Stay ConnectedWildly Creative Life is for soulful peeps who are ready for the floodgates to open in their creative medium while making their life an art project. Brooke Schultz is a photographer, writer, musician and feelings junkie 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.
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So thrilled to have one of my heroes, Jamie Kern Lima, the founder of IT cosmetics, on the podcast today. She started in her living room and grew to the largest luxury makeup brand in the country. She sold the company to L'Oréal in a billion-dollar deal and became the first female CEO of a brand in its 100+ year history. Eventually that landed her on the Forbes America's Richest Self-Made Women list. She's the author of the new book Believe IT: How to Go From Underestimated to Unstoppable, an instant bestseller. She went from being a Denny's waitress to selling her company for a billion dollars, she's changed the beauty industry dramatically by showing not perfect models but women of all ages, sizes, skin tones, skin types. She's mission-driven and what she's created is incredible but her message for all of you creators is the most incredible gift. In this episode: -how Jamie went from hearing no for 3 straight years to selling her company for 1 billion dollars by doing this one thing -how women dim their lights + how to step into your power around money (this was my favorite part!) -how to handle well-meaning friends and family who don't get what you're trying to create Mentions: To Purchase a copy of Jamie's book "Believe It": https://www.believeit.com/ Follow Jamie Kern Lima IG: @Jamiekernlima Follow Jamie Kern Lima on FB @JamieKernLimaPage
What do you get when you hold things lightly? Dangerous freedom! You have a bias toward action and GOING for it when you're not so worried about the outcome--even when it's "serious". Mentions: 6 Hacks for Skyrocketing Creativity (Even If You're Super Busy): https://brookebschultz.com/get-creating/ What To Wear for Family Photos at Home: http://brookeschultzphotography.com/join/ Ep 120: The ONE habit to keep when everything else goes to crap: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-120-the-one-habit-to-keep-when-everything-else-goes-to-crap/id1438076373?i=1000506859854
This wildly creative life I'm talking about isn't about how MUCH stuff you can make. It's not about holing yourself up in a room with your craft for as many hours a day as possible, or seeing how many accolades, dollars, followers, or pieces of work you can rack up. It's about expanding far beyond your formal creative practice + approaching EVERYTHING in your life with creativity: intention, ingenuity, and playfulness. Mentions: 6 Hacks for Skyrocketing Creativity (Even if You're Super Busy) free audio training: https://brookebschultz.com/get-creating/ Seth Godin (https://www.sethgodin.com/) quote: "If it's work, we try to figure out how to do less, If it's art, we try to figure out how to do more." Susie Moore mastermind: https://susie-moore.com/courses/
You've heard about the power of outsourcing before but this episode walks you through step by step how to get started outsourcing so you can not only grow your business but also take even better care of your clients than you could on your own, while giving you back more white space time to do the thing you love--CREATE! Kelsey and I are showing you how to do this in a way that feels GOOD and gets you where you want to go in your life and your creativity. -how Kelsey went from $200 in her bank account to making 6 figures in the same year -how to outsource without losing money (+ how outsourcing will make you MORE money) -how to delegate the RIGHT way to get back your creativity, mental space + time -the kind of outsourcing that takes even BETTER care of your clients than you can -how Kelsey works 2 hrs/month on a six figure business Mentions: https://www.instagram.com/pinegateroad/ https://pinegateroad.com/ https://pinegateroad.com/academy/ https://pinegateroad.com/grow-your-biz/ Interested in a Heartful Creators Retreat? Tell me what you'd love included here: https://forms.gle/xjqP3e67YSgpVgDJ7
In this episode I wanna celebrate the mediocre work. The time when you felt like you had nothing to say, you were bored with yourself and your old stale ideas, you were critical of your skill, and you made something anyway. And maybe that something wasn't that great. It was okay. Because the magic is in the process! Mentions: Heartful Creators Retreat Input (quick 3 question survey!) https://forms.gle/u2LKT42ZU6unhSG8A Natural vs. Artificial Flavors: https://www.bonappetit.com/story/truth-about-natural-artificial-flavors Brooke Castillo: https://thelifecoachschool.com/podcast/ Joe Dispenza: https://drjoedispenza.com/ Cathy Heller: https://www.cathyheller.com/blog/ Stephen Covey: https://www.franklincovey.com/the-7-habits/ Richie Norton: https://richienorton.com/
We're swimming in more images than ever before these days. So does professional family photography even matter? I mean, why not set up a tripod? Now, anyone who's tried to do that knows its not as easy as it sounds ;) --but just for argument's sake let's say it's possible. You certainly can get great photos of your kids without a pro photographer. So do we need family photo sessions + family photographers anymore, REALLY? *spoiler, of course imma say Yes. But maybe not for the reasons you think. In this episode: -3 ways YOUR family photos will make you more creative: in a big everything-in-your-life way and in your own creative niche (whether you're a fellow photog or not) -how to enjoy your family photos every day--not just for the annual Christmas card, social media, or as reminders of those who've passed on. -the biggest DOUBLE DIP biz + creativity opportunity you might be leavin on the table Mentions: Book a session with me! Email me at hello@brookeschultzphotography.com
Take your big feelings and SHOVE em--into beautiful creations!! In this episode: -how creators live twice -how to make meaning from big feelings Mentions: -Ep 119: Becoming the Creator You Long to Be...through Getting Dressed https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-119-becoming-creator-you-long-to-be-through-getting/id1438076373?i=1000506042940
So often we think we need to reinvent the wheel and feel like we're just hustling. We end up believing selling has to take every inch of our work time and then we're not being creative anymore, all bogged down, then we have a bad relationship with selling! In this episode: -I dispel some myths around sales -we talk EMOTIONS in business + selling -4 hard and fast ways to make money NOW, hunny! Mentions: The Love Soaked online course: https://brookeschultz.kartra.com/page/thelovesoakedcourse
Maya Iman is a visual artist with a focus in photography + art direction who focuses on creating a safe space of collaboration + intimacy with her subjects. In this episode: -how to create a collaborative, intimate process with your subjects -balancing shooting for yourself + shooting for larger impact + change -how to use principles of art direction to tell more interesting visual stories -where to share your work (beyond instagram) to actually improve it Mentions: Mayaiman.com https://www.instagram.com/mayaiman/ Black women photographers: https://blackwomenphotographers.com/
I have shared many essential habits on the podcast before and there are SO many touch points in your day and your routines that will help you be more creative for sure, but the angle I wanna speak to today is what about when life is just a lot and things are really hard and you're not able to stick with a 14 point morning routine? In this episode: -the one power-packed habit that's directly linked to increased creativity -why i'm choosing this over exercise or meditation Mentions: Walking + creativity study: https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/walking-helps-us-think https://brainworldmagazine.com/stepping-creativity-walking-meditation-creative-brain/
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