The Creativity Series
The Books
Practical guides to unlocking, building with, and growing your creative potential
Available Now I Need To Create
Understand the Fundamental Nature of Personal Creativity
by Steve Supple
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Expand your creative identity and impact beyond the work itself.
by Steve Supple
Newsletter coming soonFrom stuck to unstoppable — and helping others do the same
I spent the first decade of my career as a graphic designer, which means I had to be creative on demand — whether I felt inspired or not. That pressure taught me something most creativity gurus never talk about: creativity is not a feeling. It's a practice, a set of skills, and when you understand how it actually works, you can access it almost any time you need it.
The problem was that nobody taught me this. I had to figure it out the hard way — through projects that went nowhere, clients who were frustrated, and long stretches of wondering whether I was really cut out for creative work at all. It wasn't until I started studying the mechanics underneath creative breakthroughs that everything shifted.
I began coaching other creatives, then leaders, then whole teams. And I kept seeing the same pattern: the same blocks that hold people back are the doorways to their biggest breakthroughs.
That insight became the foundation of I Need To Create. You were born creative. You just haven't been taught how to use it properly.
"The same blocks that hold us back are the doorways to our biggest breakthroughs."
“Creativity is applied optimism!”
— Steve Supple
“Creativity is life’s element of surprise!”
— Steve Supple
“You need to create a way forward.”
— Steve Supple
“The blank page isn’t the problem — the fear of it is.”
— Steve Supple
“You were born creative. You just forgot.”
— Steve Supple