Success, Life By Design & Intentional Living Tips
Hi, I’m Danielle
Tips & inspiration for intentional living, designing your dream career, success on your terms and living your life by design.
• • •
Want the full series delivered weekly to your inbox?
Get the full scoop here: 30 Inspiring Creativity quotes from 30 Creative Minds.
What is Twixmas perfect for?
What is Twixmas and what is this rare period of calm perfect for? Discover the lovely lull amid the festive busyness; a potent time for planning and envisioning.
Discover the magic of the Upward Spiral route to success
If you’re ready for shifts, gifts & spirit uplifts – this is for you.
Discover the ease and flow of The Upward Spiral route to creative success…
The paradox that can boost confidence & mastery
This curious tip works wonders in boosting confidence and mastery. It seems to be an illogical strategy – but it leads to some surprisingly inspiring results!
What happens when you pay more attention to your creative spirit?
Would you like to know how your creative spirit can be a catalyst for a whole range of positive energetic shifts in all aspects of your life?
Wondering what’s holding you back?
If you’ve been wondering what’s holding you back from going for your creative dreams, this short story will reveal the simple answer + what you can do about it…
Gratitude Journal Benefits (with less time & effort)
Two quirky tips to help you tap into the many gratitude journal benefits with less of the time and effort investment >
Back To School September Special 2023
A September Special for Creatives – to celebrate one of my favourite months and that inspiring Back To School energy with a gift that lasts all year…
The Law of Least Effort: Easy is good.
A short story from my kitchen garden to inspire you to remember the Law of Least Effort, and how making it easy can be highly productive.
Need to get inspired? Try some Creative Me-Time
Creative Me-Time is the remedy for you if you feel you need to refuel, recharge and feel more inspired. Here’s how to design the perfect version for you
Creative Failure: The Key To Success for Coaches
Discover a positive and creative approach to reframe failure as the key to success – so valuable for creatives, but a particular asset for coaches, mentors and teachers.
How to create a foundation for success & happiness in business
A simple idea to help you create a foundation for success in your work, career or business, to help you get started on the right track – for you.
Our A to Z of Creativity series starts with…
This post is an extract from my free series; An A to Z of Creativity Boosters, and to spark your creative spirit, we’re starting with something unexpected…
4 Tips for Creative Confidence & Self-belief
Creative confidence is something we can all cultivate. These 4 tips will help you increase your natural confidence and enjoy more self-belief.
Creative Nonfiction Writing – Behind The Scenes
I recently took part in an online writing survey by one of my favourite writers, Beth Kempton.
I thought it would be fun to share these behind-the-scenes insights for my fellow bloggers and nonfiction writer friends.
So, here are some of the responses I shared about my creative nonfiction writing process and journey, along with some #bts images of my writing life.
Eric Maisel Interview: Creativity Coaching, Writing & Making Meaning
Eric Maisel was one of my early mentors and played a large part in me finding the field of creativity coaching and ultimately my dharma.
So it was delight to interview Eric and receive his valuable insights on the joys and challenges of a creative life.
After years of confusion: an Ideal Client breakthrough
From Ideal Client confusion to epiphanies in surprising places… if you’ve ever struggle with your Target Audience profile, this is for you.
A Midyear Moment: The benefits of a mid year review
The perfect time for a seasonal reboot – revitalise your creative magic with a mid year review virtual retreat.
How to use email to access your creative genius
The simple tech tool that can help you access & activate your creative genius: your everyday email app! Here’s how to use this ever-present resource to boost creativity >
What does gusto mean?
Seeing as I’ve designed an entire email story series around the creative power of gusto energy, I thought it might be helpful to share a quick definition of what the word gusto has come to mean in modern parlance.
Zone of Genius Exercise: Finding Lost Clues
This Zone of Genius exercise was inspired by dharma secrets hiding in a popular TV show: how you can discover your unique gifts, talents & happiest contribution.
Creative Benefits of a Passion Project
Did you know a passion project can be good for your health? Discover more of the creative benefits of doing what you love + How To tips for busy creatives >
How to overcome resistance
This strategy for overcoming resistance doesn’t require willpower, force or any other limited resources because it’s based on your innate and ever-present access to a much higher power…
Creativity coaching & stepping up quotes from Eric Maisel
Stepping up quotes and inspiring words of wisdom from Eric Maisel, the father of creativity coaching.
Creativity Exercise: Reconnecting with the joy of creative expression
An inspiring exercise to help you reconnect with your innate creative joy. Part of Eric Maisel’s Creativity Exercises That Work! series for Fine Art America.
How to enjoy more productivity (& flow)
A simple blueprint for enjoying more productivity and that fabulous flow state that helps you get more done in less time, with more joy and ease >
A Valentine alternative – for creatives
An inspiring Valentine alternative to the traditional focus on all things romance-related – designed especially for creative hearts…
Kaizen Creativity: Baby steps to success
An experiment in Kaizen Creativity to see if my Baby Steps To Success approach can be a route to joyful progress, flow productivity and inevitable success >
New Year Planning Resources for Creatives
New Year planning tips, tools + guides – designed especially for creatives. (Because we have different values to many mainstream New Year recommendations.)
The best question to ask to boost your confidence
I’m convinced this is the best question to ask to boost your confidence and get the most out of whatever you’re working on, and enjoy more success on your terms
How to be more productive (when you just want to sleep)
Welcome to the Sleep-lover’s version of Having It All… How to be more productive and creative, even if all you want to do is curl up and sleep >
The Creative Art of Manifesting
After decades of study, here’s my take on the art of manifesting as a creative process – what intentional manifestation really requires, and why it can sometimes feel so challenging >
Finding your Career Sweet Spot
Glimmers Of Hope & The Ultimate Mindset Shift
From chronic procrastination to record-breaking productivity & flow
How to create an online course (in 36 hours)
Marketing for Creatives: The Double Delight of Win-Win Sales
A 5-Second Remedy for Anticipatory Anxiety (aka Wasted Worry)
Embracing imperfection & creating in public
More creative flow. Guaranteed.
The 4-letter Word of the Year that connects you to your soul
Get the full collection...
Tonics For Your Creative Spirit
A field guide for creative living
Self-coaching tips, tools & techniques
for creatives, writers, artists, designers & entrepreneurs.
AVAILABLE IN THE KINDLE STORE
“I love this book, a gorgeous creative pool of ideas...
It's packed with wisdom and inspiration.”