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Reflect and Recharge: Learning from 2024 to Fuel the Future
Client Management 101
As a creative professional, managing clients is just as crucial to your success as honing your craft. Client management goes beyond delivering excellent work—it’s about
setting expectations
building relationships
and ensuring a smooth collaboration process.
Two Kinds of Playlists
Vacationing Well
Navigating Criticism and Feedback as a Creative
Criticism and feedback are inevitable aspects of the creative journey. They can be challenging to navigate, especially when you're deeply passionate about your work. However, when approached constructively, feedback can be a valuable tool for growth and improvement. Here are some tips on how to handle criticism and use feedback to your advantage as a creative.
The Connection Between Music and Creative Inspiration
Self Reflection
Self-reflection is the practice of looking inward and examining your thoughts, emotions, and actions. It involves asking yourself probing questions about your experiences and behaviors to gain a clearer understanding of who you are and how you operate. For creatives, this introspective process can reveal insights into what drives their passion, what blocks their creativity, and how they can better harness their unique talents.
Top 10 IG Accounts Worth Following for Creatives
I love a good top 10 list, don’t you? I thought it would be fun to spend a few weeks listing out some Top 10 Resources for you in the area of the Creative Process. Since I am a sucker for a good Instagram follow, here’s a top 10 list of accounts worth following for creatives:
Top 10 Tools for Creatives
I love a good top 10 list, don’t you? I thought it would be fun to spend a few weeks listing out some Top 10 Resources for you in the area of the Creative Process. Since I am a nerd for any new tools to enhance my creative process, here’s a top 10 list of tools for every creative:
Top 10 Books For Creative Growth
I love a good top 10 list, don’t you? I thought it would be fun to spend the next few weeks listing out some Top 10 Resources for you in the area of Creative Process. Since I love to read and love to talk about what others are reading, here’s a top 10 list of books I suggest to everyone for creative growth:
Scheduled Incubation
The truth is, our naiveté about deep work is probably just jealousy. Jealous that they were somehow able to carve out the time to make such strides on a project or vision that we wish we had the time for.
The Lost Art of Completing
We don’t have a shortage of ideas, but we do have a shortage of completion. We tend to give up or move on to the latest great idea before we ever complete anything. What’s left is a pile of half-realized concepts that never see the light of day. Think of all the things you thought about, maybe even began, creating only to abandon ship before it arrives at port.
Are The Most Creative People Just Lucky?
The Secret To Your Greatest Creative Success
We often think that in order to counteract this perception we must get louder, bolder, stronger; and establish our dominance as the almighty creative who doesn’t get questioned: “Don’t look behind the curtain! Fear me!”
The reality is the secret to your greatest creative success isn’t you proving or producing anything else.
Think BIG and Follow Through
Creativity is the lifeblood of innovation, and for creative professionals, thinking big and following through are crucial steps in turning imaginative ideas into reality. In a world that constantly craves fresh perspectives and novel concepts, creative individuals have the power to shape the future. Let’s explore how creatives can cultivate a mindset that encourages thinking big and the strategies to ensure those grand ideas come to fruition.
Helping Your Team Realize Their Full Creative Potential
The biggest impact on my team’s potential was speaking into all of the potential I see in them and in the creative culture we are trying to build.
The Silent Struggle: Are You Overcommitted in Your Creative Journey?
This, Not That
A tool that I have used for many years to help brands further define their identity is one that I believe we could all use in our own creative work.
“This, Not That” is simply a small list of protocols usually, but limited to, terminology. For brands, it’s important to be consistent in messaging, both internally within the organization and externally in market messaging. Unfortunately, like many creatives, not many organizations define the lane of their lingo or practices. This is where a small, repeatable list comes in handy so well.
Creating A Culture Of Creativity
Creative teams and environments can be so volatile and fragile. Bits of drama, uncertainty, lack of clarity, and an all-work-no-play atmosphere can squash any remnants of creativity you and your team have left. So how do you contribute to overcoming these obstacles? How can you begin to create a culture of creativity like never before for you and/or your team?
Here are my top five ways to cultivate what you desire most.
Creativity Made Easy
Creativity can be easy. You just have to find a process that works for you and keeps you accountable to see it through to the end.