If you need a good dose of hope and inspiration this week, then Episode 177 is for you. Canadian writer and author Beka Shane Denter joins the show to talk about her latest book, Bloom Across Canada - an inspirational collection of conversations with 50 diverse women and non-binary creatives entrepreneurs from all across Canada.
Read MoreMelissa and Heather explore the transformative power of intentional rituals in our creative practices. Rituals are different from habits. And, there's real science behind them and how they affect our brains. They can help shape our creative mindset, help us achieve a state of flow, quite our inner critic and much more!
Read MoreIn the Season 6 opener of the podcast, Melissa and Heather jump into the deep end to talk about creating our creative process. When was the last time you questioned why you create the way you do? Are you in a rut - or too comfortable? Have you mixed things up lately? So here's your reminder that we, as creatives, get to CREATE - or RECREATE our own creative process! Here's how...
Read MoreThere is a hidden gem - right in your neighbourhood - that's an astonishing wealth of inspiration, resources, and community building opportunities. And it's all FREE. University librarian, Dr. Christina Neigel stops by to help us navigate this amazing resource we all have access to!
Read MoreMeet Debra Wong, founder of Dessert by Deb, an online organic tea company and lifestyle brand where she blends her own organic teas and designs her own tea related accessories, gifts, stationery and subscription boxes. Hear how a fateful trip led to her closing one business and inspired her to open another that embodies her passion for afternoon tea!
Read MoreMelissa chats with self-described serial entrepreneur Steph Todd about her multiple business ventures, including her well-known blog Meal Plan Addict. Steph shares how she gets it all done, how she manages her mental health challenges and the importance of building a supportive network around her.
In this episode And She Looked Up co-founder Lisa Bolton returns to the podcast to talk with Melissa about different techniques to help you visualize success in your career and in life. We'll cover everything from journaling and art journaling to vision boards and vision books.
2021 is starting off with a whole host of new restrictions for a lot of us so how on earth do you kick start creative inspiration when you're looking at the same walls every day? Here's some of my favourite sources of inspiration right now!
Read MoreBatching your tasks and using time blocking are two effective ways to up your productivity while making sure you build in time to get deep creative work done and still take care of the day to day tasks of running a creative business.
Read MoreAfter 10 years of working from home for both of us, we share our best tips for working from home… productively!
Read MoreAfter 10 years of working from home for both of us, we share some of our best tips for setting up a workspace at home for your creative business.
Read MoreGiving back to your community, your peers or your audience are all powerful ways to inspire others, which in turn has a tendency to turn around and inspire you right back. And it can be a powerful way to grow your creative business.
Read MoreWhat’s the difference between inspiration, imitation and plagiarism and how can you avoid copying somebody else’s work? We share some tips to help you in your daily work
Read MoreCultivate inspiration daily! For working creatives, cultivating inspiration needs to be part of our regular business routines - just like bookkeeping and social media and actually creating art. Here’s some of our tips to help.
Read MoreWe share 20 of our favourite sources of creative inspiration to help you get your creative juices flowing - 10 online and 10 offline.
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