Wednesday, March 22, 2006

"The Artist's Way" Wednesday - Part 1

I was rereading parts of "The Artist's Way at Work" last night and I remembered how helpful I found the exercises to be in unlocking creativity in business. I really recommend doing the 12 week program, but I'll share a different exercise every Wednesday to get you going!

Tool: Imaginary Lives
"If you had five other lives, what would you really enjoy being?... Don't be sensible here! The point of these lives is for you to have a good time in them, a better time than you might be having in your life as it's currently constituted."

I'll share my other outlandish career choices in the comments section. No pressure for you to share yours (unless you want to!) but I'd love to hear what you learned about your inner career coach!

This book brings the bestseller, "The Artist's Way", into the workplace by using the same tools to achieve creativity and fulfillment not only in your work, but in all areas of your life. I have to admit that I did not do the 12 week regimen back-to-back, as they suggest, but I still culled a lot of great lessons from doing it sporadically.

1 comment:

Susan said...

As promised, here are my 5 imaginary lives...
1. Floral Designer
2. Magazine Editor
3. Spy
4. Pop star
5. Straw hat-maker on a tiny island

I know they are totally ridiculous, but when really examining these choices I find some basic things I love to do at the root.