What my Book Tour Taught me about Creativity


“Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans.” – John Lennon   When I arrived in Houston, Texas on April 23, I had an idea about where my ‘little book tour’ was going to take me, but I had only glimpsed what would happen in each place. Here are the highlights:   When I began the trip, I thought I knew what I wanted to achieve, and an even bigger idea about what I should do, what had to happen, what would be...

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Creative Mind Fields: Disarming Your Mind’s Dark Corners


For the past four weeks, I’ve been running a tele-course about the creative heart. What is the creative heart? It’s your passion for something. It’s what you love. It’s what gets you out of bed in the morning. It’s what you long for and can’t live without. It’s Not the Goals Just a couple of months ago, we started another new year. Seems to me that with each passing year, the sense of longing for what I’ve still not managed to...

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Little Pink Spoons from The Wheel of Creativity


Here! Have a taste! Today I begin giving away “little pink spoons” … free samples of my book, scheduled for launch as an eBook this Autumn. This version of The Wheel of Creativity:  Taking Your Place in the Adventure of Life is going to be a cliffhanger. Each Monday, I’ll post a brief installment from the book, an easy read, a cool, sweet, creamy taste. And I’ll pose a provocative question to help you apply what you read. Here’s why. Not a day goes by that...

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