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Let’s start our New Creative Year with a fresh creative space! In the Northern Hemisphere we’re in Harvest season, the perfect time ​to make space for the creative bounty waiting to pour out of you. In the ​Southern Hemisphere it’s Spring - think of this as creative spring cleaning time!

While the notion of creativity = messiness is common, de-cluttering actually makes space for your creativity by:

• reducing distractions, so you can focus more

• removing obstacles, so you can progress with ease

• opening your space to new energy flow, new ideas, new inspiration!

• making your space inviting and attractive, meaning you’ll want to be there more often

Decluttering with Joy Tidying up sure doesn’t sound like the most exciting way to spend time. But try this method: I believe you’ll find it a revelation!

(Bonus: it works for your entire house)

Hi, this is Diana Bright Knowledge Instance give you one thing that you can do today to move your creativity ahead. Today I want to...

As creatives, we can always start again, at any point. Let’s think of September as a new creative year for each of us! And there’s no better place to start than YOUR most pressing issues: Please share: What are YOUR big creativity questions right now? Perhaps you’re stuck in a rut and need a jumpstart? Maybe you’re feeling inspired yet struggle to stay disciplined? Are fears diminishing your joy in being creative and sharing your vision? Whatever your challenge, know we’ve all experienced similar things: we want to hear from you. Here’s the beauty: in facing our challenges courageously (with heart, not judgment) we grow! Challenges tell us exactly where to focus our energies next. What would it feel like to reframe challenges as allies? How would “mis-takes” look in this light? Growing together: share YOUR current creativity challenges via email/in the comments.

Hi, this is Diana. And over the past few weeks we've been doing a type of review, sort of getting ready for back to school...

Being creative is a brave act. It feels vulnerable to be creative, to express yourself fully in this world. So it’s crucial to support our creativity with confidence. A major part of confidence is Resilience: the ability to bounce back from life’s inevitable ups and downs. Can we cultivate Resilience, or are some people just born with ‘grit’ while others aren’t? Good news: Resilience is a skill that you can grow! Grow your confidence and Resilience daily, using the tip in this video.

Hi, this is Diana. Bright knowledge instants give you one thing you can do today to move your creativity ahead. And today I'd like to talk about building resilience. And as artists, we need resilience. You know, we're sensitive souls, and as we create and put ever more genuine work out there, it is a vulnerable place to be. And so we want to consciously build resilience. And it can be done.

And how it can be done is not no pain, no gain. It's actually by logging your positive experiences, by having a ...

Being kind is a beautiful human quality. Did you know being kind also encourages your creativity?

Grow your creativity with this small act of kindness today.

Hi, this is Diana. And Bright Knowledge instants give you one thing you can do today to move your creativity ahead. Today I'd like to talk about kindness. By inhabiting a space of kindness, we get to inhabit heart energy. We feel good about ourselves, we feel good about the world. When we do a random act of kindness, this helps us feel the world is a safe place and we want to feel safe in order to create.

It's actually very hard to create if we feel shaken to our core, if we feel insecure. On Maslow's hierarchy of needs, for example, having safety, physical safety is such a crucial thing to build all the other pillars of life, all the other layers of life, without having this sense of safety, then it's very hard to reach those higher levels. So by cultivating acts of kindness, you create an environment of safety.

And what I...

One of the main desires we have as creatives is expressing our true voice. Our ‘voice’ is the authentic expression of our deepest selves.

Finding your voice in the first place may seem like a long or advanced process. Not so! The clues to your unique style surround you at this very moment.

Uncover the clues to your authentic voice.

Hi, this is Diana. And Bright Knowledge instants give you one thing you can do today to move your creativity ahead. And today I want to talk about finding your style. When we talk about finding our voice, which is a very common thing in music, in writing, finding your style of painting, your style of dancing, whatever word we use for finding that essential essence of yourself, it can seem kind of elusive how to actually find your voice.

Here's the thing. There are so many clues out there already right now for you. And those clues are, what are you attracted to? What do you love? As you notice what you love, those things together make your style. So f...

Feel like adding some July juice to your Practice?

Today's super-short Instant (just over 1 min!) gives you the small yet mighty tip that sets you up for focused and joyful Practice.

Meaning, you can learn better PLUS feel more creatively inspired, all leading to greater motivation long term!

Enjoying these tips to advance your learning?

These tips all come from the Bright Way System I developed over decades of teaching, performing and researching. Bright Way Harp Circle teaches you the proven System for how to learn better, faster, deeper.

Learn to be your best teacher! Whatever your level, genre or style of harp, building the core skill of learning is key to progress and confidence.

Hi, this is Diana. Bright Knowledge Instants give you one thing you can do today to move your creativity ahead. And today I would like to speak about gratitude to you. When we approach our practice, no matter what art form we have from a space of gratitude, we both learn better and we're more...

Do you feel giving & getting feedback is a bit scary? I understand. I feel the same. Yet it's a risk well worth taking, as the joys far outweigh the lows. Yes, by both giving and receiving feedback we:

• cultivate community

• accelerate our learning process

• stoke our inspiration

• identify blind spots

• build resilience

...to name just a few of the benefits!

How to give and receive healthy feedback? Start with this sweet technique: you'll set the stage for positivity and true communication.

You already know practicing in small chunks usually gets better results. But! It's easy to get caught up in the moment and practice too long, reversing your gains. Or, if you don't have a full hour at our disposal, we often don't practice at all, thinking it's not worth it!

Do you have a Practice Journal? For any art form, your Practice Journal = your personal Artistic Diary! See many examples of Journals here - you'll be able to find 1 in your space right now so you can get writing & reflecting immediately. Your Journal helps with tracking, motivation & inspiration, & more. Bonus: learn the several-second move that helps you get into the right frame of mind, heart & soul for productive practice.

Do you know how to take something from short-term memory into long-term memory?! Learn how and get a head up on Mastery with this Bright Knowledge Instant!