Just as I spoke about in the recent post, How to Do a Brain Dump, you need to stay focused and on track in order to accomplish your creative goal. It is important to have a reference to measure our process against. SMART Goals are exactly that. It should be used as a continuous check in for you. In this post, How to Set SMART GOALS, the process requires you to ask important questions that keep you on a very specific goal path. What is a SMART Goal? It is a well-known acronym for five key ... continue reading...
Free Printable Goal Sheet
September is a new year, a new beginning for so many. Change is in the air; hopes and dreams are renewed towards accomplishing our goals. Each month, I send out a free printable goal sheet or task list. This September I have a beautiful freebie for you! One of my favorite flowers are sweet peas. They are so fragrant and delicate and remind me of my wedding as we had them in the bouquets and on the guest tables. I have a small but beautiful array of these beauties trailing up my veranda ... continue reading...
Two Essentials for My Quiet Time Routine
Along with the release of my monthly Free Printable Task list, I like to include a sampling of new products for my shop. This month I have released four new products (journal and coffee mug) with my two favorite flowers; peonies and roses. I love the peonies and roses that adorn our front flower garden. Keep reading for learning the two essentials for my quiet time routine. Along with taking in the beauty of my garden each morning, there are two constants to my morning ritual; my journal ... continue reading...
How the Inner Critic is Formed
Before we can start the inner critic transformation, we need to know the basics of where it comes from. This is important because our past informs our present. I will break down how the inner critic is formed in this post. First off, you may be more familiar with these words to describe the inner critic: self criticism, the perfectionist, the taskmaster, inner controller, the guilt tripper, the destroyer and the underminer. If you have used any of these or possibly the noun version, you will ... continue reading...
Here’s Why I Journal My Affirmations
Journaling produces valuable results in many areas of life. This ritual is a physical way to process inner thoughts and emotions. Journaling allows the inner world to have an outlet or a voice. In this post, I am going to specifically focus on the reasons why as an artist, I journal my affirmations. Today, I am going to share three of my top reasons why I journal my affirmations. I am able to silence the inner critic No matter how much we have grown and learnt, there will always be traces ... continue reading...
How to Create Community as an Artist
As an artist, you may experience significant times of loneliness as you work through the highs and lows of living out your creative passion. It takes effort and time to be intentional about connecting with other artists, but it is well worth it. In this post I will help you discover three ways for how to create community as an artist. Seek Out Community You cannot succeed with your creative practice unless you are connected to others who encourage and challenge you. We need all the ... continue reading...
Here’s Why You Need Rest as an Artist
Rest is something that we take for granted. We might feel the need to push through because of deadlines (self-imposed or not). We run the risk of burnout if we do not build in rest into our weekly and even daily routine. Think of taking time to refuel your body with eating and rest your body with sleeping. These are natural rhythms that we do every day. Intentional rest (making time and planning out our chosen activity of rest) from our creative practice is the same. We need energy and fuel to ... continue reading...
How to Set Boundaries as an Artist
In order to honor our gifts and calling, we must choose to believe our creative journey is rightfully our job and therefore treat it as such. Just as we have work hours for employment out of our homes, we have to maintain work hours and space for our creative job inside our home or studio. It is important to invest in our creative practice with our time. In this post, I will explore three areas in which to successfully set boundaries as an artist. Creative Space Does your creative space ... continue reading...
