How Can Coaching Help?

When the timing is right!
You may be considering coaching because you have a sense it's time to support your art in a new way. You may be ready for coaching, if you are……

….committed to a project beyond your comfort zone
….getting bored
….needing a fresh sense of your unique artistic vision
….ready to become more serious about your work
….in transition from one chapter of your life to the next
….finding it hard to refocus after taking a long break
….really stuck!

By upgrading basic creativity skills
Although the reasons you begin to be coached are important, you may be surprised to find that you make changes you had not even considered. New skills that set the stage for repeated breakthroughs include the ability to…

....transform inner and outer critics to internal guidance
....recognize and build on your strengths
....find your own working rhythm
....use distractions to build support systems
....recognize and nurture beginning breakthroughs
....manage time and space to reflect your personal values
....increase awareness of the unexpected sparks
....rapidly identify and shelve non-productive directions
....deepen your sources of creativity
....use your long-term goals to guide workshops and class choices
....recognize and nurture beginning breakthroughs
....utilize deadlines, “challenge” projects, and working in a series to meet your long-term goals 

By preparing the way for unforeseen benefits

Each individual has a unique custom-fitted coaching plan that is also flexible. It is not unusual for a client to begin coaching with a modest goal in mind and breakthrough to a whole new level of vision and purpose. Such unexpected breakthroughs as ...

....embracing a whole new artistic identity
....committing to a stretch goal
....creating new art spaces and timeframes within your life
....repositioning your art and craft in your life and its market
....changing the whole way you work

Surprise yourself!

"Working with Diane as a creativity coach has assisted me in recognizing everyday obstacles that have interfered and held me back in achieving my goal of a major exhibition…Diane gently guided me in ways to remove these blocks…Originally feeling overwhelmed that I had set too high of a goal for myself, I now have a workable and flexible skeleton of a week and time frame in which to excitedly create." – Jan Boyer, Fiber Artist"

I learned to appreciate my unique "rebel" side and to pay attention and respect my thought and creative processes." Suzanne Ashworth, Weaver

"Your input frequently allowed me to "get it," to move to the next level of understanding and commitment to my art activities. I know I wouldn’t be as far along on my journey as an artist if we hadn’t had the conversations we did. Thank you." – Sue Brown, Fiber Artist

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