I love to get questions from the Wheel of Creativity community, and whenever it seems they’d be useful for all of you, I like to post them here. This week’s question comes from Barbara Basalgète, who has been part of the Wheel of Creativity in Nice for several years now. She continues to touch my heart with her insights and appreciation. Here’s her question. Barbara: So, what you’re longing for – the vision that launches your creative process – does it...
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Q: What is the practical use of the Wheel of Creativity and how can it help me get the best out of every day? – Sebastian A: Thank you, Sebastian, for posing the question I hear from almost everyone. The Wheel of Creativity identifies 12 stages of the process and shows you the tasks you need to achieve to move through each one. How??? Okay. Let’s give it a go. You Are Here The Wheel of Creativity is at its essence a tool of understanding....
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Last Sunday morning my husband and I were walking along the seafront here on the island, and we came upon a little building neither of us had noticed before. With a half dozen tables on the grass around it, the place was painted a lovely shade of pink. All the windows were open, and the cakes on the windowsill were beautiful. We stopped, ordered coffee and a doughnut and sat down for a while. The longer we sat, the more inviting the little place became. When I returned our...
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Q: “I’ve seen a diagram of the Wheel at one of your seminars. Is there a particular order or direction that is followed along the wheel, and if there is, is there ever an occasion to experience the steps out of sequence?” CH, Musician A: Great question, CH, and one I hear frequently. The shortest answer is yes. Both are true. Counter-Clockwise from Home to Home The journey through The Wheel of Creativity begins at Home and moves counterclockwise through four...
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Q: What is luck anyway? I’ve always believed that good fortune is an essential ingredient to any success, and that it is ultimately something I cannot control. But my American wife grew up with the idea that luck is something you make for yourself. What light can the Wheel of Creativity shed on this dilemma? A: Great question! And you’re both right! Let me explain a bit further. In French, the word for luck is chance, which supports your lifelong belief that...
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Q: I’m so busy attending to all the important things in my life that I end up being stressed out with the people I love. Can the Wheel of Creativity help me manage the conflicting priorities of a very busy life? A: This is a question I think we can all relate to. I know I can! No matter how important the things in our life are, they are not as important as the people. But it’s up to each of us to create the containers for our time that nourish and fulfill us. The...
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