Secrets Of A Creativity Coach

"Eric Maisel is one of the most elegant creativity coaches on the planet. The beauty and simplicity of his work are clearly illustrated throughout Secrets of a Creativity Coach, in which he shares real life examples of his work with various clients. He exemplifies the delicate mastery of an Aikido Black Belt and allows even the novice coach to see how effortless it can be to empower people to fulfill their desire to create "-Dr. Rosie Kuhn, Founder, Transformational Coaching Training Program ** "Eric Maisel's book provides an honest portrayal of the joys and rigors of coaching the creative spirit. He zeroes in on core issues with admirable precision, and provides students of the creative process, and artists alike, with a useful road map through the twists and bends of creative work."-Dr. Louisa Foster, founder The Center: Creative Arts Therapy, Mindful Living & Psychotherapy. ** "When I read Coaching the Artist Within I felt like Eric Maisel had reached inside me with his wisdom and guidance. With his new book, Secrets of a Creativity Coach, I'm bowled over by the power of his work. It's thrilling to read these expert interactions with clients and to see my reflection in the their artistic struggles. I've learned so much about coaching by reading Eric's simple and heartfelt responses. It's like riding shotgun with a master. Reading this book, I feel encouraged to be better in everything I do."-Steve Harper, TV writer, playwright, actor, and founder, Your Creative Life

In Inside Creativity Coaching, 40 creativity coaches from around the world describe their work with creative clients in this first-ever case study examination of the art and practice of creativity coaching. Curated by one of America’s foremost creativity coaches, these rich narratives examine how creativity coaches work with writers, painters, musicians, craftspeople, and other creatives on issues such as motivation, procrastination, blockage, and performance and career anxiety. Packed with concrete tools and techniques, the book draws on inspirational success stories from across the globe to help coaches better understand and serve their creative clients. It will be a valuable resource to creativity coaches, coaches interested in developing a specialty, and creatives and performing artists looking to overcome their challenges. Covering a diverse range of disciplines, Inside Creativity Coaching is a must-have book for both aspiring and experienced creativity coaches, and anyone interested in helping creatives.

Have you ever wished you had a professional coach who could encourage your creative pursuits, help structure your efforts, and cheer you on? Coaching the Artist Within is the first book to explain the techniques that creativity coaches use to help their clients survive and thrive in the arts. Designed to help any person become more creative, this book offers a complete program for developing the habits that make creating an everyday routine. The book’s twelve lessons and numerous exercises are at once inspiring, practical, and fun. To spice up the lessons, Eric Maisel shares anecdotes about his clients, including painters, actors, screenwriters, novelists, dancers, and poets. Best of all, Coaching the Artist Within will teach you to be your own coach, and the results will transform your relationship with the creative process.

In this practical workbook, creativity coaches from around the world share their best exercises to help the reader meet the demands of the creative process, the creative personality, and the creative life. This book is packed with an extensive list of exercises that have been vetted by coaches working on the frontlines of creativity, and tried, tested, and proven effective with coaching clients. The hands-on activities cover a wide range of common challenges, including creative blocks and resistance, waning and lost motivation, making time for creating, the pain of disappointment, and more. This guide recognizes the connections between mental health and an alive creativity, and includes helpful advice from professionals who actively and regularly work with individual creatives on issues of process, productivity, motivation and career. Ideal for coaches and therapists, as well as creatives in every discipline, this book is a valuable aid for achieving creative realization.

Romney Oualline Nesbitt, Creativity Coach, reveals the secrets she uses to help writers and artists move past perceived limitations to reach their creative goals. "Coaching yourself takes honesty and willingness to spend some time thinking critically about your life. Some people find it best to ease into the process of change by reading about other people's problems and solutions. That's why I offer real life examples. Read the stories, try the strategies and see if your life doesn't begin to have fewer creative interruptions."

A comprehensive approach to the much-misunderstood artist's life, this book, contains both nuts-and-bolts ideas and exercises and inspiration to nurture growth as an artist and a person. It includes an update and expanded material from Maisel's "Life in the Arts."

One of America’s most well-respected success coaches shares effective tools for creating powerful, positive, and lasting life changes If Superman needed a coach, he’d hire Michael Neill. In this fun, easy-to-read book, join the bestselling author and renowned success coach as he guides you through ten sessions designed to change your life—and the lives of the people you care about most—for the better. Inside, you will learn: • How to stop thinking like a victim • The secret to financial security in any economy • Proven techniques to produce dramatic changes in yourself and others • Simple ways to create lasting relationships • The key to lifelong happiness • Strategies for increasing productivity, energy, and well-being • And more! Whether you want to powerfully impact the lives of the people around you or simply wish to create a deeper, more meaningful experience of being alive, Supercoach is your essential guide to helping yourself and assisting others.

The popular creativity coach and author of The 12 Secrets of Highly Creative Women combines interviews with successful women and her own proven strategies to help readers to overcome personal obstacles, providing advice in the areas of risk taking, career changes and applying creative solutions to personal goals. Original.