The famous Japanese painter Hokusai said that everything he did before he was 73 was quite worthless and that it was only after then, he had embarked on his true artistic career. Instincts or innate impulses. innate meaning – existing in you from birth. (e.g. innate musical talent) impulse – influence a particular feeling or […]
Trust in the crazy moments #BeingAFearlessCreative #TheAbstract
June 10, 2017 by
Creating something that the viewer understands can be even more powerful in the abstract form. But it’s no easy task. The elegant balance of creating something that viewers will be intrigued by but also understand is the challenge. However, I’m a great believer on not planning everything in a creative concept. And the reason is? […]
The Words Pour Out Across Space and Time #Poetry #Poems
May 15, 2017 by
The harrowing task of writing a poem used to be just that, harrowing. Mostly because I didn’t want to take risks. I was always trying to understand the work of great poets. Usually, that’s what we do as writers, we examine other work to understand how to write well. With that academic knowledge comes great […]
Great leaders utilise great inner resources. #Connection #SituationalAwareness
May 2, 2017 by
Developing as a leader takes time. Leaders are indeed made not born. Individuals have throughout history been born to lead, but the question remains, was he or she any good at it? When I first studied workplace management I examined different motivational theories including Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs which I came across again when studying […]
Women who dare to be bold and brave #International #WomensDay #CreativeLife
March 8, 2017 by
Once we would find storytellers sitting under a tree with pen and paper, digging through the story scrabble of consequences, conflicts and conquests. Most of those storytellers were men back in those old-timer days. It’s true to say that some of my most beloved stories were written by men and some of my favourite poetry […]
Creatives and their wellbeing #initiative #health
February 9, 2017 by
It was fantastic to read about this new initiative for the arts sector this week. I’ve known for a long time people working in the entertainment industry experience anxiety, depression and substance abuse in higher numbers than other industry groups in the general population. Suicide rates are high in this sector also. So indeed there […]
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