Fostering True Creativity

How do we re-connect to our innate creative source—that essential faculty of creativity—our intuitive brilliance which guides us out of difficult situations, charts our positive pathway forward, opens us to new insight, revelation, possibility—and is the ultimate channel for our deepest expressions of the divine? This 10-day course is an invitation to explore that very question, wherein, you are invited to reconnect with your true creative self, living open-heartedly into the answers. In 10 modules covering topics from purpose and passion to prosperity and participation, you will learn how to access deeper levels of creativity whatever your chosen mode of expression. You will learn how to stay consistent, avoid procrastination, and improve your skills. You will also learn ways to enter “deep creative flow,” avoid creative blocks, and connect with supportive creative community.

Leçon 1: Purpose

What does creativity mean to you? What is its role in your life right now? In our first session we will briefly define True creativity, and then explore purpose in relationship to creativity. Clarity on the creative journey is one of your most powerful allies. Not that you need to know what to create, but why you are driven to create in the first place.

Leçon 2: Passion

In session two we will discover how to cultivate more energy and passion around your art, which ushers in deeper levels of creative flow. All great artists learn to cultivate and manage their energy from within. Get ready to learn how to leverage the right forms of passion to help take your creative life to the next level.

Leçon 3: Practice

This session will cover the myth of talent and how consistency wins! Practice doesn’t make perfect, practice makes process, and with continued attention it makes for proficiency and with even more consistency, it makes for mastery. This is where most people get stuck. In this session you will learn how to improve your creative skills through disciplined action and repetition. Taking action when you DON’T feel inspired, makes a world of difference.

Leçon 4: Process

It seems that all great artists have a process they engage with in order to get their work done. In this session we learn how to develop a process that becomes your personal roadmap to completion. Patience is another P we could have added here in regards to sticking with your practice until an organic process arises spontaneously over time.

Leçon 5: Perseverance And Persistence

When they say no, you say yes! Successful artists persevere in the face of failure and rejection. In this session we will learn how to cultivate the love of practice and process in regards to our particular creative discipline, which then drives our inspiration to persevere in the face of inevitable failure.

Leçon 6: Perpetual (Deep) Study

In this session we cover the importance of “deep study.” Geeking out on your craft so you gain intimate knowledge of your genre’s history, process, trends and innovations. Part of perseverance is the practice of staying engaged, pivoting and learning new ways to approach your creativity. See how all the Ps start to blend in with one another?

Leçon 7: Prosperity

This session will cover some of the different ways we can think about prosperity as it relates to creativity and art making. Our culture seems overly obsessed with money and work for pay, in which, most people associate this with prosperity. But, as we will learn, prosperity can take many forms. We will explore how to cultivate the prosperity mindset for creatives.

Leçon 8: Participation (Community)

One of the best things we can do as creative people is reach out and connect with community. In this session we will cover ways to engage with community. Getting support and giving support, but also going to readings, viewings, openings, recitals, concerts, happenings—and considering steps we can take to participate in creative performances out in public.

Leçon 9: Platform (Audience)

What is a platform and do I really need one? This session explores what is a platform is exactly, and how to develop one. We will reflect on your expertise, and ask: What are your strengths? Are you looking to create for an audience of one or an audience of many? Who do you want to reach with your creative vision?

Leçon 10: Promotion

We could devote an entire course to promotion for creatives, but in this final session we will discuss several effective ways of getting your unique creative vision out into the world. This session will remind you that your vision matters, and that there are some simple and wonderful ways that you get to participate. We will also close with some final thoughts, additional resources, info on complimentary creativity meditations, and opportunities for deeper study.

Reviews

A Productive course in its many offerings. Good ideas and techniques are presented in a fashion that is very understandable. Many good questions will get you thinking and closer to becoming truly creative. Give it a try. You will find out more about who you are.

This has some incredibly helpful information for artists and creatives. I will look further into Albert’s work. Thanks

Excellent, practical help. Thank you.

Excellent. Thank you so much. Will listen again and explore more on your site. Powerfully helpful, candid, enjoyable to follow.

I really enjoyed following this course, a lot of insight and really engaging !! Thank you Albert, it helped me to get more clarity and get back on the track of creativity !! 🙏🏼😊

Absolutely loved this, thank you.

What every creator needs

Thank you Albert, it was very useful and inspiring!!!

I enjoyed how he broke the process. I particularly benefited from the section on perseverance. Both of those were particularly helpful for me as I begin writing my book.

Very interesting and inspirational. I enjoyed the course and shared insights that have broadened my creative horizons.

Best way to show the path to be creative. Thanks so, so much Albert 🙏🏼
Looking forward to apply it

This helped inspire me and get over some of my fears about sharing work, making work, being mediocre, being rejected. I’d recommend for anyone who is in a creative rut.

Informative, filled with practical advice from someone who has lived the writer’s journey. I took lots of notes and ended up buying his writing book. I really liked that the course was basically a series of short lectures and that the meditations Albert has created are separate, because now that I’ve completed the course i can go straight to the guided meditations without digging back through days of lectures. I highly recommend both the course and the meditations for anyone who is struggling with their creative journey.

I love that this is all directly about creativity. There are some great references to work I know and work I will learn about. For example, Tom Waits, Elizabeth Gilbert, Natalie Goldberg, were great to be referenced. I will listen to the entire course more times to get more from it. Thank you! More like this!

This far exceeded my expectation, I could take every class ever offered by Albert!

This was just what I needed. Thank you so much for this great course. I’ll be listening more than once.

A lovely summary of all things to consider when being creative. Thank you 🙏💜

The insights were inspiring and provided lots of tips and tricks to keep the creative flame burning.

Great course, I feel inspired

Very interesting and enjoyable. An engaging and knowledgable speaker.