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President & CEO
Creativity Coaching Association

Beverly Down

Creativity: Let it Be Life! - Saturday
Creativity doesn't belong to anyone; it belongs to everyone. But, creativity, like so many things in life, depends on one's declaration. Once you say you are creative, you discover ways to be creative - as a parent, at work, in solving problems … Yes, creativity includes the visual and performing arts, writing, painting, music and other creative disciplines, but it is so much more. Let it Be Life!

Creative Round-Up - Sunday
In our closing session , Beverly will present new developments in CCA's certification program, opportunities to be involved with the Creativity Coaching Association, and other exciting new programs coming forth for CCA Members (and non-members) in 2009. Creativity : Let It Be Your Life!

Beverly Down is the President & CEO of the Creativity Coaching Association (CCA). She is the publisher and editor of Creativity Calling, the Association's monthly newsletter and also a CCA certified creativity coach with a thriving practice. Beverly lives in Lake George, New York.

Author & Speaker
San Francisco, California

Eric Maisel, Ph.D

The 12 Secrets of Personal Creativity - Saturday
You want to create – write, paint, compose, invent, start a home business, bring more of your talent and inspiration to all of your activities – but you get blocked and frustrated. What can you do? Learn the twelve most important principles that help people realize their potential and manifest their creative nature. Maisel explains these twelve principles – how to get a grip on your mind, why creating always takes place "in the middle of things," what honoring the creative process really means, and more – and how these principles can help you achieve your creative dreams and live the creative life.

Your Creativity Coaching Life Plan, Personal Organization and Real World Options.- Sunday
What does it take to launch and maintain a successful creativity coaching practice? What are your real world options, what personal organization is required, and what plan is most appropriate? Join Eric Maisel in this 2-hour workshop as he describes what he's learned from more than twenty years in the trenches about what works and doesn't, how to use time and energy effectively, how to employ the Internet, what workshops, groups, and classes to add to your offerings, and more. If you are thinking about becoming a creativity coach, already a creativity coach, or a coach in another discipline, this workshop is for you.

Eric Maisel, Ph.D., is widely considered to be America's foremost creativity coach. He is a popular speaker and the author of over 30 fiction and nonfiction works for creative people, including Fearless Creating, The Van Gogh Blues, Coaching the Artist Within (the first book on creativity coaching) and many others. Maisel is a licensed marriage and family therapist, a certified counselor and trainer of creativity coaches, as well as a creativity coach in the San Francisco area. He presents workshops nationally and internationally.

QuinnCreative
Coach & Trainer

Quinn McDonald

Now I'm a Coach…So Where Are My Clients?- Sunday
Many programs will train you to become a coach, but few of them spend much time teaching you the business of creating your own successful coaching practice. This workshop will give you the business basics to start up and grow a coaching practice, including three important rules of start-ups, five marketing rules that every successful business owner uses, and the two questions you have to answer before you can plan your business. You'll leave this hour-long session knowing how to grow your skills and self-confidence while growing your business.

Quinn McDonald, a CCA certified creativity coach, also completed training as a life coach at the Coaches Training Institute in 2003 and has spent more than a decade training artists in the business of self promotion and sales. Her background includes more than 25 years as a writer and creative director in the marketing departments of corporations and at ad agencies. As an artist, she sells her work at art festivals, shops, and galleries. She is the owner of QuinnCreative, through which she offers creativity and transition coaching, and communication workshops, training and seminars.

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