This Sunday, I invite you to ponder this question with me: What are you working towards? Recently, while powering through the seventh season of the TV series Dexter, I found myself asking: What am I doing? The activity, which had occupied multiple evenings that week, didn't contribute to what I want to achieve personally. While … Continue reading Sunday Reflection: What Are You Working Towards?
Creative and Intentional Living
The Sunk-Cost Fallacy: Your Energy Is Not Lost
Last week, I wrote about the Quitting Framework by Steven Bartlett, commenting on both the simplicity of the framework and a thought-provoking statement: "Quitting is for winners." The essence is that strategic, well-considered quitting can improve your life, especially when hardships aren't leading you toward your goals. While writing about the value of strategic quitting, … Continue reading The Sunk-Cost Fallacy: Your Energy Is Not Lost
Sunday Reflection: How Will You Make Space for Creativity?
This week, we focused on developing a creative mindset by exploring how curiosity and openness fuel creativity. We discussed practical ways to nurture this, from blocking time in your schedule to setting up an inspiring creative space. We also dove into mindset shifts—embracing curiosity, experimenting without fear of failure, and using routines like Morning Pages. … Continue reading Sunday Reflection: How Will You Make Space for Creativity?
Round-Up: How To Keep Your Creative Energy Flowing
This week, we explored how to cultivate a creative mindset through a variety of approaches: Weekly Topic Kickoff: Cultivating a Creative Mindset & Blog Update: On Monday, we discussed cultivating a creative mindset, emphasizing curiosity, openness, and consistency in building creative habits. What Does It Mean to Have a Creative Mindset?: Tuesday’s post dove into what a … Continue reading Round-Up: How To Keep Your Creative Energy Flowing
Creative Routines: How Habits Help You Stay Inspired
We all have a bit of a creative side—yes, you too. Whether it’s painting, writing, cooking, or programming, creativity is about creating something. What do all these activities have in common? They thrive when supported by habits. In most creative endeavors, you're honing a skill. The success of a project often reflects your past experiences … Continue reading Creative Routines: How Habits Help You Stay Inspired
3 Reflection Questions to Overcome Creative Block
When starting a creative project, it's not uncommon to hit a creative block. These moments can feel frustrating, but taking the time to reflect and ask the right questions can help reignite your creativity. To get your creative energy flowing again, I’ve compiled a few questions that might prompt you to think in new ways … Continue reading 3 Reflection Questions to Overcome Creative Block
Unlock Your Creative Potential: Actionable Tips to Nurture Creativity Daily
In yesterday's post we explored the importance of cultivating a creative mindset and how it plays a vital role in personal development and innovative thinking. Today, as promised, we'll dive into actionable tips that can help you invite creativity into your daily life. We will discuss small changes you can make in your routine and … Continue reading Unlock Your Creative Potential: Actionable Tips to Nurture Creativity Daily
What Does It Mean to Have a Creative Mindset?
In yesterday's post, we introduced the idea of cultivating a creative mindset—an essential tool not just for artistic endeavors but for personal growth as well. Today, we're going to dive deeper into what it really means to embrace this mindset. By developing curiosity, flexibility, and a willingness to take risks, you can unlock your creative … Continue reading What Does It Mean to Have a Creative Mindset?
Topic Kickoff: Cultivating a Creative Mindset & Blog Update
I’m excited to introduce a structure for my daily posts this week! Each day this week, I will post on the topic of cultivating a creative mindset, starting with an introduction today, gaining a deeper understanding tomorrow, and some questions to reflect on and tools to cultivating your creative mindset later on in the week. … Continue reading Topic Kickoff: Cultivating a Creative Mindset & Blog Update
Things That Don’t Deserve Your Time.
Time is our most valuable resource. Not because time is money—as I am sure you will have heard at some point in your life. Time is our most valuable resource because there is no way to get it back. Yet, it is often wasted on tasks that bring little to no value into our lifes … Continue reading Things That Don’t Deserve Your Time.
Itching for Growth 