The library

The worksheets.

Every video I make comes with one. They're quiet places to slow down and notice what a video may be touching in you. There's nothing to fix and nothing to finish.

One email, and they're yours

Ask once, and the whole library opens.

Tell me where to send it and I'll email you the way in. Every worksheet below is waiting there, and each new one joins them when its video goes up. You won't have to ask again.

The form is just below. One email opens the whole library, and you'll get The Bushido Brief when a new worksheet is ready.

Twelve worksheets, and counting

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Healing

Creativity as a place to heal

Companion to the video Creative Healing

For the video about Emily, who found that making things gave her healing somewhere to take root while she did the harder work in therapy.

Video thumbnail: Create Through Regret

Regret

The Creative Return

Companion to the video Create Through Regret

Eight sections on coming back to your creative life after a long time away, and on telling regret apart from shame.

Video thumbnail: How Artists Stay Present

Attention

The Gratitude Guard

Companion to the video How Artists Stay Present

A weekly inventory that keeps your attention on what's actually here, so fear has less room to work.

Video thumbnail: Creativity Isn't a Courtroom

Self-criticism

Healing the Inner Critic

Companion to the video Creativity Isn't a Courtroom

Traces where your harshest voice came from, and how to answer it with something other than punishment.

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Burnout

The C.R.E.A.T.E.R. Scale

Companion to the video Return to Center

A seven-stage map from creative flow to burnout, with a weekly check-in so you catch the drift early.

Video thumbnail: What Your Art Is Missing

Stillness

My Name Is Stillness

Companion to the video What Your Art Is Missing

Three sections on the pause your work has been asking for, and on what pulled you away from it.

Video thumbnail: Discovering Your Deep-Seated Why

Purpose

Your Why Journal

Companion to the video Discovering Your Deep-Seated Why

Questions that trace your creative drive back through your history, so the work has something solid under it.

Video thumbnail: Bokeh Bushido Creator Guide

Discipline

The Creator's Path Journal

Companion to the video Bokeh Bushido Creator Guide

The Bokeh Bushido Creator Code as a working journal for reflection, goals, and craft.

Video thumbnail: Wander Into Wonder

Curiosity

Wander Into Wonder

Companion to the video Wander Into Wonder

A curiosity worksheet for the video on how curiosity moves the creative process along.

Video thumbnail: Think Less. Make More.

Overthinking

Think Less, Make More

Companion to the video Think Less. Make More.

A companion to the video on how the noise in your head stalls the work before it starts.

Video thumbnail: The Lie That Keeps Artists Small

Praise

Disqualifying the Positive

Companion to the video The Lie That Keeps Artists Small

On brushing off praise, with mindset rewrites and a seven-day challenge to practice taking it in.

Video thumbnail: When You Can't Say It, Create It

Courage

What You Gain When You Dare to Create

Companion to the video When You Can't Say It, Create It

A worksheet for making something raw and honest, with no polish required.