EPISODES

Suffering from a crisis of creative confidence is common, it's normal and we all go through it. Why does it happen and what can we do about it? That's today on the positive creatives...

Are comfort zones a bad thing in creativity? How do you grow your comfort zone and what the heck does failure have to do with it all?

Is there a secret to a happy existence as a creative business owner? Well the answer, as always is yes... no... and a little bit of maybe!

Ira Glass on Storytelling is a cult hero of a quote about creativity. I want to talk about how we can live with and work around the taste gap in our creativity.

Why do creatives copy each other? Is creative imitation a bad thing? And what is the bandwagon effect and how does it affect us as creatives?

Can you make getting creatively inspired into some kind of habit? I think you can! It's a little bit about who, what and where and I'll break down my own habits for you.

The Spotlight Effect is a pyschological phenomenon that can hold us back from putting our creativity out into the world. Find out more about it and how to work around it!

Tips for embracing your individuality as a creative, and all the benefits it brings to your art, your life and your soul! All part of being a positive creative!

The Forward Momentum Creative mindset is about favouring the power of the unknown over specific goals, tactics and strategies!

What's more important in creative life? Inspiration, motivation or momentum? Which comes first and how do we get inspired and motivated more often?

Why it's important not to make your art for algoriths, not to put your growth on social media as your priority, realising that most of your followers are people who won't buy your art, and how to think about what you put out into the world - "is it interesting, or is it interesting to me?".

Do it for the love of it and you won't work a day in your life. Apart from when it feels like you're working. A story about an epiphany I had about doing it for the love and how I apply it to my own creative life.

Stubbornness can be such a powerful tool in learning to trust your gut and find your own voice as a creative artist. I'll talk about how to train your listen-filter and the power of sticking stubbornly to your own path.

A big discussion about having new ideas and starting working on them, with some encouragement to think back to the very beginning of your journey as a creative and tap into those feelings again.

Impostor Syndrome in Creatives - what is it and why does it affect creatives so universally? I'll tell you what it is, why it happens, and give you some ways to overcome it or at least reduce it.

Are you a pivoter, an opportunistic optimist or a hero? This episode is for anyone who thinks people should've done the pandemic pivot, anyone who feels like they should've pivoted but didn't, and anyone who just plain couldn't do anything else but get through the long pandemic days.

Productivity and the Motivation Wall! I'm talking in this episode about how I think managing your momentum is key to ongoing motivation that leads to productivity, including some of the things I'm doing to really prioritise that momentum and make sure you don't hit the metaphorical wall that brings productivity in creativity to a halt!

Free yourself from the prison of creative perfectionism! Being a perfectionist was once seen as a good thing but over the years research and experience has shown it to be quite the opposite and can hold you back from progressing with your work...

It's the new year, so that means new year new you, right?! Wrong! Let's talk about setting goals - if you want to, if you don't want to, and how to keep yourself accountable if you do! Setting goals can be useful, but it's not vital from a creativity perspective. In this episode I'll tell you how I work with my own goals and how I think you can set your own and stick to them.

Asking for feedback on your creative work is an interesting part of being a creative I think. A lot of the times feedback or critique can be hard to hear, but it's a lot about why and how and who you ask.

The Dunning-Kruger effect in creativity explains a lot about why we struggle to get started with learning new creative skills, big or small. Have you ever expected to be great at something before quickly realising you're terrible at it? The Dunning-Kruger effect at work! I'll tell you how to push through it and actually see it as a positive of being tricked into starting new things that you could be great at...

Introducing The Positive Creatives! Being a creative is more than just a job or a career, it's a passion - a calling - just something we have to do! Through The Positive Creatives I want to help you (and me) work through the creative process and all its quirks to live the most fulfilling creative life, and keep making whatever it is you make! New episodes every Monday morning.