September Virtual Studio Day


Because if you could have done it on your own, you would have. Virtual Studio Days 2015 A four-hour productivity session for creative minds. facilitated by Katherine Robertson-Pilling creativity mentor and author of The Wheel of Creativity: Taking Your Place in the Adventure of Life Day 2: Friday, September 18th 9:00 AM Pacific | Noon Eastern | 5:00 PM UK | 6:00 PM ECT Your very own creative studio… with built-in accountability, teamwork and inspiration. Let’s get your...

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Why Create? Defining the Value of your Work


There was a lot of talk last night in the “Love the Life you Live” telecourse about reviews and rejection and Grammy speeches. The members of the group dared to share their best and worst case scenarios, most of which I’ve indulged in myself along the way. They are the fears we all have for the creative work that comes from our hearts. What came through to me so strongly is a feeling we’ve learned alongside math and spelling:   “I only want to do this if I...

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Playing with Fire: How Creativity Makes Dreams Come True


“From the pain come the dream From the dream come the vision From the vision come the people From the people come the power From this power come the change” – Peter Gabriel (Fourteen Black Paintings)   Playing with Fire, Seriously Last Thursday afternoon, Ian and I arrived on Koh Samet in Thailand for the final week of our vacation. Strolling along the sidewalk linking three resorts here on Ao Phrao, the remote western bay of the island, I noticed a...

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invisible creativity: 3 principles for a life worth living


Creativity is the latest buzzword of success literature. When you hear the word Creativity, where does your mind take you next? The professional world of the Arts? The hobby you pursue on the weekend? Perhaps you think of problem solving, or creativity and innovation in business. But, beneath all these external applications, I say Creativity is the gem of humanity, buried in the bedrock of our lives. It is up to us to dig it up and put it to use, in whatever ways our lives...

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