39 Your Potential

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Creative Potential:

The writer's blank page.

The artist's blank canvas.

The actors empty stage.

The comedian's microphone, on a stand, in front of a brick wall, under a blinding spotlight, in a smokey club, filled to capacity with intoxicated patrons, on the wrong side of the tracks, at 1AM, on a Monday...

Potential means nothing unless YOU manifest that creative potential into reality!

So I challenge you today to get out there and manifest YOUR creative potential today!

Have a GREAT day!

38 Feedback Please!

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Let me know if there are any tips you want to share or sites that provide you with Creative Inspiration.

All feedback is welcome.

Leave a comment,

Send me an email,

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Or Talk to me in person.

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Let me know what you like, what you want less of, what you want more of in the videos or blog!

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37 Thanks for the Awesome!

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You guys and gals are doing lots of great and Awesome things!

You really are!

Sometimes you may doubt your own work, but it will always be encouraging to someone who hasn't found their creative voice yet.

Share what you are working on in the comments below!

Creatives need to share more of what they are doing and what is inspiring them so the great and Awesome things get seen by all!

If you know of someone who could benefit from an encouraging video every weekday - send them a link to this blog, and I will do my best to encourage the crap out of them!

Have a super day and don't forget to leave a link to what inspires you!

Here is my word of encouragement / thanks to all my creative brethren:

36 Join the Creative Tribe

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If you are a creative, if you do creative things, you are already a part of a unique group of individuals.

The Creative Tribe is an excellent bunch of people to not only bounce ideas off of, but also to share with on your creative journey.

Too many creatives try to do it alone and don't benefit from the support of others.

Find your Creative Tribe this week and even if it is just one other person, reach out today!

Here is today's encouraging word:

Leave your name and city in the comments if you want to meet other creatives in your area.
(in a public, well lit area of course ;)  )

35 Get Outside!

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Don't let your creativity languish inside, get outside, into the real world!

"Look up! Waaaay up, and I'll call Rusty!"
     -The Friendly Giant

I challenge you to do some deep breathing with me in today's video.

Get outside today and let the fresh air feed your Creative Soul.

Manifest your creative potential today!

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May it fuel your mind and body on your creative journey!

Thanks for subscribing and posting your photography / writing so consistently!
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You truly are tapping into your creative potential for photography and writing!
Keep up the Great Work!

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Special thanks to all who entered - There will be more contests soon!

Keep manifesting your creative potential!

34 Taking out the garbage

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After I explain my "Why" to people I have gotten the same question from a few people:
If everyone was manifesting their creative potential who would take out the garbage?

Just because people are focusing the majority of their attention on their creative work does not mean that everything else just "slides" or is magically fixed, there are some real world problems if we don't have people to clean toilets and take out the garbage...

...Or so you may think.

Today's video is all about what would happen if the world found it's why and manifest its creative potential:

The winner of the contest will be announced in tomorrows blogpost!

33 Time Managment

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Time management, simplification and minimalism are all great tools for carving out more time to spend in the creative zone doing what you love to do best - Creating!

Spend a few minutes today identifying what creative distractions you can manage more tightly, simplify or minimize in your life.

Focusing on being creative doesn't mean that you can just let everything else "slide" or "take care of itself" careful management of your time will help eliminate or at least reduce creative distractions.

If there are tasks you must do in your life, don't over complicate them - find the simplest way to get them done.

Overcrowding yourself physically, mentally or emotionally can bring your creative energy down to zero pretty  quick - minimize your life so the things that don't matter - don't exist. Eliminating physical things or habits or negative self talk can give you the room to create (mentally, emotionally and physically)

Check out some tips on time management, simplification and minimalism on my other blog Return to Less: http://returntoless.blogspot.ca 

Here is today's video for your encouragement! You have all been doing such a great job!

I will be reviewing the entries for the "Greatest Gift" contest and I will name the winner this week so stay tuned! (may the odds be ever in your flavour)