Art & Soul, Reloaded: A Yearlong Apprenticeship for Summoning the Muses and Reclaiming Your Bold, Audacious, Creative Side

by Pam Grout

Overview

With her trademark humor, enthusiasm, and no-nonsense guidance, #1 New York Times bestselling author of E-Squared Pam Grout invites you on a yearlong "apprenticeship" to recognize and unleash your innate creativity. Making art does not necessarily mean painting a gallery-worthy still life or belting out a Grammy-winning song. It simply means finding a way to give your inner muse a voice in this world. Sure, there’s drawing, dancing, singing, and writing. But there’s also art to be made from creating your own pair of angel wings or inventing a new toy or curating your own at-home film festival. Each week features a project of self-examination, an inspirational message, a real-world example of a celebrity who has addressed similar obstacles, and three zany activities to awaken your infinite creativity. It’s time to declare the beat of your own drum.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781401949860
Publisher:	Hay House Inc.
Publication date:	08/22/2017
Pages:	368
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Pam Grout is an explorer on the frontiers of magic and enchantment. She has served as an extra in a zombie movie; composed a country-and-western song; created a TV series; and communed with Maasai warriors, Turkish sultans, and Inti the Ecuadorian Sun God. She writes books and articles for such places as CNN Travel, Men’s Journal, The Huffington Post, and People magazine. She is the #1 New York Times best-selling author of such books as Thank & Grow Rich, E-Squared, and E-Cubed. She can be tracked down at www.pamgrout.com, on Twitter @PamGrout, and Facebook.com/pam.grout.fanpage.

Table of Contents

Preface xiii

Introduction xv

Create. Boogie. Soar 1

Section 1 Battling Your Inner Salieri

Week 1 Shine 11

Week 2 Know Thy Enemy 17

Week 3 Nike Was Right 23

Week 4 You Already Know How 29

Week 5 Dare to Be Mediocre 37

Week 6 Fear and Insecurity, Be Gone! I've Got Brilliance to Create 43

Week 7 Baby Steps 49

Week 8 Summoning the Muses 55

Week 9 Finding Time 61

Week 10 D.I.A 67

Week 11 Get Down and Dirty 73

Week 12 Artist, Heal Thyself 79

Week 13 Invasion of the Body Snatchers 85

Section 2 Tapping the Divine

Week 14 "It's Everywhere, it's Everywhere." 95

Week 15 You Say You Want a Revolution 101

Week 16 The Real Gifts of Creativity 107

Week 17 The G Word 111

Week 18 Art Diviners 115

Week 19 Write Your Own Bible 121

Week 20 Listening to Your Own Voice 127

Week 21 Glory to God 133

Week 22 Once Upon a Time 139

Section 3 Kill Bill

Week 23 Myth #1: To Make Art, You Need Money 149

Week 24 Myth #2: To Make Art, You Need the Approval of a Publisher, a Recording Company, an Art Gallery, Etc 157

Week 25 Myth #3: Doing Art Isn't a Real Job 163

Week 26 Myth #4: Real Artists Have Learned to "Do It Right" in Art School 169

Week 27 Myth #5: True Artists Are Geniuses 175

Week 28 Myth #6: Artists Are Much More Talented Than Me: Where We Further Demystify the Artist 181

Week 29 Myth #7: Doing Art Requires Unending Sacrifice 187

Week 30 Myth #8: Artists Are Weirdos, Nothing Like You and Me 193

Week 31 Myth #9: Certain Conditions Must Be in Place to Create Art 199

Section 4 Generating Creative Capital (or, Why You Should Tell Netflix Where to Go)

Week 32 Power of the Purple Crayon 213

Week 33 Ya Gotta Believe 219

Week 34 Following Bread Crumbs 225

Week 35 Oh, the Thinks You Can Think 229

Week 36 Pet Rocks, Nuts, and Duct Tape 235

Week 37 Creative Accomplices 241

Week 38 The Pearl of Failure 245

Week 39 Getting Jiggy with It 251

Week 40 Yes and 255

Week 41 Pool Toys 261

Section 5 Uplifting the World

Week 42 Put It in a Song 271

Week 43 Working on Behalf of the Healing of the World 277

Week 44 Create or Die 285

Week 45 What Does the Universe Want to Say Through You? 291

Week 46 Inner Wild Child 297

Week 47 Courage 303

Week 48 Tea for Two 307

Week 49 A Little Help from Our Friends 313

Week 50 A Proud Tribe 321

Week 51 Celebrating Life 327

Week 52 The Only Book That Will Change Your Life Is the One You Write Yourself 333

Afterword 339

Acknowledgments 341

About the Author 343