Creative Inspiration
It’s Not All about Talent
Here’s another hard truth: your talent doesn't entitle you to anything. You will not be surprised to learn that talent is not enough. Every artist is (or believes herself to be) talented. Talent is the price of admission, kids. You’d be amazed how many...
A Prayer for the Capable
And as you stand there On time and Appropriately clad for the event With a high-fiber bar in your bag And extra pens Let us take this moment to applaud you. You, the prepared. You, the accomplished. You, the bills-paid-on-time and the-taxes-done-in-March. You, who...
Sometimes We Get Stuck in Regret
I should have done things differently. Now it’s too late. I’ve missed my chance. I screwed it up. I should have known. I say: baloney. You did the very best you could do under the circumstances and with the information you had at the time. Honestly, I’m not...
Reduce the Scope of Your Project
“It’s big, R.J.! Big!” says the screenwriter to the old-time Hollywood producer. Your vision may also have first appeared to you in breathtaking Cinemascope and stereophonic sound. But you may be paralyzing yourself with the grandiosity of your vision. Reducing the...
The Green-Eyed Monster
It isn’t the prettiest aspect of your personality, but there it is: jealousy. Ick. How very seventh-grade of you. But all of us, no matter how far beyond seventh grade we've gotten, feel jealous sometimes. And here’s a news flash: jealousy is a gift. Jealousy is your...
Exercise : Your Creative Twin
Play along with me and let’s see what happens in this visualization exercise. Take three deep belly breaths and imagine yourself walking somewhere pleasant. As you walk, you realize that you are near a large creativity center where all kinds of artists are working,...
I Know What I Need to Do — I Just Can’t Make Myself Do It
Here’s an example of the kind of letter I frequently receive from my clients: I know what I need to do, I just can’t make myself do it. I watch endless YouTube videos, I play computer solitaire, I fool around on Facebook — I even scrub my kitchen floors — all just to...
Don’t Be Afraid to Get a C
Some years ago I was suffering from some fairly extreme anxiety. One of the ways the anxiety manifested was that I felt like I was being constantly graded. During every meal I cooked, every parallel-parking job, every audition, every everything, I felt like someone,...
The What If…Workshop
The What If...Workshop: where imagination meets practicality. It's only $147 and it starts next week 11/18/13 -- check it out here (link funky? try pasting this into your browser: https://sambennett.infusionsoft.com/app/orderForms/What-IfWorkshop ) And I'm so excited...
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