Wildly Creative Life with Brooke Schultz

Huge swaths of our lives are the mundane: cleaning, eating, driving, working, sleeping– so how do we tap into creativity when life is regular and not that glamorous?

In this episode:

• 4 ideas you can implement today to feel more creative amidst caregiving, logistics, and all kinds of undesirables
• using ritual to elevate the mundane to the sacred (practical ideas)
• how to use music to shortcut your manifestation

Mentions:

In the Heights- Alabanza song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blI_VXpd394

@bjonesstyle on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bjonesstyle/

The new book of family traditions: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0762443189?linkCode=ssc&tag=onamzbrook0ab-20&creativeASIN=0762443189&asc_item-id=amzn1.ideas.3T0CHVELHL70E&ref_=aip_sf_list_spv_ofs_mixed_d_asin

Adrienne oliver say the words (no longer for sale but this will inspire you !): https://adriennejacobsonoliver.com/letters

Natalie goldberg writing down the bones:

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It can be easy and wonderful and rainbow-laden to create when conditions are perfect. It can also be hard to get yourself to create even when you have ideal conditions, so what about when LIFE inevitably happens and you just wanna hide under the covers, throw in the towel, play the victim? How can you keep your creativity alive both in a formal sense, and in the sense of taking an active role in creating your life on purpose when so much is outside your control? In this episode you'll learn:

• how to use creativity as an escape and a balm to heal your own wounds and get you through tough times (even if that seems like an impossible fantasy right now)
• easier-than-you-think changes to your creative biz to support your freedom and flexibility so LIFE can happen without everything crumbling
• the steps to being an active creator when life throws you hard curveballs--death, diagnosis, health trouble, and unexpected setbacks

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Overwhelm isn't necessary. Here's what to do when it shows up, including:

-The magical question i ask myself no matter what is stopping me from creating

-When overwhelm isn't a time problem, but a courage problem–and how to solve both.

-How to stop being overwhelmed creatively because of what your kids need from you

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Did you love getting A's in school? Do you find yourself struggling in your creativity now? Believe it or not, those two things might just be connected. Tune in to today's episode to hear all about how school doesn't prepare you for the most crucial part of living a creative life authentic to you. Mentions: Employers want critical thinkers: https://www.fastcompany.com/3037837/employers-want-critical-thinkers-but-do-they-know-what-it-means Sir Ken Robinson's ted talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/sir_ken_robinson_do_schools_kill_creativity?language=en

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Today's episode comes straight from the trenches: I've recently been very low in motivation and want to encourage you from the trenches - because when I personally am in a rut, the last thing I want to hear is someone who's like, "I was unmotivated once and here's how I skyrocketed myself out of it and never felt that way again!"

Not this episode! Here's what you'll hear -

• Why starting over can be exciting
• Resting for the sake of rest
• More rapid-fire ideas for finding motivation in the trenches

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This episode is inspired by a conversation I recently had with a new friend. If you've ever wondered if your creative pursuit is worth it if it isn't making money, or are interested in different ideas around how to make money with your creativity - this one is for you, m'friend! In this episode -

• Getting to the root of our need to make money from our creativity
• Separating art and sales
• Is it worth making art, even if it isn't making money right now?

Mentions:

Becca Lee: @haunted_librarian

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I have shared many essential habits on the podcast before and there are SO many touch points in your day and your routines that will help you be more creative for sure, but the angle I wanna speak to today is what about when life is just a lot and things are really hard and you're not able to stick with a 14 point morning routine? In this episode - -the one power-packed habit that's directly linked to increased creativity -why i'm choosing this over exercise or meditation Mentions Walking + creativity study: https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/walking-helps-us-think https://brainworldmagazine.com/stepping-creativity-walking-meditation-creative-brain/

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While you'd never see an episode titled 'Candid Confessions about Fatherhood and Creativity' I want to offer you some new ways to think about motherhood in relation to your creativity whether you feel like they are in opposition to each other or in harmony.

In this episode

• why I loathe the suggestion that mothers just need more self care and what to do instead
• how to balance a system that doesn't support mothers with empowering yourself
• after 10 years of motherhood and 4 kids, what I'm still struggling with–and what actually has worked for me and my family

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Creators tend to grossly overestimate what's required to run a successful business. Here are the 4 building blocks I would focus on if I had to start a business again from scratch, along with the popular advice I totally disagree with in regard to building a business. Especially if you're a busy mom trying to build a business in the simplest way possible, these building blocks are for you!

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We know intellectually that people pleasing chips away at your soul, but what about what it does to the people you are pleasing?

If your clients are happy but you're not, this episode will give you new insights and practical to-dos to rebuild the relationship with your artist self so you can find your artistic voice and make work that moves people.

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