Throwing big thanks your way today. September 1st will mark the one YEAR anniversary of the Artist Soapbox podcast. It’s coming up! By then, we’ll have released almost 50 podcast episodes and 13 blog posts, conducted two Creative Accountability Groups and two speaking events, and who knows what else we’ll cram in there! I’m excited …
Feel the real big love coming at you from this gratitude blast Read More »
(Join our next Creative Accountability Group, beginning July 31st.) Greetings, Soapboxers! Please raise your hand if someone has ever told you, “Don’t be so hard on yourself.” Y’all. So many times. Over and over throughout my life. This phrase confounded me and angered me. I didn’t understand it. I passed it off as a cliché. An …
Ask WHY to create opportunities for compassion (Mara Thomas, ASBX blog post 011) Read More »
Greetings, Soapboxers! Next week, Tamara and I are launching our first Creative Accountability Group. I can’t wait! I’m already inspired by the statement these artists have made by signing up for this group: they have put Creative Resistance on notice. In his book The War of Art, Steven Pressfield posits that every artist is engaged …
Take your work seriously (Mara Thomas, ASBX blog post 010) Read More »
Greetings, Soapboxers! I have really been enjoying talking to you about clearing space and bringing in nourishment to our lives. I like to think of it as the things we *get* to do for ourselves, rather than the things we *have* to do. Today, let’s dive into another important resource for us creative types (psst: …
The importance of physical practice (Mara Thomas, ASBX blog post 009) Read More »
Howdy, Soapboxers! When we last chatted, I talked about cleaning and tidying as being a first step toward making space for your creativity. I even challenged you to make a change in your space. How did that go? If we think of our spaces as being a reflection of ourselves, it’s only to our benefit …
Nourish your creative self (Mara Thomas, ASBX blog post 008) Read More »
Greetings, fellow Soapboxers! I closed my last blog post of 2017 by promising to shift from creativity obstructions to creativity resources. Ready? Let’s clean house. I don’t know about you, but I find it hard to create when my space is busy and messy and uninspiring. I’ll admit it: I read “The Life Changing Magic …
Cleaning house (Mara Thomas, ASBX blog post 007) Read More »
**Last post of 2017!** Happy New Year, Soapboxers! How does that salutation sit with you? How does it feel to be looking ahead to a fresh calendar? Hopeful? Scary? Exciting? Full of dread? Are you taking stock of 2017 or lighting a match and throwing it over your shoulder as you Auld Lang Syne your …
I am a goal-oriented person. I do really well with a plan. If all the steps are laid out for me — i.e. marathon training — I will show up every day and do the work. When I don’t have a plan, though, it’s like a blender with the lid off. What am I doing? …
Reclaiming MY Time (Mara Thomas, ASBX blog post 005) Read More »
Last Friday, I released episode #10 of the Artist Soapbox podcast. I intended to celebrate with you via social media cuteness, some blurbs about the previous episodes, and other ASBX content. Instead, I began barfing and didn’t stop for the rest of the day. You know that stomach bug that’s going around? Well, I got …
This is Part II of a blogversation about comparing ourselves to other artists. Read Part I, by Mara Thomas first. ** Over churros at Cocoa Cinnamon, Mara and I spent some time talking about what she termed “low-frequency comparison.” Low-frequency comparison is the kind of comparison you use to make yourself feel bad – a …
Comparisons Part II (Tamara Kissane, ASBX blog post 004) Read More »
