The Creative Mind

“You go to work, and sometimes what is demanded of you is that you break your heart.” Jurnee Smollett

“Then all the terrible things I’ve had to go through surfaced after we’d finished shooting.” Maggie Gyllenhaal

After one particularly violent scene, Summer Bishil remembers going back to her dressing room and “having a little emotional tantrum and crying. And being very sad…really tired too.”

“Lady Gaga also described the feeling of being out of touch with herself, feeling as if she was still on the set while taking a walk in the city.” Psychotherapist Mihaela Ivan Holtz

"By stimulating wonder and curiosity, awe may be the key to creativity." || + more articles

"Psychologists have known for many years that mindsets have a huge impact on your mood, your perceptual abilities and your general level of happiness. And mindset is probably the most important influence on your creative ability." -

Mastering Creativity program with New York Times bestselling author Michael Gelb - Live training starts Thursday, March 26, 2015.

Maggie Taylor creates digital photomontages "to invite the viewer to engage and recollect, almost like entering a stage set or a scene from a dream... Making images for me is a way of life. I can’t imagine not doing it."

Daniel H. Pink excerpt from The Science of Thriving virtual conference on making a bigger impact with your creative work. Sign up for free for live presentations (September 16-20, 2013) and recordings at http://bit.ly/19YUD7T

He is the author of the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller "To Sell Is Human: The Surprising Truth About Moving Others" http://buff.ly/1ejOZSW

As an artist, you need to access your emotions to make your art, perform, or accomplish your goals. Emotions are your creative power. Sometimes, your past emotional experiences can hijack your feelings in the present; thus, interfering with your creativity or performance.” – Psychotherapist Mihaela Ivan Holtz

When you find your voice, doubts, insecurities don't interfere with that voice. No waiting for the right moment. You don’t need anyone’s permission.

“Rejection lurks around every corner in the arts world. In fact, for you, the creative or the performer, knowing how to tolerate, be with, and work with rejection is almost a career requirement!

Fashion photographer Miss Aniela says "Going to one’s dreams, or life experiences/subconscious, I have found to be the best way to conceive images."