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EP22 - OFF THE CUFF: HOW TO ACHIEVE BALANCE AND WHAT IS NEXT FOR HIGHLIGHT REAL WITH HOST JOSEPHINE KIMBERLING Aug 03, 2020

Do you feel overwhelmed with your life? Does the thought of achieving balance feel like a joke? Or do you think balance is only reserved for a select few - the super-human or those who have a perfect life and have it all together? Are you tired of hustling and falling short of balance in your life? I believe there’s another way. In this episode I share my thoughts about balance and how to achieve it. How to flip how we think about balance on its head, and give you practical tools and questions to ask yourself so you can take back the reins of your life. Join me for a thought provoking episode! In addition - I share with you what’s next for the Highlight REAL podcast while I achieve balance in my own life.

TODAY WE WILL LEARN HOW TO

Define what balance means to you
Define what is most important to you
Get clear on what is actually achievable and what your next right step is
Create a plan for your balanced life
Stop shoulding all over yourself
Gain clarity and courage so you can own the reigns of your life

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Episode #21 - Better Together: When Friends Go Into Business with Morgan & Carrie of Ampersand Design Studio Jul 20, 2020

Are you dreaming of one day starting your own business? Are you considering going into business with a friend but aren’t quite sure? Today’s guests Carrie Kiefer and Morgan Georgie of Ampersand Design Studio share their creative journey and how they are truly - better together. To call these girls close would be a serious understatement. For years it’s been Carrie & Morgan, Morgan & Carrie. The name of their design venture says it all — Ampersand, which is the symbol that with one single stroke, connects two formerly separate elements.

Ampersand quickly became known for combining graphic and handmade marks to create bold patterns in refreshing color palettes. Together they create and collaborate on every design with paint, pen and ink, cut paper and anything else they can get their hands on! Their artwork appears on products ranging from textiles to stationery to home décor to fashion for companies such as The Land of Nod, Windham Fabrics, Giggle, and Tiny Prints in addition to their own line of products sold in shops across the world.

These days, Carrie & Morgan not only work together, they live five minutes apart with their sweet, (and very supportive), husbands and adorable kids. Whether they are playing with their children or painting in the studio, their mission is always to create looks and lives that are creative, harmonious and happy. Ampersand is where color and pattern come to play!

TODAY WE WILL LEARN HOW TO

Take the leap from a stable job to starting a business
See negative surprises as opportunities for something new
Work with a business partner when you both overlap on a lot of skills
Put friendship first over a business partnership
Respect each others opinions when working together
Leverage what each person brings to the table, to make something stronger, together

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EP20 - Draw Your Feelings Out with Jordan Sondler Jul 06, 2020

Do you have a lot on your mind and on your heart? Are you having a hard time figuring out how to process it all? In this episode Jordan Sondler shares how visual journaling can help you work through your feelings.

Jordan Sondler is an illustrator living in New York City with her Pomeranian, Ramona Singer. She designs many things, including murals, television sets, 90s nostalgia diaries, and beyond. Jordan has a weakness for gummy candy, growing her plant family, and collecting soul records.

Her clients include The New York Times, Google, Nickelodeon, Simon Malls, Pottery Barn, Ban.do, Starbucks, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Resy, Urban Outfitters, Hallmark, Kotex, Maisonette, Papyrus, Food52, Adult Swim, Barkbox, Harper Collins, Random House, New York Magazine, Le Chocolat Des Francais, ABRAMS Books, Fishs Eddy, Fisher Price, Time Out New York, Artisan Books and more.

TODAY WE WILL LEARN HOW TO

Work through your feelings with visual journaling
Be more introspective
Give therapy a chance
See singleness as a chance to grow in self-sufficiency
Confront the things you don’t want to confront
Just be, just accept, just go through things and deal

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EP19 - How the Philosophies of Painting Can Change Your Life with Flora Bowley Jun 22, 2020

Do you feel yourself shifting and evolving yet are afraid to move into something new? Are there things in your life that are no longer serving you? Flora Bowley is an artist, author, and gentle guide whose soulful approach to the creative process has touched thousands of lives.

Blending over twenty years of professional painting experience with her background as a yoga instructor, healer, and lifelong truth seeker, Flora’s intimate in-person workshops and popular online courses have empowered a global network of brave painters, while creating a new holistic movement in the intuitive art world.

Her first book, Brave Intuitive Painting, provides a luminous documentation of this innovative approach, while Creative Revolution dives even deeper into the transformational potential inherent in this way of creating. Her third book, The Art of Aliveness, will be released in early 2021. Flora’s own vibrant collection of paintings can be found in galleries, shops, and printed on unique products around the world.

Flora lives and creates in Portland, OR.

TODAY WE WILL LEARN HOW TO

Let go of the plan you have and what you think you want, and remain open
Practice being in the present
Follow in the direction of what is feeding you and stay really honest with yourself
Create when you don't feel like it
Let painting be a source of healing

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EP18 – How to Go After What You Want and Not Let Anything Stop You with Andrea Pippins Jun 08, 2020

Have you let someone’s negative opinion of your work hold you back? Do you have dreams of what you would like to put into the world but feel discouraged? Today's guest Andrea Pippins shares her story of how she broke through these two questions to take the reins of her creative journey to go after what she wanted for her life and make her dreams happen.

TODAY WE WILL LEARN HOW TO

Keep going after what you want, even after hearing “no”
Discover your visual voice
Go with the flow and let go of expectations
Use your creative talents to empower others
Find ways to protect your spirit during Covid-19

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ABOUT ANDREA

Andrea Pippins is an illustrator and author who has a passion for creating images that reflect what she wants to see in art, media, and design. Her vision is to empower women and girls of color as well as people in under-served communities, with visual tools to own and tell their own stories.

In addition to being an author and illustrator of many books, her work has also been featured in Essence Magazine, The New York Times, and O: The Oprah Magazine. She has worked with brands such as Bloomberg, ESPN, Lincoln Center, and the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

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EP17 – How To Boldly Design Your Life with Meagan Morrison of Travel Write Draw May 25, 2020

Do you feel like you are living small? Do you have ideas of what it is you want to do, but are afraid to take that step? Today, Meagan Morrison shares how she boldly defined what she wanted her life to look like and made it happen. You will leave feeling inspired and hopeful for your own path.

More about Meagan:

Meagan Morrison is a Canadian-born, New York-based fashion illustrator and the creator behind TravelWriteDraw, where she travels the world and illustrates her journey through a fashion-art lens. She received her Bachelor of Commerce from McGill University in Montreal Canada as well as her AAS Degree in Fashion Illustration from the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York. She partners with the world's leading fashion and travel brands to create custom artwork for various campaigns, collections, products and installations. Select clients include Dior, DVF, Calvin Klein, Montblanc, Condé Nast Traveler, Emirates Airlines, Harper's Bazaar, Vanity Fair, E! and W Magazine. She has been featured as a top fashion illustrator to follow in publications such as the New York Times and InStyle US & UK. When she isn't on a plane, she is making fashion-art inspired by her travels, in her Williamsburg studio.

TODAY WE WILL LEARN HOW TO

Cultivate the type of life you want for yourself
Not let your fears stop you
Embrace who you are
Focus your energy on the things you can control
Live boldly

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

Fashion Illustrator: Bill Donovan
Fashion Illustrator: Jordie Lavanda
Blog: Sea of Shoes
Blog: The Style Line
Fashion Illustration Gallery

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EP16 – The Behind the Scenes Truth of Starting and Growing a Creative Business with Hello!Lucky May 11, 2020

Do you feel like you are on a roller coaster in your creative business? Are you struggling to figure out your business's purpose and the north star? Today's sister duo Eunice and Sabrina of Hello!Lucky, an award-winning letterpress greeting card and design studio, pull back the curtains and share how they started and grew their business and let their passion and purpose guide them throughout the journey.

TODAY YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO

Ride the ups and downs of a creative business
Define your businesses north star
Use your purpose to add meaning to others lives
Use the skills you have to make a difference
Figure out which of your clients to focus on most
Stand up for yourself and say no when something is not a good fit

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MORE ABOUT HELLO!LUCKY

Hello!Lucky is an award-winning letterpress greeting card and design studio. It officially came into being in 2003 when Eunice, a gifted illustrator, got obsessed with the craft of letterpress, which creates beautiful, tactile prints that offer a humanizing counterpoint to our fast-paced digital world. Sabrina, a creative entrepreneur, dove in to get Hello!Lucky off the ground with its first collection of letterpress printed greeting cards, which pushed the envelope with exuberant illustrations and fun puns.

Now, years later, Hello!Lucky is an award-winning design studio working with dozens of partners to design products ranging from best-selling children’s books to bedding, ceramics, socks, stationery, custom photo albums and more.

Hello!Lucky is founded in the belief that creativity, positivity, humor, and kindness are the key ingredients to a life well-lived. They believe in bringing playful exuberance to everything they make, and to creating products that deepen connections between people and their loved ones. They also believe that everyone deserves the opportunity to express themselves and to live in a world that affirms beauty, diverse experiences, and kindness.

EP15 - Top 5 Tools for Greater Self-Discovery and The Future of Highlight REAL Oct 07, 2019

This episode focuses on host Josephine Kimberling's Top 5 Tools for Greater Self-Discovery and also shares with you the future of the Highlight REAL podcast.

Do you struggle with trying to figure out what makes you unique? What your strengths are? What lights you up? The meaningful work you are put on this earth to do?

Host Josephine Kimberling shares 5 tools that have given her a different piece of information about herself, and have each helped her in her life journey. They have helped her navigate career moves, opportunities to grow, and help her find and follow her own north star.

In addition - after 1 year in to Highlight REAL, Josephine shares what's next for the podcast.

TODAY WE WILL LEARN HOW TO

Discover what type of Creative you are
Discover your strengths
Discover what lights you up
Discover what your blind spots are
Discover what energizes you and what depletes you

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EP14 - How to Make Fear Your Friend with Meera Lee Patel Sep 16, 2019

Do you find fear gripping you and holding you back? Do you feel you are living a tiny life? Today’s guest, Meera Lee Patel will help you make fear your friend, so you can let it be your compass and source of encouragement.

Meera Lee Patel - writes bestselling books that help explain who we are. She is a self-taught writer and artist from the east coast living and working in Nashville, Tennessee.

Meera is interested in exploring the intricacies of human connection, and uses her work to unearth the small yet vibrant stories found in everyday life.

Meera Lee Patel is self-taught artist and writer who believes that anything is possible. She is the author of My Friend Fear: Finding Magic in the Unknown a beautiful meditation on fear and how it can help us become who we really are--if we let it.

She is also the author of two journals: “Made Out of Stars, a journal for self-realization” that encourages the belief that we are already whole. “Start Where You Are” is a journal for self-exploration that is designed to help others understand that the answers they are seeking are contained within themselves.

She is currently a columnist at Spirituality & Health, where she writes and draws about mental health.

TODAY WE WILL LEARN HOW TO

Choose multiple creative lanes
Let fear be your guide and source of encouragement
Take more chances
Figure out who you really are – when no one is looking
Know that there are always better things ahead
Practice. Practice. Practice.

FIND MEERA LEE PATEL HERE:

Meera Lee Patel’s Website
@meeraleepatel on Instagram
Meera’s Book: Start Where You Are: A Journal for Self-Exploration
Meera’s Book: My Friend Fear: Finding Magic in the Unknown
Meera’s Book: Made Out of Stars: A Journal for Self-Realization

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EP13 - How to See Pain Points As Growth Opportunities with Lisa Congdon Sep 02, 2019

Do you get stuck when you hear negative feedback? Are you dealing with Imposter Syndrome? Today's guest, Lisa Congdon shares helpful advice for how to see pain points in your creative journey as opportunities to push yourself and grow.

Lisa Congdon is an Illustrator and author who is best known for her colorful, graphic drawings and hand lettering.

She works for clients around the world including Comme des Garçons, Crate and Barrel, Facebook, MoMA, REI, and Harvard University among many others.

She is the author of eight books, including the starving-artist-myth-smashing "Art Inc: The Essential Guide to Building Your Career as an Artist" and her latest book "Find Your Artistic Voice: The Essential Guide to Working Your Creative Magic" which recently hit shelves in August 2019.

Lisa was also named one of 40 Women Over 40 in 2015 and she is featured in the 2017 book, 200 Women Who Will Change the Way you See the World.

Lisa lives and works in Portland, Oregon.

TODAY YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO

Conquer Imposter Syndrome
Accept and Learn From Struggle
See Feedback as Information
Work Through The Pain Points of the Creative Process
Embrace Your Audience

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Lisa Congdon’s Website

Lisa Congdon’s Classes

@lisacongdon on Instagram

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EP12 - How to Build a Client-Centered Business That You Love with Olivia Herrick Aug 21, 2019

Whether working for yourself or taking on freelance projects, how do you find clients and price your work? And how can you solicit feedback from your clients that doesn’t leave you hurt and defensive?

Today’s guest is Olivia Herrick, a Minnesota based graphic designer who’s client-centered business approach is thriving – allowing her to build a business that she loves and that works for her and her family.

In this episode, Olivia shares what we don’t hear often - the upside for working for another company, and how the story you tell yourself about your 9 to 5 doesn’t have to be negative. From her beginnings of working in-house, to starting her own graphic design business, Olivia shares how she created a financial strategy before she took the leap, and offers tips for designers on finding clients, how to price your work, and how to solicit feedback that won’t hurt you but instead make the work stronger and your clients happier. In addition, Olivia dives into some of her life wisdom, including how the Enneagram changed her life, as well as insights into some of the quotes she is known for sprinkling throughout Instagram.

TODAY WE WILL LEARN HOW TO

Pitch our work
Price our work
Take on clients that are a good fit
Have a client-centered approach to your business
Request and take feedback in a positive way

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EP11: How To Get Into Frothy Goodness With Your Creative Process with Tigersheep Friends Aug 15, 2019

Do you find yourself stressing? Tensing up? Setting overly high expectations for yourself and your art? Today’s guests Sarah and Colin Walsh are going to have you get into some frothy goodness with your art and teach you to be your own friend aaaand give yourself a hug.

Sarah and Colin Walsh are co-creators of Tigersheep Friends, a husband and wife illustration duo that love to create fun and quirky products like art prints, enamel pins, tote bags, pillows and T-shirts. Reveling in the weird, listening to music, drinking coffee, people watching, eating tacos and partaking in kung fu pillow fight dance parties gives them the special blend of energy it takes to make the kind of art they feel proud of. Their hope is to be a positive force in the world with their art!

TODAY WE WILL LEARN HOW TO

Take a break when you get frustrated
Have no cherished outcomes
Be a good friend to yourself
Pay attention to your FUN barometer
Condition like an athlete

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EP10 – Too Blessed To Be Stressed with Timree Gold Jul 15, 2019

Do you find yourself stressing about “all the things” in your creative business and journey? My guest today will show you how to loosen up and gain perspective in your life! When it comes to art, Timree Gold isn’t your typical artist. She believes art should be approachable, imperfect and most importantly fun. Her art studio invites students of all ages into her whimsical world to paint all sorts of things she adores – from vintage sunglasses to summer popsicles. You’ll typically find her teaching art in her painted jeans and a statement necklace. The beauty of it all is that her paintings and crafts are bright, colorful but never perfect.

Adults and children from around the world come to a little studio in Newport Beach, California to learn the whimsical and charming painting techniques of Timree. As a self-taught artist she began by painting custom dishes as a hobby. From live event paintings and murals, to teaching classes and designing product lines, Timree sparkles with creativity and makes art accessible and fun for everyone.

Her studio has been voted one of the top 10 “Most Sought-after Art Classes” in the United States with classes known to sell out quickly. She has been named one of the “Style Icons of Orange County” by Orange County Magazine and featured on Bravo’s “Real Housewives of Orange County.”

In addition, close to Timree's heart are "Timree Treatments", where she donates her time to teach paint classes and private lessons to those affected by cancer. It is known that art is a very healing process, and it is Timree's joy to be able to bring the healing of art to those in need.

TODAY WE WILL LEARN HOW TO

Not let Instagram skew your perspective on your success
Work hard and treat yourself
Let go in order to grow
Find gratitude no matter the circumstances
Vocalize our dreams

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EP09 - How To Listen Within with Carrie Schmitt Jul 01, 2019

Do you judge your work harshly? Do you want to create through your intuition, but don’t know how? Carrie Schmitt is a full time artist, art retreat facilitator, and author based in Seattle, WA. She began painting in 2009 after being diagnosed with a life threatening allergy to heat. Bedridden and unable to go outside for months, one day she heard a voice that said, “Now that your life is over, you might as well do what you want and paint.”

Thankfully, she listened. In our conversation, Carrie talks about how art saves her every day. How it has brought the most beautiful things into her life – giving her a glimpse of hope amidst the darkness.

Her intuitive painting process is incredibly inspiring. Carrie shares about how we need to stop judging our art as either good or bad, and instead focus on the internal process and create through that place. Because what we create expresses who we are in that moment and the skills we have now, and how that HAS to be good enough. This episode is really going to speak to you on so many levels. So let’s get started!

TODAY WE WILL LEARN HOW TO

Develop coping skills with daily practices
Not judge our art, and instead let it happen
See destruction as a necessary part of the creation process
Troubleshoot your fears
Touch your dream every day

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EP08 - How to Work Through Hard Things with Jessica Swift Jun 17, 2019

Are there things in your life that just feel hard, and you are having trouble moving past them? Are you holding onto expectations and things in your life that aren’t serving you anymore? Artist, Jessica Swift’s world completely changed when her husband Ryan died in August 2018 – leaving Jessica pregnant and with a toddler. As Jessica was grieving, art projects began to emerge. Today Jessica is going to share her story with us, including her grieving process, and how art has been helping her through this difficult time – helping her re-frame her expectations and realize that she CAN do unimaginably hard things.

Jessica Swift is a 100% self-taught, full-time artist, surface pattern designer, painter and business owner, who has never had a “real grown-up job”. She hails from sunny Boulder, Colorado and currently lives in the Pacific Northwest in Portland, Oregon. In 2008, she discovered how to create patterns, and fell in love with the process. Soon after, she began licensing her artwork and created the popular online class & community called “Pattern Camp”. She also created “Campfire” which is an online community that talks openly about the real struggles members have in their creative process. Jessica’s transparent and authentic style resonates with her many followers, and I’m honored she’s sharing her story with us today.

TODAY WE WILL LEARN HOW TO

Follow our intuition
Do hard things
Let go of things that are not serving us anymore
Be open and vulnerable in order to work through things
Be gentler on ourselves
Let art guide us through our pain

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EP07: How To Cultivate Bravery and Change Your Body Shame Mindset with Stasia Savasuk Jun 03, 2019

Stasia Savasuk is revolutionizing how women think about their bodies. As a body-positivity advocate, Stasia teaches about “Inside-Out Congruency” – which is when who we are on the outside reflects who we are on the inside, a concept that has changed the lives of thousands of girls and women.

Stasia is also a style coach and the creator of “Stasia’s Style School” which is a 5-week online class and lifelong sisterhood that ushers women from feelings of insignificance, body shame, and a perpetual state of “why-bother” into radically embracing who they are and who they want to be, all while encouraging them to fully show up in the world as the BRAVE, BOLD and BEAUTIFUL woman that they are! Therefore breaking down the body shame complex one woman at a time.

Stasia recently amplified her message of “Inside-out congruency” on the Ted-x stage, and in this interview she shares with us her behind-the-scenes journey of how she bravely prepared for this event, giving us tips and examples as to how we can build our brave muscles.

TODAY WE WILL LEARN HOW TO

Challenge our body shaming mindsets
Cultivate our bravery
Wear the clothes you want to wear based on how you feel
Cultivate the part of you that has never been wounded
Own our power

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Stasia’s Website

Stasia on Instagram

Stasia’s Style School

Stasia’s Style School on Facebook

Stasia’s Ted-X talk “Dressing for Confidence and Joy”

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EP06 – Why We Should All Be Creating Personal Work with Nate Williams May 20, 2019

Are you a freelance creative or do you create work in-house for a company? Are you curious about the benefits each world offers? Nate Williams, a creative force in both the freelance, solopreneur, and corporate spaces talks with us about how he has been able to navigate both worlds and why creating personal work is so important.

As a is a visual thinker and a multidisciplinary Art Director, Designer and Illustrator, Nate has worked in-house for companies such as Microsoft, Xbox, and Starbucks. While his instantly recognizable illustration style has been tapped by clients such as Target, Urban Outfitters, Wired Magazine, the New York Times, Coca Cola, Oreo, Converse and the Cartoon Network – just to name a few. His curiosity and desire to learn has taken him all over the world where he has both lived abroad as well as traveled as a guest speaker – inspiring creatives along the way. For all this and so much more, be sure to join us for this inspiring conversation!

TODAY WE WILL LEARN HOW TO

Find your artistic style and voice
Navigate working in-house for a company or freelance
Stay curious & create personal work
Know when it’s time to create another brand for your work
Move past fear and start your idea

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Nate’s Website
Nate on Instagram
The Alexander Blue Website
Alexander Blue on Instagram
Proconist - Mood Analyzer

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EP05: How To Build Your Business With Purpose, Passion and Creative Authenticity With Anahata Katkin Apr 29, 2019

What if you chose to live with “Creative Abandon” – where you follow your passions and not follow money? Anahata Katkin, an Atlanta based mixed-media artist, mother, entrepreneur and boutique-maker, is the cofounder of PAPAYA! Inc, PAPAYA! Living Boutique, Jupiter Row, and Fireweed, which are all independently and family owned.

In this episode Anahata shares how she successfully lives a life of purpose, passion & creative authenticity – all with Creative Abandon. She tells us how she started Papaya, how her role has shifted over the years as she’s hired more employees, how to treat new friendships like dating, and why it’s so important to take care of your health now.

TODAY WE WILL LEARN HOW TO

See your “weaknesses” differently
Know if an idea should to come to life
Redefine your day in order to take care of your health
Be yourself on social media
Increase your creative productivity
Build a community of friends

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Anahata’s Website
Anahata on Instagram
Anahata’s flagship brand PAPAYA!
PAPAYA! on Instagram
PAPAYA! Living Boutique
Jupiter Row
Anahata’s new line Fireweed
Fireweed on Instagram

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EP04 – What Happens When You Let Go and Choose To Surrender with Monica Lee-Henell Apr 15, 2019

Have you ever come to the end of what you know and don’t know what to do next? Have you ever been afraid to try something completely different? Do you have unlived dreams? Fine artist Monica Lee Henell shares with us how she has pivoted in her multi-passionate creative journey – wearing such hats as a commercial illustrator, podcaster, luxury handbag designer, fashion illustrator and fine artist. Showing us that you don’t have to limit yourself to one passion. Monica walks us through the mindset shifts she’s made, and how powerful it can be in your life and career when you spend the time to dig deep, ask yourself the hard questions, and surrender when you don’t know what to do next.

TODAY WE WILL LEARN HOW TO

Break through limiting mindsets
Reframe how we think about money
Pivot in our creative journeys
Let go and move forward
Surrender in order to find the answers
Dig deep and find your authentic artistic voice

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Monica’s Website
Monica's Mentoring Sessions
Smart Creative Women Podcast
Monica on Instagram
Monica on Pinterest

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EP03 – How to Push and Evolve your Artistic Style with Jessica Durrant Apr 01, 2019

What happens when you believe in yourself and focus on the positive you want in your life? Jessica Durrant, a freelance illustrator specializing in the fashion, beauty and lifestyle genres shares with us her creative journey and how tuning into her authentic voice allows her to create artwork that stands the test of time. With clients such as Jimmy Choo, Sephora, Lancôme Paris, and runway designer power houses such as CHANEL, Oscar de la Renta, and Elie Saab under her belt, she shares many tips on working with clients, the benefit of personal work and why it’s important to believe in yourself.

TODAY WE WILL LEARN HOW TO

Thrive in your art practice
Deal with rejection
Expand your business through personal work
Evolve your artistic style
Know when to say “no” to clients
Work through creative block
Turn around negative self-talk

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Jessica’s Etsy Shop

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EP0 – Three Ways to Get Unstuck and Courageously Move Forward with Host Josephine Kimberling Mar 12, 2019

In this episode 0, I share about my background so you can get to know me a bit better, and why I am starting up Highlight REAL. I also thought it would be fun to share 3 life lessons I learned last year in order to help you get unstuck in your life and courageously move forward. My hope is that this episode will give you a taste as to what this podcast, Highlight REAL is all about AND by the end of this episode you leave feeling encouraged and inspired and excited for the next one!

TODAY WE WILL LEARN HOW TO

Say YES to your heart & intuition
Choose passion over stagnation
Discover ways to determine your WHY
Turn your pain into fuel to move forward
Ease up on yourself and start before you are ready

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Josephine’s Website
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EP02 – How to Start Where You Are and Build Your Dream with Janine Vangool of UPPERCASE Magazine Mar 11, 2019

What happens when you take that leap and make your dream become a reality? What happens when things get tough and you continue to persevere? Janine Vangool, the publisher, editor and designer of UPPERCASE – a quarterly print magazine for the creative and curious, shares with us her creative journey and how UPPERCASE quite quickly grew into the magazine and publisher that it is known as today! Janine also shares a REAL moment – how long she had to keep at her dream, showing us how hard work and perseverance really does pay off, and encouraging us not to give up. As an additional perk, Janine shares the two “don’ts” when submitting work for her consideration, and why it’s so important to take notice of directives when pitching work.

TODAY WE WILL LEARN HOW TO

Keep yourself from procrastinating
Move your dream into a reality
Persevere despite obstacles
Expand your business and skillset
Submit your work to UPPERCASE in the most helpful way

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UPPERCASE Magazine
UPPERCASE on Instagram
UPPERCASE on Twitter
Janine’s New Fabric Collection “Circular Logic” with Windham Fabrics
Uppercase Magazine’s 10 Year Anniversary Issue #40

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EP01 – How to Unlock Your Magic with Mati Rose McDonough Feb 24, 2019

Mati Rose McDonough is an artist and daring adventurer who at 29 years of age took the leap and went to art school. Now she pinches herself because she is making her living as an artist – a dream she never thought could be a reality. Over 10 years later, through her international workshops, books, and popular online courses, she spreads her warm message of creative courage that says “It’s never too late to show the world your magic”. In this episode we chat about how to find YOUR magic, the importance of tapping into your intuition, flexing your bravery muscles and radical self-care so you can thrive creatively.

TODAY WE WILL LEARN HOW TO

Discover your unique style & magic
Tap into your intuition
Pay attention to your needs
Work through creative block
Let go of comparison
Do “all the things” – and thrive!

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Mati’s Website
Mati on Instagram
Mati on Twitter
Mati’s Online Courses
Mati’s Book: Daring Adventures in Paint

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