screenplay, the actor who never shines at full
wattage at auditions, the painter who struggles to
balance his personal and professional lives, the
business person unable to generate new product
ideas, the filmmaker who has found that success
has not brought the happiness expected, the
designer who struggles to collaborate with others
effectively. These are all examples of resistance.
Resistance takes many forms. We may resist
working on ourselves to remove blockages to the
personal growth that might make us better
artists, we may resist the risk of exposing our
work to the scrutiny of an audience, or maybe we
resist embracing the business aspect of artistic
creation or honouring the depth and brilliance
that we know in our souls we are capable of if we
fully commit . Often these emotional and
psychological resistances are operating
subconsciously and working with a creativity
coach can bring them into focus so they can be
examined and dealt with. Then a concrete plan
for moving forward can be evolved that in 6