First, a reminder: There is only you. You knew that, didn't you? Or did you assume the creative journey WOULDN'T be a lonely one? To be a creative person is to be with others, alone. Are you the writer, alone with your keyboard typing the …

Before we get too deep into this, a quick story. A seasoned music teacher once had trouble getting the best out of his students. On a particularly frustrating day, the teacher waved down his class, thrashing his baton about impatiently. After a long …

T.S. Eliot is considered one of the best writers of our era. But what can he teach us about the creative process? Here are the 7 lessons I took from studying him during the month of June. …

The name “Pablo Picasso” has become synonymous with creativity so much so that the Spanish painter has reach an almost-mythical quality. But what factors play into the master’s genius? And what can we learn from it? 1) Pablo’s self confidence was …

Putting out his cigarette, he calmly walked to the edge of the rehab center, climbed over the six foot fence, and flagged down a taxi. “Where to?” the driver asked. “Airport,” an answer came. The cab streamed through the night, a yellow bullet down …

We all stood frozen as he spoke: “Oh, I see,” he said. “You think people just get sick randomly.” One-by-one, our college choir conductor pointed his baton at six gaping holes in his ensemble. As he jabbed it toward the gaps, he …

Before we get too deep, a distinction: Creativity is — solving problems, fashioning products, or defining new questions in a way that is novel. Art is — the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination The Arts are— …