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[06] Awakening our Creativity and Living a Creative Life

Melissa Dinwiddie, host of the Live Creative Now Podcast, shares how we can tap back into that well of creativity inside of us, how to incorporate creativity into our lives, and how we balance creative expression with "practicality." Lou and Melissa also talk about meaningful work in the context of a creative pursuit.

June 22, 2017 by Lou Blaser Leave a Comment

Awakening our Creativity and Living a Creative Life, with Melissa Dinwiddie

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Do you feel as if your job has pretty much erased all traces of creativity in your life? Would you like to tap back into that creative faucet again?

You never know how your work will touch somebody else. -Melissa Dinwiddie

I often hear from people whose 9-to-5 jobs provide no outlet for their creativity and feel that they’ve lost that part of themselves.

Many would like to find a way to bring back some form of creative expression into their work-life. Or even to find a way to craft a new career that allows them to grow their creative talents.

Melissa Dinwiddie is—among her many creative titles—a creativity instigator. I couldn’t ask for a better person to interview and ask for advice on how we can tap back into that well of creativity inside us that’s been running on empty.

Highlights of Episode 6:

  • Why we are all creative people and how we lose our creativity
  • The purpose for pursuing creative expression, and how we can return to being creative
  • The difference between a focus on process versus a focus on product
  • What it takes to share our creative work, even if we don’t yet think it’s perfect
  • The different ways one can make a living from their creative work
  • How to silence the gremlin voices in our heads
  • How our creative work is meaningful work

My Key Takeaway

My main takeaway is the bit about removing our judgmental glasses because when we have those on, we tend to focus only on what’s lacking from our work instead of what it is and how it can be of value to someone.  As Melissa says,” You never know how your work might touch somebody else, but it will never touch anyone unless you share it.”

Mentioned in this episode

Living a Creative Life with Melissa Dinwiddie
Melissa’s Instagram account
The Creative Sandbox Way: Your Path to a Full Color Life

Resources from Second Breaks

Career Boss Weekly
Career Boss Method (Career Strategy Workshops)

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