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Robert Genn: "Painting is a matter of thinking of one thing while you're thinking of something else. " Visit this link >>

Sarah Lacy: What do you think about when you're creating?

Clint Watson: "You need the discipline to get into your studio and start working. At that point, your love for creating should kick in and it should be fun, not a chore. " Visit this link >>

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Gary Peters: "Trying to find a way for your artwork to at least pay for itself-especially if you've only ever sold a couple of pieces-is a challenge we all face." Visit this link >>

Sarah Lacy: A great idea to cover some of the cost of making your art.

Steven Pressfield: "Good things happen when we start before we're ready. Not only do we open ourselves to the blessings of happy serendipity, but we steal a march on the forces of procrastination, perfectionism, overpreparation, fear and self-doubt." Visit this link >>

Sarah Lacy: Steven Pressfield talks about more ways we resist our creativity.

Tags: resistance | fear | procrastination | creativity | All Quotes by Steven Pressfield

Mark McGuinness: "The thing is, if you want to create something truly remarkable, it won't be built in a day. A great novel, a stunning design, a game-changing software application, a revolutionary company - this kind of thing takes time, thought, craft, and persistence." Visit this link >>

Sarah Lacy: Make sure your creative time is sacred - no phone, no emails. Just you and the work.

Hazel Dooney: "Without the gritty substance of good ideas, productivity is hollow and pointless. The complex, architectural process of conception doesn't just give meaning to my work, it gives meaning to me." Visit this link >>

Sarah Lacy: Hazel shares the thought process behind her art.

Tags: creativity | productivity | value | All Quotes by Hazel Dooney

Cory Huff: "When you stop doing business like everyone else, you find yourself sailing on a completely different sea. " Visit this link >>

Sarah Lacy: How can you be creative in your marketing?

Tags: marketing | sales | creativity | success | All Quotes by Cory Huff

Mark McGuinness: "Pick one or two times a day, when you're not under pressure to execute important creative work, and make these your 'e-mail times'. " Visit this link >>

Sarah Lacy: Some tips for handling email so it doesn't hurt your creativity.

Mark McGuinness: "If you value your creativity, beware of filling your glass all the way to the top. Outstanding creators typically leave some blank space in their schedule, to relax, recharge, do nothing and allow their minds to wander - which as we all know, is the time when inspiration is most likely to strike." Visit this link >>

Sarah Lacy: Doing more doesn't always mean being more effective. Downtime is necessary to creativity.

Tags: creativity | productivity | | All Quotes by Mark McGuinness

Steven Pressfield: "The part of our psyches that we write from, or paint from, or conceive new entrepreneurial or philanthropic ventures from . . . that part exists in a wholly different dimension from the part of us that is mucking up our personal lives. " Visit this link >>

Sarah Lacy: Steven Pressfield talks about the Resistance & how no matter how messed up life is, our creativity is still there.

Tags: creativity | resistance | fear | perseverence | All Quotes by Steven Pressfield

Robert Genn: "Rather than proscribing a recipe, think of your art as a dynamic event. " Visit this link >>

Sarah Lacy: Robert Genn discusses improvisation versus planning in art.

Ken Robert: "Practice Makes Perfect, but Play Makes Practice Purposeful." Visit this link >>

Sarah Lacy: Practice is important but don't let it stop you from creating the art you want to.

Tags: creativity | practice | mastery | All Quotes by Ken Robert

Hazel Dooney: "I used to measure a successful week by the amount I crammed into it. The trouble was, too many ended with little if anything actually done. Now I look to the long haul and an accumulation of small successes that, over months, add up to substantial accomplishment." Visit this link >>

Sarah Lacy: Steady, small, consistent steps cover more ground in the long term.

Hazel Dooney: "But I've learned that if I'm going to be productive as an artist, a chaotic, passionate intensity is useful only when it comes to conceiving the work, not making it." Visit this link >>

Sarah Lacy: Learning to balance passion & planning are key to creating steadily.

Ken Robert: "I committed to doing something daily, did it, repeatedly got bored, and thus repeatedly sought and found new ways to do it." Visit this link >>

Sarah Lacy: By doing something daily, no matter how small, you get involved in the creative flow.

Tags: creativity | commitment | All Quotes by Ken Robert

Cath Duncan: "When we're in a shoddy environment, then we get the signal that things are rough and we need to be more alert, get motivated, and release more energy to be able to deal with our rough environment." Visit this link >>

Sarah Lacy: Ironically, the shabbier your studio space, the harder & better you'll work.

Tags: studio | creativity | All Quotes by Cath Duncan

Christine Kane: "No amount of trying to inhale one more shred of inspiration is going to make it any easier to put your heart and soul out there." Visit this link >>

Sarah Lacy: It can be so easy to just get lost in art books, but sometimes you just have to make art.

Tags: | productivity | creativity | | All Quotes by Christine Kane

Ashley Sinclair: "You gotta remember that your creativity needs to be fed. Hint: creative output, or learning new skills, don't count." Visit this link >>

Sarah Lacy: Taking time to recharge your creativity before you're burnt out is vital.

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Cath Duncan: "Connecting is one of the fastest and most effective ways to grow your business. Perhaps more importantly though, connecting is core to your sustained intrinsic motivation, your learning, the quality of your thinking, your creativity, your positive mood and your overall performance as a creative entrepreneur." Visit this link >>

Sarah Lacy: Connecting is important not only for your business, but it's vital to your creativity and motivation.

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Charlie Gilkey: "A good creative understands that there are times to forge ideas and there are times to sort email, and that both are critical components to her ability to make money." Visit this link >>

Sarah Lacy: Learning to value your creativity is vital to making money.

Tags: | money | creativity | | All Quotes by Charlie Gilkey

Lisa Sonora Beam: "What if the creative person applied their creative genius to the acts of business? We can, if we look at business as another type creative problem to wrestle with." Visit this link >>

Sarah Lacy: What if business wasn't some foreign language? What if it was an extension of your creativity?

Tags: | marketing | creativity | business | All Quotes by Lisa Sonora Beam

Dave Rowley: "It's easy to get discouraged when we think that for all our creative efforts we haven't learned anything, or grown. All the hours spent sketching, writing, practicing scales can seem wasted. " Visit this link >>

Sarah Lacy: A beautiful description of artistic growth.

Tags: creativity | mastery | All Quotes by Dave Rowley

Robert Genn: "Be ambitious for the work and not for the reward. " Visit this link >>

Sarah Lacy: Some ideas on creativity, discipline and loving what you do.

Tags: | passion | creativity | All Quotes by Robert Genn

Keith Bond: "I would suggest considering how your surroundings influence what you are creating." Visit this link >>

Sarah Lacy: Your creative environment plays an important role in how easy it is for you to get "in the zone".

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Ken Roberts: "Do what you must, even if you don't know why at first. It doesn't have to make sense. It just has to move you toward your center." Visit this link >>

Sarah Lacy: Sometimes our creative urges can be inexplicable, but if you don't follow them, you'll never know where they lead!

Tags: | inspiration | creativity | All Quotes by Ken Roberts

Sue Smith: "In the blog world, in our local artist communities - there's overwhelm in the information available, telling us how to do everything except maintain balance and create in the face of the unknown. " Visit this link >>

Sarah Lacy: Sue Smith wants to know how you deal with creative overwhelm.

Tags: creativity | overwhelm | All Quotes by Sue Smith

Ankesh Kothari: "As Poincare digs into how hundreds of other people got their "Eureka" moments, he finds a common element. Most people stumble upon their breakthrough right after a period of rest." Visit this link >>

Sarah Lacy: Rest is just as important for effective creativity as hard work and discipline.

Tags: creativity | productivity | All Quotes by Ankesh Kothari

Ali Hale: "What would you rather leave when you're gone - an empty inbox, or a masterpiece that touches the lives of people you'll never meet?" Visit this link >>

Sarah Lacy: Productivity is about focusing your attention on the things that matter most - your art.

Tags: creativity | productivity | All Quotes by Ali Hale

Ali Hale: "Whether you work with words or paint, pixels or code, your creativity comes from somewhere beneath the surface chatter of conscious thoughts." Visit this link >>

Sarah Lacy: You need space and time to think to be creative. Don't fill your day with busyness.

Tags: creativity | productivity | All Quotes by Ali Hale

Gwen Bell: "Take a few minutes today to create a minimalist computer experience for yourself. " Visit this link >>

Sarah Lacy: Try to limit your computer time & spend more time creating.

Tags: creativity | productivity | All Quotes by Gwen Bell

Mark McGuinness: "Maybe playing it safe and avoiding mistakes is the biggest mistake you could make. If you do it for the rest of your life, you could end up looking back and wishing you'd taken a few more risks - and made a few more surprising, magical discoveries." Visit this link >>

Sarah Lacy: A lot of creatives are scared of doing things wrong - here are some tips to help you move past it.

Tags: creativity | productivity | All Quotes by Mark McGuinness

Ken Roberts: "When you commit to doing something daily you no longer have the luxury of waiting for a big idea to strike. You have to work with the small ones and you start looking for inspiration in the more subtle aspects of every day life like the sound of a motor cycle somewhere in the distance or the shadow of a tree on your neighbor's rooftop." Visit this link >>

Sarah Lacy: Ken Roberts reminds us of the power of choosing to do something creative every day, no matter how small it is.

Tags: | action | creativity | productivity | All Quotes by Ken Roberts

Charlie Gilkey: "One of the most common themes that have come up from my work with creative folks is that they've chopped their days up into so many incoherent chunks that they resist starting anything because they can't get "into it" long enough to make a difference." Visit this link >>

Sarah Lacy: An in depth, insightful examination of how creativity and focus interact.

Tags: creativity | productivity | All Quotes by Charlie Gilkey

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