This book is duct tape for the mouth of every artist’s inner critic. Silencing that stifling voice once and for all, this salve for creatives introduces ten truths they must face in order to defeat self-doubt. Each encouraging chapter deconstructs a pivotal moment on the path to success—fear of the blank page, the dangers of jealousy, sharing work with others—and explains how to navigate roadblock. Packed with helpful anecdotes, thoughts from successful creatives, and practical exercises gleaned from Danielle Krysa’s years of working with professional and aspiring artists—plus riotously apt illustrations from art world darling Martha Rich—this book arms readers with the most essential tool for their toolbox: the confidence they need to get down to business and make good work.
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The Dreams Behind The Music: Learn Creative Dreaming as 100+ Top Artists Reveal their Breakthrough Inspirations
Discover the fascinating dreams that are behind the music we know including 20+ Grammy-winning inspirations, the song with the most cover versions of all time, iTunes’ most-purchased song, major artist career breakthroughs, and many more dream-harvested successes.
You can also learn how to recall dreams better and tap them for creative inspiration (e.g. songwriting), improving skills such as live performance or musical instrument mastery, and even for practical guidance to help solve any challenge you may ever face. Understand your dreams better, transform upsetting dreams into the gifts they are meant to be, and explore techniques for invoking lucid dreams in which amazing adventures and insights are plentiful.
Over 200 artists and industry executives across all genres of music share powerful dreams and lucid dreaming experiences along with the songs and surprising success that resulted. Enjoy insight-packed dream accounts by music icons Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Billy Joel, Sting, Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Drake, U2, Peter Gabriel, Michael Jackson, Diana Ross, The Rolling Stones, Johnny Cash, The Black-Eyed Peas, Ziggy Marley, Paul Simon, Pete Seeger, Cole Porter, Louis Armstrong, Beethoven, Mozart, Richard Wagner, Igor Stravinsky, and many more. Many of the experiences are accompanied by the empowering dream principles that such events demonstrate so that you can understand, apply, and benefit from them in your own life.
The book also reveals surprising musical collaborations sparked by dreams, dream visions that called artists to their career path, stars who ‘see’ music or ‘hear’ images, powerful warning dreams where the lives of famous artists and others were at stake, 20+ intriguing cases where the deceased appeared in dreams of living artists to instruct them or offer important creative and career guidance, as well as ways shamans from many cultures worldwide call in music from dreamland and share it for healing, teaching, protection, and powerful rituals. You will also find out how dreams have inspired film, TV and computer game soundtracks, artist and band names, instrument inventions, business and career decisions, playing techniques, and even performances, including one of the most expensive composition performance pieces ever created which involves 4 helicopters in flight.
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“Any artist who ignores their dreams is ignoring half of their creative potential.” –Sting
“When you’re dozing, that’s when the creative ideas come.” –folk music legend Pete Seeger
“The best songs are the ones that come to you in the middle of the night.” –John Lennon
“You must learn the way to follow the dream.” –fifteen-time nominated and four-time Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Joseph Shabalala
“When a really great dream shows up, grab it!” –Larry Page, CEO of Google (a company sparked into being by a dream)
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Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative
You don’t need to be a genius, you just need to be yourself. That’s the message from Austin Kleon, a young writer and artist who knows that creativity is everywhere, creativity is for everyone. A manifesto for the digital age, Steal Like an Artist is a guide whose positive message, graphic look and illustrations, exercises, and examples will put readers directly in touch with their artistic side.
When Mr. Kleon was asked to address college students in upstate New York, he shaped his speech around the ten things he wished someone had told him when he was starting out. The talk went viral, and its author dug deeper into his own ideas to create Steal Like an Artist, the book. The result is inspiring, hip, original, practical, and entertaining. And filled with new truths about creativity: Nothing is original, so embrace influence, collect ideas, and remix and re-imagine to discover your own path. Follow your interests wherever they take you. Stay smart, stay out of debt, and risk being boring—the creative you will need to make room to be wild and daring in your imagination.
Product Features
- 10 Things nobody told you about being creative!
- A collection of positive messages and exercises to realize your artistic side
- An inspiring and entertaining read
- By artist and writer Austin Kleon
- A New York Times Best-seller
Love Your Imperfection: Build Self Esteem. Use Your Imperfections To Be Creative, Confident and Courageous. Improve Body Language, Public Speaking and … Self Development, Motivational) (Volume 2)
Love Your Imperfection!
In today’s world, everyone has their own opinion about every other person on this planet. We are all bombarded with perception of us by our society, labeling us who we are, what we should do and what we should not do. It’s always about our imperfections and weakness, but never about how to innovate on those imperfections and raise our self esteem and be a better person.
Do you feel yourself to be inadequate in some ways? Do you feel hesitant about speaking up in public? Do you find it challenging to drive yourself to the accomplishment of your goals?
Do you feel what I’m saying? If yes, then this book is your window to self-discovery, and the discovery of the path towards finding new and innovative ways to harness all those imperfections with which you’ve been striving to live till now. It’s the key to your happiness, because once you’ve found ways of using your imperfections to build your self-esteem, you’ll be a happier and more satisfied individual, with confidence in your own ability to transform your personality and your life.
Read on to embark on your voyage of discovery – a voyage that will take you across new horizons and new vistas of personal progression.
Here is a preview of what you’ll learn in this book:
Why is Self Esteem so important? What are the key steps to creating a new self and building self esteem? How to discover and work on your imperfections? How does your body language and communication skills affect your image? How to learn and master the art of handling challenges? How to translate efforts into success?
Creating Prosperity: Creative Visualizations into Self Empowerment and Spiritual Identity
Creating Prosperity is part of the New Realities/ Awakening Series® of creative visualizations, which have been assisting individuals to transform their lives for over 10 years. This program instructs the unconscious mind to create resolution and directs the subconscious mind to release thoughts, beliefs and unwanted behaviors that hinder you from realizing prosperity and abundance in your life. Creating Prosperity is a program of unconscious direction, subconscious release and conscious focus.
Weight Loss: Creative Visualizations into Self Empowerment and Spiritual Identity
Weight Control is part of the New Realities/Awakening Series® creative visualizations which have been assisting individuals to transform their lives for over 10 years. This program instructs the unconscious mind to create resolution and directs the subconscious mind to release thoughts, beliefs, and unwanted behaviors that hinder you from realizing your ideal weight. Weight Control is a program of unconscious direction, subconscious release, and conscious focus.
Creative Haven Floral Inspirations Coloring Book (Adult Coloring)
Adult colorists will adore these 31 magnificently detailed floral illustrations from a rare 19th-century collection of decorative motifs. The black-and-white gardens of delightful blossoms and plants are just waiting for splashes of color to bring them to life! Pages are perforated and printed on one side only for easy removal and display. Specially designed for experienced colorists, Floral Inspirations and other Creative Haven® adult coloring books offer an escape to a world of inspiration and artistic fulfillment. Each title is also an effective and fun-filled way to relax and reduce stress.
Releasing Anxiety / Insomnia: Creative Visualizations into Self Empowerment and Spiritual Identity
Releasing Anxiety and Insomnia are part of the New Realities/Awakening Series® creative visualizations, which have been assisting individuals to transform their lives for over 10 years. This program instructs the unconscious mind to create resolution and directs the subconscious mind to release thoughts, beliefs and unwanted behaviors that hinder you from realizing rest and relaxation. Releasing Anxiety and Insomnia is a program of unconscious direction, subconscious release and conscious focus.
Pain Control / Healing Response: Creative Visualizations into Self Empowerment and Spiritual Identity
Pain Control and Healing Response are part of the New Realities/Awakening Series® creative visualizations, which have been assisting individuals to transform their lives for over ten years. This program instructs the unconscious mind to create resolution and directs the subconscious mind to release thoughts, beliefs and unwanted behaviors that hinder you from realizing greater comfort and responsiveness to healing. Pain Control and Healing Response is a program of unconscious direction, subconscious release, and conscious focus.