HELLO!

Welcome to Chapter Six of The Happy Book. In this chapter, I'll be talking about Your Creative Life-your creative setting and how important that is, your production schedule, your health, self-confidence, self-sabotage, how to overcome creative blocks and naysayers, maximising your output, living in your creative flow, saying no, running your own race, and lots more.

All of these things will add up to a more balanced working life-one that's fulfilling, uplifting and happy-making, not draining, health-sapping and joy-robbing.

Fire up your device, cram in those earbuds and enjoy this foray into the magical world of kids' book creation. If you have any questions or comments, you can say hello at [email protected].

I'm Tania McCartney and I'm an author, illustrator and editor of children's books. I've always wanted to live inside a book, and now I practically do. Welcome to The Happy Book.

SHOW NOTES

00:35 Introduction

01:33 The most fabulous flat white

02:11 Your creative setting

07:17 Your creative schedule

10:23 My base schedule

14:20 The hours you do, the more productive you'll be-NOT!

14:53 Sharpening your axe-the story that changed my life

16:45 Maximising your time

17:28 Identify

18:56 Clear and cull

20:43 Cut

23:41 The universal law of space

26:05 The curse of social media and FOMO

27:33 A glass of mineral water and some strawberries

27:39 Hot tips for streamlining and commitment

28:29 Multitasking is, like, SO yesterday

30:46 Writing apps

31:22 Prioritising your timeframes

32:20 Joining writing or Facebook groups

32:52 Set yourself some deadlines

34:02 Procrastination

36:31 Creative blocks

37:43 Self-sabotage

38:43 Defining yourself as an author or illustrator

39:34 Exposing your inner critic

41:53 Feeling you're a fraud

44:28 Doubting the quality of your own work

45:38 Tips to overcome self-doubt

46:59 Fostering self-belief and the path of flow

48:03 Tips for honing self-belief

49:22 Saying no-weighing up commitments

53:32 A glass of rosé

53:44 Your health

54:52 The problem with sitting too much

55:17 Standing to work

56:15 Exercise ideas

57:30 Earthing yourself

58:11 Vit D and supplements

59:01 Nutrition-micronutrients

1:00:38 Surround yourself with uplifting people

1:02:29 Wrap up

1:03.00 Coming next week

1:03:55 The end

Music: Ukulele Whistle by Scott Holmes

PODCAST LINKS

Work Life Bliss with Emma Grey

Kids' Book Review

Dimity Powell

The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks

Superfoods by David Wolfe

LINKS

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facebook.com/TaniaMcCartneyAuthor

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