Eric Maisel-Mastering Creative Anxiety on P I Radi

  We often hesitate to walk through to authentic true
beginnings in our Creative Lives. What better way to gain our
focus, reach clarity and overcome our fears, then hearing the
wisdom of one of the world's most gifted Creativity Writers and
Coaches?  Dr. Eric Maisel is an author, family therapist and
cultural observer and is widely regarded as America’s foremost
creativity coach. Eric’s new book is titled: MASTERING
CREATIVE ANXIETY-24 Lessons for Writers, Painters, Musicians, and
Actors. In his decades as a psychotherapist and creativity coach,
Eric Maisel has found a common thread behind what often gets
labeled “writer’s block,” “procrastination,” or “stage fright.”
It’s the particular anxiety that, paradoxically, keeps creators
from doing, completing, or sharing the work they are driven toward.
This “creative anxiety” can take the form of avoiding the work,
declaring it not good enough, or failing to market it — and it can
cripple creators for decades, even lifetimes. But Maisel has
learned what sets successful creators apart. He shares these
strategies here, including artist-specific stress management; how
to work despite bruised egos, day jobs, and other inevitable
frustrations; and what not to do to deal with anxiety. Implementing
these 24 lessons replaces the pain of not creating with the
profound rewards of free artistic self-expression. Dr. Maisel
trains creativity coaches and meaning coaches, provides core
trainings for the Creativity Coaching Association, and works with
individual clients on issues of creativity and meaning. Dr. Maisel
holds degrees in philosophy (B.S.), psychology (B.A.), creative
writing (M.A.), counseling (M.S.), and counseling psychology (PhD).