courage Muscle.”
Fear is a given in a creative entrepreneur’s life. Everyone has fears regardless of how many or how big successes she has achieved.
The trick is not in fighting fear but knowing how to deal with it.
This week, I got together with two fearless women and listened to their breathtaking stories and the courageous things they are currently doing.
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by C. A. Kobu on March 26, 2012
Last week, we discussed how to discover and define the real meaning of success and how to experience breakthroughs.
This week, we’ll look into the real meaning of creativity and find out why you don’t need specific ideas or outside inspiration to be creative.
The succulent theme we’re about to discover is called “Finding the Navel of Your Creative Power.”
I bet you thought more than once that you couldn’t create because your muse wasn’t there. You waited for inspiration, and it didn’t arrive, leaving you dry and empty-handed.
Well… the thing is, there is no such thing as waiting for a creative muse.
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by C. A. Kobu on March 19, 2012
In the last two weeks you learned to build vision and rekindled the spirit of adventure.
And this week we’ll discuss success and what it really means to you!
The vital theme we’re about to discover is “Breakthrough: Discovering and Defining the Real Meaning of Success.”
We always hear or say that success means different things to different people, but have you ever sat down to define what success really means to you?
I want this week’s material to encourage you to think about what being successful means to you and only you.
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by C. A. Kobu on March 12, 2012
Last week you mused about your vision for your life and your business. Now you know you can do it if you can see it.
This week is all about adventure!
The fantastic theme we’ll dig into is “Spirit of Adventure: How to Invite Adventure and Enjoy Serendipity.”
Adventure may mean different things to different people. But it’s a fact that it gives life zest and spark and is directly linked to creativity.
Besides, you don’t have to be an adrenaline addict or thrill junkie to enjoy the spirit of adventure.
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