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The Creative's Mind

How Exceptional Artists Think, Make, and Perform

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The Creative's Mind

By: Jim Afremow PhD, Phil White
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In every creator’s journey, there comes a stage where mental challenges are bigger than artistic ones—and it can be hard to know where to turn.

This insightful book offers a rich source of mental strategies, resilience tips, and practical advice tailored specifically for creatives.

No matter your medium, you know that you can’t wait for inspiration to strike when it comes to honing your skills. This is true not only for your craft, but a crucial and often-overlooked aspect of the creative process: your mindset.

From Jim Afremow, author of The Champion’s Mind, and Phil White, co-author of The Leader’s Mind, this new guide takes you inside the mental game of some of the world’s top directors, photographers, writers, and musicians, and shows how their mindset has become their biggest competitive advantage.

Filled with motivating stories and hard-earned advice from the likes of New York Times bestselling author Erik Larson, Grammy-nominated musician BT, and photographer and filmmaker Chris Burkard, this book will teach you how to:

  • Apply skills like confidence, positive self-talk, and mental toughness to your creative work
  • Deal with criticism, rejection, and other setbacks proactively
  • Handle mental health challenges like anxiety, impostor syndrome, and burnout while staying resilient and focused on your creative goals
  • Forge consistent routines that find help you quickly get in the zone when you’re creating
  • Develop self-care practices that promote rest and recovery
  • Apply a growth mindset and pursue your art with a renewed sense of purpose
  • Be a more effective teammate and leader in collaborative creative settings
  • Recapture the joy that got you hooked on creating in the first place

Let The Creative’s Mind equip you with powerful tools to maximize your potential, persevere through hard times, and leave a lasting legacy.

©2025 by Jim Afremow, PhD and Phil White. (P)2025 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.
Creativity Mental Health Personal Success Psychology

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