The Coach's Guide to Completing Creative Work: 40+ Tips for Working with Procrastination, Perfectionism and More

ISBN-13: 9781032397795 / Angielski

Eric Maisel; Lynda Monk

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This book brings together 38 creativity coaches from around the world to offer coaches, therapists, creatives and clients accessible and practical tools to get their creative work done.

Curated by two leading creativity coaches, these chapters seek to help coaches and clients alike tackle common challenges that all creatives face when finishing a project. Chapters cover topics such as procrastination, failure, accountability, perfectionism, mindfulness, the importance of support, perseverance and more, with each section finishing with tips for both clients and coaches that can be used in sessions. Filled with rich case studies and true stories from creativity coaches throughout, this book addresses the current issues of our times, such as the distractions of social media, remote working and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Applicable to a range of creative disciplines, this book is essential reading for coaches, therapists and their creative clients looking to complete their creative work efficiently and effectively.

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Co-Editor's Introduction  1. Why Completing Creative Work is So Darn Hard  2. The Stories We Tell Ourselves  3. Failure Is an Option  4. How Creative Rituals Help Get Things Done  5. The Joy of Completion  6. Spotlight Your Intentions  7. How an Accountability Partner Helped Me Finish My Book  8. Completion: Journey or Destination?  9. Three Steps to Perseverance  10. A Mindful Approach to Completing Creative Work  11. Planting Your Work  12. Use Performance to Encourage Completion  13. How Community Can Help Solitary Creatives Finish  14.The Value of Support  15. Shaping Routines That Work  16. Moving from Self-Doubt into Self-Leadership  17. How Grace, Gratitude, and Generosity Can Help Us Find the Path Forward  18. The Power of a Secular Shabbat Practice  19. When the End is Near: Creative Finishing  20. 3 Steps to Permanently Stop Procrastination  21. Actually, You Do Have Time for Completing Your Creative Projects  22. Finding a Kinder Way to Let Go  23. A Creative Structure for Completing  24. The Quest(ions) to Completion: Lessons in Following Your Bliss  25. How Pietro Used Discipline and Self-imposed Contraints to Complete His Artistic Project  26. Working From the Inside Out  27. Finishing Paintings  28. How to Get from There to Here: Using Task Blocks to Complete Your Book  29. Finishing by Design  30. Factoring In the Impact of Your Creative Work  31. Timely Completing via Right Thinking  32. Mind Yourself  33. The Show Must Go On: So Must the Process  34. How to Stay When You Feel Like Bailing  35. Neuronal Energy Shot: Using Guided Imagery to Activate Performance Energy  36. Timely Completing Using Your Existential Intelligence  37. Encouraging Motivation During the Final Stages  38. Creative Mental Fitness  39. Sylvia and Her One Thing  40. Journaling for Completion  Co-Editor's Conclusion: 12 Tips for Completing Your Creative Projects