Coaching for Creatives with Tracy Johnson

If you've ever struggled to stay motivated with your creative work, to find a practice or routine that works for you, or to keep believing in your own talent and capability, this workshop series is exactly what you need to press the reset button. Whether you're a writer, artist, sculptor, photographer or musician, learning to coach yourself into being creative is an invaluable skill that could make the difference between feeling stuck and making progress. I've been coaching for over 20 years, as well as being a writer who knows how it feels to be stuck for ideas or discouraged by rejection. Over three sessions, I want to share with you the techniques I use with clients to boost their confidence, as well as working out what a productive creative practice looks like for you: no 'one size fits all' solutions. Each week will begin with some input from me on coaching, neuroscience and psychology, as well as offering practical techniques to reflect on and try out. After a break, facilitated group coaching gets everyone working together to share stories and solve problems, creating a repository of skills between you. At the end of each session, you'll choose a task for yourself to work on before we meet again. I particularly welcome the nervous and neurodivergent; there's no pressure to present or perform in any way, and there will be no critiquing anyone's work. This is about learning what works for you as a creative and putting it into practice, with confidence.