There can be no courage unless you’re scared.
~Eddie Rickenbacker
Being a creative, you must realize about the only two things I do on a daily basis is sleep and eat!
However, my intention is to journal every day — at least in some form. I have a pop-up reminder on my Google Calendar [...]
Filed under: Intentions, creative planner, quote, right-brain, solutions, visual journaling | Tagged: Rituals | Leave a Comment »
All who have accomplished great things have had a great aim, have fixed their gaze on a goal which was high, one which sometimes seemed impossible. ~ Orison Swett Marden
Perhaps the change of seasons … or the weather … or mere routine replacing scenic travel and being away from home. Whatever it is, I seemed [...]
Filed under: creative, creative planner, graphic organizer, overcome, quote, solutions, tactile planning, the art of planning, visual journal, visual journaling | Tagged: art visioning | Leave a Comment »
Every day we are faced with a rollercoaster of ideas, activities and interruptions that takes us for a wild ride in our attempt to manage our time effectively. Being the creAtive I am … I have employed a wide variety of tools and methods to keep myself {on-task}. Well, as much as possible — [...]
Filed under: graphic organizer, planner, quote, solutions, the art of planning, visual thinking | Leave a Comment »
Image Credit (and more kaleidoscope views …)
One of the reasons I have always enjoyed consulting, mentoring and teaching? Coming alongside another person to listen, provide input — and sometimes simply serve as a {dream-scribe} as inspirations flash into view … Well, said roles always produce both bloom (for the client) as well as [...]
Filed under: admin, creative planner, right-brain, the art of planning, visual journal, visual journaling | Tagged: art visioning, change | Leave a Comment »
This Sunday, I am going with a theme for the potpourri post. The discussions within my accountability groups have this common thread: How do we declutter our schedules and yet maintain the aspects of our days that we enjoy?
A colleague of mine and I been brainstorming answers to this question. We have realized that once [...]
Filed under: creative planner, free form thinking, graphic organizer, living on purpose, organizer, practice, right-brain, solutions, the art of planning, visual journal, visual thinking | Tagged: Sunday Potpourri | Leave a Comment »
This is the cover of my creative friend’s journal-planner …
A good goal is like a strenuous exercise – it makes you stretch. ~Mary Kay Ash
Collage journaling — also referred to as scrapbooking, creative journaling, art journals — is my right brain method of planning and pondering the realities of the universe — well, my universe! [...]
Filed under: creative planner, free form thinking, graphic organizer, organizer, planner, quotable, right-brain, solutions, the art of planning, visual thinking | Leave a Comment »
Image Credit
I am free-form thinking my through the mental pile of projects in my head. This weekend I have the house to myself and room to spread out all the literal piles (I have been avoiding) and to ponder the mental ones.
There are several resources for what is defined as “visual thinking,” graphic-organizing,” mind-mapping … and an assortment [...]
Filed under: creative planner, free form thinking, graphic organizer, planner, solutions, study skills, the art of planning, visual thinking | Leave a Comment »
If I come to a point where I am “turned-around” in my coursework (or other tasks) I create a Blocks in a Box™ diagram. It consists of each element of the situation being named and framed in a box (and.or the use of Post-it® notes). The boxes are grouped and.or connected linearly in order [...]
Filed under: creative planner, graphic organizer, student, study skills | 1 Comment »
