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Beth Nyland
Advice from smart small businesses in my tiny town
in Creativity, External Communication, Life & Business, Social Media, Spencer Grace, Story Mode, Visual Communication / / 0 commentsAbout a year ago, I relocated to a small Midwestern farm town called Geneseo, Illinois. It’s a picturesque little community…
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Beth Nyland
Creativity requires optimism, so get off that struggle bus
“I thought it would be easy.” When Jill and I use this prompt as a warm-up exercise in our Story…
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Beth Nyland
THE IDEAS are in the oatmeal
To know me is to understand that I procrastinate. Procrastination is part of my process. Especially my writing process. When…
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Beth Nyland
Sprint, stroll, or stride … what’s your creative pace?
“When it comes to creative work, I have a pace in mind. But lately, about the only pacing I’m doing is…
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Beth Nyland
Must the planets align for your process to prevail?
After weeks of procrastinating, Emma finally started her scholarship application Thursday afternoon. Filling in the blanks was easy. Then came…
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Beth Nyland
Honest answers & workable widsom: how real creatives get out of their own way
in Creativity, Spencer Grace / / 0 commentsThis is the view from my office chair today: It’s a familiar scene. Dash frequently sits, stands, or lounges…
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Beth Nyland
3 actions I’ll take to be a more creative communicator in 2018
in Creativity, Life & Business, Presentations & Speaking, Spencer Grace, Visual Communication, Writing / / 0 comments“Priority is a singular noun. Stop making it plural.” At first, the speaker’s words rubbed me the wrong way. My…
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Beth Nyland
To be a writer, be a reader
“If you don’t have time to read, you don’t have time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.” Stephen King,…
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Beth Nyland
Getting unstuck: 10 ways to obliterate writer’s block
You have something to write. A reply to a challenging email message. A brief or presentation about a new project.…
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Beth Nyland
This post wasn’t going to write itself …
But I wasn’t writing it. Every day, I help consulting clients and writing students “show up at the page.” One…
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