Unlock Creativity, Boost Confidence, and Achieve Your Goals Hey there, my CREATIVE Fam! Let’s talk about something that doesn’t always get the credit it deserves—the doodle. Yep, I said it. The humble little doodle, that mindless thing we all do in the margins of our notebooks during meetings or phone calls. What if I told […]
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Taking Action in Your Creative Practice Welcome to the eighth principle in our summer series on creative thinking: “Done is better than perfect. Action, my friend.” This phrase, attributed to Sheryl Sandberg, serves as a powerful reminder that waiting for perfection is a trap. Perfection is an illusion; it’s like chasing a mirage in the
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Might Be The Key to Your Superpower Welcome to the fifth principle in our summer series on creative thinking: “Your struggle might be the key to your superpower.” This principle is a powerful reminder that the challenges we face are often not just obstacles but clues to our true strengths and potential. Embracing the Struggle
Embracing Honest Creativity Welcome to our 3rd Principle in my summer series – Honest Creativity! Didn’t know there was such a thing, did you? OK, if I’m being honest here, it seems like a L-O-N-G stretch to connect “being honest” and “creativity.” But hear me out… In our journey to rediscover and nurture our creativity,
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with Virginia Leigh Studio Well, Hello my Wonderful Creative Community! Welcome Back! If you’ve been wondering why my site and social media accounts have been quieter than a mouse in a cheese factory lately, let me fill you in. There was a bit of an unexpected plot twist in the studio – I’ve been on
How many of you can honestly say that when you decide to do something, you intentionally try to make it fun? No doubt many of our creative passions are fun in and of themselves. But I’m talking about those things like goals or projects. Have you ever said that about a creative goal? Let’s say
Today we’re checking back on that STOP DOING stuff! About a month ago I challenged you to STOP doing some things! Stop expecting so much of yourself. Stop getting in your own way. Stop doing things that don’t matter to you. Do you remember that? Of course, you do! Because you’ve made wonderful progress over
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on What You DON’T Want! For those of you already in my community, you know one of the first thing I ask is “What’s your creative genre? What do you want to do?” Scary, huh? And for many, the answer is “I’m not sure. I don’t know.” Or if you do know, there is still
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5 Things You Need to Know I know what you’re thinking. Is this some woo-woo, fluffy, mantras in the mirror type thing? That’s a big NO! (insert belly laugh here) Definitely not! If you don’t like the word ritual, use the word routine…although that word sometimes scares the heck out of a creative as well.
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Making Time for Yourself… So, what’s your move when stress hits? For me, a few things come to mind, none of which are particularly helpful…stress eating, stress cocktails, crying, pulling the covers over my head, and waiting until it blows over. Anybody else? Yep, I’ve tried them all…and none of them made me feel much
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