Freedom is Death to the Creative ! Freedom is death is a provocation statement - and for the creative / artist it is vital to embrace parameters. It is one thing to say, “I want to travel more”. If you were to say - “Lets go to San Francisco for the weekend”, now a lot of specific and creative ideas begin to emerge. Check out this episode to find how you can harness your creative unique - you ness - to help you create more. Ma...

Write What You Know … they say.There is an old saying, “Write what you know.” And that is true - kind of. Just don’t take that advice literally. Write to the underlying emotionally life that you know - but feel free to put that emotional truth into any circumstance you wish. We break this down fairly quickly in this super fast podcast episode. Make sure to take the free Creative Elements Quiz on his website to find out what your Creative Element is a...

Creative Element. WATER. This is part 1 of a 4 part series on the Creative Elements. Water is all about going with the flow and at the same time Water needs to have a container in order to even exist as water Water is also the only element that as the ability to be in 3 different states. Ice / Frozen. Steam / Vapor. And water. Check out this episode to find how you can harness your creative element to help you create more. &nbs...

Fire. This is part 2 of a 4 part series on the Creative Elements. Fire must express itself. What makes Fire unique is that to even exist it must consume two different fuel sources. One is air and the other is a fuel source of their choosing. If you have a fire in the natural world, the fire will burn whatever is in its path and will also need air / oxygen in order to live. As a Fire in the creative world - we will need air and we will need to pick our other primar...

CREATIVE ELEMENT: EARTH This is part 3 of a 4 part series on the Creative Elements. Earth is all about being ground in the physical world - a fully alive and sentient being that loves structure. Connecting to the 5 physical senses, eating, enjoying lovely scents, walking in nature - anything and everything that is grounding is key for Earth Element creatives As well as being super patient with themselves and others. Check out this episode to find how...

Creative Element: AIR AIR ELEMENT. This is part 4 of a 4 part series on the Creative Elements. Check out this episode to find how you can harness your creative element to help you create more. Make sure to take the free Creative Elements Quiz on his website to find out what your Creative Element is and how it can work for you. www.JoshuaTownshend.com SUMMARY KEYWORDSair, element, ideas, multitude, creative, creative self expres...

Awareness is one of the main tools creatives work with - no matter what you are developing. Can be awareness of yourself, the outside world through the 5 physical senses or Self Awareness. This episode has a quick and fun exercise that will help you to grow your awareness on all levels. Make sure to take the free Creative Elements Quiz on his website to find out what your Creative Element is and how it can work for you. JoshuaTownshend.com

Welcome to The Creative Present. This show is about expanding your creative self-expression. And, at the same time getting your projects done.We start the work by being present. Present to yourself, your process, your current creative project. As well as your inner/outer worlds. The first step is always to be present, so you can do the most potent, powerful, impactful work. To do this you will want to deepen the following; yourself, your senses, your inner space, your atmosphere, your t...