What's Your Creative Read?

It's BOOK TIME! Yay!

OK, so i love reading and i'm sure you do too - you're reading this? :D

So, anways, have you ever read books on creativity?

There's two books i will recommend - next week and after - and why i think they are awesome and in fact i don't even think they make it on people's top lists - but they will when i share.

I was Googling - as i do - and came across this BuzzFeed quicky and i'm sharing with you.

I'm going to set a Goodreads (I'm on there too - join me) challenge for 2015 and add some of the books on this list.

Click here 37 Books Every Creative Person Should Be Reading and comment below and tell me which ones you have read and which you recommend.

Unleash Your Creative Inner Child

The holiday season is coming up - so it's an awesome opportunity to go all out and unleash your creative inner child!

So i get many people say to me that they are not creative.

I believe creativity is defined differently for all of us and is not limited to just drawing, painting, poetry, knitting etc.

It can come in many ways.

As as child we were all creative.

I appreciate that everyone's childhood was different and some got to play more than others and some were given the opportunity to nurture their imagination more than others.

However, if play was not encouraged in your childhood days then there was still some creativity going on - you were plotting and planning an escape plan in your imagination!

Now you have grown up and can make your own decisions - you're free to do that without any restrictions.

Don't limit yourself now by your past because you are not your past you are you today - now.

Give yourself permission to revisit your imagination and create fun stuff for yourself.

This upcoming holiday season you will be around young souls and a lot of colour.

Let yourself go a little because if you give yourself permission to do so you will also give someone else permission to do so also (especially those who look down on you and laugh at you - really they want to unleash their inner creative child too!).

So, this is your holiday season challenge.

Up for it? :)

Creativity is just Connecting things

Steve Jobs and team Apple are awesome!

This week start connecting the dots in your world and see how your creative juices flow.

First See It then Show It!

What an awesome way to share creativity?

So, if there is that awesome soul in your life you want to share that creativity with then first see it then show it! :)

Winter Project: Knitting Scarves

So here's the final masterpiece

This is the scarf me and my Queen Mama knitted for my niece who turned one year old last week.

I usually knit it myself - however we had a deadline to meet and plus i still can't crochet - well, yet.

Hope you like it! :)

What's your Winter Project?

I'm knitting scarves!

It's one of my many creative passions and this one is from childhood days.

I've started one for my niece who turned one year old on today.

It's coming up neat!

My mum and I are both working on it as the party is this Saturday and we want to finish it by then and gift it to her.

I have a total of 13 nieces and nephews and I think they will all be getting in line for their winter scarves too lol.

I knitted one for my best-friend-soul-sisters daughter a few years ago and will do another one for her other baby.

So, anyways - do you have any winter projects coming up?

Why not revisit your hobbies and see what you can get your teeth into to keep your juices flowing this winter.

Share with us all here you winter project and i will share the finished scarf with you next week! :)

Break Out...

Take the Initiative and be bold!

You don't have to follow what others are doing - just break out and do what your heart desires - watch how you find new ways of being creative now.

Just give yourself permission, take the initiative and be bold! :)

Creativity is contagious

How to be more Creative?

Hang out with creative souls and observe them (especially if you're shy at first) and then see (or feel) how their creativity rubs off on you.

Sometimes we just need to be around the right people to help us free our souls from the self-imposed shackles of 'I can't' and then the magic begins.

So this week be courageous and hang out with your creative friends and watch your creative juices flow! :)

Just flow in the moment!

You hear this often - 'Think outside of the box!'

But isn't that also limiting us?

I mean, what if, for a moment you think there is no box and just allow yourself to flow in the moment?

This week just allow yourself to just flow in the moment - in THIS moment and let whatever you need to receive be delivered to you via divine inspiration.

Keep a notepad and pen around because you'll be getting some awesome downloads.

Then come back here and let us all know how your flow is because this is how we let our creative juices flow! :)

Creative People...

I'm all 1 to 10 minus 3 (my perfectionism comes in the way!)

What else would you add to this list?

Creative people are contagious!

When your 'Creative Juices' are on a low go hang out with creative souls - they will instantly inspire and motivate you to get creative again.

Do you have Creative Souls in your life? :)

Take the Creative Path in Life...

When hit by challenges on all fronts, just stop, focus on your breathing and head outdoors - let the autumn colours help you find creative solutions to your challenges.

And let this beautiful and colourful path help you towards your creative solutions! :)

The Soul...

...It always knows!

...Was sitting by the fire (yes, I'm cold!) Scheduling my diary and saw a blank card in front of me on the table. I picked it up and then 5 mins later THIS happened!

"The soul always knows how to sail its way back home. All it has to do is believe in itself...believe that it can navigate through the obstacles and challenges...all it needs to do is believe in a power greater than itself...that this power will guide it back home...back to where it belongs...in the kingdom of its creator...God the Greatest."

This will mean whatever it needs to mean to you right now. Hope it helps

Feeling stuck in the same rut?

Do you ever feel stuck - like you just can't get your creative juices flowing?

There's always hope - sometimes we just need a short brain-break and to look at things from a different perspective.

We get caught up in our own established patterns and systems and get comfortable with that.

It's time to break from from our own patterns and look at things from a different perspective :)

Ways to stay Creative

Are you looking for some ways to stay creative?

I saw this on Google and thought of YOU! :)

Which one resonates with you the best and which will you implement this week?

How do YOU define Creativity?

I think this image is cool

But today I want to hear from you.

How do YOU define Creativity?

I love to hear from you in the comments below.

The thing is, we are all uniquely different, so even creativity is uniquely different to each of us.

So, go ahead now and inspire and motivate us all here! :)

Don't Compare Your Creativity!

I always get people tell me they are not creative - which is so not true at all!

Your creativity is unique to you and you have it in you.

Now read that again and go let your creative juices flow.

(PS - your creativity may be a part you're hiding because you think that someone else is more creative or better in creativity than you...you know what it is!) :)

Eureka!

Looking for Creativity & Solutions?

Let's be still for a while and we'll find what we're looking for.

The thing is that in today's fast moving world we're in such a rush to get to the finishing line that we miss the most important things in life.

So when we're faced with challenges or are looking for new adventures, we get stuck.

Our minds run around like crazy and we need to take a break and practice stillness - right now!

Want to Unleash your Creative Juices?

Earlier this year - from January to March we had our very first FREE 12 week course here on our blog.

If you want to Unleash your Creative Juices then this course is for YOU!

It's t he last time i'm offering it for free.

Click here to start your FREE course now! :)

Ready to have some fun?

Read this quote

What does this mean to you?

Comment below and let us all know and get ready for a summer full of intelligent and creative fun! :)

Fear of Failure!

We all have a fear of something or another and the main fear humans have are of failure and success

You may be new to this blog and may have been following the posts since the start of the new year - especially with our creativity challenge course - and one thing that people have is that they believe they are not creative (enough) and compare themselves to those who have made a career in creativity.

Listen, you are as creative as you believe yourself to be!

And we are all creative in our very own unique and special way.

Maybe you blocked your creative juices because you got teased as a child so you stopped trying.

You're missing out! 

It is YOUR life here we're talking about.

So, go ahead now, feel the fear and be creative anyway.

What is the one creative thing you will do this week to unleash those creative juices?

Comment below and let me know.

Try it - one step - take it now - you'll be glad you did! :)

Creative People...

YOU know this just described YOU right? :)

Have an awesome and creative week filled with fun and adventure.

Let your curiosity lead the way you free spirit!

Creativity is a Drug!

I know I can't live without it!

Creativity comes from within you! )

Summer full of Creative Fun!

It's 1st July - it's Summer - it's time to have some creative fun!!! :D

I saw this image and thought it was stunningly beautiful!

It just makes me want to jump up and head to my garden.

It also makes me happy and smile.

It's 1st July - it's Summer - it's time to let your creative juices flow!

So let this post inspire you to get out there and make this summer the best creative summer full of fun! :)

Are YOU a Creative Thinker?

We are ALL Creative Thinkers...

Do just one thing differently this week and see how your Creative Juices just naturally flow.

The more you use your creativity the more it will flow.

Just try it! :)

No one can take your Creativity away from you!

I think this quote is awesome. It is about learning however it applies to creativity too because sometimes we think that people will take our ideas. The thing is people will come up with what you may have thought about as an awesome idea but that just means that you didn't take action on your idea straight away. Also even if you do something similar then it is OK because you know what, only YOU can do it YOUR unique way. So be open to learning and let your creative juices flow as no one can take it away from YOU! :)

Words are Powerful...

...Choose Yours Wisely!

Have a look at these words and read them and absorb them...

Words are powerful - they can make us or break us!

Now, this list of words will inspire and motivate you and watch how your creative juices flow...

What other words would you add for yourself to get you in your creative zone?

Are YOU a Creative Reader?

I LOVE reading?

Do YOU?

Can you recommend me some 'Creative Reads?'

Just comment below and recommend me your creative read on all things creativity and i'll truck right in! 

Here's one book i totally recommend which will help you in whatever industry you work in and the thing with this book is that it will teach you creative ways to solve your problems.

It's called; 'Da Vinci and the 40 Answers' by Mark. L. Fox.'

Have you read it?

What do you think?

Comment below and let me know OK? And if you haven't then go get this book right now and get at it and you'll come up with some awesome ways to solve your problems (or challenges).

I've read this book at least 3 times and you know what, until you recommend me your creative read, i'm going to get into this book again! :)

How Creative are You today?

Hey there my Creative Geniuses - wazup? :)

Hope your week is off to an awesome start!

Just checking in on y'all and seeing what level your creativity is on right now.

So from a scale of 1 to 10 how creative are you today?

How creative do you want to be??

What's stopping you???

We did a whole 12 week course together earlier this year where I helped you through these steps.

If you're a newbie trying to unleash your creative juices you could possibly come up with a mental block.

That's exactly what it is...a mental block.

And you know that we are the ones who actually create that block with out thoughts, words and then subsequently actions (or inactions).

Being creative is natural to each of us as is breathing.

Check how you talk to yourself as it's a good indicator where your blocks are coming from.

So go out this week and allow your creative juices to flow naturally.

Ps - comment below and let me know how you get on! :)

The More You Use, The More You Have!

Can you ever run out of being creative?

How often do you exercise your creativity muscle?

Do you feel that you run out of creative ideas??

Do you want to be more creative???

Re-read the quote above in the pic! :)

Creativity is....

Unleash Your Inner Child Artist!

YOU are Creative and an Artist too!

Become fearless like a child again and let your creative juices flow! :)

50 Ways to Take a Break

I saw this whilst I was Googling and thought it was real cool!

What else would you add to this?

Do YOU fear being wrong?

Are YOU living YOUR Creative Life?

Or do you fear being wrong?

Fear nada - as you're not alone - EVERYONE who is human has been through this - and even yours truly!

And you know what? I still sometimes go through this!

Actually I've been questioning myself a lot lately about this 'fear of being wrong' and 'what will people think' in one of my businesses.

I'm working on it and know it's a personal issue which i need to overcome.

Self-therapy is good.

And you know what, ultimately it is between you and God only - and the people we fear will laugh and judge us - they also have their own insecurities too.

So, as Nike says, Just Do It!

I will.

Will You? :)

Take Rest and Come Back Fresh!

The thing with us creative souls is that our brain never rests - like ever!

Even in our sleep we are planning and scheming and ideas are coming to us from all dimensions and directions.

This can be extremely tiring and can catch up with us.

You may experience insomnia, tiredness during the day, lack of appetite, mood swings, body pains etc.

Take time out and just rest!

Make a conscious decision to take a break and just do nothing - even if that is for one day only - trust me, it'll work wonders for your productivity and you'll come back with more and fresh ideas.

I'm going to do more of this in 2014 as I really need it.

I hope you do to - take rest and come back fresh! :)

Creative Genius YOU: Challenge Tip 12

Let's Get Launching!

You know what, I can't believe we are in Challenge Tip 12 already!

Our 12 weeks - 3 months have just flown bye!

I feel sad - yet happy that we are here at launch week.

This Challenge course started spontaneously - as do most my ventures.

My aim was to help newbies to unleash their creative juices and make them more confident to live a more creative life in 2014.

I honestly and truly hope you have enjoyed the exercises each week and are now at the stage to launch your masterpiece-in-the-making service or product.

If you're a veteran creative soul then I also hope you had a few new things to learn.

Teachers are always students first and will always be students and learning.

So let's get to it! :)

Challenge Tip 12

Let's Get Launching!

You are now ready to launch your masterpiece service or product.

You need to be brave and courageous!

You are brave and courageous!

You may have a billion questions and thoughts running riots in your head right now - but listen, YOU deserve THIS as you have worked hard and shown up every week to the Academy for your new lesson - your new weekly challenge.

You have stepped out of your comfort zone and believed in yourself and tried some new and crazy stuff - and you've enjoyed it and learnt lots.

It may seem daunting and scary - don't worry as that is completely natural and we all feel it - yes me too - but you've done the hard work.

Get your service and product out there now and focus on marketing and advertising it.

Use both online and offline methods to market it.

Use all the free social media available.

Let your random souls know you have launched (the same random souls who helped and gave you feedback).

Let them help you spread the word.

It may be slow or it may make you an overnight superstar - anything is possible.

The key is to stay in faith and continue to believe.

This is the first step in many in your creative missions to help you live a more creative life now.

I can feel your excitement - it's contagious! :D

Go ahead now and launch your masterpiece product and service and keep me in the loop and let me know how it goes for you!

I want to thank you for turning up each week to the Academy and taking on the challenge.

I have absolutely loved it and have learnt lots too!

Who knows what my spontaneousness brings next to the Academy - but keep it locked here and let all your friends know!

Go launch it now and best wishes! :)

Creative Genius YOU: Challenge Tip 11

Let's Get Testing, Evaluating, Reviewing!

 

This is our final week for testing, evaluating and reviewing.

I hope you're looking forward to releasing your product or service to the world! :)

I also hope that each week has provided you with new ideas and ways to be creative.

One of the keys to being more creative is to keep an open mind - this allows us to absorb different things that happen during the day and a chance to see it through different lens.

You could also ask yourself questions such as; 'What if it was this way?' or 'What if it was this colour or shape?' And see the awesome answers you get!

Be free to explore - that's another key and the third key is that there's never a wrong answer.

So go ahead and explore and let your creative juices flow!

Challenge Tip 11

Let's Get Testing, Evaluating and Reviewing!

This is your second and final phase for testing, evaluating and reviewing.

It is not limited to two processes only - we're doing it like this because of the nature of this Challenge and keeping in mind that it is for 12 weeks only.

This process can repeat many times depending on the project you're working on.

So from the previous process you would have made the necessary changes, edits, deletions, additions etc.

Now this week put your product or service masterpiece-in-the-making to the public test again.

Remember those random souls that you asked last time and got feedback from?

Yup, go to them again - or now you may even be more confident to ask your loved ones.

Go go, be brave! :)

If there any more additions or deletions - again depending on what you're working on - then go ahead and make those changes this week.

An example from my eBook project would be the proofreading and style - that would be my testing, evaluating and reviewing.

So have a look at where things need to be added or deleted and go work on them this week and then we'll be ready to launch your masterpiece-in-the-making next week.

Also remember to journal your test results, the evaluations and the review.

This will help you in your future projects as you'll have a reference point to look back to when you need help.

Have fun and remember to smile - this is all a learning process and all feedback is positive feedback - we will always be learning and everyone sees things from their own perspective.

Remember, it's all good!

Now go have an awesome week making the final changes and be ready for your BIG DAY! :)