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Developing Creativity – Developing Talent
Enhancing creative expression and advanced personal development
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Many authors and coaches declare that we can benefit from using our gut reactions, hunches, instincts – that using insights we get in addition to the usual senses and rational thought can guide our personal development and enhance creativity and business success.
He has commented about intuition and people having two levels of thought, conscious and unconscious or subconscious: “I believe that there is a whole dimension that I wouldn’t call supernatural but [From my post Writing from Your Subconscious.] Another arena for intuition
“If you really want to access your business creativity and live your Life Purpose, there’s one jewel in your treasure chest you must dig out, polish up and wear proudly – the gem is your intuition. ‘Without it, you are likely to be confused and looking to others for your own answers.” Read more quotes and see a video of Baeth in my Inner Entrepreneur post Your Purpose in business – Baeth Davis on using your intuition.
“The one piece of advice I can give you is, do what turns you on. Do something that if you had all the money in the world, you’d still be doing it. You’ve got to have a reason to jump out of bed in the morning.”
– Warren Buffett: American investor and philanthropist, quoted in the Nightingale-Conant newsletter.
I equated creativity with artists, innovators, entrepreneurs, designers, fashion… I was none of that – until I sunk into depression last year. And over the course of a few months, I rediscovered my creativity, which spurred my recovery. I had always classified myself as ‘not creative’ till I met my fiancé…But it was a limiting belief that I was not creative myself.
The site of Psychotherapist Benjamin Schwarcz, MA, MFT provides a brief explanation of this healing technique (EFT), used by many other therapists as well: “We now know that the brain can re-route its pathways, and the seemingly infinite number of possible connections can allow us to transform the way we feel, think and act, as well as heal even long-standing, chronic, and ‘physical’ problems. “Eastern healing methods like acupuncture have worked with the body’s energy system for thousands of years in order to create physical and emotional health.”
By Lisa Erickson, MS, LMHC
I’ve been thinking about varieties of perfectionism since having a discussion with a gifted trauma survivor. It became clear that some of their perfectionism was an expression of giftedness and some was related to family of origin issues. Same outcome, different sources. Does the source of perfectionism matter? I think it does. By understanding the differences we can clarify what can be embraced and managed, and what can be healed. Different sources, different strategies.
 For Entrepreneurs  The Creative Mind articlesManaging Creative Anxiety: Change Your Thinking “Every time I star in a film, I think I cannot act. I’ve tried to pull out of almost every one I’ve done because of sheer terror.” Nicole Kidman Being sensitive and perfectionistic, perhaps also insecure, most creative people are vulnerable to some degree of anxiety.  Amazon / The Kindle StoreLow cost titles and subscriptions to my
projects. Thanks for your purchase – it helps support my research and writing, and the costs of my various sites. Being Highly Sensitive and Creative – a slightly edited version of the report you received as a subscriber to this newsletter.
The Creative Mind – Part One – a brief intro and the first six
posts from my Psych Central column. Talent Development Resources blog subscriptionThe Creative Mind blog subscription
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Coming Out Gifted – from post by Lisa Erickson.
Articles on dealing with anxiety and stress
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> Also see my Facebook page: Anxiety Relief Solutions and download free ebook on natural products for relieving anxiety
Jenn Lawlor on creating work/life balance as an
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