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How can we forever change the course of our life by listening to our inner nudges and "following the feeling?" Our guest this week has a story that exemplifies everything we discuss on this show, and the magic that unfolds when you listen and take action!
This week on Creativity School, I’m talking to Kimothy Joy, a watercolor and pen illustrator passionate about creating artwork that uplifts and empowers women and girls. Kimothy shares how she went from feeling lost, broken, and disconnected from herself to discovering her love of watercolor painting. In a very short amount of time, her work went from simply living on her dining room table, to being seen at Women’s Marches all around the world, to then being published in her book That's What She Said: Wise Words from Influential Women.
Listen to learn why it’s so important to play and do the things that make you curious, how to begin to listen to the little nudges that are telling you what to do, and how to get into your flow to let your creative path unfold. We also talk about THE SECRET to creating your best work from the inside out, and how most people get this all backwards! If you need a dose of magical inspiration this episode is for you!
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Mentioned in this episode:
The importance of playing and doing what makes you curious
The roadmap to finding what your creative calling is
How to listen to the nudges and learn to distinguish between your wise inner voice and your critical monkey mind
How to get into your flow and allow your creative path to unfold
Developing an abundance mindset
The formula for creating from the inside out
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We’re often told to find our zone of genius and hone in on one area of expertise, but what if you have more than one creative calling? Can you still be successful with your creative talents when everyone else is niching down?
This week on Creativity School, D’Ana Joi Spencer, multi-passionate creative extraordinare, is here to tell us why we should celebrate having multiple creative talents and fully own all of them. If you’re naturally curious, interested, and talented at a lot of different things, why should you have to choose?
D’Ana walks us through how to focus and stay productive when you have multiple creative passions, how to manage all your projects without burning out, and how to pivot through your gifts without judgement or shame. She also shares how to grow your confidence in owning all your amazing talents and gifts. If you're a multi-passionate creative and need tools for how to navigate life while creating all the things that excite you, this episode is for you!
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Mentioned in this episode:
Why you don’t have to niche down and choose just one topic of expertise to be successful
How to know when to stick with a creative project or pivot
Why you shouldn’t feel shame or guilt about letting go of a creative passion
How to focus on multiple creative passions without burning out
Why its important to say no to yourself and not be tempted by shiny object syndrome
How to prioritize your creative projects and know which one to put more energy into – Download D’ana’s free Finding Focus Workbook
How to start growing your confidence in owning all of your talents and gifts
Creativity School #33 - Discover Your Unique Purpose with Human Design
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We know that meditation can help you reduce stress and anxiety, among many other health benefits, but can meditation actually help you become more creative? The answer is YES! And through some simple and effective techniques, it doesn’t require thought shaming and rigid postures to get there.
This week on Creativity School, Brad Gantt, meditation teacher and creative director, talks to us about how meditation can help rid our internal clutter, get us into a flow state, and allow us to journey deeply into our well of untapped creativity, accessing parts of ourselves that have always been there.
If you' think you can’t meditate because you’re unable to sit still and quiet your mind, or you just don’t have the time, this episode is for you. Listen to find out how meditation can be an easy way to clear out your mental junk, reduce accumulated stress, and unlock your creative potential!
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Mentioned in this episode:
How a panic attack led Brad to seek meditation
How meditation can help us build a resilience to stressful situations
The importance of simply being
How meditation can help us see things with complete clarity
How meditation can help the creative process and make the creative process more enjoyable
How meditation is like a treadmill for an out of shape mind and requires consistency to see the best results
Why you don’t need to spend a lot of time meditating to see the benefits of it
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This week on Creativity School, I talk to Laura Olsen, a creative coach that helps people define their message and get it online using a variety of tools, including Human Design. If you’ve never heard of Human Design before, you’re about to get a crash course on how this tool gives you an overview of the mechanics of how you operate, and “is the owner’s manual that we didn’t get at birth.”
By learning our Human Design type we can gain a deeper understanding of who we really are, and remove all the baggage of who the world tells us to be. As Laura says, truly compelling creativity comes from a deep place of inner knowledge. And the more we know about ourselves, the more we can create better work. Listen to learn more about your purpose and living in alignment with your Human Design!
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WE ARE STARTING CREATIVITY SCHOOL OFFICE HOURS! Want to have a conversation with me about whatever you need help with? Have a burning question you want answered? Send me all your questions on Instagram (@thegracechon) or email me (grace @ grace chon.com)!
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Mentioned in this episode:
What is Human Design
The 5 Human Design Types - Manifestor, Generator, Manifesting Generator, Projector, and Reflector
How Human Design can help you uncover who you really are and how you operate in the world
Celebrities and famous figures and their Human Design Types
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I HAD SOME TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES WITH THIS EPISODE AND AM RELEASING IT AGAIN IN CASE YOU HAD TROUBLE LISTENING THE FIRST TIME. How funny that the episode about not being perfect, came out... not perfect. Enjoy!
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How do we finally let go of perfectionism and experience the magic that unfolds when we create with complete freedom?
This week on Creativity School, we dig into how perfectionism is poison and not something to be proud of with Carrie Brummer. Carrie is a visual artist and has had work displayed in The Smithsonian and The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. She’s also an art educator, and the founder of Artist Strong, a community that supports people by giving them the permission to be creative and the tools to develop their unique voice.
We talk about how it took a life threatening health experience for Carrie to finally let go of the need to create art that was perfect, and in the process discovered the incredible things that can happen in your life and work when you let go and create without pressure. Carrie shares actionable steps we can take to release our need for perfection, how to let go of the myth of talent, and how to trust your intuition when creating your work.
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Mentioned in this episode:
How Carrie entered the world of art education despite her parents and teachers telling her it wasn’t practical to pursue a career in the arts
How a life threatening health experience was a catalyst for her to let go of perfectionism and the need to please others in her work
The negative side of perfectionism
The myth of talent and how to develop your talent
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Website | Artist Strong | Facebook
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