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Create What You Love: A Conversation with Emily Charlotte Powell
In this episode of A Thought I Kept, host Claire Fitzsimmons talks with Emily Charlotte Powell about the one idea that has guided her creative journey. Emily shares her realisation that prioritizing joy and personal fulfillment in her creative pursuits over external validation and algorithm-driven demands is everything. They discuss the importance of staying true to one's own interests, the therapeutic nature of creating, and the balance between sharing work and internal satisfaction. This episode invites listeners to reconsider what truly motivates their creativity and to find joy in the act of creating itself.
Emily Powell is an illustrator, accountant, creative adventurer and the writer behind the Substack publication: While I Was Drawing.
Claire Fitzsimmons is the host of A Thought I Kept, as well as a writer, emotions coach, and co-founder of If Lost Start Here, a wellbeing company for everyday life.
00:00 Introduction to 'A Thought I Kept'
00:40 Introducing Emily Charlotte Powell
01:05 Emily's Guiding Thought: Create What You Love
01:25 The Origin of the Thought
03:53 Balancing Joy and Consistency
08:16 The Joy of Creating for Yourself
12:50 The Power of Joy in Creativity
19:47 Staying True to Your Creative Joy
22:11 Reflections on a Creative Life
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This is A Thought I Kept — Weekly conversations about the ideas that stay. Listen every Monday morning for a new thought to hold onto this week.
About Claire Fitzsimmons
Claire is the host of A Thought I Kept, a wellbeing writer and the co-founder of If Lost Start Here. As an ICF Associate Certified Coach and a certified Emotions Coach Practitioner, Claire helps people navigate the everyday lost moments of their lives and all the feelings, from anxiety to grief, overwhelm to disconnection. Find out about working with Claire here. Claire's first book is out now here.
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By Claire FitzsimmonsIn this episode of A Thought I Kept, host Claire Fitzsimmons talks with Emily Charlotte Powell about the one idea that has guided her creative journey. Emily shares her realisation that prioritizing joy and personal fulfillment in her creative pursuits over external validation and algorithm-driven demands is everything. They discuss the importance of staying true to one's own interests, the therapeutic nature of creating, and the balance between sharing work and internal satisfaction. This episode invites listeners to reconsider what truly motivates their creativity and to find joy in the act of creating itself.
Emily Powell is an illustrator, accountant, creative adventurer and the writer behind the Substack publication: While I Was Drawing.
Claire Fitzsimmons is the host of A Thought I Kept, as well as a writer, emotions coach, and co-founder of If Lost Start Here, a wellbeing company for everyday life.
00:00 Introduction to 'A Thought I Kept'
00:40 Introducing Emily Charlotte Powell
01:05 Emily's Guiding Thought: Create What You Love
01:25 The Origin of the Thought
03:53 Balancing Joy and Consistency
08:16 The Joy of Creating for Yourself
12:50 The Power of Joy in Creativity
19:47 Staying True to Your Creative Joy
22:11 Reflections on a Creative Life
Support the show
This is A Thought I Kept — Weekly conversations about the ideas that stay. Listen every Monday morning for a new thought to hold onto this week.
About Claire Fitzsimmons
Claire is the host of A Thought I Kept, a wellbeing writer and the co-founder of If Lost Start Here. As an ICF Associate Certified Coach and a certified Emotions Coach Practitioner, Claire helps people navigate the everyday lost moments of their lives and all the feelings, from anxiety to grief, overwhelm to disconnection. Find out about working with Claire here. Claire's first book is out now here.
Like what you heard?
Subscribe, rate or review this podcast. Follow on Instagram. Sign up for our newsletter. Shop Season 1 poster. For full video episodes become a member on Substack at MoreGoodDays. Made with Descript & ...