Special Delivery for the One & Only You

It's hard to believe it's already August. Before you know it the stores will be filled with Halloween decorations and summer will be but a faint memory. 

Have you enjoyed some of your favorite summertime experiences? Have you given yourself permission to dive into Creative Oasis Moments that energize and delight you? 

If not, there's still time! The "Create the Summer of Your Dreams Kit" will be available to help you through August 12th. 

How would you like to enjoy a few more quintessential summer moments? Read a good book while lounging in a hammock...make a pitcher of homemade lemonade to sip...dive into one of the hundreds (okay, maybe thousands) of summer recipes and creative projects pinned to your Pinterest boards?

The "Create the Summer of Your Dreams" Do-It-Yourself Creative Oasis Kit gives you a simple step-by-step  plan to envision and enjoy a summer filled with creative delights, restful relaxation and fun. And the best part is you can do it in 10 minutes or less a day. (Hallelujah and pass the lemonade!)

Click here to see what people are saying about their "Create the Summer of Your Dreams Kit" experiences. 

Until next time, all the best from my Creative Oasis to yours,Jill

Jill Allison Bryan

www.CreativeOasisCoaching.com

Want To Shine A Light On Your Creative Power?

Want to tap into a feeling of more creative freedom and ease this summer? 

Why not take a cue from the sunflower and reach toward the light? 

When things on your to-do list start to feel overwhelming, difficult or unappealing try lightening them up by asking yourself these questions: 

* What's one small way I can make this easier?

* What's one small way I can make this more fun?

* What's one small way I can make this more doable? 

* What's one small way I can reward myself when I've finished?

It's amazing how asking ourselves these simple questions can help shift our perspective and shine a light on a whole new way of looking at situations and responsibilities that have us feeling bummed out, bogged down or blue.  

Click here for your free Sunflower Power Reminders printable. 

You can post it on your desk, tape it to your fridge, keep a copy in your car, or add one to your day planner  to help you remember you have the power to lighten things up. All you have to do is ask!

Another easy way to embrace a summer that feels light, fun and free is get yourself a copy of my Create the Summer of Your Dreams Kit. 

Until next time, here's to tapping into your own sunflower power and reaching toward the light!

Jill

Jill Allison Bryan

www.creativeoasiscoaching.com

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Want to Be In Love With Your Life? 10 Quick Questions to Help

Want to be in love with your life?

Specifically, do you want to be in love with your creative life? (Or as I like to call it, your Creative Oasis.)

You know those creative experiences that fill you up with happiness? Anything from gardening to yoga to painting to writing to making music to art journaling to traveling to visiting museums to cooking to photography...all of the creative experience that makes your heart sing and time fly!

Today I'm sharing 10 quick questions to help shift your focus to what's working well and what could use a little help in your creative life. (You know how I love questions! Asking them tends to lead us straight to the good stuff!)

Doesn't it make sense that the more time you spend having creative experiences you love the more you will love your life? (Jack was onto something! Woot!)

To join me, set a timer for 5-minutes and quickly write your answers in your journal or on a sheet of paper.

Either way, please try writing them down somewhere. There's something powerful in the act of writing your thoughts on paper rather than just thinking them in your mind.

Ready? Here we go...

#1 ~ Are you in love with your creative life? 

#2 ~ If yes...what do you love about it? (If no...skip down to question #6.)

#3 ~ What's one simple way you can expand what's working well to enjoy it in a new and different way? 

#4 ~ What's another creative experience you've been dreaming of that you haven't yet tried? What's one small step you could take toward making that happen next?

#5 ~ What if you take a moment right now to enjoy a nice deep breath of gratitude for your wonderful creative life?  (Yay! Gratitude works like fertilizer to feed the flowers of our creative spirit and keep it growing strong! Please proceed to question #10.)

#6 ~ If no...what's worked well in the past? What's one small way you could revisit that?

#7 ~ What's one new thing you'd like to experience that you've never tried before? What's one small, doable step you could take to help make that happen?

#8 ~ If you're feeling stuck coming up with answers for 6 and 7, where might you find help? 

#9 ~ What's one way you can show some compassion and be kind to yourself around this? (*Hint: see question #10.)

#10 ~ How can you spend the next 5 to 10 minutes in a way that feeds your creative spirit and energizes and delights you?* 

(*Ideas: doodle, color, take a few photos with your phone, write a haiku, play a song on the piano or guitar, make a meal using as many colors as possible, take a walk around the block and look for pink things, write your creative self a letter telling her all the things you wish for her!) 

Questions are creative lighter fluid! Here's hoping that by pondering these questions you'll spark your creative curiosity and passion today and move one or two steps closer to being in love with your creative life!

Still need help? The one-on-one creative coaching I offer provides compassionate support, gentle accountability and ongoing inspiration to help you stay motivated and loving your creative life!
Learn more about it here.

You'll also find easy-to-use creative instigation and motivation in my "Create the Summer of Your Dreams  Kit" available here.

Until next time, all the best from my "I Love It!" Creative Oasis to yours,

Jill

www.creativeoasiscoaching.com

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Two Minutes to Remind You How Good It Can Feel

Remember how good those first few days of summer felt when you were a kid? 

Waking up and realizing you didn't have to go to school? Taking off in the morning with friends to explore the neighborhood for hours on end? Reading book after book just for the fun of it? Selling lemonade and running through sprinklers?

How'd you like a taste of those carefree summer days again? Let me guess. That sounds lovely, BUT... 

"Who has the time?" 

"The kids may be on vacation, but I still have to work." 

"My days are so full and fly by so fast, I don't even know where to begin doing something just for me." 

"I have too many responsibilities to do the things I'd really like to do ~ even in summer."

"Vacations end up stressing me out more than relaxing me."

Sound familiar?

Want to experience how quick and easy creating more "me" time can be this summer? 

Simply click here to download a special Summer Dreamin' play sheet featuring prompts straight from my "Create the Summer of Your Dreams Kit" that you can use with right now.

Next set a timer for two minutes, fill out your Summer Dreamin' sheet and let the fun begin!

Before you know it you'll be well on your way to enjoying the first of many quintessential summer moments. (Remember, you only need 10 minutes or less a day to create a summer to remember!)

That's the whole reason I created the "Create the Summer of Your Dreams" Do-It-Yourself Creative Oasis Kit ~ to help you quickly and easily envision and enjoy more delightful "me time" this summer.

Click here to grab your kit and start today.

Here's what Marney K. Makridakis, author of Hop, Skip, Jump and Creating Time had to say about her experience with "Create the Summer of Your Dreams." 

"Now, THIS is the way to start summer! Jill's unique kit is ideal to guide people step-by-step to set summer intentions and, better yet, keep them. Her playful prompts and delightful presentation are inspiring but never overwhelming. Thank you, Jill, for this simple, fun way to turn creative summer dreams into reality."  

BONUS ALERT ~ Purchase "Create the Summer of Your Dreams" during the first week of its release (by midnight (CST) Tuesday, June 9, 2015) and you'll be invited to a free "Let's Get Started Q & A Call" on June 11th. (If you picked up your copy last summer, you're invited to join us too!)

It can be a challenge to start off on your own, even with something you really want to do, so on our call we'll dive into the kit together and begin. I'll help you take the first small steps to creating the summer of your dreams right then and there. (And no worries in you're unable to join us live, the call will be recorded for everyone who has registered.)

Still not sure if "Create the Summer of Your Dreams" is right for you? Visit this page for more details and your chance to get in on the free "Let's Get Started Q & A Call" on June 11th. 

I'm so excited to walk you step-by-step through the special prompts and experiences I created to help you envision and enjoy the summer of your dreams. Click here and your dream summer starts today! 

All the best from my "Dream Summer" Creative Oasis to yours,

Jill

Your Dream Summer Starts Today!

Today's the day! 

The "Create the Summer of Your Dreams" Do-It-Yourself Creative Oasis Kit is ready and waiting for you. 

Grab yours here and take the first small step to creating and savoring a summer filled with the relaxing moments and creative experiences you crave. 

Remember the carefree summers of your childhood? The freedom? The pure joy?

Well, even though you're all grown up now (and busier than ever) you can still tap into those fabulous feelings and energize your summer with them.

And it will be easy and fun when you use this simple, step-by-step kit I created to help you. Check out everything that's included right here.

BONUS ALERT ~ Purchase "Create the Summer of Your Dreams" during the first week of its release (by midnight (CST) Tuesday, June 9, 2015) and you'll be invited to a free "Let's Get Started Q & A Call" on June 11th. (If you picked up your copy last summer, you're invited to join us too!)

I know it can sometimes be a challenge to get started on your own, even when it's something you really want to do, so during our call we'll dive into the kit together and begin. I'll help you take the first small steps to creating the summer of your dreams right then and there. (And no worries in you're unable to join us live, the call will be recorded for everyone who has registered.)

Still not sure if "Create the Summer of Your Dreams" is right for you? Visit this page for more details and your chance to get in on the free "Let's Get Started Q & A Call" on June 11th. 

I'm so excited to walk you step-by-step through the special prompts and experiences I created to help you envision and enjoy the summer of your dreams. Click here and your dream summer starts today! 

If you missed the chance to get download your FREE Create the Summer of Your Dreams Wish Lists, grab yours here.

All the best from my "Dream Summer" Creative Oasis to yours,

Jill

www.creativeoasiscoaching.com

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Want More "Me Time" This Summer?

Memorial Day has already come and gone. Before you know it Halloween decorations will be showing up in stores. (That's true and truly scary!)

Remember the feeling of freedom the last day of school brought when you were a kid? Knowing there were weeks and weeks waiting before you with the tantalizing prospect of no homework, lazy mornings sleeping in, watching cartoons in your pajamas, reading book after book, hanging out at the pool, summer camp, road trips, picnics and more?

Those days may be gone, but you'd still like to savor summer moments and feel that sense of freedom and fun. But how when you're so busy and time flies by so quickly?

If you're anything like me you'd love to experience at least a handful of quintessential summer moments...lounging outside lost in a good book...sipping from a pitcher of homemade lemonade...diving into one of the hundreds (okay, maybe thousands) of summer recipes and creative projects you have pinned to your Pinterest boards.

Well, you're in luck!

I know just how you feel. That's why I created the "Create the Summer of Your Dreams" Do-It-Yourself Creative Oasis Kit ~ a simple step-by-step plan to envision and enjoy summers filled with creative delights, relaxation and fun. (That means more "Me Time" for you this summer!)

You don't have to wait much longer. The kit will be released for the summer of 2015 next Tuesday, June 2. (Wait ~ That means it's here! Woot! Click here to check it out.)

BONUS ALERT ~ If you purchase "Create the Summer of Your Dreams" during the first week of its release (by Tuesday, June 9th, 2015) you'll be invited to a free "Let's Get Started Q & A Call" on June 11th. (If you picked up your copy last summer, you're invited to join us too!)

I know it can be a challenge to get started on your own, even if it's something you're really looking forward to, so during our call we'll dive into the kit together. I'll help you take the first small steps to creating the summer of your dreams right then and there. (And no worries in you're unable to join us live, the call will be recorded for everyone who has registered.)

If you missed the chance to get download your FREE Create the Summer of Your Dreams Wish Lists, grab yours here.

Until next time, all the best from my "it's almost summer" Creative Oasis to your,

Jill

www.creativeoasiscoaching.com

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The Simple First Step to Making Wishes Come True

Do you ever wish summer still felt like it did when you were a kid? Relaxing...carefree...fun?

Seems like these days summer is here and gone before you can say "fresh squeezed lemonade!"

One minute it's Memorial Day...the next it's Labor Day and you realize that once again you failed to realize your dream of eating your own homegrown tomatoes...lounging with a good book in a hammock...or enjoying even one of the hundreds (okay, maybe thousands) of summer recipes or creative projects you've pinned to your Pinterest boards. (Sound familiar?)

I can relate! That's why I created my "Create the Summer of Your Dreams" Do-It-Yourself Creative Oasis Kit.  Now I have simple, fun ways  to envision and enjoy summers filled with creative delights.  

And the simple first step is (you guessed it) to ask, "What do I wish I could do this summer?"

Click here to grab the FREE "Wish List" Fun Sheets I made to help you take this important (and fun!) first step to creating the summer of your dreams.  

Very soon I'll rerelease my popular "Create the Summer of Your Dreams" Do-It-Yourself Creative Oasis Kit with a simple step-by-step guide to help you envision and enjoy a summer filled with creative delights, relaxation and fun! 

For now, I invite you to take a few brief moments to grab your FREE "Wish List" Fun Sheets and enjoy dreaming up the summer you truly desire before you look up and it's time to start carving jack-o-lanterns. 

All the best from my almost summer Creative Oasis to yours,

Jill

www.creativeoasiscoaching.com

P.S. ~ If you enjoyed this post please share on Facebook and twitter using the buttons below!  If you'd like to receive bite-size bonbons of creative inspiration like this Mid-Week Oasis Moments plus a free copy of my e-book "Permission to Be Creative 101" join me here: http://www.creativeoasiscoaching.com/newsletter.html.