<p>UGH, perfectionism can be the death of our creative projects. A lot of us Type A Creatives have a good dose of perfectionism that keeps us from creating good work or showing up in the world as our whole selves. Today I'm chatting with Misty Bradley, photographer, and coach about how perfectionism shows up in our lives, and why it's so hard to fight it.</p>

UGH, perfectionism can be the death of our creative projects. A lot of us Type A Creatives have a good dose of perfectionism that keeps us from creating good work or showing up in the world as our whole selves. Today I'm chatting with Misty Bradley, photographer, and coach about how perfectionism shows up in our lives, and why it's so hard to fight it.

<p>UGH, perfectionism can be the death of our creative projects. A lot of us Type A&nbsp;Creatives&nbsp;have a good dose of perfectionism that keeps us from creating good work or showing up in the world as our whole selves. Today I'm chatting with Misty Bradley, photographer, and coach about how perfectionism shows up in our lives, and why it's so hard to fight it.</p>

S1E7: MISTY BRADLEY - Perfectionism: + Creativity

What is the Type A Creative? I'm so glad you asked!
 
The Type A Creative is a podcast for driven creatives. 
 
For a long time, when I thought of the word "artist" I usually thought of a painter — someone floaty and magical, absorbed in their own world of art.
 
But, I'm not like that. Yes, I'm a writer and designer. But I've got a business brain and some monster-sized ambition to match. For years I've been running a business and building a career around my creative skills. But now, I'm also working to cultivate a creative practice that's not necessarily for sale, for a client, or to fulfill some ambition. I'm out to have some "creativity for keeps."
 
As driven people, we often have a hard time believing this kind of creativity is "worth it." We sneakily talk ourselves into thinking it has to turn into a business, otherwise, it's indulgent, or simply not worth our time.
 
I'm looking for a bit of inner peace between my driven entrepreneur and my inner artist. My question for myself, and hopefully all of you is, "How do we balance a life where we want BOTH? Both creativity and art, but also big career goals?"
 
In this podcast, I talk to people who are starting new creative projects, have thriving creative projects, and have conversations with a rotating cast of my smart friends — from fellow bosses to creative directors and working writers, filmmakers, and artist. 
 
Together we have conversations about what it is to be both Type A and creative.

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What is the Type A Creative? I'm so glad you asked! The Type A Creative is a podcast for driven creatives. For a long time, when I thought of the word "artist" I usually thought of a painter — someone floaty and magical, absorbed in their own world of art. But, I'm not like that. Yes, I'm a writer and designer. But I've got a business brain and some monster-sized ambition to match. For years I've been running a business and building a career around my creative skills. But now, I'm also working to cultivate a creative practice that's not necessarily for sale, for a client, or to fulfill some ambition. I'm out to have some "creativity for keeps." As driven people, we often have a hard time believing this kind of creativity is "worth it." We sneakily talk ourselves into thinking it has to turn into a business, otherwise, it's indulgent, or simply not worth our time. I'm looking for a bit of inner peace between my driven entrepreneur and my inner artist. My question for myself, and hopefully all of you is, "How do we balance a life where we want BOTH? Both creativity and art, but also big career goals?" In this podcast, I talk to people who are starting new creative projects, have thriving creative projects, and have conversations with a rotating cast of my smart friends — from fellow bosses to creative directors and working writers, filmmakers, and artist. Together we have conversations about what it is to be both Type A and creative.

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