How to Keep Your Creative Momentum

Is your inner critic telling you to give it up? Are you convinced that your last creative idea was years ago, if ever? It's time to duct tape your inner editor. Read on to learn how to keep your creative momentum.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderate

Things You’ll Need:

• Your inner editor
• Several rolls of fluorescent pink duct tape
• Ear plugs
• An imaginary chair, the most uncomfortable one you can picture
• The deepest recesses of your mind
• Motivational music
• Core ball
• Yoga mat
• Hand weights
• Therapy bands

Duct Tape Your Inner Editor

1. A good hard folding chair... Picture the most uncomfortable chair you can find. Now seat your inner editor on it. Ignore his ranting. Just use the ear plugs.
2. Use your favorite color... Get out your first roll of pink duct tape. Beginning at his shoulders, tape him firmly to the chair. Wrap until you run out of tape, going downward toward his elbows so that his arms are against his sides.
3. Repeat step one for his legs. Don't worry about circulation: your inner editor is a figment of your imagination. You can't do him any permanent damage.
4. Don't forget to place a nice size of duct tape over his mouth. Inner editors are experts at the use of voice to get their way. That's where the ear plugs come in. Place them in your ears, and hum any silly children's song you can remember. It drives him crazy.
5. Into the closet... Now shove your inner editor into a closet in the deepest recesses of your mind and slam the door shut. Grab your muse and get back to work. The inner critic is gone. Oh, and when you finish whatever project you are completing, it's OK to let him back out to help with the editing process.

Shake It Up

6. Core balls make excellent computer chairs. Replace your computer chair with a core exercise ball. Having to keep your balance will have you moving around constantly, which will help relieve muscle tension and keep your booty from going numb sitting in that chair for hours.
7. Make a mix tape or load your iPod with motivational music. Begin with slow songs, then medium speed, fast, then slow again for a cool down.
8. Begin with a yoga stretch for a warm up. Namaste Yoga from FitTV is an option, but do whatever makes you feel like you've had a relaxing stretch.
9. Do a complete core workout. Add in therapy bands and hand weights for extra resistance. Spark People has a great list of exercises you can use. Otherwise, any dollar store usually has DVD's you can follow.

Tips & Warnings

• Duct tape your inner editor to release your creative flow.
• It's OK to let him out when you finish your latest work, to help with the editing process.
• Don't worry about circulation. Your inner editor is a figment of your imagination.