by jlouden | May 5, 2012 | Favorites, Video
And are they helping you get your art done and out in the world? Helping you do more great work? Influence is a profound factor in our health, well-being and success — it can make the difference between creating deep happiness and making real progress on your...
by jlouden | May 2, 2012 | Favorites
Yesterday my girl Lilly turned 18. I planned on baking her cake. Carrot. No nuts. Lots of frosting. I also planned on spending time in quiet reflection. I imagined myself walking pensively through the woods, finger on chin, recalling the last 18 years while harps...
by jlouden | Apr 28, 2012 | Favorites
Last week was our annual Brain Trust retreat, and it was a doozy. I mean that in the best possible sense of the word. I feel liberated. Seen. Supported. Lightened. As Mark Silver said in his beautiful recap of the retreat: “These five people are among the...
by jlouden | Apr 20, 2012 | Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort, Favorites
What is creative joy? That was the question Marianne, Susannah, and I started asking when we decided to convene a retreat called Creative Joy. Creative joy is one of those phrases that you may think you know what it means to you and yet, when you start digging and...
by jlouden | Mar 31, 2012 | Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort, Favorites
Painting by Pat Woodall What helps me in my business isn’t any different than what helps me in my life. I’m sure the same is true for you. Like: :: Bob’s love. (who do you grow with?) * Lilly’s being. (what do you excel for?) :: My assistant...
by jlouden | Mar 21, 2012 | Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort, Favorites
What if the only thing that stands between you and the life you want – the savoring & serving that calls to you – was seeing how brilliant you already are? Now wait a minute. I know reading that could have raised your “new age be gone” hackles. It would mine. But...
