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If you've ever experienced the blissful feeling of being fully immersed in a project, of ideas come to you naturally, or of getting lost in thought when cooking, playing music, or dancing, then you've accessed the flow state. Sometimes we stumble into it by accident, but what if you could access and unlock the healing properties of the flow state whenever you need it? Dr. Julia F. Christensen shows us how we can use the arts to alter our emotional state, tap into our ability to focus, release our creativity and improve our overall wellbeing.

Learn mental models for error-proof thinking, analysis, and decision-making. The world is not as it seems. It requires a bit more analysis to see reality, and applying mental models is the best way to start. Don’t just wing it. Emulate the best and reach your goals. Thinking in models isn’t just important for large decisions or work issues. You can use all of these skills in daily life to live better, happier, and more stress-free. Think in models; think like history’s most accomplished thinkers.

A passionate and inspiring guide to creating a life built around the creative process. This groundbreaking new work from the best-selling author of The Artist's Way, guides listeners in creating a vision for their lives in which art and life are inextricably linked. According to Julia Cameron, when we allow our creative spirit to serve as our compass, we discover that the art we have always longed to create is suddenly within our grasp. In The Creative Life, Cameron shows listeners how to use their creative hearts and minds to cultivate lives that nourish and sustain their art.

There is a better way to live. Humans should have free time, good food, affordable shelter, time in nature, space to think, and living systems that help people thrive while healing the land. Welcome to Acorn Land Labs. We fuse permaculture, off-grid systems, local lifestyles, and simple living into a fresh way to live well. Join us as we reinvent the world around us into something healthy and good.

This audiobook is filled with proven solutions, options, and problem-solving methods that every first-time author needs to know - no matter what writing challenges you face. Follow the advice given in this audiobook and by the end, after putting what I have to say into action, you will have easily written a high-quality book.

For more than 30 years, groundbreaking teachers at Naropa University such as Ginsberg and his colleagues Anne Waldman, William S. Burroughs, and Diane di Prima have inspired emerging poets and prose writers to express themselves with unfettered honesty and immediacy. Now, with First Thought, Best Thought, the first landmark release from Naropa University's treasured audio archives, you are invited to meet and learn with these literary mentors face-to-face as they share the secrets of their craft.

You stare at the screen… The vastness of the white page mocks you. Why won’t the words come? Honorée Corder is a prolific writer with more than fifty books (including You Must Write a Book and Write Your First Nonfiction Book) with over four and a half million sold worldwide. She coaches authors on how to write, publish, and monetize their books, create a platform, and develop multiple streams of income. Is writer’s block a real thing? Or is it something else entirely? You’ll discover the possibilities. Mindset is crucial. Successful writers write every day. They don’t get ...

From infancy we are taught to edit ourselves, trimming out the darker, weirder, less acceptable parts in order to please others. But this addiction to approval is holding us back. What if we begin to be ourselves, honestly and fully? Insanely Gifted shows how to transform our thinking and turn our inner demons into allies. How to reframe disappointment (because not getting what we want can be as interesting and useful as getting what we want).

Find out how you can harness your positive thoughts to get everything you can imagine. How to get more of what you desire is simple, but only for a select few. Now you can use the same thinking as successful people, and by doing so you will see your results skyrocket! It's time to dream big. You can do it!

Dale Trumbore has faced each of these issues, and Staying Composed: Overcoming Anxiety and Self-Doubt Within a Creative Life is her answer. With humor and understanding, Dale breaks down each obstacle to a creative career and presents workable strategies for a long-range, manageable, and meaningful life in the arts.

In A little book that may be of some help to you: How to develop courage as a creative thinker, Jessica Doyle touches on the encouragement needed to bring out the creative energies that are commonly squashed or stifled by issues such as self-doubt, fear, and employment.

Hey there, fellow seeker of naked truth and manifestation magic! Picture this: you send out vibes into the universe, vibes that say, "Hey universe, this is what I want in my life!" And lo and behold, the universe listens and starts to line things up to match your vibe. It's like cosmic Tinder, but instead of swiping left or right, you're attracting exactly what you put out there. Now, let's add a twist to this cosmic dance: doing it all in the buff. Yep, you heard me right. Practicing the Law of Attraction in the nude. Because why not, right? When you strip away the layers (pun totally ...

Packed with interviews, encouraging real life stories and tips from successful entrepreneurs who started with a passion and turned it into their own successful, creative business, this practical guide will take you through the very first steps of defining creative and financial success to ultimately establishing a rewarding start-up.

Step into the transformative world of Wallace D. Wattles with "The Science Of Being Great," the third book in his seminal trilogy. Experience this pioneering work in its original 1910 edition, meticulously reproduced for today's listeners, complete with essential annotations including Historical Context and a Publisher's Preface.

All creatives are cursed. It's the subtle kind of curse. It's the kind you might not notice until you're 46 years old at a desk job wondering why you let the best years of your life slip away. It's the kind that keeps you paralyzed at 18 when you know you have something special to offer the world but everyone says you are too young.

Published in 1916, this story is over a hundred years old, yet its message is just as relevant today as it was in 1916. Perhaps even more so. Why? Because never have we had greater access to information yet at the same time we’ve never been more deficient in common sense. Advertising legend David Ogilvy believed this book changed his life and was so passionate about its message that he had his employees read it every year. This is less a book about advertising, or even about Adams himself, as much as it’s a book about the power of mindset.

You don’t have to be brilliant to produce brilliant work. Many of the characters you will meet in this book failed at school, lacked natural talent, were not especially gifted or were repeatedly sacked. But their methods produced brilliant work - and they will work for you, too. Make Brilliant Work is the essential book from Rod Judkins, author of the international best seller The Art of Creative Thinking.

Think with Full Brain is all about how to harness the full potential of your brain by developing multiple thinking approaches. The book offers a holistic approach to empower you to unleash your left brain’s logical, organized thinking, as well as your right brain’s emotional and creative thinking preference. This is your guide to avoid thinking in silos and develop a full brain thinking approach to take your decision-making and problem-solving skills to the next level.

Designed for all artists, writers, and musicians, The Keys to Prolific Creativity is a no-fluff guide to organizing your priorities, managing your growth, and designing a creative process that will help you achieve the creative output you have always desired. Have you always wanted to write a book? Record an album? How about create a graphic novel? Lots of people have a burning passion for the art they want to create and a great store of talent to achieve it, yet find themselves empty-handed after years of effort.

Ego, Fear and Filmmaking is a survival guide for artists and a must read for content creators! Learn about getting what's in the script, not a version of it. Pro advice on the best investments in cameras and lighting. Managing your business side and your creative side. How creativity works and trusting the process. Powerful scheduling and budgeting strategies.