a creative woman
daring to make your creative dreams more real...

Below you can read an article Detta's Coach Jill Badonsky wrote about 
her in her monthly museletter.

KAIZEN-MUSE CREATIVITY COACH FROM THE U.K

Berni Darnell (Detta) is our first Certified Kaizen-Muse Creativity
Coach from the U.K. She is a warm, whimsical, witty and wonderfully
wise woman brimming with creative abundance.  We are honored
that she went through the KMCC training.

What is the creative scene like in the UK? (From Jill)
It’s good and getting better all the time!  Creativity seems to be
the ‘buzz’ word at the moment and I am meeting so many people
who want to know more about creativity and all the ways that it
can enhance their lives.  They might want to create with colour,
with words, music or whatever it is that makes their life more
creative.  That is why the Kaizen-Muse tools are so great – they
help people find out what they love, what they are good at and
set them off the creative path to doing a bit more of what they
love. 
Having Dr Robert Maurer and his book One small step can change
your life - the Kaizen Way, in conjunction with yours Nine Muses
& a Bodyguard, really helped cement the whole concept of Kaizen
and Creativity working so well together. I have met people from
all parts of the UK and over the Internet who are interested in
the creative process and it’s just lovely to know that there are
real communities – pockets of creative support – everywhere.

What was it like taking training in that originated in the US?
Exciting!  I loved it despite the 2am calls.  My lovely group of
Kaizen Muse coachee’s were just the best.  The calls worked
really well, as did the really helpful teleclasses.  They gave me
such a rich source of inspiration and they still do.  I started out
tentatively with a group of people I didn’t know, and have ended
up with a wonderful group of supportive friends who are inspiring
and motivating.  We really cheer each other on and are delighted
for each other’s successes.  I am just over the moon and honoured
to be the UK’s first Kaizen Muse Creativity Coach!

What will you specialize in?
I am passionate about helping people to rediscover what they
love – what their creative dreams are and to help to create a life
around those dreams. I seem to be specializing in mid-lifers, men
and women who have never had the time or resources to explore
their inner gifts.  I am helping them to say YES it’s my turn now! 
I like to bring in life purpose numbers which is based on their
birth number and the challenges and opportunities these numbers
present.  This ties in beautifully with Kaizen Muse Creativity Coaching
to uncover blocks, fears and other stuff we don’t always understand.
We then have a creative platform from which we can begin to take the
small steps to make our creative dreams more real.  Age along with
wart’s wrinkles and wobbly bits are no impediment to
living a life you love!

Best advice: (Jill asks Detta)
The best advice to help me step confidently into the direction
of my dreams has been from one of the Kaizen Muse Tools and is
‘just do it anyway’ followed closely by‘it’s close enough’. 
This advice opened up a whole new creative side to me.  It helped
me to look at procrastination, perfectionism and not feeling good enough.
When I employ this advice, I am able to explore my love of colour,
words, and messy art with glee.  It helps me to begin the creative
process instead of just thinking about it. I learned so much about
self sabotage from Kaizen Muse Creativity Coaching, and the tools
to overcome it, This is where Dr Robert Maurer's work really helped me.
Prior to hearing about his work I wasn't aware of how our brains can
become wired and what we can do about that.I just can’t imagine
what my life would be like without my Kaizen Muse Creative Coaches toolbox. 
I love the freedom of creating things that don’t have to be perfect,
the liberating effect of saying no, and the joy of saying yes more. 
Kaizen Muse Creativity Coaching has encouraged me to turn a 30 year
pipe dream into an exciting reality this year with the gorgeous
Dare to Dream Retreats on the beautiful island of Kefalonia in
Greece. I t really is a place to escape to for a bit to take
stock and see what you want the next part of your life to be!

Favourite Creative Achievement:
My favourite creative achievement would be my
Dare to Dream Retreats, also a new range of little Wish You
cards, some lovely altered journals I have made, a gorgeous poem
I have written and made into a booklet called 'Think of a Woman'
and sitting down to write a book – Six and a half ways to live a life
you love .....see I’ve become so creative I can’t make up my  mind
which one is my greatest achievement, when you open up to all the
possibilities that the creative process brings, all sorts of magical
things begin to happen!  So I guess to nail it, my favourite creative
achievement would be having become a Kaizen Muse Creativity Coach
who has made creativity a way of life.