I’m almost finished with a book by Twyla Tharp, "The Creative Habit." It’s a great book for understanding the creative process, which Tharp says depends on, of all things, structure. If you are yearning to have more creativity in your life, this book is an excellent guide.

Which reminds me of something that came out of my mouth when I was being coached by two colleagues recently: " I take people who need structure to a place where there is no structure."

This is also the paradox of creativity. To go to a place that is new and fresh, where there is no structure, we must start with structure–ways to begin, ways to keep going in the face of our inner critics, ways to get unstuck, ways to keep true to our original intention in creating.