Heartful: living a wildly creative life

Usually when there's talk about abundance mindset, it's mostly in terms of money. I’m all for that but you also need an abundance mentality to create what you’re meant to create! If you don't train and direct your mind to abundance it WILL go to scarcity and it will shut down every one of your most delightful dreams. Mentions: -Retreat + Mastermind Fall 2021/Spring 2022 Application: forms.gle/mJJCmBfZDriwu7Vn7 -https://www.marieforleo.com/ -https://gabbybernstein.com/creating-crazy-sexy-miracles/

Aretha Rodney is a spoken word poet, performer, musician, song-writer and bursting with wisdom about your creative process. You’re going to be blown away by her artistry and ability to give voice to deep feelings, plus she’s just a delight! In this episode: -How Aretha’s hospital battle with Covid-19 was the wakeup call she needed to pursuing her creativity full out -How to stop overcomplicating the search for your uniqueness *Plus Aretha performs a spoken word poem for us! Mentions: Aretha’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aretharodneyartistry/ Aretha’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVGOvdF051yeAQFV7kO_Wsw

I'm SUPER EXCITED to present to you our very first best of episode here on the Heartful Podcast. In case you haven't had the chance to hear it, or you need a little reminder of what being in a space of gratitude can do for your creativity, this episode is here for you! Gratitude is all over the self help industry lately + has been linked to about a zillion health benefits, but can gratitude actually enhance your creativity? In this episode we explore three ways to practice gratitude to enhance your creative ability, invite the muse into your life, be proud of yourself, and create things with ease that would normally make you worry + panic. We're also talking about APPLYING everything you learn on the podcast to your actual real life with a quick takeaway action you can do in less than 30 seconds! Mentions: My free 6 hacks audio training: https://brookebschultz.com/get-creating/ The Hybrid Co http://thehybridco.com/ Love Soaked Family Photography online course: https://brookeschultz.kartra.com/page/lovesoaked Gratitude studies: https://www.forbes.com/sites/amymorin/2014/11/23/7-scientifically-proven-benefits-of-gratitude-that-will-motivate-you-to-give-thanks-year-round/#77cb72da183c http://time.com/5026174/health-benefits-of-gratitude/ https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/how_gratitude_changes_you_and_your_brain Gratitude + Creativity: https://www.creativityatwork.com/2015/12/01/what-is-the-connection-between-creativity-and-gratitude/ https://www.inc.com/kate-l-harrison/how-gratitude-can-make-you-more-creative-and-innovative.html Brooke Castillo on gratitude ahead of time: https://thelifecoachschool.com/podcast/108/ Chris + Heidi Powell interview: https://lewishowes.com/podcast/h-chris-heidi-powell/

Each artistic medium has its own language. Words are only one language. You have a language, a dialogue with your creativity. You have a language, a back and forth exchange within your creative niche—maybe it’s the way you use color, light, line, form, gesture, sound. In this episode we discuss a few different ways to utilize these languages within your creativity to uplevel your art! Mentions: Retreat + Mastermind 2022 Application: forms.gle/mJJCmBfZDriwu7Vn7 My FREE 6 Hacks for Skyrocket Creativity (Even If You're Super Busy): brookebschultz.com/get-creating/ The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles by Steven Pressfield: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1936891026?ref=exp_brookebschultz_dp_vv_d 8 Elements of Art: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elements_of_art

Lately on my daily walks I've been feeling more like running. To the point where it actually feels worse to walk than to run. I just know my body wants to run! When I truly listen to it, I know it wants to move that way...which sounds kinda crazy like why would you run when you can walk? But what if we are MEANT to run, creatively? Mentions: Retreat + Mastermind 2022 Application: forms.gle/mJJCmBfZDriwu7Vn7 My FREE 6 Hacks for Skyrocket Creativity (Even If You're Super Busy): brookebschultz.com/get-creating/

You can only receive what you have the capacity to hold. The hard truth is if someone offers you something incredible and you don't have room to receive it...you don't get to have it! Same with inspiration, money, ideas, vision of what your life and creativity could be, and how many people you could impact. What if what you're missing is not skill, or the right marketing technique, or the ability to attract your ideal client, or the right most fab inspiration or idea, but instead a willingness to receive? This week we discuss this idea + lots more! Mentions: Retreat + Mastermind 2022 Application: https://forms.gle/mJJCmBfZDriwu7Vn7 My FREE 6 Hacks for Skyrocket Creativity (Even If You're Super Busy): https://brookebschultz.com/get-creating/ The Super Attractor Keys: Gratitude and Abundance as a Way of Life with Gabby Bernstein: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JU44MJqAAGg

One of the most popular episodes of this show is how to get out of self doubt by embracing it. So this week we're diving deeper and talking more about self doubt because it comes up for all of us, but it’s not a super useful emotion when you're trying to make things and I think lots of us would like to experience it less! Mentions: My FREE guides for photographers: http://brookeschultzphotography.com/join/ My FREE guide for creators of all kinds: https://brookebschultz.com/get-creating/ Daring Greatly by Brene Brown: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1592408419?ref=exp_brookebschultz_dp_vv_d Forbes Self-Doubt article: https://www.forbes.com/sites/margiewarrell/2014/09/18/banish-doubt-build-confidence/?sh=6ff749cc4577 Psychology Today Self-Doubt article: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/functioning-flourishing/201409/is-self-doubt-sabotaging-your-success?amp Self-Doubt discussed on TED: https://ideas.ted.com/self-doubt-can-actually-help-you-bloom-and-it-all-starts-with-how-you-talk-to-yourself/

So thrilled to have one of my heroes, Jamie Kern Lima, the founder of IT cosmetics, on the podcast today. She started in her living room and grew to the largest luxury makeup brand in the country. She sold the company to L’Oréal in a billion-dollar deal and became the first female CEO of a brand in its 100+ year history. Eventually that landed her on the Forbes America’s Richest Self-Made Women list. She’s the author of the new book Believe IT: How to Go From Underestimated to Unstoppable, an instant bestseller. She went from being a Denny’s waitress to selling her company for a billion dollars, she’s changed the beauty industry dramatically by showing not perfect models but women of all ages, sizes, skin tones, skin types. She’s mission-driven and what she's created is incredible but her message for all of you creators is the most incredible gift. In this episode: -how Jamie went from hearing no for 3 straight years to selling her company for 1 billion dollars by doing this one thing -how women dim their lights + how to step into your power around money (this was my favorite part!) -how to handle well-meaning friends and family who don’t get what you’re trying to create Mentions: To Purchase a copy of Jamie’s book “Believe It”: https://www.believeit.com/ Follow Jamie Kern Lima IG: @Jamiekernlima Follow Jamie Kern Lima on FB @JamieKernLimaPage

What do you get when you hold things lightly? Dangerous freedom! You have a bias toward action and GOING for it when you’re not so worried about the outcome--even when it’s “serious”. Mentions: 6 Hacks for Skyrocketing Creativity (Even If You're Super Busy): https://brookebschultz.com/get-creating/ What To Wear for Family Photos at Home: http://brookeschultzphotography.com/join/ Ep 120: The ONE habit to keep when everything else goes to cra‪p‬: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-120-the-one-habit-to-keep-when-everything-else-goes-to-crap/id1438076373?i=1000506859854

This wildly creative life I’m talking about isn’t about how MUCH stuff you can make. It’s not about holing yourself up in a room with your craft for as many hours a day as possible, or seeing how many accolades, dollars, followers, or pieces of work you can rack up. It's about expanding far beyond your formal creative practice + approaching EVERYTHING in your life with creativity: intention, ingenuity, and playfulness. Mentions: 6 Hacks for Skyrocketing Creativity (Even if You're Super Busy) free audio training: https://brookebschultz.com/get-creating/ Seth Godin (https://www.sethgodin.com/) quote: “If it’s work, we try to figure out how to do less, If it’s art, we try to figure out how to do more." Susie Moore mastermind: https://susie-moore.com/courses/

You’ve heard about the power of outsourcing before but this episode walks you through step by step how to get started outsourcing so you can not only grow your business but also take even better care of your clients than you could on your own, while giving you back more white space time to do the thing you love--CREATE! Kelsey and I are showing you how to do this in a way that feels GOOD and gets you where you want to go in your life and your creativity. -how Kelsey went from $200 in her bank account to making 6 figures in the same year -how to outsource without losing money (+ how outsourcing will make you MORE money) -how to delegate the RIGHT way to get back your creativity, mental space + time -the kind of outsourcing that takes even BETTER care of your clients than you can -how Kelsey works 2 hrs/month on a six figure business Mentions: https://www.instagram.com/pinegateroad/ https://pinegateroad.com/ https://pinegateroad.com/academy/ https://pinegateroad.com/grow-your-biz/ Interested in a Heartful Creators Retreat? Tell me what you’d love included here: https://forms.gle/xjqP3e67YSgpVgDJ7

In this episode I wanna celebrate the mediocre work. The time when you felt like you had nothing to say, you were bored with yourself and your old stale ideas, you were critical of your skill, and you made something anyway. And maybe that something wasn't that great. It was okay. Because the magic is in the process! Mentions: Heartful Creators Retreat Input (quick 3 question survey!) https://forms.gle/u2LKT42ZU6unhSG8A Natural vs. Artificial Flavors: https://www.bonappetit.com/story/truth-about-natural-artificial-flavors Brooke Castillo: https://thelifecoachschool.com/podcast/ Joe Dispenza: https://drjoedispenza.com/ Cathy Heller: https://www.cathyheller.com/blog/ Stephen Covey: https://www.franklincovey.com/the-7-habits/ Richie Norton: https://richienorton.com/

We're swimming in more images than ever before these days. So does professional family photography even matter? I mean, why not set up a tripod? Now, anyone who’s tried to do that knows its not as easy as it sounds ;) --but just for argument's sake let's say it's possible. You certainly can get great photos of your kids without a pro photographer. So do we need family photo sessions + family photographers anymore, REALLY? *spoiler, of course imma say Yes. But maybe not for the reasons you think. In this episode: -3 ways YOUR family photos will make you more creative: in a big everything-in-your-life way and in your own creative niche (whether you're a fellow photog or not) -how to enjoy your family photos every day--not just for the annual Christmas card, social media, or as reminders of those who've passed on. -the biggest DOUBLE DIP biz + creativity opportunity you might be leavin on the table Mentions: Book a session with me! Email me at hello@brookeschultzphotography.com

Take your big feelings and SHOVE em--into beautiful creations!! In this episode: -how creators live twice -how to make meaning from big feelings Mentions: -Ep 119: Becoming the Creator You Long to Be...through Getting Dressed https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-119-becoming-creator-you-long-to-be-through-getting/id1438076373?i=1000506042940

So often we think we need to reinvent the wheel and feel like we’re just hustling. We end up believing selling has to take every inch of our work time and then we’re not being creative anymore, all bogged down, then we have a bad relationship with selling! In this episode: -I dispel some myths around sales -we talk EMOTIONS in business + selling -4 hard and fast ways to make money NOW, hunny! Mentions: The Love Soaked online course: https://brookeschultz.kartra.com/page/thelovesoakedcourse