The 12 Secrets of Highly Creative Women. Gail McMeekin
it was. We'd only work on people's feelings when they got anxious about going after their dreams. And I thought that's what this tool is for. You get untwisted so you can go do what you want. I wanted people who could write to write. I wanted people who could sing to sing. I wanted people to be happy and then move on.”
Barbara then took her own advice. She was having so much fun with the accomplishments of her Success Teams that she created her own workshop and set off on her own. She made all of her friends come to her workshop, and they brought the media. After a year, she was discovered. She was written up in the New York Times, and five agents called to get her to write a book about her Success Teams, which became the bestselling Wishcraft.
Her Success Teams function like brainstorming-accountabilitysupport groups. People come together regularly with the intent of meeting their own goals and promoting the goals of the other group members. They are powerful in the way that only groups can be. I first met Barbara back in the early 1980s, when my women's network group invited her to speak on Success Teams at our annual meeting. Barbara is a phenomenal speaker and facilitates a crowd like a pro. She exudes warmth and a passion for individual expression. As a participant, you not only have a great time but are inspired, entertained, and have your hope for humanity restored. As she is very much at peace with her own shortcomings, somehow she always makes you feel better about your own. For years I have recommended her books to clients, have been part of Success Teams myself, and was delighted that she wanted to do our interview.
Barbara is a petite powerhouse of a woman in her early sixties. She is cozy as an afghan yet adventurous and daring. She was just back from Turkey, having spent a month in a luxurious cave lined with Oriental rugs.
Books, not people, have been her mentors, and she has a special fondness for books by people who love mathematics and physics. Interested in everything, she experiences new places and ideas with wide-eyed wonder. Like me, she is a magazine addict and arrived with an armload of magazines on every possible topic. She loves writing and thinks words are “gorgeous.” Her fascination with possibilities has transcended inferior teachers, unenlightened parents, unsupportive publishers, and monetary challenges. She is now internationally known. Her commitment to sharing what she knows and empowering others is a constant. Like Einstein, she discovered a formula that works, and she generously wants you to make use of it. Her new book, It's Only Too Late If You Don't Start Now, inspires people to embrace life after forty as a second chance. Barbara is living proof of the joy of fulfilling midlife dreams, since she published her first book at age forty-four.
Challenge: INTUITIVE MESSAGES
What messages are you receiving from your intuitive voice? Is your creative self inviting you to try new ventures? If so, which one(s)? Are you ready to follow your fascinations? If so, make a plan to take a positive risk. If you're holding back, what's stopping you—limited thinking, fear of disapproval, or moving outside of your secure comfort zone? What support do you need to take that positive risk and explore your intuitive leads?
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