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Actionable Essays to Help Creative Professionals
Build Balance in their Busy Lives
Written by a Nerdy Architect
with 15 Years of Experience Balancing His Own
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Previous Issues of SideNotes
Am I the Problem? Why Your Passion to Help Others May Be Burning You Out
Sometimes wanting to help people with our creative skills can backfire. We push ourselves to serve others. But we don’t always see how much the effort is taking from us. I know. It happened to me.
My Big Mistake (When I Started Trying to Balance My Creative Life)
Working on our lives is hard. We all make mistakes. When I started working on my life, I made a big one. This is what I did to fix it.
Build Your Creative Confidence: How Start Public Speaking in 7 Simple Steps
For many, public speaking is one of the scariest experiences in the world. But for creatives who overcome their fear, public speaking can be the unlock to opportunity and improved confidence. This is how to get started.
Empowering Your Creative Genius: How to Break Free from 7 Limiting Habits
Habits have a high impact on the creative lives we choose to live. The bad habits can bring us down. The good ones can lift us up. Here are 7 bad creative habits you can change today to better your creative life.
Throw Me a Lifeline: The First 5 First Steps From Burnout as a Creative
Burnout can happen to anyone at any time. It can also repeat itself if you’re not careful. I burned out back in 2017. These are the first 5 steps I’d take if burnout came for me again.
39 Lessons about Creative Life I've Learned in 39 Years
As I write this, I turn 39 years old. I’ve learned a lot on the creative journey so far. Today, I wanted to share 39 of those lessons with you to use on your own.