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Fulfilling your creativity-related dreams is closer than you might imagine. The first step is as easy as choosing "yes" instead of "I can't", or "it's too hard", or "I'm not good (talented, smart, young, old, fit, educated, happy, etc.) enough." Open yourself up to the infinite world of possibilities and embrace the "Yes!" attitude, and welcome yourself to your new creative life!

Creatively yours,

Chris Dunmire
Director & Publisher of the popular Creativity-Portal.com,
Named a Writer's Digest Best Web Site

Messes of Intentional Creativity

Mess-terpiece Theatre: Jest for the Fun of it

By Chris Dunmire, CoachingYourCreativity.com

"How messy do you get with your creative projects?" Creativity Coach Dan Goodwin asks at the end of his article, Scribbling Outside the Lines: 7 Reasons Why it's Good to Make a Mess, to encourage creatives to practice more "cutting loose" and "creating freely without inhibition or restriction." In fact, he begins the article with the pivotal question, "When’s the last time you really made a mess?"

I can hear the responses from aristocrat artists right now. "ME make a mess? I can't possibly be messy on purpose. I'm here to produce the perfect masterpiece!" Which makes me think, what artist statement will boldly admit to "messes of intentional creativity" as part of the creative process? Oh, no, not THAT!

I could write about the psychological reasons why some creative people (artists, writers, performers, etc.) fear mess-making as part of their work, or I could write about what REALLY happens inside a person's being when they "Dance like nobody's looking." OR I could do what I do best: bypass the armchair dialogue and simply show you the paint sticking underneath my fingernails and the creatively-satisfied smile on my face. Yes, I'll answer Dan's question myself, "When's the last time you really made a mess?" And when I'm finished, you're going to understand a lot more about this than you already think you do. More »

#6: Forget what "they" Say

You know yourself better than anyone else does.

By Chris Dunmire, CoachingYourCreativity.com

Years ago I had an inside joke with my friend Patrick about the “they” people. Everyone’s heard about the “they” people because they show up at every opportune time in the context of “You know what they say…”:

“They say you shouldn’t swim for an hour after eating.”

“You know what they say about green M&M’s!”

“They say you’re not a real writer until you’ve been published.”

“They say you’re not a true artist unless you can draw realisticly.”

“They say crafts are for utilitarian use and don’t equal real artistic expression.”

What else have you heard “they” say? Have you allowed what “they” say to dictate your personal creative adventure? More »