Creative Development

Let’s say you see a familiar musician from a globe-trotting, touring band hanging out at your local coffee shop, reading the newspaper and typing away on his laptop. This doesn’t look like a musician at work. He seems approachable enough, so you ask him what exactly he does all day. With a grin on his face, he admits the job might not be what you think. So you take a seat, and ask him every question you’ve ever had about how it all works: the nuts and bolts of writing a song, preparing for a show, marketing a band, and the day-to-day business of a creative life.

"In the middle of the road of my life I awoke in a dark wood, where the true way was wholly lost." When you find yourself suddenly without bearings, as Dante Alighieri voiced so well centuries ago, where will you look for guidance? Throughout the ages, teaches David Whyte, the language of poetry has held a special power to hazard ourselves boldly at the "fierce edges" of our lives. On Midlife and the Great Unknown, you will engage with poetic imagination as it was meant to be experienced.

Imagine what it would be like if you could maintain the honeymoon effect throughout your whole life. Dr. Bruce H. Lipton describes how the honeymoon effect was not a chance event or a coincidence but a personal creation. Here, Dr. Lipton reveals how we manifest the honeymoon effect and the reasons why we lose it. This knowledge empowers listeners to create the honeymoon experience again, this time in a way that ensures a happily ever after relationship that even a Hollywood producer would love.

Part The Art of the Deal and part Why Should White Guys Have All the Fun, The Peebles Principles distills the lessons Mr. Peebles has learned on his journey from congressional page to CEO of the largest black-owned real-estate development firm in the nation. These crisp, straightforward principles can help any motivated entrepreneur go from dirt poor to filthy rich in a hurry.

Feeling overwhelmed by AI? You’re not alone. You’ve heard the buzz. You’ve seen the headlines. But here’s the truth: most people still don’t know how to actually use AI to make their lives better. Best Life with AI is the missing link—a clear, inspiring, step-by-step guide to training AI to think with you, plan smarter, and help you create the life you truly want. Whether you’re 50 or 75, tech-savvy or not, this isn’t about learning code or chasing trends. It’s about finally having a powerful thinking partner—one that helps you: Make decisions with more clarity and ...

We all know dating sucks. It hasn't gotten any easier since it was invented—in fact, some might say the advent of online dating, apps like Tinder and Hinge, and now AI has made it nearly impossible to find love even thought we're more connected than ever. And yet, as challenging as it is to meet someone, we're all still desirous of love, because we're humans, and we're facing a loneliness epidemic. With How to Find True Love, Francesca Hogi provides a better plan for finding true love. Hogi seeks to bring purpose to modern dating and optimism to the hearts of cynical daters everywhere.

For the first time in history, we have instantaneous access to the world's knowledge. There has never been a better time to learn, to create and to improve ourselves. Yet, rather than being empowered by this information, we're often overwhelmed, paralysed by believing we'll never know or remember enough. This eye-opening and accessible guide shows how you can easily create your own personal system for knowledge management, otherwise known as a Second Brain.

Humans are coded for relational connection with other humans. Often, that coding has been short-circuited and needs reactivating. However, we do not need to learn it; we need to relearn it. This is not a new language; it is the language of your birth. The Connection Codes are the blueprint and tools for the relational connection we all need and crave. They are the culmination of over 30 years of research, education, and experience and draw from many centuries of insights and wisdom.

We've all seen the happiness on the face of a child while playing in the school yard. Or the blissful abandon of a golden retriever racing across a lawn. This is the joy of play. By definition, play is purposeless, all-consuming, and fun. But as Dr. Stuart Brown illustrates, play is anything but trivial. It is a biological drive as integral to our health as sleep or nutrition. We are designed by nature to flourish through play.

This audio program contains a series of positive affirmations created and narrated by Louise. Life-changing and soul-satisfying benefits are possible by using this program with determination and consistency.

The Transformational Book That Reveals How a Single Word Can Rewrite Your Life What if everything you've been told about who you are, what you can achieve, and how the world works is built on words—words that shape your mind, body, and reality? If you've ever struggled with self-doubt, anxiety, or patterns that keep you stuck, the issue isn't your potential—it's the unconscious power you've given to language. In It Starts With A Word, Becky Siame explores how words form the blueprint of your mind, shaping neural pathways, determining emotional reactions, influencing mental models, and ...

In Flip Thinking, Berthold Gunster, the founder of the Dutch omdenken—or flip thinking—philosophy, presents fifteen strategies to transform your thinking away from limitations and negativities and towards possibilities and opportunities. From disrupting (turn all the rules upside down) to flaunting (play up what you want to hide) and from importing (get the enemy on board) to amplifying (do more of what works), Gunster's strategies and stories will have you approaching even the most challenging problems—from an annoying neighbor to an angry colleague to an unhappy partner—in a whole new way.

A revolutionary program for creating anything, from a functional kitchen to a computer program, to a work of art, Robert Fritz demonstrates that any of us has the innate power to create. Discover the steps of creating; the importance of creating what you truly love, how to focus on the creative process to move from where you are to where you want to be, and much more.

In The Artisan Soul, Erwin Raphael McManus, author, thought leader, and founder of MOSAIC in Los Angeles, pens a manifesto for human creativity and the beginning of a new renaissance. McManus not only calls us to reclaim our creative essence but reveals how we can craft our lives into works of art. There are no shortcuts to quality, and McManus celebrates the spiritual process that can help us discover our true selves.

The lifeblood of your business is repeat customers. But customers can be fickle, markets shift, and competitors are ruthless. So how do you ensure a steady flow of repeat business? The secret--no matter what industry you're in--is finding and keeping automatic customers. These days virtually anything you need can be purchased through a subscription, with more convenience than ever before.

We say some people march to the beat of a different drummer. But implicit in this cliché is that the rest of us march to the same beat. We sleepwalk through life, find ourselves on well-worn paths that were never ours to walk, and become a silent extra. Extraordinary people carve their own paths as leaders and creators. They think and act with genuine independence. They stand out from the crowd because they embody their own shape and color. We call these people geniuses—as if they’re another breed. But genius isn’t for a special few. It can be cultivated. This book will show you how.

With roughly 95,000 blogs launched worldwide every 24 hours, making a fledgling site stand out isn't easy. This authoritative audiobook gives creative hopefuls a leg up. Joy Cho, of the award-winning Oh Joy!, offers expert advice on starting and growing a blog, from design and finance to overcoming blogger's block, attracting readers, and more. With a foreword from Grace Bonney of Design*Sponge plus expert interviews, this book will fine-tune what the next generation of bloggers shares with the world.

Unlock the power of critical thinking with Critical Thinking 101, a practical guide designed to enhance your reasoning skills, problem-solving abilities, and decision-making processes. Whether you're a student, professional, or lifelong learner, this book will help you think logically and independently in today's fast-paced world.

To people on the outside looking in, your life is ideal. You’re successful. You have supportive friends and family. No one knows how frustrated you are, filled with doubt and anxiety about making the right decision—doing life right. Dr. Jon Deam has spent his career helping people navigate difficult transitions. In Unbreakable You, he uses stories and analogies to make complex behavioral theories and psychological concepts accessible so you can easily apply them to your unique circumstances, improving your outlook as you decide what you really want.

For anyone who has ever had trouble staying motivated while trailblazing toward badassery, You Are a Badass Every Day is the companion to keep you fresh, grateful, mighty, and driven. In 100 exercises, reflections, and cues that you can use to immediately realign your mind and keep your focus unwavering, this audio guide will show you how to keep the breakthroughs catalyzed by Sincero’s iconic books You Are a Badass and You Are a Badass at Making Money going.