The Creative Entrepreneur

I posted this on Ladies Who Launch a few days ago. It certainly fits in with my posts on this blog, so I decided to post it here too.

It's time to get real. Living a creative life means accepting a whole different way of thinking and being. People may not understand it or approve of it. That comes with the territory. On with the post...

As a creative person I'm capable of doing many things and doing them well. Not only am I writer but I'm also a coach, a photographer, a computer programmer - I could add more but you get the idea. I've changed careers a few times and am in the process of changing my business as well. Change is the word.

When I speak to creative people they're often apologizing for what they perceive is a lack of commitment. Perhaps they've changed direction several times or have started projects then stopped them before completion. They've been made to feel that change is bad and someone who makes a lot of changes must be indecisive, non-committal or just plain irresponsible.

Newsflash - change is good. It's just that some people handle it better than others. For some people, lack of change equals security. They want the same experience over and over.That's fine...for them. However, the creative person is inspired by ideas and new experiences.There's no need to apologize for that. It's what separates the entrepreneurs from everyone else.

In the Creative Flow

About a week ago I finally surrendered to the fact that I will always be balancing between writing and everything else. I was waiting for the time when the business part would stop taking time away from the creative part. Well, that's not going to happen. There will always be something else to be done or to be created or to be maintained.

When I was in IT I gave up writing. Deciding it was just a hobby, I turned my full attention to working long hours in the corporate world. It paid well, at times. Other than that, I don't have very much to show for it. However, the creative part is still here and always will be. It's part of who I am no matter what else I may be doing. There's no running away from it anymore.

I'm a writer and a coach and a photographer and whatever else I decide to try out. One does not have to win out over the other. They can all coexist peacefully. The struggle is over.

The Art of the Possible

Just last Tuesday there was a shift in what I thought was possible. Now, it feels as though it should never have been seen as IMpossible. A shift in perception can change your entire experience. From then on, nothing can be the same.

Creativity can be very similar, I think, when we bring forth what has been inside of us. Sometimes it sits patiently waiting for us to focus on it. Other times it keeps us awake at night until we finally express it. Just the act of creating that book or painting or piece of art changes us and changes everyone else who experiences it.

When we have created what has been inside of our mind and heart, we can't stop there. There's always the next idea waiting, and the next and the next. With each expression, each birth, we change and we grow. Nothing can stay the same, and nothing is really impossible.

I've Witnessed History