In the ninth episode of the “creative obstacles” series, we look at the idea of how easy it is to blame others for our lack of creative output—and why we don’t want to do that. One of the ways that we avoid getting our creative work done is to involve ourselves in the affairs of others, enter into dramatic and difficult relationships, and distract ourselves with people–and then blame them for our meager output. What can we do to change this dynamic? Tune in and find out.

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In the eighth episode of the “creative obstacles” series, we examine the idea that the anxiety produced in us when our creative projects shift and change can cause us to flee the encounter. It is in the nature of creating that the project in front of may change countless times as we continue thinking about it, as we chnage our mind about its direction, and as it takes on a life of its own. What can we do to survive all of this morphing? Tune in and find out.

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In the seventh episode of the “creative obstacles” series, we look at the idea that a creative person’s sense of individuality is a special sort of challenge. Born individual into a conventional world, a creative person begins to grow oppositional as he fights to retain his individuality. What can he do to retain his individuality and modulate his growing oppositional nature? Tune in and find out.

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In the sixth episode of the “creative obstacles” series, we examine the idea that there is a difference between having emotions and being a slave to your emotions. It is necessary that a creative person have and express her emotions, but that is a very different thing from being led around by the nose by her fear, anger, envy, or sadness. What can we do to break free of the grip of our emotions? Tune in and listen.

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