As we were growing up, we were all repeatedly told about the things we could accomplish, if we only set our bright millennial minds to it. I don’t believe we were lied to,. Clearly, our parents and teachers certainly left some key information out. They gave us shiny participation awards.Continue Reading
Striking the right balance between working on your personal growth and connecting through collaboration with others is the conundrum of the freelance creative. The wave of co-working spaces, crowd-sourcing projects, and crowdfunding ideas is ultimately pulling us toward community, social interaction, outside spaces away from our own, other people awayContinue Reading
A beauty that is imperfect, impermanent and incomplete… There’s great beauty to be found in imperfections. Think Wabi Sabi. Anyone with an artistic inclination intuitively knows this, as creatives, we think we do. But this comes directly at odds with our drive for perfection, perfection that is elusive and brief.Continue Reading
One of my weekly self-care rituals involves me, my mat, my block, my tablet and the guiding voice of Adriene. I show up to Yoga and it gives back to me. The value I gain from showing up, following the movements as best I can and listening to her inspirationalContinue Reading
One of the philosophies that form the bedrock of everything we do and share on this site is that creativity is a habit. When we manifest that creativity through the way we do what we do, the way we say what we say, we dress how we dress, we interactContinue Reading
Weekends are for Creators… And I can’t wait to partake of the digital conference by Create & Cultivate. If you don’t know what Create & Cultivate is all about I invite you to discover them here. You could think of it as a network of empowering conferences and resources gearedContinue Reading
Creative leaders need to find assertive ways to communicate their vision. No matter how innovative or game-changing an idea might be, if it comes out of us poorly expressed it will lay flat on the floor, it will not reach the emotional core of our audience or engage its intellectContinue Reading
As part of the spiritual and mental improvement of this creative gal, continued learning is a priority and online classes are top of the list. 20% Skill Even though one shouldn’t put a price on a great education (or educational experience) the reality is taking traditional avenues to improve ourContinue Reading
What happens when you don’t know? Anxiety fills your minds with a thousand negative scenarios. Fear makes you ready to fight or flee. Panic blinds you to better judgments and best opportunities, your body freezes in place. There’re so many variables out of your control. There’s so much you justContinue Reading
