Creativity Like $$ for My Future Me

Confused?

Settle down, let's just unpack this a bit.

What is $$ for my future me? Long term investment. Retirement. Financial planning with the futurized old man Rich D. in mind. Rather than expect a monetary inheritance from an older family member, $$ for my future me comes from a young version of myself. The Rich of today stashing a gift away for the Rich of tomorrow. There's a peace of mind that comes with that image.

Creativity isn't money. Now some of us have monetized our creative pursuits. Some of us create in such a way that people seem to flock toward our creative fruit: music, kitchen designs, culturally relevant and colorful art etc. Keep going!

But creativity itself? Holding back your creativity with the idea that one day in the far future you'll explode on the scene with 50 years of stored up creative offerings... probably not.

In fact, while living reserved and saving our money is key to having $$ later on... creativity is the opposite. Spend it. Create as much as you can while you can. Sure, plan and learn and grow in skill and map out your productions and work hard at your craft - but more often than not, creating what you can today will not only capture the spirit and minds of people here and now, but will propel you forward to the next project. You'll learn, grow, shift gears, press into faith, discover strengths and weaknesses. There's a peace of heart, soul and mind that comes with this practice.

Be wise with your creativity. Be wise with your money, of course. Who knows, doing one may very well lead to the other.

Attitude / Emotion Insurance

What would happen if we insured our attitude or our emotional investments.

Seriously.

What is insurance, anyways? It's nothing more than an arrangement, an agreement to compensate for an unexpected wound, failure or loss. Most of us, including myself, immediately think about $$ and homes and physical health and cars and kids. And we insure these whenever possible.

But what about our mindset, our emotion?

We plan for the loss. That's all. We set our hearts and minds on divine things above and beyond the dirt. We assume failure will occur on our mission to conquer, serve, rescue and create. We insure by setting healthy and real and honest expectations for the journey ahead and then we jump we attempt to jump the shark.

Insurance doesn't protect anything. Homes burn. Accidents happen. Banks fail. But insurance does offer a helpful landing pad on the fall, some fresh soil for standing up and setting back out on mission.

Are you insured?

Milkshakes OR Message

I'm convinced that smart, dedicated, fun, poignant, spirit-filled creative pursuits far outspeak the nonsense of thrown milkshakes, blocked streets and shout-downs in classrooms, online and in star-studded venues.

How are you creating lately?

Are you aware just how important your healthy and clear message is to your family, your friends, your tribe and your community?

What are your creative habits propelling you towards? Are you propelled at all?

Reach out at creativistacoaching@gmail.com or call me at 330.962.5617 to see if a 1x1 Creative Habits Bootcamp is a good fit for you and your clear-minded, fruit-filled journey.