It has been a few weeks since I came back from holiday but I’m still feeling inspired by St Ives. Something about it has got under my skin and I am itching to create things! So far I’ve tried to satisfy this itch by rearranging the kitchen (admission: I find rearranging things very exciting) and by… Continue reading Do it (even if it gives you the heebeegeebees)
Two weeks ago I went to St Ives in Cornwall for a break. (I didn’t blog about it because I needed a break from life and, more specifically, from staring at my computer screen.) Before the holiday I searched online for a place we could afford to rent - a tinsy winsy cottage with a… Continue reading How St Ives restored my mojo
Figuring out what work I would love to do has consumed me my entire adult life.Whilst other people were out there living and getting on with things, I was obsessing over which career to choose. And life kind of passed me by.My excuse is that I am ‘an ideas person’ (I have so many product,… Continue reading Be true to yourself
I got a book out from the library about motivation recently, thinking it might help me get my arse into gear with my writing and generally sorting my life out. Weirdly, it was surprisingly unmotivating. Out of the whole book there were only 6 pages that jumped out at me. (I know it was 6… Continue reading Are you inspired or motivated?
Ahem. As I always suspected. We are geniuses.
A few days ago I posted a blog about how daydreaming can help with creativity. As I was writing it I remembered a more in-depth article I wrote on this topic a few years ago. Here it is for anyone wanting more info (apologies if it is a little stilted in places – at the time… Continue reading A staggeringly easy way to multiply the number of ‘aha!’ or ‘eureka!’ moments you have
If you’re a creative person you’re probably fond of the odd daydream. And if you’re anything like me, you’ve probably given yourself a hard time about this at some point or another. After all, you should be more focused. You should be more productive. You should be more…well, normal, quite frankly. The good news is,… Continue reading The power of daydreaming
When I was young (under 10 I think) a little voice told me I wanted to be a writer. But there was another more insistent voice which told me I was crap and had no talent. So I took a different career path instead: University Trainee Store Manager Unemployed Promotions Manager Software Trainer Copywriter Fitness… Continue reading Listening to the voice in my head
You know when you do something and things click into place and suddenly you feel like you, 100%? This happened to me today. Here’s why: Years ago I designed some little children’s characters. They were truly an extension of me. I loved them. I cared for them. Sometimes I even spoke to them. So what… Continue reading Celebration time!
(I am in love with this video. I may well have to marry it.) If you are a creative but think most of what you produce is utter drivel. If you sweat and feel nauseous at the thought of showing people your work. If you yearn to be like other creative people (i.e. bona fide geniuses who produce truly amazing… Continue reading Obvious to you, amazing to others
Katherine Bassford 