How I Healed Anxiety and Panic Attacks

https://www.mytrainerfitness.com/natural-remedies-for-anxiety/

Most doctors don't tell you this but there's a LOT about changing hormones that cause anxiety. And it can affect everyone, both male and female because hormones are a human thing, not just a feminine thing.

Women are more often afflicted because of changes that can occur from menstrual, childbirth and menopause, and all the times in between.  However, anyone can also have hormonal imbalances that can occur from stress, diet and other components of modern life.

Anyone can experience hormone induced anxiety... it's not just a female thing, but it does afflict more women than men.

Read the full article with linked research stats here.

https://www.mytrainerfitness.com/natural-remedies-for-anxiety/

Read the full article here.

https://www.icreatedaily.com/good-habits-list/

“I just want to be happy.”

Most people, when asked what they want in life, know one thing for certain: they want to be happy. They may not know exactly what they want and they may not yet know their purpose, but they do know that they want a positive happy life.

The good news is that a happy life is within reach. In fact it’s very, very close. A positive life is as close as your next decision. Truly. Good habits lead to a happy and balanced life.

Happy is simple. A positive life is simple. In fact, most important things are like that. Simple… but not easy.

Read the full article here.

https://www.icreatedaily.com/good-habits-list/

A Garden Metaphor:

https://www.icreatedaily.com/garden-metaphor/

We have a garden, in fact, we also have a gardening website! In writing an article about tomato plant problems, one of the tomato issues reminded me of a garden metaphor as it relates to growth challenges amongst creators and entrepreneurs.

Something that many creatives and entrepreneurs are good at is uneven growth. We can even appear manic depressive in how we can vacillate between flurries of productivity followed by downtime.

Perhaps you’ve experienced that, or know someone who has. Often, our growth fluctuates between the wild Pan spirit of spring growth, and silent solace of the slumbering garden in winter.

"From December to March,

there are for many of us three gardens:

the garden outdoors,

the garden of pots and bowls in the house,

and the garden of the mind’s eye."

~Katherine S. White, writer, editor

A Garden Metaphor:

https://www.icreatedaily.com/garden-metaphor/

We love Mel Robbins. If you haven’t yet heard of her and tuned into her talks or interviews, then you will want to!  https://www.icreatedaily.com/mel-robbins-quotes/

Meanwhile, we’re sharing these dynamic Mel Robbins quotes to help you reset your brain so that you’ll be on track to achieve your goals.

Reframing for Retraining Your Brain ~ Audio Article

https://www.icreatedaily.com/reframing/

When I was a child, my brother and I loved to play in the rain. If it was raining too hard or if it was too cold such that we couldn’t go outside, then we got to watch TV with popcorn, our two favorite things.

So rain always meant something good. There was no fear, fret or regret when it rained. Reframing to retrain your brain to find the good, works for just about anything.

Train your brain to find the good. And you will. Find it.

~LeAura Alderson, iCreateDaily.com

Literary Fiction Editor and Author, Christie Stratos

https://icreatedailypodcast.com/christie-stratos/

To say that Christie Stratos is a literary fiction editor, is to just be getting warmed up in describing her accomplishments. We first met Christie as a fellow panelist on the Writer's Imperfect show hosted by another iCreateDaily guest, Joshua Robertson. 

Christie Stratos is a podcaster and award-winning writer, author, and literary fiction editor where she puts her degree in English Literature to good use.

Christie is the author of two fiction books to date, and working on another. She enjoys researching and writing Victorian-era fiction, which she calls her Dark Victoriana Collection.

Dark Victoriana Collection by Christie Stratos includes:

Anatomy of a Darkened Heart

Brotherhood of Secrets

Christie has also had short stories and poetry published in: Ginosko Literary Journal, Andromedae Review, 99Fiction, and various anthologies.

An avid reader of all genres and world literature, Christie reads everything from bestsellers to classics to indies.

Christie is also the host of two podcasts!  

- One is called The Creative Edge Author Showcase where she interviews authors about their work, stories, and writing advice. And...

- The Writer’s Edge which features discussions from various author panels.

Topics Discussed in the Interview:

- Christie's story

- Corporate editing vs freelance editing

- The stress of Christie's full time job

- How Christie started her editing business

- Struggling with self-doubt

- The road from being an amateur to turning pro

- Writing her first full-length novel

- Methodically planning your full-time creative career

- Financial strategies before leaving your job

- The journey of being a "successful" creator

- How NaNoWriMo helped Christie publish her first book

- How Christie became a literary fiction editor

- How she edits her own book before sending it someone else

- The ideal time to announce a publication date

- The toughest part of being an editor

- What to be aware of when hiring an editor

- Christie's partnership with Owl City Press

- How to contact Christie for editing services

- Why hiring a proofreader is so important

- Pros and cons of freelance platforms

- Why sample work is important

- Christie's current published

- Her future writing and publishing plans

- Christie's two podcast shows!

- We thoroughly enjoyed our time with Christie Stratos, and think that you will as well.

"Doing what you love is always less stressful, no matter what that means."

~Christie Stratos, editor, author, entrepreneur

More Art for More Options: https://www.icreatedaily.com/create-art/

Create art daily, and you will have more art. It sounds so obvious, right? But profundity is often simple. By “art”, we mean whatever is your creative medium. If you’re a photographer, then photographs and all that you do with them is your art. If you’re an entrepreneur, then your business is your art.

Creativity is a renewable resource.

Whatever your area of interest, doing compounds creativity. Artist’s block is remedied and stuck gets unstuck through daily doing. The more you create art, the more art you can create.

To create daily, is to enter the dimension of infinite ideas.

Read the full article here: https://www.icreatedaily.com/create-art/

"Progress is addicting. The more you create the more you can create."

~LeAura Alderson, author, entrepreneur, cofounder-iCreateDaily.com

So what does daily creation look like? And how can you apply it to your art, life, and business? It can look different for everyone depending on goals and dreams, but the elements of daily creating are simple:

https://www.icreatedaily.com/daily-art-prompts/

Episode 208: Publish Your Book with Jesse Krieger

https://icreatedailypodcast.com/jesse-krieger/

Our guest today is a Lifestyle Entrepreneur and author of the book by that title: Lifestyle Entrepreneur: Live Your Dreams, Ignite Your Passions, and Run Your Business from Anywhere in the World, by Jesse Krieger. 

Jesse Krieger’s Lifestyle Entrepreneur is the result of having lived a non-traditional life. In his 20s, Jesse launched five businesses and sold the last two. He’s toured America in a rock band, and has been flown around the world to serve as a professional dating coach.

Jesse traveled to and lived in over 25 countries, learning the local languages while there, has friends around the world, with strong family ties at home. Jesse is living the life he always dreamed of!

One of his passions and newest business is helping authors live their dreams of successfully publishing and launching their books through his company, Lifestyle Entrepreneurs Press, which focuses on personal development, entrepreneurship, self-help, and healthy lifestyles.

If you're an author, non-fiction or fiction, Jesse shared what they look for when evaluating the authors to build a relationship with at his publishing company: Lifestyle Entrepreneurs Press.

Topics Discussed:

- Jesse's creative journey with music

- Traveling and earning a little money from music

- Learning the business of building a successful band

- Other businesses Jesse started after his band

- How business is a creative endeavor

- Driving through fog analogy

- Jesse's writing and publishing journey that lead him to become a publisher

- The different types of publishing options for authors

- The gap Jesse's publishing company fills that most publishers don't offer

- Why marketing and building an audience is crucial for authors

- The incremental process of creativity, writing, and business

- Pros and cons of traditional publishing and self-publishing

- Embracing the journey

- Two major components to publishing

- How Jesse is writing his next book and why it's easier

- Thoughts on non-fiction vs fiction publishing

- Publishing in volume is better than the longer release wait time

"Focus on consistency and incremental gains, and then—on the side—swing for the fences."

~Jesse Krieger, publisher, author, and entrepreneur

Episode 208: Publish Your Book with Jesse Krieger

https://icreatedailypodcast.com/jesse-krieger/

Happy Thursday the 31st! WOW… did January skate by or what?! Hard to believe, but it’s the last day of this first amazing month of 2019. IT’S A WRAP!

January was amazing for us thanks to all of you amazingly talented creators… and yes, that include YOU! :-) Even those who didn’t specifically participate in the challenge, contributed comments, art and presence, and we’re grateful for all of that and all of you!