How often do you get in your own way? Is it because you don’t know all you need to get the thing done? Or is it that you are fighting perfectionism? Or maybe something else, perhaps fear of success?
Hurdles: Pushing Through (Making & Uploading the First Patterns) Read More »
Creatives Ignite provides creative solopreneurs with weekly inspiration & honest insights about running a creative business. Encouraging creatives to keep their creativity ignited by exploring new tools and techniques, making messes, and connecting with people all around the world. Episode 493, published on Jan 9, 2025. Big week doing it alone. This episode walks you
Courage: New Year and Facing Fears Read More »
This week has been crazy. I think I might be getting overwhelmed. eek. Teaching at the university has been awesome, students are excited to learn and it has been incredible in the classroom and out of the classroom. I can’t believe how motivated and enthusiastic students are again. There were some times not so long
Reflections on my Summer Art Party Read More »
That’s a lot of birds. Why geese or ducks? Why flamingos? Why this process? I introduced you to the birds back in February, in the episode called “The Benefits of Side Adventures.” But now I have had time to finish, process it in my mind, and reflect on how to use this process in the
What I Learned from my Bird Project: Rapid Recharge Read More »
As a designer one of the best characteristics I look for in someone I am collaborating with or someone I’m hiring is the ability to stay calm when things get dicey. The person who takes things serious but doesn’t get their panties in a wad. They just don’t get their feathers ruffled. Things don’t always
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Aired Live on October 4, 2023, Episode 450. This week I we had a little change of plans. Matt Wood will be on next week. So I will do a rapid recharge this week about some stuff I am wrestling with. Maybe you are like me and have lots of interests and you feel like
Being Splintered & Having My Focus Divided Read More »
Back in 2018 my friend Kim Panella and I decided to take the month of February to love on our friends, mentors, co-workers and people starting in the field, also taking a week to do some self-love. This is not limited to Designers only but any Creative. Will you join me this year and celebrate
Love on Designers (& Creatives) 2023 Read More »
Episode 428 Aired LIVE on Jan 18, 2023. I often tell myself things I should be doing, or things I should be improving, or things I should be learning. But there are only 24 hours in everyday and we are supposed to sleep for one third of those hours. I am teaching a class about
The Lies I Need to Stop Telling Myself Read More »
Episode 421, Aired LIVE on Oct 26, 2022 This week on the show I will be talking about the on-going battle in my head of my self-shaming. I am trying to face the ugly and learn from it instead of running from it. I have avoided this ugliness by getting busy and not facing the
The Urge to Put my Head in the Sand Read More »
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