Wildly Creative Life with Brooke Schultz

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Every time I ask what you're struggling with related to your creativity, confidence comes up. But WHY do we need confidence? Sure, it can be helpful, but when it's elusive, a lot of creators have shame about their lack of confidence- which just creates a bigger downward spiral. When you sign up for a creative life, you're signing up for a rollercoaster of emotions, but the reward on the other side far outweighs the humiliation, fear, or failure: you get alignment, a sense of contribution and wholeness, a beautiful flow knowing you are giving your gifts away and being used for something greater than yourself. Tune in for stories of unexpected ways to build your confidence and what to focus on instead when you can't bring yourself to believe in yourself.

Get more from Brooke:

Spark Creative Workshop: https://brookebschultz.com/creative

Apply for our last ever LoveSoaked Retreat: https://brookebschultz.com/love-soaked

Free class for Family Photographers to Find Your Style: https://brookebschultz.com/findyourphotographystyle

Heartful magazine first issue: https://heartful.brookebschultz.com/

The biggest thing that holds creators + artists back: their own toxic expectations of themselves. What would happen if you decided you didn't need to be more talented, hard working, or in any way different than you are now? In our 200th episode I'm sharing 4 toxic expectations that are keeping you from your best creations yet and how to gently let them go. Let's explore what happens when you don't need to be better + you have everything you need to live your dream life–what you create will be better, and even more importantly: way more fun.

Get more from Brooke:

Apply for our last ever LoveSoaked Retreat: https://brookebschultz.com/love-soaked

Free class for Family Photographers to Find Your Style: https://brookebschultz.com/findyourphotographystyle

Heartful magazine first issue:https://heartful.brookebschultz.com/

6 Hacks for Skyrocketing Creativity (even if you're super busy): https://brookebschultz.com/get-creating/

Multi passionate creators are some of the most tortured artists I've ever met– they never seem to be at peace with what they are doing, because they always have in the back of their minds the other creative lives they want to be living.

They worry that their disparate interests are a hindrance to their success, and they are concerned that if they integrate all their passions into their business or creative practice, they're gonna confuse people and be too scattered to make any headway in any one niche.

But I propose that multi passionate creators have some of the juiciest world-changing potential, because they are able to integrate different mediums and interests into a narrative that moves people in a way that singular creators can't. This episode includes a lot of behind the scenes details of my own multi passionate business, how I approach my interests, how I make money from them, which ones I choose to make money from, and how to incorporate all your interests into your business, if you want to. It's so much closer than you think.

Get more from Brooke:

Free class for Family Photographers to Find Your Style: https://brookebschultz.com/findyourphotographystyle

Dress to Create: The surprising clothing + makeup secrets to forge the future you're dreaming of https://brookebschultz.com/dresstocreate

Heartful magazine first issue:

https://heartful.brookebschultz.com/

6 Hacks for Skyrocketing Creativity (even if you're super busy):

https://brookebschultz.com/get-creating/

Get more from Brooke:

Free class for Family Photographers to Find Your Style: https://brookebschultz.com/findyourphotographystyle

Heartful magazine first issue:

https://heartful.brookebschultz.com/

6 Hacks for Skyrocketing Creativity (even if you're super busy):

https://brookebschultz.com/get-creating/

Anytime people buy anything, they're buying a feeling. Plus, it feels so good to buy and sell feelings, and in this episode I'm sharing 8 feelings people are dying to buy from creators and how to think about your messaging and marketing to speak to these feelings in a way that is fun for you, too. Stop talking about the features and benefits of your creation–no one cares how long the photo shoot is or how many modules are in the course or what paper your work is printed on– start sharing the stories and moments that give your creations a heartbeat.

Get more from Brooke:

Free class for Family Photographers to Find Your Style: https://brookebschultz.com/findyourphotographystyle

Dress to Create: The surprising clothing + makeup secrets to forge the future you're dreaming of - https://brookebschultz.com/dresstocreate

Heartful magazine first issue: https://heartful.brookebschultz.com/

6 Hacks for Skyrocketing Creativity (even if you're super busy): https://brookebschultz.com/get-creating/

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More on transformation in Episode 175 - Understanding this one thing will grow your impact + sales (Rebroadcast): https://open.spotify.com/episode/3eE4zEdg5R5ukoEZPHijCi?si=3378c38a30694072

Wanting to quit happens to every creator. The tricky bit: sometimes it means something, and sometimes it doesn't. Sometimes you need to listen to the part of you that's ready to move on, and sometimes it's a warning sign that things need to shift just a little bit. Sometimes, you actually *should* quit. Whether you wanna quit every day, every month, or every year, this episode details specific exercises to help you manage it and help you decide whether you should quit + what action to take instead if quitting isn't the right move (or isn't possible right away).

Get more from Brooke:

Heartful magazine first issue:

https://heartful.brookebschultz.com/

Free class for Family Photographers to Find Your Style: https://brookebschultz.com/findyourphotographystyle

6 Hacks for Skyrocketing Creativity (even if you're super busy):

https://brookebschultz.com/get-creating/

Today, I'm inviting you to enjoy this wonderful interview from when I was a guest on Whitney Baker's Electric Ideas podcast. We talked about so much, from finding creativity in your everyday to being a multi-passionate creator. I know you're going to love it!

Connect with Whitney:

Electric ideas podcast: https://myelectricideas.com/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/whitneywoman/

Connect and learn from Brooke:

Heartful magazine: https://heartful.brookebschultz.com/

Free class for Family Photographers to Find Your Style: https://brookebschultz.com/findyourphotographystyle

You guys had such a positive response to the last Soul Food episode, so here's a part two for you. In this episode, I'll be sharing some inspiring and creatively nourishing quotes to help you on your creative journey.

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Adrienne Oliver: https://adriennejacobsonoliver.com/links/

Favorite creativity books: https://www.amazon.com/shop/brookebschultz/list/16BFB7LJ9ABI2?ref_=aipsflist_aipsfbrookebschultz

Heartful magazine first issue:

https://heartful.brookebschultz.com/

Free class for Family Photographers to Find Your Style: https://brookebschultz.com/findyourphotographystyle

Anything that replenishes you and fills your cup is not just a nice-to-have in your creative life, it's a MUST have. Yes, friends: it's actually a need for us to waste our time.

Let's dive into the quiet behind-the-scenes work of truly resting, how that brings us more creativity, and a couple of things you can do in the next few days or weeks with little to no additional prep time.

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Heartful Magazine First Issue:

https://heartful.brookebschultz.com/

Rick Rubin On Being Interview: https://onbeing.org/programs/rick-rubin-magic-everyday-mystery-and-getting-creative/

Wild Power book: https://www.amazon.com/shop/brookebschultz/list/16BFB7LJ9ABI2?ref_=aipsflist_aipsfbrookebschultz

We are obsessed with the idea that we should pick one dream or goal as early as possible and stick with it. We believe there will be incremental progress related to our hard work. But so many success stories aren't like that - they are a million 'wrong turns' seemingly unrelated ventures, and then one that explodes, one moment that it all comes together.

In this episode, I walk you through resilience and grit, and the importance of knowing the difference as a creative.

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