The Creative Life TV: Creativity, Innovation and Inspiring Ideas | James Taylor

This is a slightly unusual episode of The Creative Life TV Show as I have just decided to open up my coaching program again and become the creativity coach for six new clients. You see, every day I am contacted by creatives from around the world who ask me if I would coach them. Usually, I […]

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In this episode of The Creative Life TV show I talk about Warren Buffett's advice for creatives when it comes to goal setting. Based on the advice that the legendary investor gave to his airline pilot we look at the power of focus to achieve goals. This advice is also something that any creative can […]

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In this episode of The Creative Life TV Show I talk about the issue of 'creative imposter syndrome' and how it affects so many people today. Recently I was with one of my coaching clients, a very successful author and musician, and just before he went up on stage to play in front of thousands, he turned […]

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In this episode of The Creative Life TV Show I talk about how brainwriting can be a great way to generate new ideas from your team. Based on the 6-3-5 brainstorming technique developed in the late 60's it works especially well for introverts. Watch the Video 'Brainwriting' Show Notes: 6-3-5 Technique 6 Participants + Moderator Define […]

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I believe that attending a creative retreat is incredibly powerful in our growth as creatives. Recently I gave a talk on creativity at the Martin Taylor Guitar Retreat near Woodstock, New York and in this episode of The Creative Life TV Show I talk about the value of creative retreats. Watch the Video 'Why You Should […]

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Coming up with really innovative ideas requires thinking outside the box, getting a bit uncomfortable in our thinking and pushing ourselves a little more in our thinking. Here's a short creativity exercise that you can try as a bit of fun. It is called 'The 9 Points Problem'. Imagine we have 9 points up here on […]

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I love reading books about creativity, the creative process and how we generate and develop new ideas. I read a lot of books and I have put together some of my Top 10 creativity books. Here are some of the creativity books from my list: Out Of Our Minds by Ken Robinsons Creativity Inc. by […]

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Are you pursuing the right goals in your life? Have you set goals that you feel excited about and which you are striving to achieve. In this episode of The Creative Life TV I look at how to set SMART, PURE and CLEAR goals. Watch the Video Please leave a comment below and tell me […]

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Have you ever experienced a creative flow state? That feeling when you lose a sense of time and are completely immersed in the activity you are doing, Around 2000 years ago the philosopher Aristotle argued that the purpose of life is to be happy. Often when we are asked to described what happiness feels like […]

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There are points in our lives when we need to make creative decisions, when we need to cut off one option to take up another. Making a creative decision can be like facing a crossroad and so how do we decide which road to go down? In this episode of The Creative Life TV Show, […]

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