This book brings together 38 creativity coaches from around the world to offer coaches, therapists, creatives and clients accessible and practical tools to get their creative work done.

Curated by two leading creativity coaches, these chapters seek to help coaches and clients alike tackle common challenges that all creatives face when finishing a project. Chapters cover topics such as procrastination, failure, accountability, perfectionism, mindfulness, the importance of support, perseverance and more, with each section finishing with tips for both clients and coaches that can be used in sessions. Filled with rich case studies and true stories from creativity coaches throughout, this book addresses the current issues of our times, such as the distractions of social media, remote working and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Applicable to a range of creative disciplines, this book is essential reading for coaches, therapists and their creative clients looking to complete their creative work efficiently and effectively.

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Co-Editor’s Introduction
1 Why Completing Creative Work Is So Darn Hard
2 The Stories We Tell Ourselves
3 Failure Is an Option
4 How Creative Rituals Help Get Things Done
5 The Joy of Completion
6 Spotlight Your Intentions
7 How an Accountability Partner Helped Me Finish My Book
8 Completion: Journey or Destination?
9 Three Steps to Perseverance
10 A Mindful Approach to Completing Creative Work
11 Planting Your Work
12 Use Performance to Encourage Completion
13 How Community Can Help Solitary Creatives Finish
14 The Value of Support
15 Shaping Routines That Work
16 Moving from Self-Doubt into Self-Leadership
17 How Grace, Gratitude and Generosity Can Help Us Find the Path Forward
18 The Power of a Secular Shabbat Practice
19 When the End Is Near: Creative Finishing
20 Three Steps to Permanently Stop Procrastination
21 Actually, You Do Have Time for Completing Your Creative Projects
22 Finding a Kinder Way to Let Go
23 A Creative Structure for Completion
24 The Quest(ions) to Completion: Lessons in Following Your Bliss
25 How Pietro Used Discipline and Self-imposed Constraints to Complete His Artistic Project
26 Working From the Inside Out
27 Finishing Paintings
28 How to Get There From Here: Using Task Blocks to Complete Your Book
29 Finishing by Design
30 Factoring In the Impact of Your Creative Work
31 Timely Completing via Right Thinking
32 Mind Yourself
33 The Show Must Go On: So Must the Process
34 How to Stay When You Feel Like Bailing
35 Neuronal Energy Shot: Using Guided Imagery to Activate Performance Energy
36 Timely Completing Using Your Existential Intelligence
37 Encouraging Motivation During the Final Stages
38 Creative Mental Fitness
39 Sylvia and Her One Thing
40 Journaling for Completion
Co-Editor’s Conclusion: 12 Tips for Completing Your Creative Projects
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