John Cashman and his team at Digital Firefly Marketing asked me to provide a story line for an infographic and I’m so glad they did. It forced me to distill the essence of the songwriting process into something simple, including steps you can follow to write your own song. Check this infographic, How To Write A Hit Song, for what I hope will inspire you to at begin or continue…
Take A Creative Journey
I’m so excited. I know where I’ll be the weekend of April 20th – In a beautiful spot nestled in the mountains outside of Portland, Oregon at The Journey. This weekend retreat will be full of AHA moments, will help you tap into your creative power, and allow you to relax, relax, relax while making some great new friends. I’ll be presenting my program based around Team Building Through Song,…
Creativity In The Real World
I grew up a long time ago, or it seems that way to me. My dad was the generation that found their rewards in job security and bringing home the bacon. Creativity, while not quite a dirty word, was okay as a part of childhood. Something you could express with finger paints or piano lessons, but that you were expected to jettison as you matured and moved into the adult…
Get Right Brained
What does it mean to get right brained? Does it require a BFA in fine art, a film degree or a passion for guitars and bar bands? I don’t believe so. Our clients discover their right brained-ness by diving off the creative cliff with us during our musical team building programs. They discover they are right brain all stars themselves, as they reconnect with their inherent abilities to create and…
Creativity and Insomnia
Yes, you are creative. We all are, but some of us believe we’re not creative because we don’t exercise our creative muscles. You need to use your creativity every day to solve problems, to continue to learn and stay vibrant. As I was tossing and turning around 3:00 AM a few days ago, I realized that something very creative had happened to me. My entire concept of time changed. During…
Harnessing Your Creative Power
This is the promised Part II in my series of action steps you can take to become more creative and to actually use your inherent creative abilities. But first I have to start with a story, as always: I have a sixteen year old son. He’s a great kid but today I’m exhausted because I didn’t sleep well last night. My son acted like a sixteen year old yesterday, (yes,…
Counter Intuitive Creativity
I almost always find myself in a creative mood when I fly. As much as I travel, there’s still something counter-intuitive to me about being suspended in the air 30,000 feet in a metal machine that weighs tons. This sense of vulnerability brought on by doing something counter-intuitive makes me a little emotional and my emotions are the fuel for my creative thoughts and actions. Knowing that I’m going to…
Objective Creativity
The experience set up a perfect debrief opportunity. We talked about how it feels to be vested in an idea, and how we have to struggle to overcome inertia to change. But we were also able to share the remarkable satisfaction that comes from overcoming that inertia, and remaining objective while being creative.