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The Author Wheel Podcast: Exploring the Intersection of Music, Writing, and Podcasting
Creativity & Productivity Jim Wilbourne 12/17/23 Creativity & Productivity Jim Wilbourne 12/17/23

The Author Wheel Podcast: Exploring the Intersection of Music, Writing, and Podcasting

If you're curious about the world of podcasting, audio engineering, or how to blend your creative passions, this episode is a must-listen.

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Need Help Getting Started With Writing?
Creativity & Productivity Jim Wilbourne 10/3/22 Creativity & Productivity Jim Wilbourne 10/3/22

Need Help Getting Started With Writing?

In September 2022, I joined A. R. Witham and Thiago Abdalla, two fantastic indie authors to answer some of your questions about creativity, writing, and indie publishing.

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Your Creative Metabolism #2 - Your Creative Diet
Creativity & Productivity Jim Wilbourne 2/21/16 Creativity & Productivity Jim Wilbourne 2/21/16

Your Creative Metabolism #2 - Your Creative Diet

In the previous article of this series, we talked about the importance of balancing your creative input and output. In this article, we’re just looking at the input, and then discussing the importance of balancing it.

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Your Creative Metabolism #1 - Balancing Consumption With Production
Creativity & Productivity Jim Wilbourne 2/14/16 Creativity & Productivity Jim Wilbourne 2/14/16

Your Creative Metabolism #1 - Balancing Consumption With Production

When moving from good to great, creatives need to be conscious of their consumption habits. An imbalance of input vs. output can lead to some major issues. This isn’t a problem that can be solved prescriptively. This takes a measure of intra-personal intellect.

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Your Creative Metabolism
Creativity & Productivity Jim Wilbourne 2/8/16 Creativity & Productivity Jim Wilbourne 2/8/16

Your Creative Metabolism

Today I’m beginning a series on a concept I like to call your creative metabolism. In this article, I’m going to break down the essential concepts, and in the following blogs, I will dive deeper into each.

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YourCreativeWell.com Goes Social!
News & Updates, Creativity & Productivity Jim Wilbourne 1/24/16 News & Updates, Creativity & Productivity Jim Wilbourne 1/24/16

YourCreativeWell.com Goes Social!

These social pages share new and great goodies from YourCreativeWell.com, and also curate the best content on creativity from around the web. My goal is to make sure you have more creative inspiration than you know what to do with.

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Overcoming Stage Fright
Creativity & Productivity Jim Wilbourne 1/17/16 Creativity & Productivity Jim Wilbourne 1/17/16

Overcoming Stage Fright

If you’re suffering from stage fright, and you’re not sure what to do, here are 3 tips I learned that will help you perform with grace, and kick the stage fight blues for good.

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Feeling Creative Isolation? Join My Creative Mastermind!
Creativity & Productivity Jim Wilbourne 1/10/16 Creativity & Productivity Jim Wilbourne 1/10/16

Feeling Creative Isolation? Join My Creative Mastermind!

I’m familiar with creative isolation, and I want to invite you to be a part of my solution.

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Cutting Corners With Your Sleep? Your Creativity Is Suffering!
Creativity & Productivity Jim Wilbourne 12/13/15 Creativity & Productivity Jim Wilbourne 12/13/15

Cutting Corners With Your Sleep? Your Creativity Is Suffering!

Is it better to lose a little sleep in order to stay a step ahead?

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3 Things Writers Can Learn From Politicians
Creativity & Productivity Jim Wilbourne 11/22/15 Creativity & Productivity Jim Wilbourne 11/22/15

3 Things Writers Can Learn From Politicians

Though it might not seem like the democrats and republicans know the difference between Rembrandt and Roth or Dali and Dahl, I think there are quite a few things writers can learn from politics.

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How to Die Empty
Creativity & Productivity Jim Wilbourne 11/15/15 Creativity & Productivity Jim Wilbourne 11/15/15

How to Die Empty

I’ve heard it said that the most valuable land is a graveyard. Thousands of people die every day, taking a lifetime worth of unexplored ideas with them. Poems unwritten, philosophies unexpressed, melodies uncomposed.

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Building Your Idea Muscle
Creativity & Productivity Jim Wilbourne 11/8/15 Creativity & Productivity Jim Wilbourne 11/8/15

Building Your Idea Muscle

Ideas are the seeds of all great creations. They’re the building blocks we use to create new and innovative experiences. But just as creativity is a function of our minds that must be cultivated, so does our ability to generate ideas.

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Putting Creativity First. Everyday.
Creativity & Productivity Jim Wilbourne 11/1/15 Creativity & Productivity Jim Wilbourne 11/1/15

Putting Creativity First. Everyday.

I’ve been experimenting with optimizing the amount of time I have during a given day to accomplish all the things I need to do.

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Discovering Your Creative Superpowers
Creativity & Productivity Jim Wilbourne 10/11/15 Creativity & Productivity Jim Wilbourne 10/11/15

Discovering Your Creative Superpowers

We all have a superpower. It’s not the kind of superpower that superman or the daredevil has. It’s the ability to create new things.

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What Harry Potter Taught Me About Productivity
Creativity & Productivity Jim Wilbourne 9/13/15 Creativity & Productivity Jim Wilbourne 9/13/15

What Harry Potter Taught Me About Productivity

I’ve talked about why it’s important to capture your ideas and why you should do so in the moment. But some hold fast to the notion that if the idea is worth recording, you’ll remember it. If you’re in that camp, this is definitely for you.

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Top 5 Idea Generating Podcasts
Creativity & Productivity Jim Wilbourne 8/23/15 Creativity & Productivity Jim Wilbourne 8/23/15

Top 5 Idea Generating Podcasts

If you’re a creative and are looking for a wealth of ideas that you can use to build your next great creation, these podcasts will give you more food for thought than you’ll know what to do with.

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Conquering Creative Paralysis
Creativity & Productivity Jim Wilbourne 8/16/15 Creativity & Productivity Jim Wilbourne 8/16/15

Conquering Creative Paralysis

Have you ever felt like you couldn’t bring yourself to move to the next step? As if something was holding you back and you couldn’t quite place you finger on the issue?

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3 Ways to Solidify Your Ideas
Creativity & Productivity Jim Wilbourne 8/9/15 Creativity & Productivity Jim Wilbourne 8/9/15

3 Ways to Solidify Your Ideas

Often we have a hard time expressing what’s going on inside our heads. Here are a few ways that you can bring substance to the metaphysical.

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Healing Creative Burnout
Creativity & Productivity Jim Wilbourne 6/14/15 Creativity & Productivity Jim Wilbourne 6/14/15

Healing Creative Burnout

Creative burnout can feel overwhelmingly frustrating and frightening, but you don’t have to fear this state and I’ll explain why.

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Structuring Your Life to Increase Productivity
Creativity & Productivity Jim Wilbourne 5/17/15 Creativity & Productivity Jim Wilbourne 5/17/15

Structuring Your Life to Increase Productivity

A few methods that will help you move from a slow burn to a productivity powerhouse.

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