The Most Creative

Pep Talks

  • Willing to Rattle

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    I worry about interrupting you. I know you’re busy and I don’t want to get in the way of whatever you have to do today. This fear is common and shared amongst creative people. Because we know for ourselves how precious time is. And right there, we begin to enter the state of thinking. Reality…

  • It’s All Figureoutable

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    Sometimes we live in a state of fear. We worry that we can’t figure out how to get the project done. That’s when we need to adopt Marie Forleo’s signature phrase that it’s all “figureoutable”. Have faith that when we hit a roadblock we will get what we need to push through as long as…

  • How Can You Be of Service?

    How Can You Be of Service?

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    Sometimes we get mired in our own head. Our problems become the only thing that matters to this world. This is the ego-driven mentality that saps us of being creative. Instead, ask yourself how you can be of service today. How you can show up for others and keep rolling the ball down the hill…

  • Instead of Seeking Status, Seek to Work on Yourself

    Instead of Seeking Status, Seek to Work on Yourself

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    Here are ten ways to work on yourself that don’t involve seeking likes on social or fame outside of your own internal states: 1. Read non-fiction that fits with your topic of interest2. Write (journal using the Morning Pages method)3. Start interesting side-projects4. Take up a new language or learn coding5. Review high school subjects…

  • You Do You

    You Do You

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    Being original is incredibly hard online. You have tons of voices chirping at you no matter where you go. To write this post I went from LinkedIn into Substack, and along the way a lot of stuff came up and I almost lost my train of thought for this note. The main thing I want…