Right now you may be stuck.
But what if you knew that
feeling stuck isn't a problem to solve.
It's a place.
And it has instructions for you.
If you've been on the verge of making a change, taking a specific action or making a
commitment to your future -- but you haven't yet -- you are in a stuck place.
What's happening here is complex.
What scares you can feel like a force, pushing hard to keep you stuck on an edge that feels safe,
while at the same time your creative desire is pulling you forward toward uncertainty-- to take risks, to experiment, to play, to step out of your comfort zone and create something new!
The result:
Some really uncomfortable thoughts and sensations, right?
Knowing your specific edge will reveal your way forward.
In this masterclass you will learn exactly how turn your stuck experience
into instructions for exactly what action to take next.
Using my Four Edges of Creative Growth framework you'll locate where you are on
your creative journey and point you to the skills you can practice to begin to
take the risks you've been on the verge of taking!
The next choice you make will feel alive because it will activate your
courage to move beyond this edge - even when it feels a little scary!
Are you exhausted from . . .
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Hovering around an idea, change, or possibility instead of going for it
Waiting to be certain about what will happen before you take a risk
Second-guessing yourself at every turn, thinking you don't have enough talent,
time, or money to make a move right now
Wanting more for your future, and finding that the more you explore the possibilities,
the more afraid you feel
Worrying that everyone has more than you do, or that you've missed the boat.
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LET'S GATHER SOME INTEL
FROM YOUR STUCK PLACE!
You can grow beyond this edge. Let me show you how!
Hi, I'm Naomi Vladeck.
For most of my life, I feared expressing myself fully and being seen when I felt most vulnerable.
It felt so dangerous to be visible in the areas I wanted to grow!
So I played it safe, being the "best second" in my career, supporting the people above me, but holding back when I wanted to jump in and try something that made me vulnerable to judgment, or when I thought I wouldn't measure up.
On the outside, it looked like I was doing great. But inside, I was often confused. For years I felt stuck, with no language to describe it or process to contain it. I could only believe the problem was me.
I tried every workaround imaginable, and I created some amazing things.
But I knew I was still hiding where it mattered most.
It took a major crisis, my husband's addiction and death, to finally break through that deep stuck place so I could begin to know how brave I really was. It was in that period of massive uncertainty that I was finally able to practice the skills that liberated me from my stuck place.
Once I knew my edge, I grew beyond it. (And still growing!)
That's why I built the framework I now teach.
I took everything I'd learned over twenty years of working with artists, and I put it all together with what the hardest and most growth-rich years of my life have taught me.
What came out of it was my first book, Braving Creativity, and this Four Edges of Creative Growth framework.
Since then, I've used it with hundreds of artists and creative professionals.
The specifics change every time. Where people get stuck never does.
You don't need a crisis to unstick yourself from the edge you're on today.
If you've made it this far down the page, my guess is that you're ready to move beyond this edge!
I believe you can. The fullest expression of your creative gifts are waiting for you.
That's what I'm here to help you experience. You in?
In this Masterclass you'll:
LOCATE YOURSELF IN YOUR CREATIVE GROWTH PROCESS (I AM GROWING HERE!)
What you'll uncover: Clarity about what's happening at the edge you're at, and renewed curiosity about what you can learn from your competing fears and desires when you can finally bring them into the light and listen to them!
What we'll cover: The Four Edges of Creative Growth, and experience how your current experience stimulates curiosity about what's possible next.
UNCOVER THE TRUTH IN YOUR HEART (IT'S UNDENIABLE!)
What you'll uncover: The undeniable truth that's been hiding behind this stuck moment
What we'll cover: How to find the language for what's calling you forward, so you can speak with confidence about the future, even when you don't know what will happen yet.
UNSTICK FROM YOUR EDGE (COMMIT TO ACTION!)
What you'll uncover: The way to trust the energy that is now moving and to sense into the wisdom it has about your next most authentic step forward.
What we'll cover: How to gather proof of your courage by practicing the Creative Growth skill that matches your edge, and choosing one move you can make this week.
How does it work?
Being in a stuck place doesn't mean that you're lost or that there is something wrong with you.
The Four Edges of Creative Growth is a compass that shows you the specific places where creative growth stalls and what you need to know to move beyond your current experience.
🤔 Maybe you bring your old assumptions about yourself or other people into awareness so you can decide for yourself what's true for you now.
🤔 Maybe you design an action plan of tiny experiments, instead of imagining big leaps, to get the results you want.
🤔 Maybe giving voice to what you want to create is the pathway to visibility, collaboration and success you truly desire.
🤔 Or maybe you need to do the reps, to practice what you learn from the edge often enough to embody the strengths you've earned and values that you stand for.
Wherever you locate yourself at the edge, Know Your Edge, Know Your Move will offer you a skill that is matched with your edge so that you can practice transforming your stuck energy into focused action that feels alive!
THIS IS FOR YOU IF ...
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You earnestly attempt to keep your goals in sight, but procrastination, perfectionism, self-criticism, and stubborn resistance keep you from making progress.
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You've identified a calling or desire that's alive for you, but you don't know how to start moving toward it.
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You know yourself, and you know generally what's in the way, but you can't seem to change the outcomes you keep getting.
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You know you have to start doing things differently and taking more risks, but you aren't doing those things.
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You struggle with the fear of not being enough, of judgment, or of success at the level you actually desire.
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You have a big mission or vision, and it overwhelms you to the point of stasis, burnout or hopelessness.
JOIN US!
"I was disconnected from calling myself an artist or a writer. Working with Naomi changed that. Creativity and art-making are priorities I don’t ignore anymore. I feel like I’m living in my full creative self in a way I wasn’t before.”
Tiffany Dugan, Writer, Collage Artist, 50s
"I'd felt stuck, unable to embrace the uncertainty that would arise while blazing a new creative idea that I'd been mulling over for months. Now I have the confidence to forge ahead. I'm well on my way to establishing my business, and most importantly I am not scared of what's to come."
Molly Bloom, Creative Solopreneur, Baker, 40s
“The hardest thing was allowing myself to believe that my work was good enough to be seen again —
that it wasn’t just a hobby and that it could move people.
Naomi helped me get to the place where I could say, ‘I want this, and I’m going to risk failing at it,
because if I don’t, I’ll never know.’ I just wouldn’t have done any of this without her coaching.
I just wouldn’t.”
— Carol Faye Stein
Textile Artist, 70s
“I came to coaching after a dance injury. I was trying to write a book, even though I had never really considered myself a writer, and I had no real concept of how to do it. Coaching changed my life and changed my direction. The best part was that it opened up a whole world of possibilities I had never thought of—or even imagined myself doing. And now I’m in the process of making those happen.”
Margaret Liston, Dancer, Author, 70s
"Naomi listens deeply and uses an array of tools to skillfully respond to what is arising within the group. Through Naomi's workshops, I have identified and moved beyond blocks that had been holding me up for months."
Tova Hopemark,
Actor, Filmmaker, 30s
Have a question?
Email hello@creativitymatterscoaching.com - we'll get back to you!