In my decades of working with creative pros of all types, I’ve learned that the best way to prepare yourself to be brilliant when it matters most is to build daily practices that grow you, focus you, and help you stay fresh and engaged with your life and work. As Gretchen Rubin so eloquently put it, “What you

And while the paths and outcomes of creative living will vary wildly from person to person, I can guarantee you this: A creative life is an amplified life. It’s a bigger life, a happier life, an expanded life, and a hell of a lot more interesting life. Living in this manner—continually and stubbornly bringing forth the jewels that are hidden within