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“There is No Map”
Last week, on the 48 Days Podcast, author and coach Dan Miller answered a woman who wrote in to him, afraid to move on with what she wanted to do in life. She asked Dan, (I'm paraphrasing) "I think I...
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How to Use Mind Maps to Implement Your Creative Projects & Solve Problems
One of the most joyful things I've done to move out from getting stuck is making a mind map. Mind maps are a visual map used to dissect a problem while creating many possible solutions. The mind map...
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How do You Live?
I have a handle of songs that I call my "life songs:" I love them for life. "How You Live," written by Cindy Morgan and performed by Point of Grace has been on my "most frequently listened to" songs in...
View Article6 Objections to Drawing (but why you need to do it anyways)
We don't learn to draw to become artists. We learn to draw so we can see. It turns out, sketching out the ladybug crawling up the marigold stalk or the dog sleeping under the tree is an excellent way...
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Are Artists & Creatives Leaders?
Doing something you haven't done before takes guts. Most people talk about what they want to do but they don't spend time actually doing it. They do watch (and sometimes follow) people who start doing...
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Crafting a Rebound: What to Do if You Need to Start Over
I looked at the computer and scrunched my nose and tapped my feet on the hard wood floor beneath me. Papers and binders of marketing materials lay in a big circle around me. My hopes at being a...
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Are You Re-starting? 8 Things You Must Think About
The parents of one of my dearest friends are going through a huge re-start. After living in one place for almost thirty years, they moved away, not just to a new location, but a new state, new jobs,...
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How to Create a Vision Board with Mixed Media Collage
acHere is one of my new favorite projects: creating vision boards with mixed media collages! Collages like this are not hard (woohoo!); they can be time intensive but you can do it in steps: I spent...
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Meet Marisa Ray, artist, author & encourager!
I love interviewing artists and featuring them on LYCL. It has been waaaay too long so I'm thrilled to introduce you to Marisa Ray! Mysterious. Playful. Inviting. Cozy. That is how I describe Marisa...
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What Trees, Goals & an Old Proverb Have in Common
I made it a goal to pay off all my consumer debt this year. I've made that goal a lot of years, but this year I got super serious about it. Why this year? Because last year, my financial life plus...
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Have You Tried This? The Biggest Difference Maker in My Life in 2014
I squirmed in my chair, trying to calm down my breathing. I was sure everyone else could hear the thumping of my heart, which was beating hard and rapidly. I raised the paper up a bit higher so I could...
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July Book of the Month Review: I Just Want to Make Things by Lilla Rogers
I love to dive in to books: there is a constant stack of books by my bed, on the night stand and in the car. And I love to talk about these books that I'm reading. You too? I thought I would start...
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How to Sell Your First Piece of Art: 3 Things You Can Do Today
Someone asked me how they could sell their first piece of art. I've heard a lot about selling and marketing on a number of interesting blogs and podcasts, but I can't recall where I've seen...
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Low on Creativity? Create a Dream Journal (with ingredients you probably have...
I hate it when my creative juices dip. In the heat of the summer, it's harder for me to push forward with my creative projects. My energy tends to lull and drain and I just want to lie on the back...
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5 Entrepreneurial Lessons Learned in the Garden This Summer
For years, I wanted to have a successful garden. My definition of a successful garden is actually having tomatoes grow to full term and pulling off enough zucchini to make my Grandpa H's famous baked...
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The 5 Year Plan: A Less Interesting Plan for a More Meaningful Life
One of the main reasons (if not THE main reason) I am not where I want to be today is because I have been just a little-teensy-weensy impulsive. O.k. I've been a LOT impulsive. I wanted things to...
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Is there a Recipe for Artpreneurial Success?
Do you ever wonder if there is recipe for how to work one's way to the life they want? Joanna Penn, author, speaker & entrepreneur is one of my favorite creatives to look to for how to mix up the...
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How to Create a Mixed Media Fall Collage for Your Wall
It's fall. Well, it's trying to be fall. In Sacramento, we're still going through 100 degree weather here. It was in the high 90's yesterday. On the bright side, some trees are beginning to change...
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9 Things to do when You Don’t Feel Creative
Recently, the subject of "not feeling creative" came up in multiple conversation with different people. To my surprise, several people who I consider to be exceptionally creative verbalized that they...
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What Can Jane Austen Teach Us About Being an Entrpreneur?
As I re-watched all my favorite Jane Austen movies this summer and started reading Mansfield Park, I started to see things I've learned from Jane about the entrepreneurial life. She was really an...
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