Creative Happy Hour

Your smartphone is designed to be addictive: with its bright colors, engaging apps, and the way it brings everything you could possibly want, from entertainment to social connection, to news, to productivity, right to your fingertips, it's no wonder we always have our phones within arm's reach.

Yes, your phone can be a huge distraction. It can be the thing that prevents you from doing your work and getting into your creative zone, whether you're an artist, a writer, a musician, a creative biz owner, or a creative entrepreneur. However, your phone is also a technological miracle, the thing that can free you up to do more creative work.

In this episode of Creative Happy Hour, we'll get drunk on the creative possibilities of your smart phone and discuss best practices for getting the most out of it.

We'll also discuss how to organize your bar cart so it's just as user friendly as a smartphone while we drink an elderflower French 75.

What are you scared of? In this episode of Creative Happy Hour, we'll be discussing how fear negatively impacts creativity and creative output, different fears that are common to most creatives, the fear-vulnerability connection, and why creatives in particular are susceptible to being blocked by fear. We'll also give you step-by-step directions on how to push past fear in order to be your best creative self, whether you're an artist, a musician, a writer, a creative, or a creative entrepreneur.

There is no question that perfectionism can be what pushes artists, writers, creatives, and creative entrepreneurs to create in the first place. It can be what makes you strive to be better as a creative. But there is no question that perfectionism can negatively impact your creativity and stop your creative output in its tracks.

In this episode, we'll be discussing perfectionism. What perfectionism is, how it's linked to OCD and anxiety and procrastination, how it affects creatives, how it manifests itself and hurts your creativity and artistic production, and how to break free from the negative effects of perfectionism.

Now that some dude named Beeple sold some digital artworks for 69 million dollars and Elon Musk's girlfriend Grimes sold some videos of winged devil babies protecting Mars for several million, you have probably heard of NFT's, non-fungible tokens... but if you have no idea what they are, you are not alone… … What the hell are NFT's? And what do they mean for you as an artist, a creative, a creative entrepreneur, or a collector? Let's get drunk on the creative possibilities of Kryptokitties, Nyan Cat, Gucci Ghosts, 85 dollar farts, Aether, Non Fungible Tokens, and what they may mean for the art world in the future.

The neuroscientist and author Joseph LeDoux has called anxiety "the price we pay for an ability to imagine the future."

Anxiety is not your typical worry or fear that crosses your mind. Anxiety is… overwhelming. It can completely control of your brain, and if you're a creative who counts on your imagination, that can really suck.

In this episode, we'll be drinking CBD Gin & Tonic and talking about anxiety- whether creatives tend to be more anxious and why, which effects anxiety has on creativity, positive or negative, and how to both use your creativity to lessen anxiety and funnel your anxiety into positive things for your creativity, whether you're an artist, a creative, a writer, a creative entrepreneur.

There's a lot of noise out there. The best way to break through that and be heard as an artist, creative, writer, performer, or creative entrepreneur is to find and develop your own creative style, your unique creative voice. But how do you do that? In this episode of Creative Happy Hour, we explore how to find your unique talents, your unique style, and your own creative voice, and how to use that voice in the most creative, productive way. We'll also be chatting with Author Jason R. Lady, author of "Monster Problems," a creative book for young readers, about finding your voice as an author.

What is an influencer? Influencers range from those instagram chicks always on vacation to celebrity makeup artists to the Dalai Lama. on social media and have massive followings.

What can influencers teach us about creativity? They aren't always taken seriously by other creative professions but they are certainly more accepted as content creators, and yes, they influence so much of what happens in art, creativity, and business.

This week on Creative Happy Hour, we'll be delving into what it means to be an influencer and seeing how to use influencer tactics to further your creative career.

Do creativity, creative output, and creative thinking decrease with age?

This question has been the subject of scientific research for more than a century, with the first empirical study of this issue being published in 1835.

It seems that there are indeed certain ebbs and flows in different types of creativity over our lifetimes.

How can we work with this creative lifetime cycle to get the most happiness and success and achievement out of our creativity? It's never too early to start thinking about this issue. Listen and learn so you can set yourself up for more creativity in your golden years.

Some claim that 10 minutes a day spent creating a to-do list adds an average of $4000 to people's incomes.

That's enough of a reason already, but how else can having a to-do list improve your work, creative and personal life? Some creatives are resistant to list making- do any of their arguments actually makes sense? And is there anything to know about how to make an effective to-do list, and how to use it properly to move forward in your creative career and in your creative happy life?

If you're a busy creative, artist, or creative entrepreneur juggling a ton of disparate tasks, you're going to want to check out the tips in this episode. We'll be drinking the Long Island Iced Tea. Join us and get drunk on the creative possibilities.

How do you design a creative happy life you love? It's all about being intentional. You define your ideal life, you design it, and then you create it. If this idea sounds simple, that's because it is – but it's far from easy.

In this episode we look into the research of Ayse Birsel and use it as a jumping off point to give you all the thoughts and actions that go into creating a creative that will make you feel fulfilled, using creative skills you already have. Full of creative possibilities and actionable tips, this episode will inspire and motivate you.