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Dear Creativity...when selling creativity feels wrong

Dear Creativity, It's been a while since I last wrote you, but you have been on my mind. Towards the end of 2024, I embarked on a journey to help people engage more with their creativity. I offered several workshops to help people (re)connect to their creativity. I started, stopped, and started again a free community space for adults to play and explore their creativity in a judgment-free environment with other wannabe creatives. I started a Creativity Social Club, which offers monthly...

Hey Reader,Wouldn't it be powerful if there were a way to confidently navigate any change that comes your way... ...so you could quickly turn market disruptions into career-defining moments? There is. It's called Stop Playing It Safe: Transform Uncertainty into Your Competitive Advantage, and it's happening on Tuesday, February 25th @ 5:00 pm PT. Ready to master uncertainty? Join this FREE 90-minute masterclass and learn how to thrive in times of change while others merely survive. Click here...

Dear Creativity, I have been very busy as you know. This month, I have been working on clarifying my vision for myself and growing my community for busy professionals to prioritize their creativity. I am finally reconnecting with you, my friend, because I decided to slow down my creative flow. A few days ago, Jessica, a member of the Creativity Social Club, asked a question about developing rituals for creative practices. I had to think about the last time I performed a ritual related to my...

Dear Creativity, I went to my third craft fair of the season and uncovered my mission. Each has its unique vibe and flare—hotel lobbies, a small downtown outdoor area, and a convention center. Today, I arrived mid-faire and witnessed people walking away with bags upon bags of goodies. I wasn't there for a bargain or to do any shopping, although I did walk away with a unique pair of earrings. I was there to get curious about the artisans and their journey to creating. The stories that go...

Dr. Abigail in her office/creative studio

Dear Creativity, Yesterday was a bit of a frustration and a disappointment. I searched for a video that would be a complimentary element for a 2-day creative coding course I was redesigning and kept coming up short. More specifically, I scoured the Internet look for a video that described creative coding in the context of careers for the high school girls, whom the course is geared towards. I watched plenty of videos that could work for the context that were under 10 minutes, but most of them...