It’s the grand finale! We're here together for the final episode and I couldn't be more proud of all of us, what we've created together, and the way you've showed up for your creativity in a new way throughout the podcast. I am so amped to dive into the second part of the top lessons and highlights from the whole entire podcast in this episode, plus be sure to tune in to hear my resounding final takeaway. Thank you so much for being here with me the past 2.5 years and I can't wait to see what you go forth and create! MENTIONS: Crazy Confident Family Photographer: How To Get Natural, Loving Images Every Time event.webinarjam.com/register/20/o8gn7ck Love Soaked Retreat + Mastermind Fall 2021/Spring 2022 Application: forms.gle/mJJCmBfZDriwu7Vn7

Heartful: living a wildly creative life

Ep 155: Grand Finale! Top Creativity Lessons from the Heartful Podcast (part 2)

Ep 154: Top Creativity Lessons from the Heartful Podcast (Part 1) by Brooke Schultz

Ep 154: Top Creativity Lessons from the Heartful Podcast (Part 1)

This is probably my ultimate thesis with the podcast, it's so fun to try to synthesize 153 episodes for you. Whether you're in a creative career, creative hobby, or just think, I'm not actually creative but I’d like to get in better touch with that part of myself...don’t worry about it being good; worry about creativity being good FOR you! Especially in the beginning, especially when you’re feeling burnt out and want to quit, especially when you're in the comparison trap, especially when you just feel not good enough. Use your creativity as therapy, release, expression, meaning making. Make it good for you. Mentions: Crazy Confident Family Photographer: How To Get Natural, Loving Images Every Time event.webinarjam.com/register/20/o8gn7ck Love Soaked Retreat + Mastermind Fall 2021/Spring 2022 Application: forms.gle/mJJCmBfZDriwu7Vn7

Ep 153: Don’t Worry About Creativity Being Good; Worry About It being Good FOR YOU

Anyone who has a recognizable style is just really good at making decisions and zeroing in on what they like and want. The people who grow the fastest seem to like the least amount of stuff! A vision is a series of decisions--knowing what it IS is just as important as what it ISN’T. Mentions: Episode 77: the indecisiveness cure https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-77-the-indecisiveness-cure/id1438076373?i=1000466838113 6 hacks for skyrocketing creativity (even if you're super busy) https://brookebschultz.com/get-creating Jacob Collier https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtmY49Zn4l0RMJnTWfV7Wsg The Expert https://www.theexpert.com/ Crazy Confident Family Photographer: How To Get Natural, Loving Images Every Time event.webinarjam.com/register/20/o8gn7ck Love Soaked Retreat + Mastermind Fall 2021/Spring 2022 Application: forms.gle/mJJCmBfZDriwu7Vn7

Ep 152: Hone This One Unexpected Skill to Supercharge Your Style (the Farewell Series)

Quitting is generally viewed as a very negative thing in our culture, as though you’ve given up. In a lot of cases it's true that we don't persevere and ask enough of ourselves. But the way you go about building the world only you can see, expressing yourself, and exercising intention might change over the course of your life (and might require quitting) Mentions: Simon Sinek quote: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/simon_sinek_568196 Crazy Confident Family Photographer: How To Get Natural, Loving Images Every Time event.webinarjam.com/register/20/o8gn7ck Love Soaked Retreat + Mastermind Fall 2021/Spring 2022 Application: forms.gle/mJJCmBfZDriwu7Vn7

Ep 151: How to Know When to Quit (The Farewell Series)

So pumped for this episode in which we learn how to be an iconic creator through some elements from the biopic movie ‘Respect’ + Aretha Franklin’s life (and if you're not a huge Aretha fan like me, that's okay! These lessons still apply.) Mentions: Steal Like An Artist by Austin Kleon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0761169253?ref=exp_brookebschultz_dp_vv_d The Rollercoaster of Creativity and 3 Ways to Ride it with Grace https://podcasts.apple.com/fr/podcast/ep-140-best-of-the-rollercoaster-of-creativity-3/id1438076373?i=1000525845624&l=de Crazy Confident Family Photographer: How To Get Natural, Loving Images Every Time event.webinarjam.com/register/20/o8gn7ck Love Soaked Retreat + Mastermind Fall 2021/Spring 2022 Application: forms.gle/mJJCmBfZDriwu7Vn7

Ep 150: 3 Lessons on Iconic Creativity from the Queen of Soul

We think of creativity as freedom to, well, create--but are you more creative when you have unlimited options or when you have constraint? In this episode we explore the anecdotal evidence for constraint to amplify creativity alongside the science plus some rapid fire constraint ideas to incorporate into your creative thang! Mentions: Crazy Confident Family Photographer: How To Get Natural, Loving Images Every Time event.webinarjam.com/register/20/o8gn7ck Love Soaked Retreat + Mastermind Fall 2021/Spring 2022 Application: forms.gle/mJJCmBfZDriwu7Vn7 Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi study: https://hackernoon.com/constraints-and-creativity-14831a538643 Improv constraints in creativity: https://mashable.com/2011/03/02/creative-constraint-business/#uHl6L_biqqql Green Eggs + Ham Hypothesis: https://www.fastcompany.com/3027379/the-psychology-of-limitations-how-and-why-constraints-can-make-you-more-creative http://brookeschultzphotography.com/blog-main/

Ep 149: (Best Of) Constraint: How to Transform Your Roadblocks into Your Signature Creations

The mundane can be flattening, and it has been for me lately. I've been thinking about being tired vs. being uninspired, because a lot of times I will go into a creative process and feel tired, have lots of other things weighing on my mind. But once I'm there, I feel on fire, and in flow, time and space collapse, I'm having so much fun, I'm challenged but I'm also up to the challenge, I'm dancing in that magic space between mastery and mystery. Mentions: Crazy Confident Family Photographer: How To Get Natural, Loving Images Every Time event.webinarjam.com/register/20/o8gn7ck Love Soaked Retreat + Mastermind Fall 2021/Spring 2022 Application: forms.gle/mJJCmBfZDriwu7Vn7

Ep 148: You’re Not Tired, You’re Uninspired

Newcomers have huge advantages that are overlooked, and in this episode we’re chatting about how to be a newcomer in a niche and blow everything up in the best way AND how to be a newcomer to your own creativity and decide if you wanna make little tweaks or blow everything up in a beautiful way there too! Whether you're embarking on a new creative project like redecorating a room or you're changing your creative niche or shifting , maybe adding a new branch to your creativity or biz, being new and having a beginner's mind is actually a huge advantage--let’s look at why and how to harness it for you. PLUS, I’m sharing a huge personal announcement in this episode! (and no, I’m not pregnant ;) Mentions: Crazy Confident Family Photographer: How To Get Natural, Loving Images Every Time event.webinarjam.com/register/20/o8gn7ck Love Soaked Retreat + Mastermind Fall 2021/Spring 2022 Application: forms.gle/mJJCmBfZDriwu7Vn7 Newcomer’s advantage : https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/newcomers-advantage-why-you-shouldnt-leave-bracken-darrell “That’s the way it’s always been” monkeys experiment: https://bright-am.com/because-that-s-the-way-we-ve-always-done-it/

Ep 147: Newcomer on Purpose: How to Use Everything You DON’T Know as Your Biggest Advantage

The menstrual cycle holds the capacity to be a vitalizing force in your body, spirituality, creativity, and our society as a whole--but this isn’t mainstream. Women aren’t taught about power. In this episode: -what is menstrual cycle awareness and whyyy is Brooke talking about this publicly ugh this is too personal? -the four seasons of the menstrual cycle and how leaning into each one can make you feel more creative + alive -easy ways to experiment with cyclical living now (so you can be shocked and blown away by the changes in your life + creativity!) Mentions: Crazy Confident Family Photographer: How To Get Natural, Loving Images Every Time event.webinarjam.com/register/20/o8gn7ck Love Soaked Retreat + Mastermind Fall 2021/Spring 2022 Application: forms.gle/mJJCmBfZDriwu7Vn7 Wild Power: Discover the Magic of Your Menstrual Cycle and Awaken the Feminine Path to Power https://www.amazon.com/Wild-Power-Discover-Menstrual-Feminine/dp/1781807582/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1627538626&sr=8-1

Ep 146: Loving Your Menstrual Cycle: How to Reclaim Your Feminine Power + Your Most Alive Self

When we have huge dreams + creative ideas that are big enough to truly change the world, self doubt is par for the course. Does self doubt hold us back from our best creations or fuel us toward them? In this episode we explore what the head kidnapping negotiator from the FBI can teach us about dealing with self doubt, why we need self doubt to tell interesting stories (that make people connect to our creations!), and how to blend self doubt + self confidence into your creative process to keep it spicy. Mentions: Crazy Confident Family Photographer: How To Get Natural, Loving Images Every Time event.webinarjam.com/register/20/o8gn7ck Love Soaked Retreat + Mastermind Fall 2021/Spring 2022 Application: forms.gle/mJJCmBfZDriwu7Vn7 Never split the difference: https://www.amazon.com/Never-Split-Difference-Negotiating-Depended/dp/B01COR1GM2/ref=sr_1_3?crid=1MGPC9CMWZFNB&keywords=never+split+the+difference&qid=1583347672&sprefix=never+split+the+diff%2Caps%2C288&sr=8-3 Joseph Campbell’s Hero’s Journey: http://www.movieoutline.com/articles/the-hero-journey-mythic-structure-of-joseph-campbell-monomyth.html

Ep 145: Best Of: How to Get Out of Self Doubt By Embracing It!

We're shaking things up again this for this week's episode! I'm addressing a few Q+A's covering all kinds of creative problems such as imposter syndrome, what to do when creatively bored, and how to create when you’re exhausted. Mentions: Style Cycle http://brookeschultzphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Shoot-Betta.jpg

Ep 144: Q+A: Imposter Syndrome, Creatively Bored, and How to Create When You’re Exhausted

It's been awhile since I've done a meditation episode! This week, I want to give you a meditation for when you feel like you suck, when you feel like you blew it creatively, when you’re sure you're never going to make it. Just to gently walk through that experience with you, not to pull you out of it, but in THAT moment, to hold space with you. We'll be doing a lot of visualization. This episode will be one you should bookmark and come back to whenever you need it again! Mentions: Crazy Confident Family Photographer: How To Get Natural, Loving Images Every Time event.webinarjam.com/register/20/o8gn7ck Love Soaked Retreat + Mastermind Fall 2021/Spring 2022 Application: forms.gle/mJJCmBfZDriwu7Vn7

Ep 143: A Creativity Meditation For When You Feel Like You Suck

Our insecurities, weirdness, quirks, and things we're embarrassed of are our secret powers! I've taken some time to reflect on things I'm embarrassed about in my own life and realize how they've informed the unique offerings I'm able to put out in the world. Mentions: Love Soaked Retreat + Mastermind Fall 2021/Spring 2022 Application: forms.gle/mJJCmBfZDriwu7Vn7

Ep 142: Better than Perfect: 3 Ways to Use Imperfections + Insecurities to Increase Creativity

This week's episode is a little different. I've included snippets of 10 ways to unleash your most creative self from a recent interview I did with Annica Fischer on The Tried and Truth Podcast. Packed full of practical goodies, this episode is gonna be one to bookmark. Mentions: Crazy Confident Family Photographer: How To Get Natural, Loving Images Every Time https://event.webinarjam.com/register/20/o8gn7ck The Tried and Truth Podcast with Annica Fischer https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-unleash-your-most-creative-self-feel-happier/id1553155002?i=1000526388215

Ep 141: 10 Ways to Unleash Your Most Creative Self (Especially if You're Struggling to Start)

The Heartful podcast is for soulful peeps who wanna live a wildly creative life. Brooke Schultz is a photographer, writer, and lover of all things creative who brings you thought provoking ideas, research, + interviews every week about creativity so you can unleash your most creative self + make what your heart longs to make. http://brookeschultzphotography.com email : hello@brookeschultzphotography.com

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