ThePeopleAlchemist Edit: business and life experimentation starts with choosing to do so and then challenging yourself

That's right. It is now time to summon the muses and, as Kelly Brogan said: 'The paths we can't yet visualise are the ones we should get excited about'. For the ones who have not read my previous blogs on the subject, I have adopted Art & Soul Reloaded by Pam Grout. You see, I don't just recommend books for others to read and buy, I use them to improve my life. Hence my wholehearted support as my blueprint/companion in reclaiming my bold, audacious creative side, as Grout calls it. I am now on week eight of the yearlong apprenticeship.

Summoning The Muses

What does that mean, though? If you want to write, paint, make a movie (or whatever your dream is), you need to set aside the hours to do it. Dreaming about writing a book will not get the book written. The same as reading books about doing whatever else will not get it done. Summoning the muses, our inner creative side, our intuition is easy. We can all do it. It is always there waiting for us to call upon it. But we need to access it and then USE it firstly. It is scary, especially if we let the Little Editor in our head criticise and dissect everything we do. And, worse still, IF we listen... We can do anything we set our mind toward it. The bigger and the bolder the dream, the better. As Tim Ferriss said in The 4-Hour Work Week (another super favourite of mine, which I'm experimenting with now): Doing The Unrealistic Is Easier Than Doing The Realistic. The majority of people think they are incapable of achieving great things. So they aim low/er. But the reality is everybody is insecure about something. It is common to overestimate the competition and underestimate yourself. The Little Editor is always editing. Ferris points out that massive, seemly unachievable goals give an adrenaline infusion that helps to overcome obstacles and trials. Realistic, smaller goals are uninspiring, and therefore people quit easier or earlier. The first thing is then: is your dream something that you want, and I mean really? Is it inspiring you? Then the next step is to use some physiological self-conditioning a la Pavlov dogs and create some ritual to perform before beginning to work, every day/every time, on the dream - before summoning the muse/s. Grout wrote that Jack Kerouac writes by candlelight, David Lynch goes to the same Bob's Big Boy every day at 2.30 and drinks a giant chocolate milkshake for the rush of ideas ( I guess that's happened when he first started or it is something that brought him luck, whatever...). Week two exercise of Art & Soul was to write an invocation to the muses before commencing to write (well, for me, it is writing) every day - this ritual is on top and links affirmation/prayer to something kinaesthetic to create a more profound impression/conditioning. I'm already following Pam (pardon the first name basis, I have adopted her as my inspiration/model/mentor from afar in energy/creative experimentation) advice on blogging daily, and it is working, so now I shall add this to raise my vibes and create the right mood to create. Summoning the muses. What about you? What would help you create an encouraging/supporting routine to achieve your dream? Let me know, leave a comment - I always love learning from others... #youcreateyourownreality #lifestyledesign #lifestyleedit #followme #like #share