Stoking the Creative Fires: 9 Ways to Rekindle Passion and Imagination (Burnout, Creativity, Flow, Motivation, for Fans of The Artist's Way)
Stoking the Creative Fires is a burn-out antidote for any creative process. Follow award-winning author and filmmaker, Phil Cousineau, as he overcomes creative block with tools that alleviate burnout and rekindle passion.

Practice makes progress. Contrary to popular belief, creativity isn’t just mentors and muses. Igniting the creative process requires focus and practice—determined practice that eventually sparks habits. In this warm and conversational exploration of creative inspiration, Cousineau crafts the ultimate self-discipline model for today’s creatives. In Stoking the Creative Fires, explore the different ways to ignite your inner fire, and the creative techniques that keep it lit.

Why is discipline important to the artist? With a multitude of stories, ideas, and exercises Stoking the Creative Fires inspires readers to live passionately and creatively, whether building a business, an art project, or a life. Drawn from historical and contemporary figures, artists, and from his own experience, find creative techniques, quotes, and handpicked images, to help explore questions like:

  • Why is discipline important?
  • Where do you want to be?
  • How’s your fire?

If you enjoyed books like The Artist's Way, The War of Art, or Do the Work, then you’ll love Stoking the Creative Fires.

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Stoking the Creative Fires: 9 Ways to Rekindle Passion and Imagination (Burnout, Creativity, Flow, Motivation, for Fans of The Artist's Way)
Stoking the Creative Fires is a burn-out antidote for any creative process. Follow award-winning author and filmmaker, Phil Cousineau, as he overcomes creative block with tools that alleviate burnout and rekindle passion.

Practice makes progress. Contrary to popular belief, creativity isn’t just mentors and muses. Igniting the creative process requires focus and practice—determined practice that eventually sparks habits. In this warm and conversational exploration of creative inspiration, Cousineau crafts the ultimate self-discipline model for today’s creatives. In Stoking the Creative Fires, explore the different ways to ignite your inner fire, and the creative techniques that keep it lit.

Why is discipline important to the artist? With a multitude of stories, ideas, and exercises Stoking the Creative Fires inspires readers to live passionately and creatively, whether building a business, an art project, or a life. Drawn from historical and contemporary figures, artists, and from his own experience, find creative techniques, quotes, and handpicked images, to help explore questions like:

  • Why is discipline important?
  • Where do you want to be?
  • How’s your fire?

If you enjoyed books like The Artist's Way, The War of Art, or Do the Work, then you’ll love Stoking the Creative Fires.

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Stoking the Creative Fires: 9 Ways to Rekindle Passion and Imagination (Burnout, Creativity, Flow, Motivation, for Fans of The Artist's Way)

Stoking the Creative Fires: 9 Ways to Rekindle Passion and Imagination (Burnout, Creativity, Flow, Motivation, for Fans of The Artist's Way)

by Phil Cousineau
Stoking the Creative Fires: 9 Ways to Rekindle Passion and Imagination (Burnout, Creativity, Flow, Motivation, for Fans of The Artist's Way)

Stoking the Creative Fires: 9 Ways to Rekindle Passion and Imagination (Burnout, Creativity, Flow, Motivation, for Fans of The Artist's Way)

by Phil Cousineau

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Overview

Stoking the Creative Fires is a burn-out antidote for any creative process. Follow award-winning author and filmmaker, Phil Cousineau, as he overcomes creative block with tools that alleviate burnout and rekindle passion.

Practice makes progress. Contrary to popular belief, creativity isn’t just mentors and muses. Igniting the creative process requires focus and practice—determined practice that eventually sparks habits. In this warm and conversational exploration of creative inspiration, Cousineau crafts the ultimate self-discipline model for today’s creatives. In Stoking the Creative Fires, explore the different ways to ignite your inner fire, and the creative techniques that keep it lit.

Why is discipline important to the artist? With a multitude of stories, ideas, and exercises Stoking the Creative Fires inspires readers to live passionately and creatively, whether building a business, an art project, or a life. Drawn from historical and contemporary figures, artists, and from his own experience, find creative techniques, quotes, and handpicked images, to help explore questions like:

  • Why is discipline important?
  • Where do you want to be?
  • How’s your fire?

If you enjoyed books like The Artist's Way, The War of Art, or Do the Work, then you’ll love Stoking the Creative Fires.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781573242998
Publisher: Mango Media
Publication date: 05/01/2008
Pages: 224
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Phil Cousineau is an award-winning writer and filmmaker, teacher and editor, lecturer, storyteller and TV host. With more than thirty-five books translated into more than ten languages and 15 scriptwriting credits to his name, Cousineau has also appeared alongside mentors Joseph Campbell and Huston Smith. Co-writer and host of Global Spirit, he has also appeared on CNN, Discovery Channel, Smithsonian Channel, and more. His books include Stoking the Creative Fires, Once and Future Myths, and The Art of Pilgrimage. He lives in North Beach in San Francisco, California. Learn more about his work at philcousineau.com.

Table of Contents


Acknowledgments     8
A Fable about Fire     9
Introduction: The Creative Journey     11
Inspiration     26
Fires of the Imagination     29
Celebrating Reverie     39
Seizing the Moment     59
Seeking Guidance     77
Perspiration     98
Creative Space     101
Deep Focus     119
Burn-out     137
Realization     160
Real Work     163
Cool Fire     187
Passing the Torch     205
Epilog     215
Recommended Reading and Viewing     216
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