by Zoe M. McCarthy | Apr 25, 2013 | Leading
“Order and creativity are complementary.”—Lewis Mumford Hello. My name is Zoe. I’m a creativity junky. If you’re like me, your creative musings and your compulsive desire to create threaten your sleep, your family and spiritual living, your house cleaning, and your...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Apr 4, 2013 | Leading
“We have met the enemy and they is us.” — Ashleigh Brilliant We want people to love our creative works, but find critics dislike them. People refuse to look at or listen to or taste our works. Sure, critics are often wrong. But not always. Here are 4 questions to...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Mar 27, 2013 | Creating
We all bear difficult times in our lives when we feel overwhelmed. My guest, Kristin Blankenship, shares her experience and 4 tips we can employ to heal our anxious hearts. Using Art to Free an Anxious Heart It is important to do the work that leads to our renewal,...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Feb 14, 2013 | Creating
On this Valentines Day, enjoy the tips on how to love, gleaned from the thoughts of creative geniuses. “The more I think about it, the more I realize there is nothing more artistic than to love others.” —Vincent Van Gogh—Dutch painter (1853-1890) Tip 1: Love others,...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Feb 7, 2013 | Creating
“Creativity takes planning in multiple iterations.” —Beth Comstock We have an idea for an activity or a writing project. We capture the idea and move to the next idea in our project. Then we wonder why the audience didn’t engage during our presentation. Why editors...
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