We need to discern what works from what doesn’t, what we’re going for and whether or not what we’ve done hits the mark.
It’s built into our genetic code or something. We are discriminating creatures, all living beings are - and when we fail, it can mean the difference between life and death. Naturally it’s a big deal to us.
But "bad" judgement is *really* bad.
Judging whether a line you put down is right or wrong is what makes art better. It makes us better. It’s what gets us closer to the mark, the ideal.
But the fear that creeps up before we’ve even put down the mark, for fear it might be wrong, that’s the kind of judgement that kills our creativity.
That's what I'm going to be tackling in today's episode of The Creative Introvert. I hope you enjoy it!
References & Further Reading:
https://www.positivelypresent.com/2009/05/stop-judging.html
Playful Mind Hardcover by James Downton https://amzn.to/2zNpDjq
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Today I'm talking with Scott Stroud about how we can use our imagination to unlock our creativity, find meaning and basically feel like we can take on the world.
Scott works with various types of individuals and teams from artists to software developers, managers to medical professionals, and every day normal people navigate their own language and metaphors to get clear about what they want exactly and how to get it. He's also volunteered with the long-term unemployed at a local meal center to help them find purpose using the same techniques. The venture was a success and culminated in some of the attendees leading their own groups at the center.
Scott's website
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“Loneliness is as much a reality of life as night and rain and thunder, and it can be lived creatively, as any other experience. So I say, let there be loneliness, for where there is loneliness there is also love, and where there is suffering, there also is joy.”
~ Clark Moustakas
In today's episode I'm going to be taking a deeper dive into the subject of loneliness, and hopefully sharing a new way to look at loneliness, especially if you're a creative introvert.
Resources mentioned:
Loneliness by Clark E. Moustakas
The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone by Olivia Laing
https://www.brainpickings.org/2016/07/11/the-lonely-city-olivia-laing/
https://www.brainpickings.org/2016/06/16/virginia-woolf-loneliness/
https://www.brainpickings.org/2015/04/17/delacroix-journal-solitude/
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Why am I talking about dragons? Well... these fearsome creatures have become quite a dominant part of my inner landscape over the past year or so, and I think it's high time they get some recognition through my creative work.
I also feel there's a lot we can learn from our dragon friends, from coping with anxiety to finding your buried creative treasure to feeling more confident and self-assured.
Also, with eclipse season on the horizon, we're entering the mouth of the dragon, whether we want to or not. So, might as well try to prepare.
Along with this episode, I've created a little PDF guide that walks you through the upcoming eclipses, what eclipses actually mean and what to expect over the coming months. If you'd like to grab your free guide, sign up below and you'll be sent to the download page!
Dancing with Dragons by DJ Conway
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A Little History of Dragons by Joyce Hargreaves
The Traditional Meaning of the Nodes of the Moon
Don’t let slaying dragons become an addiction!
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I’ve been thinking a LOT about calling. What we’re destined for. This idea of a path that we’re meant to walk and if we just figure out what that is, we’ll be happy.
My problem is, that I - and maybe you too - had been convinced that our calling is something like: shaping the universe around us to meet our desires. Oh, and that when it’s shaped just how we want, we’ll be happy.
In today's episode, I share my current outlook on what it really means to have a calling, and hopefully provide some comfort, if you're feeling a bit lost.
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Today I’m tackling a topic I’ve been musing over for some time now. Maybe even years at this point. I’ve also had people - clients, listeners of the podcast, people in the League - all asking about this, and quite frankly I find myself asking questions about it regularly too. The mysterious topic is: intuition.
Now, like with all of these episodes, I’m not claiming to have a definitive answer, now or ever, on these things, but I am aiming to provide us with some material, some "prima materia" perhaps, we can use to deepen our understanding of the intuition.
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Studies have shown that people would rather definitely get an electric shock now than maybe be shocked later, and show greater nervous-system activation when waiting for an unpredictable shock (or other unpleasant stimulus) than an expected one.
I think we can all agree that uncertainty is something we all want to avoid, and we can go to extreme lengths to do so. Living in these uncertain times is understandably, a cause for anxiety. I'm hoping though, in this episode, I can help you find a way to live with uncertainty - and actually find some peace.
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This episode of the Creative Introvert is all about evolution. As in, the evolution of YOU, your work, your life, your... you. I'm going to share with you some of the changes that have been occurring in my primary creative project (THIS!) as well as what you can expect from upcoming Creative Introvert shows. I'm also going to share with you a process for working through your own evolutionary blocks, and hopefully coming out the other side as a beautiful butterfly.
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On today's show I have Julia Bainbridge of the Lonely Hour podcast to talk to us about the loneliness epidemic, what it means to experience loneliness (even if you're an introvert), the challenges of isolation we face in the age we live in, and some thoughts for living with loneliness.
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“Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.” ~ Dr. Seuss
That's the quote that prompted today's episode of the Creative Introvert... But it turned into an hour+ of me talking about all sorts, from Jung's model of the Psyche to excavating the Shadow to communicating with your Daimon and much more! Prepare yourself for a weird one...
For the Full Show Notes >> https://www.thecreativeintrovert.com/you
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Today I have Karen Curry Parker on to talk about Human Design, a system you may have heard of before. I found Karen's work when trying to decipher the mysterious chart that had been generated (you can get yours here) and was so grateful for her way of explaining things.
We talk about the five different types that are described in Human Design, the difference between the traditional system and Karen's Quantum Alignment system, problems in using tools like this to understand ourselves, and much, much more.
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One of the biggest challenges creative introverts face, at least the ones I encounter is, self doubt. And this is what I'm seeing as the root cause as well as the fuel for what I'm calling "The Cycle of Stuckness." If you feel stuck in any way on your creative path, this episode is for you!
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Today I’m interviewing my co-host on my other podcast, The Seeker and the Skeptic, the marvellous Rebecca Fox. If you haven’t checked our show out already, we’re basically exploring all sorts of belief systems, people and places who tend to divide public opinion. So far we’ve investigated ayahuasca – first hand – we’ve been to an alleged UFO sighting location, we’ve explored the magical land of Glastonbury conversed with Pleidians and much much more. More about that at seekerandskeptic.com
She’s also a graphic novel artist – or is it a comic book artist – anyway, we dive into that on the show too. Rebecca tells us all about her creative process, her journey in becoming an artist after no formal training, and much more. Enjoy the show!
How To Be Reasonable by Rebecca Fox
Murmurs of Doubt by Rebecca Fox
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In this video I'm talking about the value of taking breaks, treating rest time as recovery time, and simple yet effective ways we can integrate breaks into our lives for increased enthusiasm, joy and creativity.
On today’s show I’ve got Claire Summers here who is a fellow digital nomad and a fellow Brit and I knew I had to get her on after learning so much from her blog, her books and as I’ve been getting a lot of questions about my year of travel, I thought it would be wise to get a pro in to talk more in depth about life on the road.
We discuss…
• How Claire started the digital nomad life
• How to overcome the challenges faced as travelling solo as a woman
• How to deal with loneliness as a solo traveller
• How to avoid classic digital nomad mistakes
• And much more!
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Today I’m talking about the stages of creativity and how we might work with them in a really practical way in our lives.
I’ll also be launching monthly Creative Moon Circles as of TODAY!
These will consist of me talking a little bit about the particular full moon we’re experiencing, how it might play into your creative work, and provide you with some exercises and tools to make the most of the ‘moonth’ ahead.
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Mark Rogers is a Portland-based artist whose work I've been obsessed with for quite some time. I was keen to chat to Mark because I was so curious about his creative process (when you see his work you'll understand why!) and the journey he's been on in becoming a professional artist.
We discuss:
• Using our imagination as “grown ups”
• Thought forms, tulpas and daimons
• Mark’s journey to picking up a paintbrush (age 30) to becoming a professional artist
• Mark’s experience with working with galleries to working purely from online sales
• How Mark uses the Tarot to inform his art
• The importance of structure in creativity
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What is creativity anyway? What does it mean to create, to be creative? Is it something we all have? Can we all do it? Can we all be it?
And if so, can we become more creative? Is there some kind of definitive measuring stick for creativity?
Now that’s the INTJ in me speaking, but really I think it’s a great starting point for a juicy episode of the creative introvert, and on today's show I’m hoping to go down some paths that don’t just stick in the realm of abstract ideas about creativity, nor do I want to strip creativity from its magic, the kind of stuff that attracts us to the creativity in the first place.
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Mariëlle is a writer and editor and coaches writers and other creatives who are tired of being in their own way. Next to her non-fiction work, she is currently working on a YA urban fantasy series, and she writes LGBTQIA* sexy romance with Sìne Màiri Ní Ailpín under a pen name. She recently moved to Cyprus, an tiny island in the Mediterranean Sea, where she organises private writer's retreats, is inspired 24/7, and feeds more stray cats than she could have ever imagined.
We discuss:
• Using tarot and other divinatory tools in your creative work
• How to tell if it's your ego speaking or your intuition speaking
• Mariëlle's creative process, as an INFJ
And much more!
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Today I want to talk to you about wanting things, all the things - and why we simply can’t get what we want. Ever. Sorry to burst your bubble. I promise there will be something redeeming and positive in today’s message: I want to prove to you that it can actually be a GOOD thing - it might just take a while for us to get to it. It’s worth it though.
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This maybe the podcast I’ve done most research for in the history of the Creative Introvert, and not just book research. It’s a topic that’s been brewing somewhere in my mind, whether it’s consciously or otherwise, and I finally have my ideas in a place where I’m ready to share and fairly confident in my ability to give you something that’s genuinely useful, especially if you’re interested in tapping into your source of greatest creative potential, getting into that flow state, and living from a place that feels true for you.
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On today's episode I chat with Heather Hollick all about what networking really is and how to build real relationships especially if you're an introvert.
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This is something that’s taken me quite a few years and many, many chats with various creative introverts to discover: not all tips to be productive work for me or you or anyone for that matter.
Yeah, I know. Mind = blown.
Maybe you already knew that. But maybe you didn’t and you were like me, wondering why the fuck the advice of this hyper-productive guru just didn’t work when you tried to apply it in your own life.
The truth is, we’re not all identical beings. Nor are we totally unique either. We’re this annoyingly intricate, yet beautifully nuanced jumble of similarities and differences. Which… makes giving advice on things like productivity and getting stuff done… rather tricky.
And I’ll be the first to admit I’ve tried to do this. I’ve tried to speak to you, and thousands of other Creative Introverts over the years, and tried to cover all cases, but I’m always going to fall short. I’m always going to miss the edge cases, the rebels, the square pegs, and that irritates the heck out of me.
The truth is: only YOU know you. Yes, someone else can be very helpful, maybe even necessary, for shining a light on parts of ourselves we didn’t know were there, but it’s really up to us to see what’s being illuminated, accept it, and learn from it.
Then we can take action that fits us like a snug glove. That’s what today’s podcast is all about. I’m going to guide you through three different tools you can use to figure out what productivity tips to ignore and which will actually work for you.
https://youtu.be/l6kjbEZdHcw
The War of Art by Steven Pressfield
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