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From the creative mind and heart of designer Adam J. Kurtz comes this upbeat rallying cry for creators of all stripes. Expanding on a series of popular essays, this handwritten and heartfelt book shares wisdom and empathy from one working artist to others. As wry and cheeky as it is empathic and empowering, this deceptively simple book will be a touchstone for writers, artists, entrepreneurs, and anyone else who wants to be more creative - even when it would be easier to give up and act normal.

In Start More Than You Can Finish, writer, artist, and entrepreneur Becky Blades offers a powerful new mindset for our modern world: acting on more ideas makes us happier—and reveals our highest creativity. She empowers listeners to become "stARTists"—initiators with a bias for action and the courage to ignite ideas—and introduces the concept of "stARTistry. Start More Than You Can Finish challenges the tropes our dads, moms, and third-grade teachers told us about finishing. In today's world, we must, in fact, start more than we can finish.

We have all experienced it: the jolt of an insight arriving like a thunderclap, the metaphorical light bulb over your head as you drive to work, take a shower, or unload the dishwasher. These all-too-elusive "aha moments" come sporadically and without warning. But what if insights could be accessed more reliably in everyday life? Charles Kiefer and Malcolm Constable have the tools to make this possibility a reality.

The Instant Hypnosis Help series has been specially created by expert hypnotherapist Lynda Hudson for people like you. Research shows that light daydreaming is the ideal state for encouraging creativity; with this in mind, Lynda has created a short self-hypnosis session that will awaken the imagination and inspiration within you. You will be guided to relax deeply, drifting into a hypnotic daydream, floating through a golden mesh that leaves tension and creative blockages behind.

Journey into the captivating world of poetic expression with renowned author and poet Zachary Phillips. Whether you are an aspiring poet or a seasoned writer looking to elevate your craft, this enlightening guide is your key to unlocking the power of words and creating evocative, soul-stirring poetry.

Have you ever dreamed of turning your passion for makeup into a rewarding and fulfilling career? Well no matter your prior experience, this book will get you on the fast track to becoming a professional makeup artist! You'll find answers to many questions aspiring makeup artists have. Packed with up to date advice and resources, How to Be a Professional Makeup Artist gives you all the information you need to make your dreams a reality!

In the multi-award-winning Structuring Your Novel, Weiland showed writers how to use a strong three-act structure to build a story with the greatest possible impact on readers. Now, it’s time to take that knowledge to the next level.

It's all too easy to get caught up in the often monotonous nature of our day to day—moving from one rote task to the next, only to rinse and repeat the next day. Weirdness, however, is an easily accessible antidote to these feelings of languishing. The quirky, eccentric, and peculiar can take us out of our normal habits of thought and perception, surprising us by breaking up our routines and reminding us that there's more to life than the everyday.

Maybe you have a drawer full of unfinished manuscripts or a story idea you’re struggling to develop. Maybe you’re frustrated with your writing progress or overwhelmed by creative doubt, burnout, or writer’s block. Maybe you just can’t seem to sit down and write. No matter the roadblock standing between you and writing success, here’s the good news: You’re capable of becoming the writer you want to be — and that work can begin today.

So viel Gutes uns die digitale Informationswelt ermöglicht, sie stellt den Menschen und sein Gehirn auch vor ein riesiges Problem: die Steuerung unserer Aufmerksamkeit, unseres Fokus. Wir werden überflutet mit Input, der uns ablenkt von dem, was wirklich wichtig ist, uns emotional auflädt und nicht selten mit unguten Gefühlen ins Bett gehen lässt. Der Neurowissenschaftler und Psychiater Prof. Dr. Volker Busch bringt wieder Fokus und damit Ruhe und Klarheit in unser Leben.

This audiobook is the result of years of working through the challenges that hampered my own creativity. The techniques and strategies I share here will enable you to revive the creative glow you had as a child and apply it to see amazing accomplishments in your life, starting today!

No matter who you are, this book will inspire you, it will guide you, and it will help you write an amazing journal everyday of the year. I guide you through each week with a well planned and thought out writing prompt to walk you through all facets of life. This is a fantastic way to develop yourself and become a better person, only by writing a few words each and every day! When you have downloaded this book, you will never again suffer from writer's block or sit with the pen in your hand without writing anything.

An electrical engineer by training, Crutcher applies his in-depth knowledge of electrical engineering principles and practical engineering experience detailing the scientific explanation of why human beings become what they think about. Addressing classic and quantum physics, the conscious and subconscious mind, infinite intelligence and free will, Electric Living: The Science Behind the Law of Attraction deftly gives listeners a practical, step-by-step analysis for how to harness their thoughts and emotions so that the law of attraction will benefit them in their pursuit of success and vibrant living.

Welcome to your seven-day journey to creativity. Have you ever become "blocked" while writing, painting, or taking photographs? Do you want to get your creative juices flowing? This audiobook is broken into seven sections that will guide you through the process of prioritizing creativity in your life.

Do you sit there staring into the void, wondering what to do next, hoping you will be somehow be saved by an ingenious idea that hits you like a lightning bolt coming down from the sky? You can be your own lightning bolt! You can save yourself! All you need are a few tips and tricks to get your creative juices flowing so you will never be at a loss for inspiration again.

In this audiobook, you will be inspired to integrate the trying and traumatic experiences of your life’s journey into the embodied wisdom and creative expression that are possible for you. Destiny Marie Love, the founder of Embodied Voice Healing, provides an intimate peek into her life's stories, as an example of how to integrate traumatic and challenging experiences into the embodiment of creative expression. This book is packed with helpful and simple practices for your own integration and embodiment.

Acting is living and behaving truthfully and fully under imaginary circumstances. But why are “truthfully” and “fully” so hard for us? Why is it so difficult to be in the moment with our art and in our lives?

To the wild hearts, anything is possible! It’s not either or, it’s both: heart choices and abundance. This book is about shifting and aligning our ways of being, our thinking, acting from our hearts and generating a lot of money with it.

There are millions of self-help books that all promise the secret to obtaining a happy life - a successful career, lots of money, loving relationships, a defined and firm sense of morality; whatever could possibly define "happiness" for one person. But nothing is possibly more subjective than happiness. Everyone thinks of happiness as something different, but what they think may not actually be true.

This ancient system helps storytellers access the realm of ideas - the world of the Muses. By integrating left- and right-brain activity, you can open your awareness to the subconscious levels where true creativity takes place. Runes for Writers can take you from blocked to unblocked. For good. The runes of the Elder Futhark were used by ancient Germanic shamans for divination, centuries before they came into use as a writing system. Now, novelist and shamanic practitioner Marc Graham brings these tools of the ancients into the 21st century.