Odd Reform: The Creativity Podcast

We all have at least someone in our life that has a hard time seeing our vision or potential dreams and goals. One of the biggest downers we face as creatives, is people not believing in our vision. And if we're not careful we can allow this to do some damage. Today I want to explore why this is so common, let you know that you're not alone, and even gain some perspective and compassion towards those we don't feel fully support by.

You may think this is about poking holes in your vision but it's actually to look at how certain types of people can have a hard time seeing potential goals, ideas and visions. I separate people into four categories and give insight into why they may have a hard time jumping aboard the vision train.

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Community is one of the most overused words but one of the most powerful concepts. Addi and I plunge head first into what TRUE community looks like and how sometimes we settle for a false sense of community. We see how coming at it with a "take" mentality (how does community benefit, serve, help me), fuels a false sense of community and get's you nowhere fast. True community is an investment that takes time, energy and sacrifice. Every single one of us needs it, regardless of how "introverted", "non-peoplely" you might be. Curious?

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Has doubt or questioning gotten the best of you during a project? I recently just finished my bathroom remodel and it was a rollercoaster of emotions. Doubt and questioning almost ruined my project. But thankfully I overcame and used these four tips to finish the project better than I had even anticipated.

Hint: I learned to use doubt and questioning to my advantage, take a pause to reflect, know my strengths and weaknesses and was able to confidently pivot midway - making my project turn out better than I could of imagined.

If you've ever felt doubt before - this is for you.

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A lot of times we distill being an extrovert or introvert to one question: do people energize or drain you? But that's just one small variable in what plays into being extroverted or introverted.

Addi and I have a casual chat about how most people are somewhere in the middle and it actually depends on the type of environment you are in. Social gathering, party, tight knit group, emotional processing, thought processing, productivity, collaborative, explorative and so many other areas that may provoke a different reaction from ourselves.

We talk about the pros - the cons, weaknesses and strengths and how everyone has something to bring to the table.

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Creativity is confusing, I get it. So let's strip it down and focus on two angles - the big picture and the small picture.

We first take a look at how the big picture is mysterious and how we need to be okay with that. We also see that far too many people over-focus on it. And then we look at the small picture - where we can actually get practical and make results happen!

We learn why we NEED to acknowledge both angles to thrive, but how one deserves more focus than the other.

Let's get weird.

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Working in a corporate or traditional environment is usually the stepping stone to another dream for most people. We start to think that being our own boss is the only way we can be happy.

Well, that's not the case with Mandi Johnson. She spent 10 years working for herself and came to realize, not only was it not for her, it was actually causing more harm than good.

We discuss her journey as an interior designer, her transition from working for herself to working in corporate, how we need to view education, and how creativity (or lack of) is a lot of times routed to deeper things in our lives.

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Has 2020 got you feeling weird, overwhelmed, irrelevant and potentially causing a premature midlife crisis? Yeah, me too. And it got me thinking, how do we move forward especially in the MIDST of it?

So I first zoom out and look at why we're all feeling similarly, then I give you 3 steps (or options) to move forward. We'll cover why we first need to take a consumption break, how we find our specific role, reorienting our content, and then… MOVE FORWARD.

Let's do this thing.

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We get into the pros and cons of working from home versus working in an office. Especially in light of current events, a lot of us are working in environments we're not used to. Addi and I are complete opposites but the thing we have in common is that we both worked in an office and we both now work from home, but we each responded completely differently to these changes. So we have a casual chat on the challenges, benefits, lessons learned, and some tips and tricks that might help you!

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Being a seller on Etsy is one of the easiest thing you can do. Making consistent MONEY on Etsy is usually the challenge. Being successful on Etsy isn't magic and doesn't happen overnight, BUT with these 7 steps you can be on your sure way to getting there. These are all things I've done to be one of Etsy's "top sellers" and to go from making one sale every month to making multiple sales a day.

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Sometimes we confine creativity into this finite box that we only use in specific areas of our life can only use one specific way. Is that the truth? Today, interior designer, Alison explains how creativity has so many different forms and how we can start to incorporate it differently into our lives depending on what part of our live needs what. And we'll see how this actually can eliminate creative blocks or exhaustion.

She also fills us in on how the interior design industry and home decorating has exploded over the past few years and what the advantages and consequences of that can be. She walks us through how you can design your living space without giving in to the culture of mass consumption. And she also gives us some great advice for finding your style as well as how to stay creative while working a creative job.