Now that we’ve discussed the state of our creative fire and how to keep it burning, we need to look at how to reign in the blazing wildfire and harness that energy to work for us instead of something we have to fight with. Creativity is a force of nature, of energy, of will. It can overwhelm, distract, burn out, and consume. Passion is the wildfire, purpose is our drive to commit to a creative life. The two need each other. We cannot sacrifice purpose because we are impassion

Now that we’ve looked at the fire of our creativity and witnessed its passion, power, and purpose, we need to take stock of how we add fuel to keep those fires burning, however they show up in our lives. The fuel will be as diverse as the creatives who use it to feed their fires. However, certain tenets will hold true across the board.  We all have moments on our creative journey and within specific creative projects where we lag, are worn down, and frankly want to scrap it a

Are creatives really phoenix? Pheonii? Phoenixes? Whatever the grammar there I believe we are. It’s a powerful image. A majestic, vibrant bird, feathers of flame and smoke, bursting into a wild fire that smolders to ash and begins a cycle of death and rebirth clothed in majesty and brilliance. Yet at its core, beneath the gorgeous imagery and the life and death of it all, it is a message of quiet consistent resilience. And that is the heart and soul of a creative - it is the