Download or read book Shut Your Monkey written by Danny Gregory and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-02-15 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hear that voice inside your head? The one that nitpicks all your new ideas? That's your monkey. This hypercritical little critter loves to make you second-guess yourself. It stirs up doubt. It kills your creativity. But it can be stopped. And acclaimed author Danny Gregory is here to show you how. After battling it out with his own monkey, he knows how to shut yours down. Gregory provides insight into the inner workings of your inner critic and teaches you how to put it in its place. Soon you'll be able to silence that voice and do what you want to do—create. Now follow his lead and Shut Your Monkey.

Download or read book Your Inner Critic Is a Big Jerk written by Danielle Krysa and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2016-10-11 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This charmingly illustrated guide shares ten truths about creativity, confidence, and how you can silence that stifling voice in your head. This book is a salve for creative minds everywhere, and duct tape for the mouth of every artist’s inner critic. Author and art curator Danielle Krysa explores ten essential truths we all must face in order to defeat self-doubt. Each encouraging chapter deconstructs a pivotal moment on the creative path—fear of the blank page, the dangers of jealousy, sharing work with others—and explains how to navigate roadblocks. Packed with helpful anecdotes, thoughts from successful creatives, and practical exercises gleaned from Danielle Krysa’s years of working with professional and aspiring artists—plus riotously apt illustrations from art world darling Martha Rich—this ebook arms readers with the most essential tool for their toolbox: the confidence they need to get down to business and make good work.

Download or read book A Kiss Before You Go written by Danny Gregory and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2016-07-26 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After the loss of his wife in a tragic accident, beloved artist Danny Gregory chronicled his grief in the medium he knows best—the pages of his illustrated journals. This intimate reproduction of his journal is a stirring visual memoir of Gregory's journey towards recovery. Uniquely sincere, and by turns tender, raw, and hopeful, Gregory's idiosyncratic text and illustrations capture the darkest and lightest moments of his "year of magical drawing." Gregory's process reminds us that creative expression offers its own therapy, and that living each day to its fullest may be as simple as putting pen to paper. Anyone who has experienced loss will take solace in this refreshingly candid look at grieving, while art lovers will marvel at the artist's beautiful celebration of the power of creation.

Download or read book An Illustrated Journey written by Danny Gregory and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-02-28 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collects excerpts from the personal travel journal sketchbooks of forty-three artists, illustrators, and designers.

Download or read book Art Before Breakfast written by Danny Gregory and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2015-02-17 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Packed with the signature can-do attitude that makes beloved artist Danny Gregory a creativity guru to thousands across the globe, this unique guide serves up a hearty helping of inspiration. For aspiring artists who want to draw and paint but just can't seem to find time in the day, Gregory offers 5– to 10–minute exercises for every skill level that fit into any schedule—whether on a plane, in a meeting, or at the breakfast table—along with practical instruction on techniques and materials, plus strategies for making work that's exciting, unintimidating, and fulfilling. Filled with Gregory's encouraging words and motivating illustrations, Art Before Breakfast teaches readers how to develop a creative habit and lead a richer life through making art.

Download or read book That s Not My Monkey written by Fiona Watt and published by Usborne Pub Limited. This book was released on 2008-06-01 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Young readers may touch various surfaces on monkeys that are not the one someone is looking for, until at last the right one appears. On board pages.

Download or read book Monkey Boy written by Francisco Goldman and published by Grove Press. This book was released on 2021-05-10 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Guatemalan-American writer returns to the Boston suburb of his youth in this American Book Award–winning novel “full of rebellious comedy and vitality” (New Yorker). A 2022 Pulitzer Prize Finalist In Monkey Boy, Francisco Goldman’s “brilliantly constructed auto-fiction” (NPR), we meet Francisco Goldberg, a middle-aged writer grappling with the challenges of family and love, legacies of violence and war, and growing up as the son of immigrants. Having fled Mexico after his journalism provokes the wrong people, Goldberg’s attempt to start fresh in New York. But even as he finds himself falling in love, he is drawn away yet again—back to his childhood home in the white, working-class suburbs of Boston. Frankie is beckoned there by a high school girlfriend who witnessed his youthful humiliations, and by his ailing mother, Yolanda, whose intermittent lucidity unearths forgotten pockets of the past. His brief trip is haunted by memories of his recently deceased father, the Guatemalan woman who helped raise him, and the high school bullies who called him “monkey boy.”

Download or read book How to Draw Without Talent written by Danny Gregory and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2019-11-26 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Want to draw but don't think you have the talent? This book is for you--no experience or formal training required! Danny Gregory, co-founder of the popular online Sketchbook Skool, shows you how to get started making art for pleasure with fun, easy lessons. Get started fast with just a pen and paper, learn to see your subject with new eyes, and enjoy the creative process.

Download or read book Kasey to the Rescue written by Ellen Rogers and published by Hyperion. This book was released on 2010-11-02 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a story of how miracles DO happen. How courage and a never-give-up spirit can emerge victorious. How an engaging little monkey helped change a family's life. Ellen Rogers considered herself something of a tragedy snob. The single mother of five believed she could weather any storm, that she could keep her family from harm with fortitude and grace. But nothing could have prepared her for the June 2005 car accident that left her son, Ned--then 22 years old--fighting for his life. Ellen refused to give in to despair. We'll get through this, she told herself. We have to. But love and determination can only go so far, and the road home was fraught with obstacles. Ellen and Ned took comfort in family and friends. And they prayed for a miracle. Miracles happen to those who believe, the saying goes, but who would have believed that one family's "miracle" would weigh in at five pounds sopping wet? Then Helping Hands: Monkey Helpers for the Disabled provided Ned with an affectionate and intelligent service animal with a steadfast devotion to hierarchy, a longing for "spa days," and a craving for Gummi Bears. In other words, a diva. Life with Kasey was yet another challenge for this large and lively family, but they persevered as families do, and in time this wise and sensitive animal did more than help Ned cope with his disabilities--she turned the simple tasks of life into a life worth living. Kasey's astonishing intelligence and compassion brought hope and laughter back to a family facing its greatest challenge, and helped them see the world in a new way.

Download or read book Thanking the Monkey written by Karen Dawn and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2014-05-20 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The animal rights movement has reached a tipping point. No longer a fringe extremist cause, it has become a social concern that leading members of society endorse and young people embrace. From Michael Vick's dog fighting scandal to CNN’s airing of the eye-opening film Blackfish, animal rights issues have hit the headlines—and are being championed by students and senators, pop stars and producers, and actors and activists. Don't you want to be part of the conversation? In Thanking the Monkey, Karen Dawn covers pets, fur, fashion, food, animal testing, activism, and more. But as the title playfully suggests, this isn't like any previous animal rights book. Thanking the Monkey is light on lectures meant to make you feel guilty if you're not yet a leather-eschewing vegan. It lets you have fun as you learn why so many of your favorite actors and musicians won't eat or wear animals. And you'll laugh over scores of cartoons by Dan Piraro'sBizzaro and other animal-friendly comics. This fun primer for a smart and socially committed generation delivers some serious surprises in the form of facts and figures about the treatment of animals. Yes, it will shock you with tales of primates still used in animal testing on nicotine or killed for oven cleaner. But it will also let you lighten up and laugh a little as we work out how to do a better job of thanking the monkey.

Download or read book Everyday Matters written by Danny Gregory and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Addicted to the Monkey Mind written by Jean-Francois Benoist and published by Power-On Coaching IncorporatedDBA Pakalana Publishing. This book was released on 2018-09-14 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Addicted to the Monkey Mind offers a toolbox of practical skills to shift self-sabotaging, programmed ways of thinking. J.F. Benoist, a visionary thought leader in the fields of addiction treatment and personal development, uses the journeys of two relatable characters to teach you how to develop a powerful new mindset and finally break the cycle of debilitating habits.

Download or read book Pink Monkey Moments written by Robyn Mancell and published by . This book was released on 2020-09-15 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seek Out Significance, Rewire Your Focus, and Manifest a Focused and Fulfilling LifeIf you feel shut-out from success and self-fulfillment, Pink Monkey Moments will show you how to break down barriers, invite in positivity, and create a life you're truly proud of. The Power of Positivity Lies Within YouAs a single mother to three boys and an entrepreneur for over 20 years, I know what it's like to feel run-down and at the end of yourself. That's why the Law of Attraction and the Reticular Activating System changed my life. After realizing that my thoughts steer my life and manifest in my realities, I completely altered my thought patterns to rewire my brain for wisdom-seeking and self-examination. My shift towards positive thinking has brought me unshakable happiness, success in my career and lots of Pink Monkey Moments. Stop letting negativity invade your life. Instead, channel the power of your thoughts to demolish distractions, weed out unneeded static and get back on track. So, What's a Pink Monkey?I was once a skeptic; I never believed my thoughts could alter what I seek and what I find. That was until I tested the theory, went in search of a pink monkey, and actually found one when I was least expecting it. Now I know that when I focus on an idea in my thoughts, it comes to fruition in my life. To you can increase your ability to FOCUS on getting EXACTLY what you want?Here's the SECRET. You've already been doing it and you already have the power. You've been walking around with this powerful tool and no one has taken the time to who you how to use it.If you don't learn how to activate it NOW, you are going to continue to struggle when you absolutely do not have to. Most clients come to me because they are frustrated and not getting the results they want out of life. I see it time and time again. They blindly go into the same situations expecting different results, but they've changed nothing. For over 25 years, I've been living my best life and it's all because I have exercised my power. I left a corporate job sitting behind a desk all day, driving in hours of traffic to get there, to creating a lifestyle where I'm in charge of my time. I went from never taking a vacation to going on 14 vacations in just 4 years. Now I go whenever and wherever I choose. That's a lifestyle. I OWN my life and it's possible for you to OWN yours too. The funny thing is I was just like you, trying to figure out why I kept hitting a brick wall and wondering why I couldn't get out of this vicious cycle of trading time for money. Don't get me wrong, some of you may have a job or career you love. Some of you reading this are business owners or entrepreneurs but still feel like your life is tied to your work. The lifestyle you're missing is more about time freedom than money. Imagine what your life would look like if you found a way to sort out what you don't need and automatically attract what you do need.We all just want to make our lives easier instead of getting caught up in the chaos. You really can create a life that is everything you desire. In the time you will spend working with me, I'm going to show you how simple it is to get more of the things that will help you live your best life. Won't it be great to have more:FOCUSCLARITYTIMEFREEDOMMONEYLOVING RELATIONSHIPSA DESIGNER LIFE DESIGNED BY YOUDoing nothing will cost you:COMPLACENCYBOREDOMLACKOPPORTUNITYHAPPINESSFREEDOMLOVEPEACE OF MINDTIMEMONEYTHE LIFE YOU DESERVEUse this brain power to break habits and build a life worth living. Order my book Pink Monkey Moments to figure out how the base of your brain has the power to alter the course of your life. To your next Pink Monkey Moment. Oh haven't you realized yet? You reading this now is your first official Pink Monkey Moment ;)

Download or read book Summary of Danny Gregory s Shut Your Monkey written by Everest Media, and published by Everest Media LLC. This book was released on 2022-05-18T22:59:00Z with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 The voice in your head is not evil, but it does evil. It is powerful, but its power can be broken. And now more than ever in the history of our brainy species, we need to take it on and prevent it from preventing us from addressing the many challenges our world faces today. #2 The voice of the inner critic is a familiar one. It’s the voice of doom, and it warns you of the dire consequences that will fall on you if you take the step you are contemplating. It makes you second-guess yourself. #3 The voice is what messes with creative people the most. It hates change and risk, and it will do anything to prevent you from changing your mind or doing something new. You must learn to shut it down. #4 I have been a creative person my whole life, and people have been paying me to make things for over thirty years. I have created many new ideas with millions of dollars at stake. I have had many briefings, deadlines, presentations, reviews, and awards.

Download or read book The Hater written by William Winters and published by Covenant Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2018-05-09 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This story explores a perceived world of chaos where order is perceived, absolutes where relativism is absolute, and love spawned from hatred. Paul Berkely, a journalist, is not aware that this perception exists, but he is forced to face it when his path is entwined with a man described as "The Hater."

Download or read book They Call Me Law written by Kelly Marie and published by Sullivan Group Publishing. This book was released on 2016-12-19 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet Ky-mani "Law" Parker; the sexy retired King of the streets of Chicago. He can have any woman he wants and women want nothing more than to be his queen; especially his accidental baby momma, Monae. The women he has encountered do not even begin to qualify until he meets Honey. Honey Unique Johnson is in a loveless five-year relationship with her boyfriend Jerome. They had the perfect, straight life together until he became a man of the streets. The sudden change and the street life is too much for Honey and she walks away. But then she meets Ky-mani and all is great until she finds out that he is none other than Law, someone who Honey has learned to fear. Can she look past the king of the streets and see the man inside? Can she overlook who he is, when she left her boyfriend for being a street nigga? Can Ky-mani find a way to hold on to the one woman he can't live without? Find out as you follow this unlikely couple as they battle with finding a way to merge their two different worlds together whilst facing off with snakes, family secrets, lies and betrayal.

Download or read book Zen and the City of Angels written by Elizabeth M. Cosin and published by Minotaur Books. This book was released on 2010-04-01 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the madness of L.A., Zen Moses is a risk-taking P.I. who has already fought for her life and her sanity-so what's wrong with doing a little favor for a friend? The friend is Jim Gray, a trusted attorney, who needs her to find a missing dog. But this simple case leads Zen to a dead man with no face, the trail of a vanished dealmaker, and the hospital room where Gray is fighting for his life. Suddenly the suspect in a murder-and an unwitting participant in a woman's violent unraveling-Zen finds herself in a tight spot. And it may be too late when she finally uncovers the truth: that in the city of angels, she's been handpicked by some very powerful people-for a long hard fall down to hell...