The Creative Mentor's Podcast

Figuring out how to manage yourself is really hard. Especially since we all compare how we actually work to what we think we should be doing. Honestly, finding your natural working style is enough. 

Talking about ourselves or our work is the hardest thing for creatives. I walk you through some steps how to do that! What natural charismatic skills do you have? What's unique to you? NEVER be humble. You're your best advocate. 

There are a lot of working styles you will run into as you gain experience. The best way to collaborate and move forward is to understand the context of these styles. They will set you up for the best success and make you a happier creative.

There are "good politics" and "bad politics" and I walk you through them and how to find a place to work where there are "good politics" so you can be sure you're in the best environment for your creativity. 

I take you through the kind of work most creatives work with in, how much they make, where they work, and for how long, with what experience. All to help give you perspective for where your skills fall on the working spectrum. 

Talking about how to help set small boundaries at work that you don't have to announce to anyone! These tips and tricks can help keep you a little more sane every day. I hope these help!

Burnout is a real thing we should all be concerned about. Let's learn what the symptoms are, why it happens to us, and how to address it. Don't let work culture trick you into think it's normal, because it's not. 

Working in capitalism and being a creative/artist is an oxymoron. How do we think about this and rectify all the baggage that comes with it every day or not? I don't have the answer, but let's talk about it.

Imposter Syndrome is feeling like you're not qualified or good enough to do your job. We ALL suffer from it, and I tell ya, it does not go away with experience. What does happen with experience is coping with it and I'll walk you through some universal truths, and techniques that help me. Sometimes it's nice to just talk about it.

There's a lot of talk of 'selling out' in the creative world. Today I wanted to unravel that and think about that further and how that holds us back vs pushing us forward. And it was a hot topic when I was in art school and I just wanted to revisit it as a creative professional today.