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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. 

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.

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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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

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.

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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There are many factors that play a role in stunting creative expression. Today Don highlights some key points as to why it is important to be creative, and share your creative works and ideas. 

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I am sure you’ve heard someone say something along the lines of, I was able to overcome these obstacles because I started showing up for myself in various ways and I am better because of it.

Showing up for yourself is generally saying you are participating in acts that are geared toward self care. That you are taking the time to give yourself time, because check out today's episode to find out!

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Today's episode I will be talking about finding the time and space to be creative. Because let's face it, there are times and places where creativity isn't welcome. A prime example is when you are given a task by your supervisor or manager and they done allow the time and space for creativity and you are often criticized or ridiculed because the work is subpar.

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At an early age we are taught to separate work and play, inadvertently we dissociate work from play and end up working a job or getting into a career that isn’t fun, a place where we can’t play, which cuts into our play time.

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Yes, it has been three days over the first post of the creative podcast. 1 year and 48 full episodes later, I have to say it has been a tough, tricky, but fun ride thus far.

What I want to talk about today is the different formats of the podcasts.

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Last week I talked about creativity as an adult, and now I want to talk about what creativity means to me and prioritizing creativity. It is going to be a little different than previous episodes.

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Last week I talked about balancing Creativity, and this week I want to talk about creativity as an adult. It has been found that creativity declines as we age. It has also been found the the decline in creativity is due to the increase in knowledge which allows you to spending less time on finding creative ways to answer a question or solve a problem. Tune in to find out more. 

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What does balance look like for you? Is it hard for you to fond balance in your life? I know COVID has been like throwing salt in the wound for some, and for others it may have been that needed break to do more self care. I know here in Chicago I've noticed a lot more runners. Out there getting a few miles in before work. I am sure working from home and saving some time but cutting your commute time by 100 percent has been a super benefit. 

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We've transitioned out of the time of consumption, to the tome of option out of ownership and opting into the experiencing the experience. The experience is skipping out on climbing the corporate latter and starting or joining a start up, skipping out on college and becoming and becoming a influence. Join Don as he delves into the process of building ways to be more creative. 

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Last season was meant to highlight creative types, and this season I want to build on that and explore the self as the creative. We are all creative or can be creative in how we think, in our actions, and I want to highlight that by finding ways to flex the creative muscle, by prioritizing creativity, by showing up for your creativity, inserting creativity into your daily routine.When it comes to exploring the self there is always something new to learn, to expand the mind by thinking creativity, and having fun.

If you got anything out of this episode rate it and leave a comment, it would help me know what you like, what you did not like, what to implement into the show, and also it would be greatly appreciated. I want to thank you for joining me today. I'll be back here next week on Wednesday, I will see you then stay awesome.

According to Your Dictionary The definition of a visionary is someone with unusual or progressive ideas about the future or advancements. An example of a visionary is a great inventor who sees a problem and finds a way to create something that no one else has ever imagined

The innovator is the ultimate team player, because the innovator specialized in building connections and linking together ideas. The innovator needs a constant flow of ideas and knows that innovation is beyond one mind, but is encompassed in the collective mind.

The dreamer is the artist that is halfway out the door, and calculating how much or their creativity they’re willing to expend on one project versus another.

Are you a dreamer?

The producer is the ring leader. The producer hired the talent for a project, like the artist, the thinker, the maker and the adventurer. 

Are you a producer? 

The maker is the result of the work-oriented generation. The maker’s utilized their devices to fill in the missing pieces, or the skills that are usually passed down from generation to generation and created a community, a worldwide culture with the goal to bring creatives together to share their work.

The adventurer is also artistic and a visionary, the adventurer shows their creativity through writing, music, painting, and even through presenting information by visualizing things that resonate with others around them.

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The thinker has a healthy level of inquisitiveness about the world and about people, which fuels their compassion for the uniqueness of the individual. The thinker embrace the emotional and instinctual as much as the intellectuals..

How do you express your artistic self? Let me know over on instagram

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The Artist practices various types of creative art, such as literature, painting, sculpting, and music. The Artist collects information in search of clarification to translate and express. 

The Artists embraces the chaos, analyzes it, and translates it through different art forms - Don 

Welcome back, if you are new here welcome. First I want to say thank you to all who’ve continued to show up here with me on the show. Thank you for showing up each week or when you have time to tune in. You’re awesome.

There will be some updates this season, something new, something old. 

This is a short one, but tune in to find out what's going on this season. 

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I feel this year has sped by. The were some slow parts, some dangerous parts, which we are still experiencing, and some shocking parts. What’s a year without shock, without the propaganda, without the pain and suffering. But, without pain, suffering, failure, etc. would there be creativity?

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With all of what is going on right now, I think remaining creative and sharing your craft is pretty important.

There’s been some major changes on a global scale, which has impacted individual, familial, and community role.

This is definitely a stressful time, and on top of the environmental and systemic challenges that exist, we are currently experiencing a global pandemic that has amplifies feelings and emotions around the these challenges.

Join Don as he delves into why creativity is important during a crisis. 

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Are you able to capture you ideas? Challenge yourself to push your boundaries? Broaden your perspective, and find inspiration within your surroundings?

Join Don as he delves into creative competency. 

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Getting started can be the hardest part of the creative process. Especially during the time where you’ve expended all of your creative reserve on your last project. Maybe that's not you, maybe you are just not starting out and you want to know how to get started. As you are listening to this episode you are probably looking up 'How To's' on how to do what it is that you are trying to get started on. 

Even if this episode is your last stop of the day, today Don will skip all the fluff and get right to it.

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Culturally you are told to never quit, because quitters never win. It has been engrained in you. It is second nature. Right when you think about quitting, a slew of thoughts rush in, and that quitting is an option is the core theme of those thoughts.

Today Don will be talking about the process of considering quitting one thing, and starting something to new. 

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