The CHI Five-Step Success Process. Write down five things you love doing. Circle the ones you’re really good at. Figure out which of these will allow you to serve the most people. Tell your story and find the people who want what you offer. Go all in on that one and don’t let anything stop…
How to Use Your Creativity to Innovate and Rise to Your Challenges The most important aspect of finding a better way to do things is creativity. If you want to innovate in your work or in your life, you have to first get creative. I spend a lot of time soaking up the latest writing…
This picture isn’t perfect. That much is true. And I can obsess over that fact or I can celebrate that I captured an instant, a fleeting moment in time where a beautiful swallowtail butterfly settled on a flower on a warm late summer morning. ? Isn’t that how it is with so many things? Instead…
Warning: today’s Self-Made Creative episode deals with some challenging topics including depression, suicide prevention, and mental and psychological challenges. I discuss the recent suicides of both Anthony Bourdain and Kate Spade and my thoughts on Creatives and emotional and psychological sensitivity. Of course, please, reach out for help if you need it. Remember, you deserve…
Self-made Creative podcast episode: 20180604 In today’s episode, I explore strategic and tactical thinking and how we can do it to optimize our planning, innovation, and success. Whether it is a creative endeavor or you are traveling, either way it’s what you can do to prepare and succeed. If you know someone who could benefit…
In today’s Self-made Creative podcast episode, I explore and detail how I sparked and revolutionized my writing ability through a project I did. For a year, I did this and revolutionized how I write and how I communicate. I also developed the programs and workshops that I do today to help people find their creative…
Choosing Yourself Episode 19: The Importance of Choosing Yourself In today’s Self-made Creative podcast episode, I explore what it means to Creatives to choose and be chosen. Someone might choose to purchase your art. You might receive notice on social media. Whichever occurs, it feeds creatives to communicate in this way. Yet, sometimes, they don’t…
Spend even a few minutes a day being creative, and you will be amazed at how much you can achieve. In this episode, I explore creativity, careers, and how we can all express ourselves creatively. You might be a creative with a day job or a careerist with artistic hobbies. Either path can lead to…
Want to Fan that Creative Flame? You Need the Fire Energy to Do It! In order to get stuff done, we need the energy to do it. If we want to be creative on top of that, we need to fan that flame. We need an extra boost. This is especially true if we happen to…