Guest GG LeMere has built a successful design business, Smidge Design while balancing family and personal commitments. In this episode, Ward and GG discuss many things they have learned by subtracting areas in their lives and businesses in order to add to them. As you work to build your own 10 out of 10 life, this episode will inspire you to find areas where you can subtract from your life, in order to add the right things to it!

Who are the people in your life who can help you, support you, hold you accountable, and help motivate you to achieve your desired 10 out of 10 life? We like to call this your personal advisory board! In this episode, learn how to develop your group of special people who will help you find your way. Ward discusses attributes of his own tribe who collaborate with him to build and grow each other in a healthy way.

Comparison is the thief of joy. Find inspiration from the things you see and notice around you, as opposed to feeling inadequate or let down by your inability to be like someone else. No two people are alike, and that's your power. Ward breaks down the ways you are unique and how you can boost your confidence to create a 10 out of 10 life in place of comparing yourself to others.

We all have bad days, get in bad moods, and can just get straight-up mean and grumpy. In this episode, Ward shares creative approaches to help you diffuse the bad mood and get to a better place mentally and emotionally. Moving through our bad moods and tough circumstances gives us the fortitude to life toward a 10/10 life. Living an extraordinary life means creating one for ourselves and others every day.

How to use creativity to thrive vs. negative voices, setbacks, no motivation, health challenges, and not enough time. There are so many things competing against us, keeping us from achieving a 10 out of 10 life. Listen and come away with actionable advice into how you can be just a little bit better today and every day.

In this episode of Create Forward, we are going to time travel! Ward breaks down how you can manipulate time and how clarity and planning can help you accomplish that. We go to the whiteboard to lay some really solid approaches to getting through the day and minimizing the chaos. Putting these structures into place can help you achieve your own version of a 10 out of 10 life.

How can you reset your brain? TRAVEL! In this episode, Ward talks about all things travel and the creative benefits that can come from stepping away from the everyday grind and coming back to it with a fresh perspective. We discuss travel hacks, trip experiences, and all the ways travel can reset your brain and boost your creativity.

Ward and guest GG LeMere from Smidge Design talk about challenges in creativity and how to overcome them. GG shares times when she's found a creative outcome despite limitations. Ward and GG discover together ways to be positive and proactive in using creativity to make life better.

We continue in our series of Creating a 10 out of 10 Life! This week we focus on creating an artistic vision. Ward talks about what it takes to develop and carry out your artistic vision, whether it's with music, cooking, entrepreneurship, or artwork. There will be pain, discomfort, challenges, and setbacks as you pursue creative ideas but Ward unlocks valuable techniques and approaches to help you work through the failures and setbacks.

Having a vision for what you want to create and build is vital to success. In this episode, Ward breaks down how to get in the right mindset to create a 10 out of 10 vision for your business. Diving deep into purpose, mission, and values and how these contribute to the vision you create for your business.