Coaching the Artist Within: Advice for Writers, Actors, Visual Artists, and Musicians from Americ...
Coaching the Artist Within contains a dozen simple lessons. Eric Maisel, a leading creativity coach, writes each one with a novelist's flair, as a ...
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Apr 27, 2009
Lacey
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I've been reading a number of books dealing with the themes tackled in COACHING THE ARTIST WITHIN: artist fears, doubts, anxiety, blocks, stalled projects, etc. Maisel's book is a wonderful addition to my growing keeper shelf of books to reconnect with when the creative life becomes too much to bear, when I wonder why I bother at all, and when I start to think I'd be better off making widgets on an assembly line.
Maisel addresses the issues all artists face with plenty of compassion, More...
Maisel addresses the issues all artists face with plenty of compassion, More...
Aug 27, 2009
Rachel
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Interesting creativity book. While I enjoyed reading it and did learn a number of new things, this was more theoretical than get-your-hands-dirty. Too many exercises involved journaling about the chapter topic, and the instructions for creating a life purpose statement were very shallow compared to other sources (Steve Pavlina comes to mind). On the other hand, I love (and now use) the CENTER mantra and I like his focus on living a meaning-driven life. This is worth a peek, although it isn't
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Jan 07, 2008
Aberjhani
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It turns out that Coaching the Artist Within by Eric Maisel is not the kind of book that you read, reflect on how much you enjoyed it, then stick it somewhere on a shelf of favorites. For writers, actors, artists, musicians, and others who are serious about their creative pursuits, it's the kind of book that you keep within reach to help you more fully understand the nature of what you're dealing with as a creative artist.
Too many who place themselves on the perilous path of some fo More...
Too many who place themselves on the perilous path of some fo More...
Jun 10, 2009
Jerry
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An interesting concept - being your own creative self-coach. I only gave it 3 stars as it contained a number of mental exercises (some using paper and pencil), and I sometimes feel these type of exercises ineffective.
Apr 04, 2010
Djrmel
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Maisel has a pretty cool job, coaching and teaching people to coach writers, painters, actors and other creative types. He's written a lot of books about what stops us from creating, how to get deep down to the part of us that doesn't judge our work before we ever set pen to paper, and most importantly, that creation is Work. It's not magic, it's not a "either you have it or you don't" ability, and it's not easy. Coaching the Artist Within covers all the roadblocks, self made and exter
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Jun 22, 2009
Basically, a self-help book for artists of all kinds. It's good in terms of revisiting why we create and how do we handle the pressures of a creative life.
Feb 22, 2009
Amanda
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I got a LOT out of this book. It's already helped me out quite a bit not just in helping me stick with creative projects, but in helping me figure out what exactly I what to do with my life in general.
Highly recommended!
Highly recommended!
Feb 27, 2011
Chris
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a more "practical" and less "spiritual" approach to "getting things done" and yet there is alot of weight on "making meaning"
So overall i really liked it, though it felt sometimes like buttkicks =P
So overall i really liked it, though it felt sometimes like buttkicks =P
Oct 20, 2009
Hikerdee
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C-Completely Stop
E-Expect Nothing
N-Name my Work
T-Trust Resources
E-Embrace the moment
R-Return with Strength
CENTER
E-Expect Nothing
N-Name my Work
T-Trust Resources
E-Embrace the moment
R-Return with Strength
CENTER
Jan 26, 2012
Nova
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Found this book very helpful in working through my own creative blocks and getting to work.
Aug 08, 2009
Bobby
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This was not the book I hoped it would be. Maisel is a bit pretentious for my taste.
Jan 30, 2008
Tanja
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I was reading this just before we left for Paris and didn't finish it but what I did read was GREAT. I plan to buy this book but instead bought another one by this author first.
Anyone that has a creative job or is a creative person would get a few tips from this book. This helps you get organized and help yourself.
This author's slogan should be "help me help you".
This book was seriously more helpful than therapy.
Anyone that has a creative job or is a creative person would get a few tips from this book. This helps you get organized and help yourself.
This author's slogan should be "help me help you".
This book was seriously more helpful than therapy.
Nov 18, 2009
Deb, the Word Muse
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Creativity Coaching is a new profession. This book is the primer. There are a lot of excellent ideas for artists of all types to help them become their own self-coaches. Except for one chapter there is no new age style "contemplate-the-lint-in-bellybutton" stuff, just down and dirty, blurtly in your face advice from an author with 15 unpublished manuscripts - that doesn't include the ones he's published.
Jan 30, 2012
Tabitha
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I like it--simple lessons that take awhile to really get into your head to make them stick...but nothing insurmountable...
Nov 08, 2009
Connor
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Just plain not-as-good-as The Artist's Way, and with some odd yoga exercises mixed in at random.
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