Of all the challenges I’ve given myself so far this year, my Great Bedtime Experiment is certainly one of the most successful. Not only did I manage to get to bed (lights out!) by 11pm every night during the month of January, but I’m thrilled that my formerly set-in-stone “damn the torpedoes; full speed ahead”…
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Tara Gentile: Visionary, World-Changer, Creative Business Maven
Hooboy, what a fun treat I have for you today! I scored an interview with creative business maven, Tara Gentile. Tara is a leader in creating what she calls “the You Economy,” redefining commerce as the creation and distribution of meaning, relationship and experience. How’s that for awesome? I highly recommend Tara’s ebook, The Art…
Two from the Chocolate Box
I’ve got two treats from the virtual chocolate box for you today. First, some fun news: I’m presenting at a Pleasure Party! 22 teachers presenting on pleasure over a 7-day period, and it’s totally free. Click here to register, and to see my workshop, Creative Pleasure RULES: 3 Steps for Bringing More Creative Joy Into…
Upping the Peacefulness Quotient
Last week I sent a survey out to my subscribers and clients, soliciting their feedback in order to learn how I can best help my audience members to live their own creative lives. Included in the survey was a list of challenges that can get in the way of living the life of your dreams….
Battling the Resistance Demon (Part 1) [Video]
When I was 13, I stopped doing art. Not that I gave up on all creative pursuits. I played viola in the school orchestra, and at 16 I discovered dance, my first Bliss, which I pursued with a manic passion, until I was permanently sidelined by an injury a few years later (long story). But…
Are You Reneging On Your Gifts?
What did your parents model to you about creative Bliss? Was it seen as important? Or an impossibility, to be shoved aside and boxed away, in favor of more “practical” things? There’s a legend in my family that when my parents met, my father wanted to be an actor, but that he closed the door…
January Review: 1 down, 11 to go
If January is any indicator, this year is going to whiz by. It feels like I just made my first #12in12 commitment, and boom — we’re at the end of the month! To recap, inspired by this post by Jacqueline, I’ve committed to taking on a new challenge every month of this year. It may…
Inspiring Subscriber: Kelly Hevel
My subscribers are some of the most amazing, creative people I know. It is my great pleasure to introduce you to some of them via my Inspiring Subscriber Showcase series. Today’s inspiring subscriber is Kelly Hevel, an American artist and creative coach living in Istanbul, Turkey. Kelly discovered Living A Creative Life in October, and…
Playing Big: An Interview with Tara Mohr
I had the great pleasure of interviewing Tara Mohr this morning, and I think you’ll enjoy our conversation. (20 minutes, 17 seconds.) Some background: A woman reserves the right to change her mind, and on Thursday, I changed mine. After swearing I would not sign up for any new online courses, I handed over my…
Playing Big Instead of Dancing in the Shadows
If you like to write, you should know about the cool thing my friend LaVonne has going on over at her blog, one.blue.berry. LaVonne loves stories — she loves to write them (which she does exquisitely well — check out her juicy memoir about how she married a gorgeous Greek for his green card!), she…
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When Melissa offered coaching, I jumped at the chance. I gained such HUGE insights! Each time I came up with a reason that I couldn't, she came up with a way that I could. In the end, she gave me an assignment, a realistic and doable one.I'm happy to say that not only was my creativity jumpstarted, but that the love and the joy of creativity is back.
- Sandi Wedemeier, psychic, coach and newly joyful creative, Wit and Wisdom Transformational Coaching
Melissa... has an innate way of not just seeing and creating options for clients, but sparking the creativity you already have within you to come up with your own solutions. Our time flew by... I left inspired and ready to take action.
- Susan Finch, Creative Guide to Life
In my time with Melissa, I was re-energized, admitted to the things I need to stop doing, found the things I want to be doing and was given easy actionable steps to get me back in the creative swing of things. Simply amazing! She is full of energy and wonderful ideas.
-Delisa Carnegie, The Creativity Rebellion
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