Cynthia Morris's Blog, page 39
March 14, 2016
Creative Quickie: What you do daily defines you
What we do daily defines and refines us. What do you do daily that makes you more creative?
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March 9, 2016
Creative Quickie: What Makes Your Inner Artist Happy?
What about your creative process makes you happy?
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Work in Progress Board in the Studio
One day last week I woke up and realized that I needed to put my Journey Blessings on my work in progress board to see them all. It makes me happy to see them here and I have about 30 more to make. Pure joy and play!
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From the studio
Days are better when I get a creative quickie in. Yesterday I spent an hour here, on the phone with a friend, lettering some of my Journey Blessings. Will you slip in a creative quickie for yourself today?
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March 8, 2016
Creative Quickie: We Need This to Create but Don’t Like It
Today I look at what we don’t like about the creative process and share a peek into my own messy process. I don’t like it….
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March 7, 2016
Busting the myth of online classes
I take a lot of online classes. You probably do, too. Confession: I don’t always manage to do all the homework. You too?
I know from the other students in these classes that this ‘not doing everything’ causes significant angst. It’s like we’ve betrayed ourselves. We’ve signed up for something and then didn’t do all the lessons.
It’s like we’ve given our inner critic a giant feast to gobble up and it’s just confirming what he tells us all the time: You never finish anything. You can’t follow through. Meh meh meh!
Yikes.
But as a businesswoman, I see these classes differently. No matter what I sign up for, from a $97 class to a $15,000 year-long program, I always make sure that I get at least one or two life-changing things.
Because I know I won’t be able to ‘keep up’ or do all the homework, I let go of that expectation and focus on making sure that my investment pays off by learning at least one or two game-changing things. If I am awake to the impact a small shift can make, the value of that shift can be worth the price of admission or more.
The stress I release along with the expectation to do everything is enormous. This allows me to enjoy and to learn more. As a teacher, I keep this in mind for my students and help them get the value they need based on their goals.
We’re about to begin my popular Make Writing a Happy Habit class. I’ve put everything I know about how to set up and sustain a solid and satisfying writing practice in this six-week online class.
But honestly, I think the value of this class goes beyond just the lessons. While I have done everything I can to make sure everyone learns how to make writing a priority, I believe the bigger value lies elsewhere.
Here’s the real power of this class: students choose one writing project to focus on in the six weeks. This is one of the biggest difficulties writers face: choosing one project to focus on to completion.
Using the weekly group calls and interacting with me in the online classroom, students finally enjoy the great feeling of being dedicated to one project. It might be too big to finish during the course, but they learn how satisfying it is to work on one project.
The lessons are wonderful and life-changing. Many students tell me that the timing of the lessons is perfect for what they need. But to have support to deal with issues that come up when we work on a project in real time is exponentially powerful. This is what I do for my one-one clients, and I am thrilled to offer this kind of accountability and support for Make Writing a Happy Habit students.
This is not the kind of class where the teacher uploads some videos and pdfs and is absent from the classroom. No. I am in the classroom alongside the students, helping them develop a lasting writing habit that works for them.
Does it make your heart beat a little faster to think you’d be getting the kind of support I give my coaching clients? It should, because this means there’s no more avoiding your writing. It means – wahoo!! – you get to be the writer you have always wanted to be.
If you’re ready to make good on your writing promises to yourself, join us in our online classroom. We begin this Wednesday. Reserve your seat in your writing zone here.
Hope this helps you enjoy your learning experiences more.
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March 6, 2016
Today’s Journey Blessing: Your luggage goes with you.
I travel a lot and have used this blessing to make sure that my luggage always arrives with me. So far it’s worked, and I’ve never had lost luggage. Sending prayers of gratitude to the travel gods!
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March 4, 2016
Happy Saturday, friends!
Let’s make sure to make something today, anything. I’m going out of my comfort zone and going big with a large watercolor painting. My friend Cassia tasked me with this and I’m excited to try it. Don’t fear the blank page!
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March 3, 2016
Creative Quickie: Grumpy! What to do?
Creative Quickie: Grumpy! What to do?
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Going Places
This is one of the Paris paintings I sold in 2013. I always wanted to make a piece of metro ticket-related art and here it is!
I am so excited to go to Paris in May and June to work as an artist. I’m spending time in the next weeks getting clear on what that means for me. I worked with my art mastermind buddy Cassia Cogger to explore my painting creative edge. I’m very excited to bring my art to its next level in just a few months. Stay tuned for how you can be part of my upcoming Paris adventure!
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