Before you can figure out your niche in the creative schemes of things, you need to understand yourself, your strenghts and weaknesses, your true desires, your personal definition of success.  The following questions are designed to make you think about yourself from various angles. Answer them quickly. Put down the first thing that pops into…

You have an inner guide (if you will pay attention to it).  It is a little voice. It is seldom very loud, but there is a lot of wisdom in there. So as you answer the following questions, run them by your inner guide. Don’t think about your answers for more than a second or…

You can have anything in life you want; you just can’t have everything you want. (Where would you put it all?). Many things will catch your eye, but very few will catch your heart. Those are the things we ware trying to identify here. In all seriousness, career – related decisions are the hardest to…

When I ask most people what their goals are, they stammer ‘who, me?”  Yes, you. Do you have any goals? You do? Good. Just give me one goal you have for this year. When? NOW! ‘I want to make more money this year.’  Okay, if I give you one dollar, you have satisfied that goal….

Many creative heroines have no idea who they are, what they want out of life, where they are going, or what their passion is. Afraid to limit their options, their lives become a series of compromises and unplanned events. They are spinning out of control and feel powerless to stop it.  They have zigzagged their…

With goals, you get a bird’s – eye view of your life. An overview. Think of being in a plane or balloon, soaring over the scenery, looking down. Everything seems so small, so clear. You get above the trivial details, above the self-doubt. This kind of perspective allows you to do the right thing, at…

I believe that wehen we do what we are supposed to do – meaning we enjoy it and are good at it – the money will eventually flow, as long as we believe we deserve it and we ask for it and willingly accept it. But creative, right-brained people are usually not driven by money,…

Your quest, should you choose to accept it, is the overriding principle on which to base your life and career. This gives your life clarity and focus, without stifling or restricting you. A quest story is written to inspire you, not to impress others. It reflects your inner desires and values, as well as the…

At this point eliminate any goals that contain one of the following concerns:  It is not really something you want for yourself, but something you put down because it would impress or satisfy others.  It won’t make you happier, healthier, wealthier, wiser or more creative.  It does not involve activities you enjoy doing or do…

The ability to visualize your goals puts you a long way toward reaching them. (You can’t hit a target you can’t see). What do they look like? Project yourself forward. See yourself living as if they were already a reality. This intensifies your desire. When you can see it, you can believe it. Let’s try…

Self Limiting Stories hold back many creative heroines from reaching their goals. Many people, a great many, in fact, have a goal to write a book. I hear it all the time. Yet only a fraction of them ever do it. It remains the elusive goal. I think it is more a case of wanting…

When I am working on a Heroine’s Journey guide I give myself a page count and set a deadline. I find that very helpful. I know how much I have to do and when it has to be completed. If the Heroine’s Journey guide is to be three hundred pages and I have one hundred…