Posted on October 15, 2019
by The Curious Creative
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Sometimes all you can do is try your best and ride the waves of life…..I never was great on boats though so this week I’m seeking calmer waters…
Category: art therapy, author, book lover, celebrate, celebration, challenges, checking in, community, community values, courage, Creative, creative ambitions, creative business, creative skills, creative thinking, creative writing, creativetribe, curiosity, deadlines, drama, dream, families, family life, family values, fear, focus, getting outdoors, gratitude attitude, idea, ideas, inspiration, inspiring stories, Intentions, journalling, keeping positive, lets talk more, life, limiting thoughts, mental health, motivation, needle felting, new blog, new blog wordpress, opportunity, over thinking, overwhelm, personal experience, refelcting, stress, struggles in life, support, therapy, tips, Top Tips, Uncategorized, uncertainty, Value, wellbeing, what's important?, workshop, workshops, wowTags: calm waters, challenges, creative distractions, creativity, distraction, family, friends, juggling, keeping calm, keeping going, life, look after yourself, mental wellbeing, plate spinning, Self-care, selfcare, support, well-being
Accountability is no longer a dirty word, it can help you grow your business, increase your skills and confidence and help you to truly value your work. Here I explain how…
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Getting all my pine cones in a row for Autumn! Discovering how adding in a little more planning to how you work can really help free up the time to do the creative work you love.
Category: accountability, aims and objectives, challenges, community, community values, Creative, creative ambitions, creative business, creative community, creative skills, creative thinking, curiosity, customer service, deadlines, entrepreneurs, family life, find the time, focus, Goals, gratitude attitude, head space, idea, ideas, inspiration, Instagram, Intentions, journey, keeping positive, limiting thoughts, new blog, new blog wordpress, opportunity, over thinking, overwhelm, Planning, planning goals, planning projects, podcast, refelcting, scheduling, Self-belief, Self-care, self-made, selfcare is healthcare, success, support, thinking creatively, tips, Top Tips, tribe, Uncategorized, Value, values and beliefs, Visualisation, wellbeing, what's important?, working together, workshop, workshops, wow, wowed, you can do thisTags: arnold and bird, creative space, creativty, freeing up space, Goals, head space, ideas, make a plan, make it happen, Planning, ruth poundwhite, scheduling
If you’ve been reading my Blog for a while, you’ll know by now that I am a huge fan of Holly Tucker’s podcast ‘Conversations of Inspiration.’ Holly Tucker MBE founded ‘Not on the Highstreet’ 13 years ago and is now the UK Ambassador to…
Category: believe, celebrate, celebration, challenges, collaboration, community, community values, conversations of inspiration, Creative, creative ambitions, creative business, creative community, creative skills, creative thinking, creative writing, creativetribe, curiosity, customer service, dream, entrepreneurs, excellent service, guiding word for 2019, Holly Tucker, idea, ideas, inspiration, inspiring stories, Instagram, Intentions, journey, kindness, learning something new, life, light bulb, light bulb moments, lightbulb, motivation, new blog, new blog wordpress, opportunity, podcast, success, summer, support, teamwork, Uncategorized, wellbeing, what's important?, women, women in business, working from home, working together, workshop, workshops, wow, wowed, you can do thisTags: amazing conversations, blogging, creative business, creative entrpreneur, creativity, events, Holly Tucker, ideas, inspiration, life, lush, lush beauty, mark constantine, podcast, podcasts, role models, small businesses, starting your own business, women in business, working from home, Writing
This week it’s Holmfirth Art Week, a huge festival locally that has raised almost £1Million in funds for Macmillan Cancer and has been going since 1967. It attracts 400 exhibiting artists, over 2000 pieces of artwork and approximately 10,000 visitors and spreads out…
Category: accountability, Art, art activities, art therapy, collaboration, community, community values, conversations of inspiration, crafts, creative ambitions, creative business, creative community, creative skills, creativetribe, dream, entrepreneurs, family life, family values, find the time, fun, Goals, gratitude attitude, Holly Tucker, Holmfirth Art Week, home-made, idea, ideas, identity, inspiration, inspiring stories, Instagram, Intentions, journey, kindness, learning, learning something new, lets talk more, local business, motivation, new blog, new blog wordpress, opportunity, Self-belief, Self-care, self-made, small business, Social Media, start-up, success, teaching, team, teamwork, tips, Top Tips, tribe, Uncategorized, what's important?, working from home, wow, you can do thisTags: Art, beginnings, challenges, community, Creative journey, creativity, design, exhibitions, friends, fun, hobbies, ideas, inspiration, Learn, life, people, Squad, stories, team, thanks, tips
This week is all about creating a buzz out there to your audience, hence the bee picture that I took on yet another grey day in Yorkshire (when will the rain ever end?!). So, how do you create that buzz around your products or…
Category: aims and objectives, believe, book lover, Books, branding, celebrate, celebration, challenges, community, community values, courage, creative ambitions, creative business, creative skills, creative thinking, creativetribe, curiosity, customer service, dream, entrepreneurs, Goals, Hashtag Authentic, heroes, idea, ideas, identity, independent bookshop week, independent bookshops, inspiration, inspiring stories, Instagram, Intentions, lets talk more, life, light bulb, light bulb moments, lightbulb, local business, logos, Mum life, new blog, new blog wordpress, opportunity, parenting, photography, Planning, retreat, Sara Tasker, Self-belief, self-made, small business, Social Media, start-up, success, thinking creatively, tips, Top Tips, tribe, Uncategorized, Value, women in business, working from home, workshop, workshops, wow, wowed, writer, Writing, writing lifeTags: blogging, branding, Creative, creative business, creativity, fun, Hashtag Authentic, identity, image, inspiration, inspired, Instagram, local business, logo, personality, photography, Sara Tasker, small business, tribe
This week I have to talk about last week, which was pretty amazing in many ways. It was a week of extremes, fresh back from holiday, we had a lot on straight away; the kids back to school, I went to see Take That…
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Hi everyone, I just thought that this was an important subject to talk about in the wake of National Mental Health Week and following just one of those tricky weeks for me – see I told you it wasn’t always sunshine and roses!. So I’ll…
Category: Art, art activities, art therapy, challenges, community, community values, country walks, courage, crafts, Creative, creative ambitions, creative skills, creative thinking, creative writing, creativetribe, curiosity, fear, find the time, flow state, fun activities, getting outdoors, health, idea, ideas, inspiration, Intentions, journalling, lets talk more, life, light bulb, light bulb moments, lightbulb, limiting thoughts, mental health, Mum life, new blog, new blog wordpress, outside, over thinking, overwhelm, parenting, photography, raising teenagers, refelcting, Self-belief, Self-care, selfcare is healthcare, stress, struggles in life, teenagers, tips, Top Tips, Uncategorized, understanding mental health, wellbeing, writer, Writing, writing life, you can do thisTags: cook, creative time, creativity fr well being, creativity helps, design, faff, got to talk, help yourself, hobbies, inspiration, interior design, mental health, mental wellbeing, national mental health week, nature, poetry, style, support, wellness
It’s my 20th blog post today! I can’t believe I’m already 20 posts in, this year is going so fast already – I know it’s a sign of my age that years are seeming to fly by and that scares me, I’m already…
Category: accountability, aims and objectives, believe, challenges, checking in, community, community values, Creative, creative ambitions, creative skills, creative thinking, creativetribe, deadlines, dream, entrepreneurs, family activities, family life, family values, focus, Goals, guiding word for 2019, guiding words, guiding words of wisdom, health, idea, ideas, inspiration, Intentions, journey, life, light bulb, light bulb moments, lightbulb, Mum life, new blog, new blog wordpress, opportunity, over thinking, Planning, Self-belief, Self-care, self-made, selfcare is healthcare, shop local, small business, support, thinking creatively, tips, Top Tips, Uncategorized, Value, values and beliefs, wellbeing, what's important?, word of the year, you can do thisTags: creative blog, creative thinking, creativity blog, guiding words, new blog post, supportive communities, values, word of the year
