Coaching is not a luxury. Going it alone is not the answer.

Is This You? I suspect it is.

-Always wanted to turn a long-standing idea into a book?
-Always wanted to get back into painting, music, or maybe acting?
-Always felt that you could be more creative but just didn’t know how to fit that part of you into your busy life?
-Always knew that you could be more creative but inner obstacles and past failed attempts to complete a project haunt you?

Does this sound familiar?

Working on creative projects of any sort and of any size is tough. So many things call our attention elsewhere, something stands between you and the creative success you know you can achieve. Here’s what stops most people:

• Procrastination
• Self-doubt
• Difficulty getting organized
• Getting sidetracked by inner critics, being overwhelmed, fear, and other inner troublemakers
• Perfectionism
• Blocks
• Not knowing how to start or how to keep going

There are techniques and ways for changing all of these. At the same time, your strengthens can be called upon and broadened to help push your projects to completion. You can have a creative side, too.

A Coach Can Get You Going and Keep You Focused
Why do everything alone? Creative people can use all the support they can get to turn ideas into the completed projects you have always wanted. Do you think you can do all the heavy lifting alone? 99% of us can’t. With help, most of us can.

At last you can really get the creative life you want. A coach will work with you to shape your ambitions into a focused vision and then into the steps to get you there. Working together is powerful stuff. Before you know it, your project is a reality. You are published, your work is in a gallery, you are performing, etc.  At last you are where you want to be.

No Luxury Fees but Serious Results
Not only is coaching necessary for most people to get their creative life unstuck and moving, it is practical, and certainly affordable. Most people only need two jump-start coaching sessions per month with e-mail follow-up. That’s it. After a few months, the major obstacles are out of the way or under your control. You learn from your coach how to self-coach.

To see in greater detail how all this works and the fees, go to our next page.

What the Heck is Coaching? Don’t take my word for it. Read this New York Times article to find out. Pros and cons are covered.

FREE first coaching session – I realize that personal coaching is new to most people. To reduce some of the unknowns about the process, I’m offering a free, 30 minute phone session to those seriously considering coaching. This is not a sales pitch session but a real, coaching session to begin the process of getting you to your goals. Simple.  If you don’t like the process, fine, walk away. If you like it, try more and pay as you go. Interested? Contact me at:  gary@thestuckcreative.com

Take a Peek Inside My Head

If you want to see what I know and what I can bring to the table, see my tips, tools, and techniques blog at: www.TheStuckCreative.com

Here’s a recent comment on one of my blog posts:

“Man, did I need this!!! This is right where I am. I had to leave town for an emergency, and I haven’t gotten back to writing yet. I’ve been home for several days. I’ve completely lost track of the next step in my writing. ALL of this advice is awesome, and perfect for me RIGHT NOW, let alone the future. I am copying this and putting it a “Stuck Creative” folder I’m putting together ASAP. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!”