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| Success Strategies for Creative Souls #99: Creative Rollercoasters |
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It has rained here almost the
entire month of June. I've been at the Cape where
my favorite beach beckons and I've only been there for
one cold hour. But despite the grayness, I've been
especially happy this
month.
For several years, I have had this vision to create a
new product about creative courage. In my mind, it's
had several incarnations and formats. At first, it was
an actual card deck, then it was a tool kit of sorts, but
now it's an e-book - but a beautiful e-book called Creativity Courage Cards.
I wanted to use my original quotes and
photographs by my husband and put them together to
create an engaging and inspirational guide to help
you to stay brave during the creative process,
despite all the obstacles. In the steps of writing and
rewriting and resizing photo's,
and moving pages around so that they flow, I was
entranced. After each edit or change, I kept getting
clarity about what I wanted you, the reader, to
experience. It was an exciting and magical series of
moments.
Everytime Barbara, my VA, sent me an
updated version, I couldn't wait to open the file and
print it out again and see the results. We finally got it to
the place of perfection that we wanted. Barbara and
my husband both contributed ideas for changes, but I
was committed to a particular look and feel and I kept
redoing it until I discovered it. While this all took many
hours
and lots of paper, I loved the time and effort. It was
joyful and fulfilling. It reminded me of the creation of all
of my books and products and how absorbing they
become while you are immersed in bringing vision to
reality. When you are passionate about what you are
doing, you can be so focused.
In fact, I ended up creating another e-book called The Path to Creative Success at the same time.
I found the best photo for the cover and put together
some of my favorite tips for building a life of creativity
and
fulfillment. Working on both of these at the same time
made everyday an adventure. Did it take courage?
Yes, as it kept changing, but I honored my own words
and pushed through
the chatter of doubt.
Then we hit a snag. When all the files were
combined, the sizing changed and we were all getting
different sizes on our computers and we got stuck and
called in the guru's to take a look and figure it all out. It
was hard for me, frustrating for Barbara, and my
husband consulted with two photo buddies for
additional ideas.
As of this writing, we're almost there.
But I had hoped to have these 2 e-books ready for you
by today. This is such a reminder that the creative
process has it's own time table and generally does
not evolve seamlessly. So my "up" of the past few
weeks turned into a "downer" as the details were
confusing and involved unexpected
decisions.
This is where many creative people loose their
nerve. They get one rejection and quit, one person
criticizes their work and they cower, or they get stuck in
a plot that makes no sense. These wild rides are
usually inevitable and require determination and a
creative problem-solving spirit to resolve, despite the
uncomfortable feelings. So stay tuned, our e-books
will emerge soon and that will be a special moment.
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Creative Success Circles
This fall, I will be starting two Creative Success
Circles for Women, one in Boston, and one online.
These circles go beyond the lessons in The 12
Secrets of Highly Creative Women and are limited
to highly motivated women who have a specific
creative project either in mind or in process.
My goal is
to help you to breakthrough your blocks, deepen your
creativity, and advance you to your next step. Each
group will be 8 weeks long and limited to 6 women so
that you get all the individual coaching you need. If you
are interested, please email me at gmcmeekin@comcast.net and check out http://www.creativesuccess.com/specialprograms
.html
Don't miss this opportunity to take
advantage of my new research and increase your
feelings of self-worth that will be a catalyst for getting
your work completed and out into the world.
Fascinating Interview
My friend and colleague Caroll Michels has a new
edition of her classic book How to Survive and
Prosper as an Artist which has just been released.
Caroll has long been an artist advocate and was just
selected as the June 2009 guest in the "Living Hero"
series produced and hosted by visual artist and poet
Jari Chevalier. In this interview Caroll talks about
changes in the art world, new marketing strategies,
and her own passion for dance. To hear the 38 minute
interview go to: http://jari.podbean.com
To purchase Caroll's book, go to: How to Survive and Prosper as
an Artist: Selling Yourself Without Selling Your
Soul
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| About Gail |
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Gail has over 30 years of experience helping people
discover fulfilling work, activate their creativity, restore
inner balance, and grow their businesses. She works
one-on-one or in groups with people from all over the
world helping them to vision and achieve their goals.
She is the author of The 12 Secrets of Highly
Creative Women and The Power of Positive
Choices and the e-book Boost Your Creativity,
Productivity, and Profits in 21 Steps, as well as
numerous articles and her Creative Success newsletter.
Her work has been featured in Redbook, The Boston Globe, The Boston Herald,
Boston Magazine, The Improper Bostonian, Shape,
Self, The New York Times, Investor's Business Daily,
Woman's World, Woman's Day, and a host of
other publications and media. She works with people
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