Welcome to Season 2 of the ANAK Creates Podcast!

Finally, after a bit of a break, I'm back. In this episode, I address what's going on in the world, and how to help yourself stay creative even if you're in lockdown or less than ideal creative situations. I go through ideas to help you spark some creative energy, like Collaborating Remotely, Scheduling Your Time, Making Covers or copying things to learn, and also just to make sure you go out of your way to learn new things!

Enjoy season 2, and be sure to submit a question for me for the Q&A segment at the end of the episodes! 

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When being creative with your art, or even working on building your business, building your website, or writing social media posts, we all fall into times of being creatively uninspired and feeling like we have fun out of ideas. The biggest problem can sometimes be trying to force something to much, which often has the opposite effect and hinders that creative flow.

This week I talk about 3 ways I often use to help when I feel like I hit a creative wall. One of those is my personal blog "iamanak.ca" and how this helps me with my writing, having something with less internal pressure to get my ideas flowing. Hopefully this episode can give you some ideas how to get out of your own creative lull when you need it.

Overthinking the tiny details of your art can hinder your creative output. This episode we talk about how to recognize when you are overthinking, how it's hurting your art in ways that you hadn't even thought of.

I then have 6 tips to help you stop overthinking, and avoid falling into that trap, and ultimately help you create your best work!

Networking with people in your field (and outside your field) is so important, and this week we talk about why, how it strengthens connections, and opens up opportunities. I give you some insight into networking in general, and some tips to help you build your network up to be as strong as possible.

In-person networking is something I feel people don't realize how important it is, and especially with the internet, it's even more important than ever.

We discuss why the fear of failure has no place in creativity, trying to copy others is hindering your personal style. In this week we discuss why that fear stops you from creating your best art, and why that fear will be it's own downfall. You need to be true to yourself to be your most successful self, and be happy no matter what happens!

Comparing yourself to what's popular has hits place, but it's not during the creative process. We discuss how to help get around that to let your creativity flow as naturally as possible.

Branching out within your creative field, as well as outside of your creative field can have a valuable impact on your career, both in opportunities and inspiration. This week we discuss the importance of branching out, talking to different creative people and getting out to try different creative crafts. I look at how that can impact your craft in ways you may not even realize, and can help make you even more valuable in your field.

The never ending debate about working for free. I think most people have the wrong mentality about free work or unpaid internships, and in this episode I want to talk about why I think it's great, and how to make sure you're using it to your advantage. If you approach free work the right way, and the right opportunities, it can really boost your career and help you gain priceless knowledge and experience, especially in our creative fields.

Most people think about free work in the wrong way, as someone taking advantage of them, but you have to shift your perspective of you taking advantage of someone else!

Writing professional emails and communicating properly between clients or any business associates is an important skill to have, that so many people realize is so important or simply don't remember to maintain. In this episode I give 5 tips for to improve your emailing and digital communication etiquette. Stick around for a bonus tip on how to really get in peoples good books.

You can also download a PDF with these tips to follow along with at anakcreate.ca

Social media can be one of our biggest weaknesses and waste so much of our time. However, it can also be one of our most powerful assets for that exact reason. Facebook itself is one of the biggest website on the internet with over 2 billion monthly active users, meaning that your audience has a good chance of being on there and is probably accessible!

If you play your cards right, and make a good first impression, you can find great opportunity in front of so many people. We discuss 2 main part of this in this episode, 6 things to have a better image for yourself on social media to make a better first impression, and 5 things to do on social media to take advantage of the reach it can have!

Jony Ive recently announced his departure from Apple. He Apple's lead designer, and one of the top designers in the world, having shifted the tech industry as we know it with his designs. 

In this episode we look at what we can learn from this bold move and how it can inspire us to never get trapped or feel unmotivated by the things we do, and how it's okay to make changes to be as fulfilled and satisfied as possible in our lives. It's not always about the end goal, but the enjoying the whole journey and process.