Creativeinspo Message #3: TELL YOUR STORY 

That's write! WRITE it down. 

Whether you are already doing what you love or just starting to follow what makes you happy, start at the heart of why you are doing what you do. It's important to remember this because at times when you feel doubt, when said 'ego' gets in the way, defining your story will help you stay aligned with your purpose.  

This week I share my talk from the Creative Abundance Leadership Forum, hosted by our own guest, Clarissa Castillo-Ramsey. My topic was Story(TELL)ing, The importance of storytelling. I share my journey of quitting my 9-5 , what I did to give me the courage to do so, to where I am today.  

Thank you so much for listening!! As with all Solo Episodes I've included a worksheet attached with some key questions and takeaways into writing out your story.  

Download your worksheet here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MhRHrQVJr1-wIP6Gia2EZHGGipWFFruH/view?usp=sharing

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In this week's episode I chat with Jackie Amsden, this girl is funnnnny, and she has a pretty fantastic story. As a teenage model who got to work and travel in Asia, she was able to turn her adventures into a novel. From what I learned through Jackie's story, the most important thing to remember is, outside validation can only go so far. Until you can truly fulfill what is lacking inwards, it is only then when one can build their voice authentically, and have a good time doing so!

Jackie Amsden is a mum, indie YA author and podcast host living in Port Moody, BC. These Mums Write is about helping mums achieve their writing goals and dreams.

My Favourite Jackie quotes:

"I’m still waking up..I’m just starting to do that, before you thought there was nothing, then you start to see things that were always there, but you couldn’t see them before and that’s the really exciting thing thats happening now."

(On social media)  "It's just about you showing up and sharing who you are and being authentically curious about other people and it starts to build that way."

"You do the writing in your head that’s part of the process, so even if you don’t have time, but you’re still thinking about the ideas, they’re simmering, that’s writing too."

Thank you for listening!

Contact Jackie:

IG: www.instagram.com/jackieamsden

FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/431217441728153

Jackie Podcast: These Mums Write

Available on Apple here: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/these-mums-write/id1590690580

Available on Spotify here: https://anchor.fm/jackie-amsden4/episodes/Making-mums-writing-dreams-a-reality--with-a-side-dish-of-hemorrhoid-e18rkf9/a-a6ss523

Contact Daisy:

www.aporpro.ca

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For Valentine's Month the Creativeinspo message #3: SELF-LOVE.

What does it mean? What are the benefits of self love? I go over how you can activate the feel good hormones: Endorphins, Dopamine, Seratonine, Oxytocin and how can you cultivate a meaningful self practice love. 

It's important to recognize you must put in effort to achieve a happier, healthier state of mind and it's not a matter of ignoring or being immune to bad feelings.

One of the most important reminders as well is, when things feel a little too hard, too sad, too much. Recognize your feelings, honour them and forgive yourself. Remind yourself no feeling is final. Above all else when in this state, just breathe. This can be the greatest form of self love.

I share a snippet of a song I wrote that speaks to this annnnd I sing it--TERRIFYING!!! But the message is there to pass on so, hope you enjoy it!

Thank you so much for listening!!

Link to Episode Worksheet Review highlighting the Creativeinpso Message of the month:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1l58PjC0stXs-yzoGN4xFdY-dWxpcuqp0/view?usp=sharing

Contact Daisy:

www.aporpro.ca

email: [email protected]

IG: www.instagram.com/creativeinspo_daisy

This week’s episode is with Susie Miles, if you ever needed to look for inspiration on how and why you should leave a job that’s no longer serving you, listen to this episode!

Susie not only breaks it down how she did it, but shares the dreams she’s going for, after leaving a well established career. It’s not too late to start again, remember it’s not starting from scratch, and, it’s the only start that matters, to living an intentional life you love. 

My Favourite Susie quotes: 

"Even if fear is in front of me, I have no choice, I gotta knock it down, I just have no choice BUT to knock it down." 

“No one is coming-and I think a part of me thought someone was gonna come, that someone was going to led me to where I had to go, to get out of the little prison I was in, the self imposed prison of course.” 

"I was just getting impatient with myself, and I just came to a point and I’m like, I gotta do it, I just gotta do it and if I fail, well, I'll learn from that failure and I’ll just move on." 

"Before you leave your job if you start making connections..start planting the seed early on, so it’s not as if you’ll be sort of bereft the moment you leave your job, you’ll have something either kind of waiting or something that you’ll be involved in, and I think that’s really helpful." 

Susie's Bio: 

Susie Miles lives in Northern Virginia and has for the past 25 years.  She’s married, has two children, who are now in college, and a goldendoodle named Henry. Susie has worked in television throughout her career and but recently decided to leave the industry to pursue a new career in podcasting.  She’s had a life long love of cooking and is currently developing her own podcast ‘Cooking and Convos’ which will be available in February 2022. Through the podcast, she’s hoping to inspire others to get in the kitchen to discover how they can easily prepare a good meal with simple ingredients, that won’t take a lot of time.  She wants to show people they can love and appreciate the process of cooking without feeling burdened by it and that they also can look forward to the gift of a good meal at the end of the day. Susie has also written a children’s book this year ‘My Friend, the Light’ which had been in her heart for the past 20 years and is now available online at Amazon, Walmart and Barnes and Noble.  It’s about a small boy and the love of his nightlight, which makes him feel safe (like a friend) throughout the night.  She’s in the process of writing her 2nd book in the ‘My Friend’ series.

Contact Susie: 

smilesmediaworks.com 

IG: www.instagram.com/susiemiles88 

Buy Susie's book: https://rb.gy/1pncld 

Upcoming Podcast (Feb 2022): Cooking and Convos 

Contact Daisy: 

www.aporpro.ca 

email: [email protected] 

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Creativeinspo message #1: Start Before You are Ready!

I go over common creative blocks when it comes to thinking about all the reasons why you can't get started and I share ideas on how you CAN. 

This episode is here to get you started on that idea/project/art you've been wanting to start but haven't felt ready. YET. 

Learn about Michelangelo and fun facts about the Sistine Chapel. 

Break free from the term "Starving Artist".

"Your price does not determine your worth but it gives you the freedom to live a life you love."

Thank you so much for listening!!

Link to Episode Worksheet Review: 

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Contact Daisy: 

www.aporpro.ca

email: [email protected]

IG: www.instagram.com/creativeinspo_daisy

This week's guest is Gina Clark. She talks about how and why it's so important to reconnect with yourself creatively, while being a mom, a wife and wearing alll the hats. It might take decades to realize what you need to do, but if in your day-to-day motions of life, if you are feeling any sort of lack, a void and uninspired, these are signs that you need to FILL. YOUR. CUP. This is definitely different for everyone, but it can be starting as simply as Gina did, with saying goodnight at littler earlier to her family and spending half and hour reading before bed. Gina was able to turn her creativity curiosity into a meaningful career change. She founded Gina Clark Creative, supporting people as a creativity coach as well as exploring her love of arts through watercolour. 

My favourite Gina quotes:

"I think how we stay young at heart is by being curious and by learning and there’s no end to that."

"If you don’t take care of yourself you can’t take care of anybody else, when you crash you are not good to anybody."

"Taking that extra 5min to yourself you are going to be a better mom, a better partner."

"5min a day, daliy-ish exercise, it’s usually the starting that’s the harder part but then momentum takes over."

"Just go make something small and crappy, it’s gonna get you creating."

Connect with Gina:

www.ginclarkcreative.com

IG : www.instagram.com/ginaclarkcreative

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Fb Group: #Creativeinspo, Seconds To Courage

Hello friends! This week's episode is just me and you. This kicks off the first episode where I am going to give you creative prompts in order to answer this question, How can I resist the urge to constantly do, be productive, be on the go-go-go and not feel guilty about taking time for ourselves. 

But trust me. there is a method to the what we think is the madness, of unapologetic rest. 

I share ways that helped me find moments to take a pause from work to see and respond honestly yes, this is the work that I want to be doing, or no, I need to change direction. 

How talking a rest can actually give you more energy to get things done. 

Here are my three tips:

Tip#1 ~Notice how you feel. Take stock and listen to what your body is telling you. 

Tip#2 ~Look at your situation from a bird's eye view. Track your point A (where you are) to point B (where you think you want to be) and make sure you pre-plot in your rest stops along the way. For your day-to-day it can be a 15-30min dance or meditation. If it's over the course of a month, what day(s) can you take for yourself? What would fulfill you with absolute energized peace. Peace that fills your entire body. Ahhh..le sigh. 

Tip#3 ~Be ***productively unproductive REST. FULL STOP. PERIOD. Put away social media!! Have compassion for yourself when you want to do absolutely nothing. There’s guilt and shame and attached thoughts of laziness when we don’t have the energy to do anything. BUT please, I’m not your MOMMA but I’m going to preach to you, give yourself permission to REST.

In these moments rest can ultimately lead you to heart centred peace!

Thank you for listening. I appreciate YOU!

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www.aporpro.ca

IG: www.instagram.com/creativeinspo_daisy

***Use #productivelyunproductive and tag me, show me what that means to you!