@elanaloo is an entrepreneur, marketing maven, writer, and photographer with so many titles and talents we literally couldn't list 'em all in the interview. Learn how she thinks about being an "influencer" with many interests (and why she cringes at that term), how she made the big leap to moving to Hawaii and creating her life with intention, plus a fab takeaway to uplevel your creative work that you can do TODAY. Find her at https://www.elanaloo.com/ and @elanaloo on instagram and everywhere else. Interested in the Love Soaked Family Photography Retreat? I thought so! A few seats left for April 2019: http://brookeschultzphotography.com/april-2019-love-soaked-family-photography-retreat-course/

If you are a creative, you're gonna be copied at some point. So what should you do when it happens? We dive into your options along with some big picture ideas to consider with the emotionally charged experience of being copied. Mentions: Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert: www.amazon.com/Big-Magic-Creativ…eywords=big+magic The Creative Curve by Allen Gannett: www.amazon.com/Creative-Curve-De…he+creative+curve

Do you really need talent to succeed creatively? And what about hard work? And how do you make sure you don't spend your life doing something you're not "meant" to do? Learn the role of inspiration + perspiration according to science + also a new free tool to help you discover what truly lights you up, so you can figure out the work you're meant to do in the world + spend the rest of your life doing it! (and no blowing up your current life required!) Mentions: The Love Soaked Family Photography Retreat (seats half full!)http://brookeschultzphotography.com/april-2019-love-soaked-family-photography-retreat-course/ The Creative Curve by Allen Gannett: https://www.amazon.com/Creative-Curve-Develop-Right-Idea-ebook/dp/B075PVQ99T Jonathan Fields' Sparketype Assessment: http://sparketype.com

Alex Smith of Daphne Mae Photography @lovedaphnemae is a writer, photographer, and homeschooling mama who found her creativity skyrocketing when she stopped looking left and right and started following her own individual path. She shares how to protect + nurture your creative energy, how to use creativity to give voice and beauty to hard experiences, and how to give yourself an instant boost when you're having a hard mama day along with lots more in this conversation. Mentions: Brooke's Love Soaked Family Photography Retreat + Course: http://brookeschultzphotography.com/april-2019-love-soaked-family-photography-retreat-course/ Alex's photography: http://daphnemaephotography.com Alex's motherhood photography workshop the Magically Mundane: http://daphnemaephotography.com/workshop/ Alex on instagram @lovedaphnemae

What does confidence have to do with creativity? We're only able to be creative when we're confident, but in this episode I expand the definition of confidence and share my top 4 tips for boosting your confidence in your creative work AND in your life, baby! Mentions: Brooke's Love Soaked Family Photography Retreat + Course April 2019 in SLC, Utah (7 spots left): http://brookeschultzphotography.com/april-2019-love-soaked-family-photography-retreat-course/ Love Soaked Family Photography Online Course: http://brookeschultzphotography.com/love-soaked-family-photography-the-course/ Tina Fey quotes on saying yes and improv: https://www.oprah.com/spirit/tina-feys-aha-moment

Summer Murdock was a burnt out photographer who found her voice accidentally as she re-fell in love with the process of making things. In this interview we discuss creativity as a meditative, sacred process, how to get out of ruts, get inspired, what to do when your kids don't want to be photographed, and much more. Mentions: http://www.summermurdock.com/ Summer's Magic of Light Class: http://www.summermurdock.com/magicoflight/ Illuminate Classes: http://www.illuminateclasses.com/ Brooke's Love Soaked Family Photography Course: http://brookeschultzphotography.com/love-soaked-family-photography-the-course/ Sally Mann's Hold Still: https://www.amazon.com/Hold-Still-Photographs-Sally-Mann/dp/0316247758

Logically we know that perfection and pleasing everyone isn't possible, but we still try to do it! In this episode I share why we want to perfect everything we create and how to let good be good enough (plus why that's better than trying to make creations that are beyond reproach). And nope, this isn't advice to simply lower your standards and get sloppy. I also share two key takeaways to help you let go of perfectionism in your creative work (and maybe your life too, boo!) Mentions: Love Soaked Family Photography Course: http://brookeschultzphotography.com/love-soaked-family-photography-the-course/ Ann Patchett's essay on writing: The getaway car, inside the collection of essays This is the Story of a Happy Marriage https://www.amazon.com/This-Story-Happy-Marriage-Patchett/dp/0062236687/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1539285498&sr=8-1&keywords=the+getaway+car+ann+patchett

Yeah, the world needs your dreams, but the person who needs you to go after your dreams the very most is YOU. We discuss the difference between abandoning your dreams and changing your dreams, plus why goals even matter and whether it's possible to have goals and be grateful + present at the same time. Mentions: the Life Coach School Podcast with Brooke Castillo https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-life-coach-school-podcast-with-brooke-castillo/id870239631?mt=2

We talked about how to get started with your creative thang, now we talk about how to stay creative when you've been at your thang for a while. Ruts. Burnout. What to do when they come knocking in 3 easy (okay, not easy, but simple!) steps. Style Cycle: http://brookeschultzphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Shoot-Betta.jpg My online family photography course: http://brookeschultzphotography.com/love-soaked-family-photography-the-course/

In this episode I detail the 3 phases to getting started with your creative thang. Mentions: 10,000 hours rule research: Anders Ericcson Glennon Doyle Melton on not watching TV at night: Magic Lessons Podcast