Buoyant: The Entrepreneur's Guide to Becoming Wildly Successful, Creative, and Free

by Susie deVille

Overview

 

"deVille's storytelling skill, her enthusiasm for unbridled innovation, and her fervent belief that everyone can achieve creative freedom combine to make for an engrossing self-improvement book."
—Kirkus Reviews
 
Connect with your innate creativity, home in on who you truly are, and unlock your entrepreneurial potential. This award-winning book shows you how.
 
AXIOM Business Book Awards 2023 - Entrepreneurship/Small Business - Bronze Medal
Nautilus Book Awards 2023 - Creativity & Innovation - Silver
Coalition of Visionary Resources 2023 - Visionary Nonfiction Book - Bronze
International Book Awards 2023 - Nonfiction: Cross-Genre - Finalist
 
"The Artist's Way for Entrepreneurs"

Buoyant is for you if...

You're an entrepreneur, artist, or business leader who is overwhelmed, stuck, and riddled with self-doubt.

You believe the only path to the success and freedom you seek is through more work, productivity, and discipline.

You are tired of holding yourself back, fearing visibility and vulnerability.

You are ready to tap into and unleash the full power of your innate creativity.

You crave a path out of burnout and exhaustion.

You want an artful life of joy.
 

Susie deVille is on a mission to show entrepreneurs, artists, and visionary leaders the power of trusting themselves. Work lighter while making higher profits. Eliminate self-doubt. To stop trying to overachieve one's way into a sense of self, but rather lean into the surprising power of inspired creativity. 

Our happiness, creativity, and business success reside on the other side of our fear of uncertainty. This is your practical guide to cultivating flow and ease.

It's time to accept the grand adventure of being you. Don't regret a life half-lived. Use this book to become your best, truest self and positively impact the world—one idea, one person at a time.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940165832468
Publisher:	Susie deVille
Publication date:	09/06/2022
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

Susie deVille is dedicated to helping entrepreneurs build wildly successful businesses by rediscovering their creativity and leveraging the power of their true nature. An author, coach, and entrepreneur who built and sold a highly profitable real estate firm, she has been researching innovation and creativity since 2005. She is the founder and CEO of the Innovation & Creativity Institute and trained as a coach with Dr. Martha Beck. She lives in Highlands, NC. innovationandcreativityinstitute.com

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Why I've Chosen Nautical Imagery and Metaphors for This Book 11

1 Breaking Free 15

How to Get the Most Out of This Book and Approach the Exercises 28

The Alchemical Power of Journaling 30

Exercise: What Do You Love? And What Are Your Anchors? 34

Inspired Creating Is the Surprising Answer You Seek 35

Boarding the Boat of Inspiration: Sketching to See 40

Exercise: Sketching 45

2 Opening Up To Inspiration 47

Exercise: Healing Your Creativity Scars 51

Curating a Beautiful Mind 53

Inspiration's Foundation: The 5MS 59

The Open Focus of a Creator 69

Creativity Space 72

My Shack in Woodstock 75

Exercise: Finding Your Shack in Woodstock 79

3 Accessing Your Creativity Back Channels (By Bringing Yourself Alive) 81

Exercise: The Elephant in the Room 86

Exercise: Blind Contour Drawing 90

Creating Your Way to Freedom 93

Getting Started 97

Exercise: The First Step 100

Exercise: What's Blocking You? 106

Finding Creative Flow and Your Window of Possibility 108

Don't Make Your Tools Precious 111

Tools, Architects, and Gardeners 113

Exercise: What Creativity Tools Do You Have? 116

Becoming an Insider to Your Creativity 118

Exercise: Where Are You Not at Home? 121

Exercise: What to Do When You Are Lost 123

4 Putting Your True Self Back at the Helm 125

Archaeology of the Self: Digging for Your Authentic Nature 131

Exercise: Making a Mind Map of Your Ideal Self 136

The Tyranny of Perfectionism 138

Igniting Your Inner Rebel 141

Exercise: Reclaiming Your Joy Sources 142

The Beginning of Remembering 144

Exercise: Energy Levels and Elemental Waters 147

Truth-Telling as the Art of Living 148

Creative Incubation and Your Identity 150

Exercise: Spotting Patterns in What Stops You in Your Tracks 151

5 Protecting and Fueling Your Creative Energy 153

More Mister Rogers (Less Hustle and Slay) 158

Exercise: On Boundaries and Drains 161

Getting Sober Everywhere 165

Exercise: Your Numbing Agents 169

Discipline and Desire 169

Exercise: Your Gifts to Yourself 172

The Cure for Anxiety and Overdoing: The 7-Inch Plate 173

Exercise: What Are Your Real Goals? 177

6 The Provenance of Becoming 179

Exercise: Your "Before" and "After" Pictures 186

Letting Go 188

Exercise: Letting Go (With Watercolors) 192

The Power of the Unscripted Self 193

Exercise: The Wild You 196

Seeing and Being Seen 197

Exercise: Reconnecting with Your Playful Heart 198

The Thing Keeping You from Your Greatness 201

Exercise: Your Wildest Dream 203

Exercise: Writing a Poem 206

The Only Way Out Is Through 207

Exercise: Focusing Your Perspective 210

7 The Artist and the Entrepreneur 211

Your Business (Art) Is a Mirror 218

Ignoring What Everyone Else Knows 223

Exercise: Sketching Your Ideal World 225

Becoming Indelible 226

Exercise: Revealing Your Unique Voice and Vision 228

Creating Your Future by Journaling 230

Exercise: Writing Multiple Passes 234

8 The Grand Adventure of Being You 237

Exercise: A Legacy 241

Letting Go of Self-Improvement 241

Asking for Help: How to Come to Terms with Disorder and Grief 246

Saying Yes to What Is Calling the Artist within You 251

Trusting Yourself 256

Acknowledgements 259

Recommendations 265

Notes 271

Editorial Reviews

“When entrepreneurs want to grow, they often think they have to work harder and faster which leads to burnout and depletion. Susie deVille shows another way: by understanding our unique voice and vision and tapping the natural patterns of our creativity, we generate sustained energy, strategic clarity, and ease while we grow.” —Pamela Slim, author of The Widest Net and Body of Work

“Buoyant is exactly what a creative thinker needs to help them gain control of their journey and get back on track.” —Sylvia Wehrle, creative director experience, Publicis Sapient

“Buoyant demonstrates how to break through blocks or stuckness using creativity as the overarching tool. But don't be intimidated by the limiting belief that you are not creative. There are doable exercises to walk you through the process.” —Lori Petersen, founder and CEO, AccountSolve, LLC

“Buoyant will alter the way you view the world around you, the way you regard your own abilities, and will unlock your potential through creative activity. Susie deVille inspires us, through a series of exercises, to see the world of subtleties we may ordinarily ignore. The reader is guided into a consciousness of appreciation—greater appreciation results in greater creativity, no matter the application—and takes us into a new understanding of ourselves.” —Knight Martorell, founder and CEO, Martorell Studios

“A supportive and reflective guide for entrepreneurs to help release the creativity that has been hiding inside of us. Buoyant helps us leverage our creativity in a bigger way so we can create a stronger business filled with new ideas and attract our ideal clients.” —Susan M. Barber, executive coach and author of The Visibility Factor

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