Okay, now we have self-imposed Limitations out of the way. We know there are some underpinnings to what leads us to roadblocks.
And, and we know the roadblocks are temporary, and we can work past them.
Now, I want to know, how do you define creativity?
The textbook definition of being creative doesn’t matter right now.
Think of what creativity means to you. How you define creativity. Write it down right now.
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When I started this podcast I had tons I wanted to say. My drive to Crete episodes, create content, share with you all what motived me as a creative, as a person, a professional, and a student was through the roof. I’ve made it to season 8, and I am feeling like I said all that I needed to say. I’ve shared it all. OF course I am experiencing new things everyday. But as we all do from time to time, we hit a rough patch or a road block when it comes to inspiration, productivity, and creativity. Right now I am hitting a wall right. I am at a roadblock, and the logical thing to do is to figure out how to work past this road block. This road block has me thinking about self-imposed limitation. The limitation that I’ve created for myself, that are right now, in this moment, hindering me from finding solutions to move past this roadblock. And that is what we are going to be talking about today, self-imposed limitations. I am your host Don, Welcome to the Creative.
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Over the past couple of decades, I have collected a fair amount of achievements. I have not had the chance to reflect on my achievements due to not slowing down but speeding up and jumping on to the next experience as fast as humanly possible.
I am still trying to determine if this is a me thing. How I am as a person.
Is it cultural, societal, without looking for someone to blame for my lack of attention, but a way to determine what fuels my need to experience and achieve rapidly and linearly? I call this running a million miles a minute. Doing this has robbed me of really understanding what I have accomplished.
I am sure I am not the only one. Most of us fail to acknowledge our own achievements. Although we celebrate them, imposter syndrome is always there, and the feeling of doubt is not too far behind.
This could be because of how we criticize ourselves due to high standards set by ourselves and others. Feel like we are moving too slow, that we are behind, and when we actually accomplish our goal, we shoot it down, we minimize it, it becomes this thing that no longer has value. We bury it, and we move forward...
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Welcome back, if you are new here welcome, I am your host Don, and for today’s episode, I will be talking about the fear of starting something new. We can sometimes get stuck in a routine, because it is familiar, and starting something new can be scary, stressful, and uncomfortable, although we know the benefits of these new things. I am saying this because I’ve been stuck in a loop as to when TheCreative should transition to covering other topics outside of mental health and productivity. There are some benefits, and downsides to making the transitions, but what is creativity without taking some risks?
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Fear and self-doubt are two main reasons why we fail to take action even though we know we should. It is also, waiting for the right time, fear of change, waiting for others to catch up to our speed of change, maybe not adjusting to change fast enough, and another big one is procrastination.
You could even say procrastination is one of the leading causes of failure to take action. But let’s take a closer look at procrastination. Why are you procrastinating? Is it because you don’t really want whatever it is you are working towards? Are you working towards a goal that you believe other will approve of you once you reach this goal? Are you working towards a goal because you truly want to achieve this goal? Or because you done know what else to do?
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Staying motivated is simple. You can stay motivated by Tracking what your motivations are. Track them by the time of day, week, quarter, year, or month and over time see if they correlate based on the time of year. There you go, its that simple, but not really.
Let’s get into it
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How to do self-care? Self-care is probably a term you’ve been hearing a lot lately. You probably hear it at work, in class, from your therapist, at the doctors office, social media, or a commercial.
If you haven’t hear of self-care, then you’ve probably heard some variation. Something along the lines of self-help, personal care, self maintenance.
You’ve been hearing these phrases a lot, but what do they actually mean.
Self-care is another way to say self-preservation, which means to protect yourself from harm or death. To do self-care is to preserve your health, to improve your health, mentally and physically.
Check out today's episode for more information on self-care.
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Setting goals can be a tricky process, especially when there are unforeseen obstacles that are just waiting to jump out of the woodwork. The best solution for this is to plan for the unexpected. Expect that at some point you will be held up by some unknown event, and somehow you are supposed to plan for it. Which is easier said than done.
Okay, so another solution is to set a goal, break it down into milestones, and break the milestones down into smaller goals. By doing this you can track your progress even when there are obstacles and set backs you are able to track your progress, pick up where you left off, and keep tracking forward.
Okay, there are the solutions, for whenever the unexpected decides to come over for a visit.
But how do you actually reach your goals. Set a goal and see it through to fruition?
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5 Graduate School Myths.
These days deciding to go to graduate school for a masters degree or higher might sound crazy. Especially with all the information that has come out over the past decade or so about side hustles, entrepreneurship, and gig culture. There nothing wrong with none of these avenues. I am an advocate of do what works for you, because what may be best for the next person might not be best for you. But if you are looking to go back to school and get a masters or higher, I will be talking about five myths that you may believe to be true.
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Graduate School Struggles are real. Education is highly recommended worldwide, but the struggles that come along with graduate school aren't talked about by the recommenders. In many cases, we are encouraged to get an education by family, and relatives who may not have gotten the opportunity to get an education, so they do not know much about the experience. What they do know is the status that comes along with it. Graduate school is hard. It is a series of regurgitations, oversimplification, needless explanations, and hot air blowing. That is the graduate school experience in a nutshell, from my perspective. I am not saying this to discourage anyone from experience the graduate school experience. But there will be struggles, and times where you want to burn all of your books. But, that is the nature of the graduate school. To push you past your limits until you break, and then learn to rebuild yourself. Not during your time in the program, but afterward while you are starting your new career. Graduate school struggles go beyond the graduate school itself. You will not come out the same, but you will have a more positive perspective on how you spend your time.
According to an article publish Wei Li there is a mental health crisis in academia. Graduate students are six times more likely to experience depression and anxiety than the general population. 36% of students have sought help for depression or anxiety caused by their studies. I can go on about this for days, but that is a story for another episode, if you would like me to cover this sooner send me an email or reach out to me over on Instagram. All links are in the show notes. And the link to Wei Li’s article
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I just want to jump in here and say if you like to read, support your local book store. Before the pandemic I enjoyed either sitting in a book store of a near by coffee shop and read or work. I know it is easy to download a book or renting them online, but there is nothing like walking through a used book store, smelling the new and old book smell, even the authentic must of book store and finding a book you may not have even though you were looking for. You might be thinking, why would I buy a book, what would I do with them all, you can pass it own to someone you think might like it, or donate it back to the book store and call it a rental. So Get out there and let me know what you find
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The benefits of arts and crafts as a hobby.
Welcome back, if you are new here welcome. I am your host Don, and for today’s episode I will be talking about the benefits of arts and crafts and having a hobby. Let’s get into it.
I want to start this one out by saying that arts and crafts is a great way to relieve stress, especially after a long day. If you have kids, and you want to spend some time with them away from technology, go to your local dollar store, and grab a coloring book and some inexpensive crayons or color pencils, some scissors and be imaginative and create. Even if you don’t have any kids, give it a go. And there you have it, arts an craft as a hobby.
In this episode, I will be referring to creativity in the realm of artistic creativity. Hence, the title of the episode is getting into arts and crafts as a hobby.
Benefits of Arts and Crafts
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According to MindFood there are 6 Benefits of Arts and Crafts
Stress’s relief, confidence boost, increased empathy, improves quality of life, enhances brain productivity, and lessens effect of serious health conditions.
https://www.mindfood.com/article/the-benefits-of-arts-and-crafts/
Research
According to (Adams-Price & Morse, 2018) creation of crafts by Middle Aged and Older Adults are generally accepted in all cultures around the world except for in western culture. Participating in arts and crafts have, also known as hobbies, have long-term health benefits. Such increasing mood, increasing energy levels, and increasing physical health. A hobby can be anything like hiking, swimming, walking, writing, drawing, singing, painting. There were a series of studies done by the Synapse Project that demonstrates that older adults who spend several hours a week for a few months learning to participate in a new craft activity showed improvements in their cognitive performance and neural efficiency compared to adults who did not. Adams and Price found that participation in arts and crafts increases life satisfaction. In their study they found there were four factors that were important in increasing life satisfaction which are identity, spirituality, calming, mastery and recognition of master from others. I can go on and on about this, but long tangent short, arts and crafts has and impact on how me function mentally which impacts how we function physically, and this has been proven in various studies highlighting the importance arts, crafts, and hobbies and how the positive impact they have mentally, physical, and socially.
Adams-Price, C. E., & Morse, L. W. (2018). Crafts as serious hobbies: Impact and benefits in later life. Craft Research, 9(1), 93–102. https://doi.org/10.1386/crre.9.1.93_1
References
https://www.cae.edu.au/news/practical-tips-to-start-painting-as-a-hobby/
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Are you interested in poetry. Have you thought about using poetry as a stress outlet? With everything happening these day, everything opening up, and everything that has happened, I am sure there is a lot you have to say. You can say it by writing a poem about how you feel. Sometime saying what we feel is hard. But it doesnt have to be when it comes to creatively or bluntly writing out what you want to say, and what you feel. IF that sounds like something you want to do, then check out today's episode, and even of you don't want to do it check out the episode because you may know someone else who does.
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Welcome back. For today's episode Don will be revisiting burnout. According to HelpGuide, burnout is a state of emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion caused by excessive and prolonged stress. Join Don as he talks about his firsthand experience with burnout, and ways you can some ways to work through and prevent burnout. There will be updates coming to TheCreative webpage soon! Stay tuned!
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We are nearly in the middle of the 2nd quarter of 2021, the sun is out, and this is the time where, if you live in a region with all four seasons, this is the time be outside. The time where you shed all the layers and go out into the world. Hopefully exploring while keeping in mid COVID, because the last I checked it is still a thing. What I have learned from this experience is that you can never over prepare for anything, but you can under-prepare. If that’s a word. It has been a journey, and I started this podcast on this journey, and you’ve all been here for it. I want to thank you all for being here, those of you who’ve been here since the beginning, and those of you just now joining.
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Welcome back. For today's episode Don will be talking about starting a blog as a hobby in four east steps. Join Don as he give tips on how to start a blog today and publishing your first blog. Check out TheCreative Blog @ atthecreative.com to for examples. TheCreative Blog is where you can find previous episode in blog form. There will be updates coming to TheCreative webpage soon! Stay tuned!
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