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Stuck in What The Heck? How to Unstick and Flow Just when you think you're finally in a position to finally get a break - one that will catapult you into the career and lifestyle you've longed for - the industry seems to have lost its love affair with you. WTF? This article will teach you how to rekindle the flame. Where Emotional Fear Comes From And How to Move Beyond It Real fear is normal. Emotional and irrational fear is THE source that holds you back, how you get in your own way, from fully and successfully investing yourself in your creative endeavors. This article will give you tips on how to identify and move beyond perceived, yet unreal, fear. Life Stinks? How To Detach From Your Garbage Truck Life stinks. If that statement bubbled up in your thoughts recently then you may be attached to life decaying garbage truck thinking. Simply put, if you stuff your mind with garbage you will create stinky outcomes. Actress Emily Blunt - A Power of Intention Wizard The common denominator between those who do not make it or those who have achieved some success but can't reach the next rung on the ladder of achievement and those who rise above the competition to reach superstar success is a self-focused commitment to a burning desire. Tap Into Creative Flow Through Humor Childhood is often referred to as a carefree and playful time enjoyed without a thought of responsibility. However, a more accurate look at the average youth experience reveals that children experience quite a bit of emotional and sometimes physical pain. Through humor, you can get your blood flowing, your heart beating and step back into the rhythm and flow that is the essence of the playful creative spirit. The Best Halloween Costume Ever! I love Halloween. It is perhaps the most empowering holiday of the year. Here's a tip to make every day as fun and delicious as Halloween! How Risk Unleashes Creative Expression: Successful Actors Give Life Lessons What is risk and why is it something to be feared, to be avoided? To risk is to be exposed to the possibility of a loss or harm. Actors learned how to tap into their own inner power and wisdom to take risks, go beyond the comfort zone of safety. Actors can teach you how to be free through the willingness to take risks. Rip Off The Bandaid and Take The Note: Sage Advice From A Hollywood Wizard There is nothing more authentic, more engaging, than the fullest expression of your truth. Inner knowingness comes from the heart not the mind. Krista Vernoff, head writer for "Grey's Anatomy" reveals her secrets to success that are based in the solid confidence and trust in who she is at her deepest core. Twitter Fights - A New Medium for Celebrity Self-Sabotage No longer do we need the paparazzi to hide in the bushes hoping to get a shot of celebrity self-sabotage. Superstars and those seeking superstardom have now cut out the middle man and publicize their own misguided emotional reactions to the events of their daily life. And they're getting quite good at self-destruction within 140 characters or less! What is your Twitter public image? Your Body Talks To You. Do You Listen and Flow or Ignore and Struggle? Your body talks to you all day long. What you feel in your body is an indicator of whether or not you are moving towards or away from achieving what you desire. Are you listening? This article will tell you how to interpret what your body tells you. Michael Jackson: An Unfortunate Example of "What You Resist, Persists" Michael Jackson was embarrassed to go out in public. He had mutilated his face so much through unnecessary plastic surgery that he thought he looked like "a lizard". All of his face enhancement procedures were in a desperate desire to look like someone who could be lovable. The more he resisted his misguided feelings of inadequacy the more inadequate he felt about himself. Are Outrageous Outbursts Now an Effective PR Tool? Oh My! The media is filled with bizarre tales of rude and downright bizarre behavior that was once exhibited by self-loathing attention seeking narcissists and now may be used as a clever inexpensive tool for massive publicity. How we react to such social dysfunction is our responsibility and mirrors what we value. So, it is your choice. To what behaviors will you model and devote your energy? 2 Ways to Discover Your Raison D'Etre - Reason For Being If you are not already living a fulfilling life, filled with energy and grounded in your work then you may be living off-purpose. Here are two ways to discover your purpose in life, your authenticity, so you can live 'in the zone' of playful and masterful creativity. Drew Barrymore's Secret to Success: Parent Your Self It is commonly known that Drew Barrymore led an early life of drug and alcohol addiction, rehab and a series of short failed marriages. Today Drew is an accomplished actress, film producer and, with her new film, "Whip It", Director. What did Drew do to create such a stunning and powerful comeback? Struggling-Anxious-Procrastinating? Stop Telling Your Inner Being to Shut Up! How often do you ride the roller coaster of two progressive steps forward and two steps back in your efforts to expand beyond your current unfulfilling comfort zone? What do 'over the rainbow' masterfully successful people have that you don't have? Your Inner Being is calling and you're drowning her out. That's why you struggle to stay afloat! Don't Believe Everything You Think - How To Change Misguided Thoughts ight now, in this moment, you have everything you think you deserve. You are living the life you believe you are worthy of. Your life experience mirrors your internal self-esteem. If you have an unhealthy low self-esteem you will never enjoy the life you dream of. Cowardly Lion? Tap Into the Wizard Within To Transform Fear If you are a Cowardly Lion who has given your personal power over to your fear and self-doubt take a lesson from "The Wizard of Oz". You already have, within you, everything you need to be do and have what you want in life. All you have to do is tap into the Wizard Within. How to Transform Performance Anxiety It's a funny thing. Life provides an abundance of timely lessons often delivered in unexpected ways that can easily go unnoticed if you're not paying attention. Once you're tapped into the messages presented to you to guide you in the direction of your dreams life becomes a whimsical series of out-of-the-blue events that propel you to move beyond what holds you back. Develop Your Inner Actor to Get Out of Your Own Way In order to achieve the performance of a character well told, the actor has to commit to the unknown, get out of their own way, and be in the present moment. Why is it, then, that so many actors forget the skills and tools they've worked hard to develop over a life-time when it comes to how they show up in their own life story? How Actress Courteney Cox Empowers the Wizard Within Find out how Courteney Cox changed her life by empowering the wizard within and letting go of the victim. Courteney is a shining example of a celebrity who grows and expands her career and life instead of ending up as a media frenzied headline of self-sabotage. How to Tap Into Your Greatest Talent What you excel at, what is your greatest gift, may not be obvious to you. You may believe that what you do and create so effortlessly is easily achieved by anyone and everyone. You may be oblivious to your special talent, your unique gift that is your birthright and purpose in life. The Key to Creative Flow: Learn the Four C's To Enhance Your Creativity Just as learning your ABC's are fundamental to a basic education, learning the Four C's of Creativity are essential to life as a powerful and deliberate creator of your art and your life experience. How To Tell If Your Choices Are Good or Bad Did you know that you have a personal GPS system within you? It will tell you whether or not the turn, the choice, you are about to make will lead you to your destination or not. It will tell you whether you are on the right path to achieve all that you dream of or on the road to a life unfulfilled, a dream never achieved. Stuck in a Creative Rut? You May Be Following Fools Rules Life is a game. Whether you enjoy life or not depends upon the rules - your own personal rules of life. Whether you realize it or not you guide your life, make your choices, based upon a set of rules you selected for yourself in early childhood. These rules were based on misinterpretation or complete unchallenged acceptance of whatever was seen or heard. Fear And Loathing = Celebrity Self-Sabotage What is it about celebrity that often results in a pattern of self-sabotage and public humiliation? What drives the crash and burn of those who seemingly have everything going for them? Why, then, are so many famous people unhappy, addicted to drugs or on a downward spiral spinning out of control as they destroy everything they desire and worked so hard to achieve? Fear And Loathing = Celebrity Self-Sabotage What is it about celebrity that often results in a pattern of self-sabotage and public humiliation? What drives the crash and burn of those who seemingly have everything going for them? Why, then, are so many famous people unhappy, addicted to drugs or on a downward spiral spinning out of control as they destroy everything they desire and worked so hard to achieve? How to Unclog Artist Block It's a devastating thing for an artist to feel they've lost their inspiration, to encounter a creative block. But suffering from artist's block doesn't mean you've lost your artistic ability. Artist block can be overcome. How to Get A Grip on Your Inner Critic ver want to tell someone to get a grip? Tell them that they have run amok in their minds and are not facing reality? Stop them from completely 'losing it' and self-destructing? How often have you told yourself to get a grip only to later serve up more and more justification for your misguided thinking and emotions? Your very own self-sabotage? Creatively Stressed: Anxiety is NOT the Enemy! ou're obsessed. You're obsessed with your work, your craft. You think about your art, your character, painting, sculpture, upcoming tour, or screenplay seemingly every waking minute of every day. Heck, you even dream about it! And it scares the living daylights out of you. Anxiety is not the enemy! Your Self-Worth - Is It Measured by Your Stuff? People often associate self-worth to worldly attachments and achievements. During your life, you are always trying to get something, be it education, job, money, or other material pleasures. You feel these things represent your value. Your value is not the value of your stuff! Is Creative Block Just Part of Your Process? Blocked! Words are not spilling onto the page; color choices elude you; you can't embody the character you've been chosen to portray. Simply put, you're stuck! Did it ever occur to you that you were trying too hard to get over your artist, your creative, block? Creatively Blocked? Let Go Of It Has To Be Good Are you frozen with a creative block, stuck in procrastination, scared that you've reached the end of your talent and will never have a creative thought ever again? If so, you are creatively blocked. You've reached a dead end and you're spent, depleted of all creative energy. Your Exhaustion is Really Inner Critic FEAR Many people come to me complaining that they're tired, exhausted, unable to find balance in their life. Some have incredibly busy schedules and others live a life of casual leisure. Yet, both are exhausted. I also know people who have either busy or leisurely schedules who are not tired, they are full of energy and rarely, if ever, tire. What's the difference? How to Let Go of Being Right to Get What You Want Your Inner Critic, that nagging internal voice of self-doubt and fear loves to be right! Being right, to that egoistic nagger, is associated with being worthy. In order to feel worthy you have to be right! At the expense of everything else you want in life. Would you rather be right or happy? How to Drop Your Creative Resistance he simple truth is creativity functions best when you let go of resistance to the creative flow. Resistance comes in many forms. Anxiety over a creative block is a form of resistance. Resistance is saying NO! to YOU. It is saying NO to what your heart is calling you to be, do and experience. Are you Showing Up Aligned With Your Dream? That's How You Turn it Into Reality Showing up in your life is, indeed, an ingredient to success in any endeavor. How you show up, what your state of being is, defines what it is you succeed in creating, experiencing. Do you show up insecure, doubtful, full of fear or do you show up present, standing centered in the truth of who you are, fully engaged in your dreams, your desires? Why Successful Actors Self-Sabotage I opened up Sunday's Parade Magazine and read an article about "The Mixed-Up Life of Shia LaBeouf" written by Dotson Rader. Shia is a 23-year old wildly successful actor who's latest film is "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen". I saw the irony in the title of the article and the title of the movie. Shia is struggling with honoring his own authenticity and has no answers about who he is and what he is here to contribute. The Key Driver of Creative Success What drives you to succeed as a creative person? Is it the dream of fame, wealth and recognition? Having such a strong and clear goal is a definite motivator. However, if you want to be successful without the feeling that you are battling your way through life your motivation to get out of that comfy bed in the morning has to come from somewhere else. There must be an even bigger motivating driver. The Hidden Enemy of Talent A great deal of talent is lost to the world for want of a little courage. When you act out of fear, you create what you fear. All of my clients have been praised and admired for their talent. You'd think that they have plenty of self-confidence and assurance in their abilities. Unfortunately the exact opposite is true. Empowerment Tips from George Michael - Pop Star You are given messages every day to keep you centered in the truth of who you are. Often, these messages go unheard, unheeded. Sometimes they are embedded in the lyrics of the songs you play on your iPod or even in the musak you hear in the elevator on your way to work. Artists often write lyrics for themselves, knowingly or not. Since we are all cosmically connected, these artists musically express the voice of our own inner being. The Key To Expressing Full Creative Potential You were born with a magnificent gift. You came into this physical world bundled with all the wisdom and tools to create; create your life, create your artistic expression. If you are having any difficulty in expressing your full potential in any area of your life you have said NO to this gift that is already within you while at the same time desperately and often painfully search to find it elsewhere. Discover Your Muse: Intuition Everyone was born with the magical power of intuition. Intuition is a clear flow of information that is available to you that is aligned with you highest path and purpose. Intuition is one of the most amazing resources at your disposal. Top 3 Creative Sinkholes In my conversations with artists, actors, writers, singers and musicians I've noticed a pattern of three 'sinkholes' that suck the creative energy right out of a person. There are various nuances and sub-categories within the top three but for the sake of brevity I've sorted the big energy drainers into three funnels. You Are Enrolled in a Cosmic Grade School Welcome to your life, the attendance in a universal elementary school of sorts, where you are here to learn, develop and enjoy your being. You are here to learn your ABC's of Abundance, Being-ness and Consciousness. In the rich generative soil of physical reality you are meant to grow and blossom. How's it going for you? How to Discover True Nature vs. Conditioned Nurture The most empowering question anyone can ask of a child, or even an adult, is "Who do you want to be when you grow up?" A child will respond with wide-eyed wonderment and enthusiasm while the adult will often respond with a woeful look of that was then, this is now retort. "He who trims himself to suit everyone will soon whittle himself away." ~ Raymond Hull What it Takes to Actualize Your Creative Talents The most exciting place to discover and actualize your talent is in yourself. What does it mean to realize your talents, and how do you do it? When you actualize your talents you understand them clearly and bring them forth out into the world. Overcoming Self-Sabotage and Fear: A 4 Step Process Underneath any unwanted self-sabotaging pattern of behavior is fear. These undesirable experiences can include career self-sabotage, any form of addiction, workaholic or shopaholic lifestyles, a series of bad relationships in your personal and professional life and constant financial struggles. How to Resolve Instead of Just Solve Problems In these hectic, often stressful days, many people measure themselves on their ability, or inability, to solve problems or "put out fires" in their daily life. A successful day is a day when problems are solved. However, the same kinds of problems keep coming up. Perhaps not every day, but often enough to notice a pattern if one only stops for a minute to examine the series of problems that they keep solving over and over and over again. How to Slay the Fear Monger Through Creativity Fear cripples creativity. Nothing new there. We've all experienced fear as we reach for inspiration, motivation and satisfaction. Fear dwells at the bottom of the pit of desperation. Fear is the lowest of lows. If your work depends upon your ability to create and tap into inspiration and you find the creative process elusive you may be dragging the reluctant along in the form of fear. Stuck? You May Be Alice in Wonderland I encourage everyone to reread the stories that awed and entertained us as children. I guarantee you will find new meaning as an adult in the works of Lewis Carroll, Dr. Seuss, Frank Baum and his Wizard of Oz series, and more. These authors delivered powerful life affirming messages to us as children. Often we missed, or simply didn't understand the profound wisdom, in the words of our bedtime stories. Are Power-sites Sucking Your Life Energy? You have the power to shape your future the way you want it to unfold. You are a magnificent and magically powerful being. You are blessed with the gift to create all that you desire to experience in this life. When you doubt your power, you give power to your doubt. This doubt clings to you as a parasite sucking the life energy and creative force right out of you. Blocked Creatively? Here's A Get Out of Jail Free Card The most damaging restrictions on a creative person's freedom are self-imposed. What may have started out as a new idea, a new methodology, becomes routine, a habit, after awhile. Habits are the comfort zone. Staying in the comfort zone is not what a creator is here to do. Fear Success? Top 5 Indicators It's strange to think that fear of succeeding could be such a big issue and do much damage. I've found it to be a common underlying source of paralysis and a unyielding block for many of the creative people I mentor each day. What's even stranger is that the people who suffer most profoundly from a fear of success are usually not even aware they have it. Integrity: Essential to Effortless Creative Flow When you are "in integrity" you are in alignment with who you are at your deepest core In any area of your life where you struggle your thoughts and actions are out of integrity, you are not behaving in alignment with who you are. When you are in integrity with who you are, life flows effortlessly. When you are not in alignment with your truth you may be frustrated or upset. You may even beat yourself up over the choices you have made. Stuck In A Powerless Comfort Zone? How to Reclaim Personal Power Life is a series of ups and downs, twists and turns. You can approach the roller coaster of life with arms high in the air; willingly and ready for whatever comes next. Or you can grip the handlebars and fear for your life. The choice is yours. A "next" is guaranteed if you are still breathing. As such, change is inevitable and certain. Success Comes with a New Pair of Glasses Four people on four different street corners witness the same traffic accident. The police arrive and ask each of the four people to describe what happened. And get four different versions of how the event happened. Who's right? Perfectionist? Meet the High Achiever There is a distinction to be made between a high achiever and a perfectionist. The former strives for excellence while the later accepts nothing less that the impossible perfection in themselves and their work. Who Am I Kidding? How to Stop Self-Sabotage "Who am I Kidding? Who am I to do this? What am I thinking? I'm not (fill in the blank) enough." These are questions creative people in the visual and performing arts ask themselves every day. They are the questions that stop an artist from starting a project. A creative person doesn't like to be stopped so she Finds Excuses And Reasons (F.E.A.R.) to justify the stoppage and make herself feel better, even if only for a moment. Intention Has Power: 5 Steps to Powerful Intention Many people fill their days with thoughts of who they want to be, what they want to do and what they want to have. desire not backed up by intention and action are just nice dreams. There are 5 steps in creating a powerful intention. Show Up Naked - Honor Your Authenticity When you show up naked, vulnerable, authentic and open, you allow others to genuinely see who you are. When you fully realize that what you do is the fullest expression of who you are, you are enlightened. You honor the integrity of you. What you do honors your authenticity. You live consistently with the highest realization of what you know to be true. Is your life experience is a reflection of your deepest authenticity? Stress Relief: Take Up Cog-Knitting Granny may be on to something that our comparatively inexperienced presence may not be aware of. Would we be well served by picking up a pair of knitting needles and a skein or two of yarn? Perhaps, through knitting, we are really weaving together deeper levels of consciousness and self-awareness disguised as a misshapen turtleneck sweater. Blocked Creatively? You Might Just Be Swimming Upstream Where you are in your creative expression mirrors where you are in your life flow. If you are blocked creatively it is an indication that there is a disruption in your energy flow. Something isn't working. And the harder you try to push on forward the more blocked you become. You become exhausted, literally drained, depleted, unmotivated. Following any distraction feels better than fighting the block. The Inner Critic Kidnaps The Artist Soul For many artists, challenges are very personal. And one of the biggest challenges is the Critic in the room, the Inner Critic. This gnarly Inner Critic is the voice of your self-doubt and fear. It is the emotional ties that bind you, hold you back, keep you stuck, limit you in what you think is possible for you as an artist. If allowed, this Inner Critic will suck the life force right out of you. Are You Creatively Blocked or Are You Resisting - How to Know the Difference Artists of every kind; painters, photographers, sculptors and actors will tell me that they are blocked. When we examine their specific challenge we discover that often they are not blocked, the are really resisting moving forward. There is a vast difference between the two. If you're struggling with your creative expression and vocation here's a way to determine whether your are blocked or unconsciously resisting as an artist. Self-Doubt Critic Folly Inner Critic folly is those unquestioned and erroneous limiting beliefs you have about yourself that place limitations on your abilities. They may be conscious or unconscious. In other words, you often hold these assumptions you've made about yourself (and what is possible for you) far below the level of your everyday awareness. You are often unconscious to the fact that these beliefs are what guide your decisions and motivations. Stuck in a Rut? Stop Dragging the Reluctant Are you stuck in a rut? Procrastinating? Finding excuses and reasons why you can't have what you want? If you answered yes to any of those questions then you are spending your days dragging The Reluctant along. Sometimes the reluctant weighs so heavy upon you that you can't move forward at all, so you're stuck, right where you are, unable to achieve much of anything. The Intuitive Mind: Albert Einstein Quote The intuitive mind is the Wizard Within. It is the voice of your intuition and inspiration. The rational mind is that of the Inner Critic - the voice of your self-doubt and fear. The Wizard Within makes choices and takes action based on gut instinct and creative inspiration. The Inner Critic makes choices and takes action based on fear of failure, fear of success, fear of rejection, fear of humiliation, and fear of change. Relationships: A Mirrored Reflection of You You have a lot of personal and professional relationships in life. Some relationships are loving, satisfying, uplifting, supportive and enrich your life experience. Other relationships are tense, adversarial, problematic, strained, and exhausting. You don't like, or avoid, spending time with the people who drain your life energy. The funny thing is that all of your relationships, good and bad, are a reflection of you! Weight Gain, Fear and Kitty Cats Animals puff-up when they are vulnerable a threat or are hostile. So do people. If you use excess body weight as armor against the hostilities, or judgments of others you will not be able to lose weight no matter how hard you try. If you are hostile to your self and have low self-esteem you will not be able to reach your weight loss goals no matter how hard you try. Love yourself and you will shed unwanted pounds effortlessly. The Wizard Within Guide to New Rules I ask these questions because the answers will shine the light on the set of RULES taken on by you when you were very young. In those early, impressionable, years you observed your environment and made up a Rulebook to help you get by. How Do I Get Rid of My Inner Critic? As a child you developed an Inner Critic to help you cope, keep you safe, in your early environment. This Inner Critic is the voice of your self-doubt and fear. This voice is part of you. You cannot eliminate it. You can take away it's power to lead your life direction. Learn about the other voice within you, your Inner Wizard. Your Inner Wizard will always keep you safe and effortlessly guide you forward as you turn your dreams into reality! Whoppee! I'm Fired! TV's "The Donald" seems to have patented the line "You're fired!" but unfortunately, many people get fired from jobs and aren't launched into national celebrity, and you might be next. Success: New Rules People live their lives within the rules they set up for themselves as children. These 'rules' form the internal belief systems that shape life experiences moving forward. For example, the rule "mistakes are bad" results in fear of trying anything new. To move forward in life, to get more of what you want, to create more success, you have to begin with a new set of rules. Begin with tossing out the old and developing a new set of rules! Your Intuition: Empowered Unrealized Knowledge You have an empowered inner knowingness within you that will always lead you in the direction of your goals, dreams and desires. It is the voice of your intuition, your gut instinct, your inspiration, your Inner Wizard. You have another voice within you, your Inner Critic. Whichever voice is empowered creates your life experience. If it is your Inner Wizard, life is good. If it is your Inner Critic, life is a struggle. Who's got your power?

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