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As I excitedly prepare for 2012, I am visioning what I want to create over the next 12 months. As I do this and think about all the areas of my life, what I want to create, and why….and I begin to formulate a single word that I can use as my guide throughout the >>Read More
In the beginning, people think vulnerability will make you weak, but it does the opposite. It shows you’re strong enough to care. ~ Victoria Pratt How important is your creativity to you? Enough that you will take risks, expose your inner fears, and champion your creative spirit? Are you willing to risk it all because >>Read More
As you more deeper into your creativity, it is inevitable that sometimes you will feel like a failure, or your creative work will. I’m here to tell ya, that’s a GOOD thing. In these moments when you feel like you are ready to give up, this is when your commitment, dedication, and persistence need to >>Read More
Recently I have been blessed with a NEW, spacious, light filled studio. (Yipee!!!! I can hardly contain myself!) I am “in process” of creating my rockin’ new space in which I will, well…… create. So this got me thinking about how important it is to have space in which to create and space that matches >>Read More
So here’s the thing. Even as a creativity coach who knows about creative challenges, has powerful tools to overcome obstacles and blocks….. there is still one area that, I too, struggle with at times. This is the area of facing MY inner creative critic, my gremlin, who wants to keep me from embracing and living >>Read More
It’s time to let your inner child play! Truly, drop all judgments of this idea and be open to connecting with your purpose, passion, and creative dreams with a quick and easy strategy. Go create something with a child. It can be a story you write together, a co-created painting or drawing, a choreographed dance, >>Read More
Recently I was asked, “Marianne, creativity seems so broad. How do you define it?” Ok, first off, I LOVE this question because it gives me the opportunity to help others look within and define creativity for themselves. My short answer: Creativity can be defined in so many ways. You gotta define it for yourself! My >>Read More
Ever feel like all the “other” things you gotta do seem to take over your life and postpone your creative dreams or goals? You know what I’m taking about: Things you SHOULD do Things you MUST do Things you HAVE TO do Things you NEED to do Things you GOT TO do It may be >>Read More
When my creativity is feeling stifled or blocked, one thing I do is I stop myself right in the middle of my frustration and I change venues. Getting a fresh perspective can make all the difference when you are feeling stuck, unsure, overwhelmed, feeling blah, unmotivated, or depleted. Change up your environment and go outside. >>Read More
No matter what type of creative process you want to undertake, sometimes there is just something that keeps holding you back from really living and having your creative dream. I know you want to create something meaningful and you value the creative process and believe in yourself. Yet, something keeps pulling you back to inaction >>Read More
Marianne Mullen is a "cultivator of creativity" and dedicated to awakening creative potential in every person. 
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Oh, I know. You don’t need permission to create. And you certainly don’t need other people to give you permission to create. You have creative ideas and a spark. You have the supplies. You have the ideas. You have the space or studio. You have the support system in place. You have EVERYTHING you need >>Read More
