1. Productivity

As a creative, it’s important to develop good habits that help you be productive and efficient.

One way to do this is to “stack” your habits, or group them together so that you can easily do them one after the other. For example, you might start your day by Coffee, water or a herbal tea and Meditating for 5 minutes, followed by writing or doodling in your journal for 10 minutes, and then working on your latest project for an hour.

By grouping your habits together like this, you can make sure that you’re getting the most important things done first, and you’re more likely to stick to your routine overall. Plus, it can be really satisfying to see all the things you’ve accomplished by the end of the day!

Practice.

Practice.

Breathe.

2. You Matter!

Are you in a creative mood?

Try these Super Selfcare Pick me up tips:

• always make time to relax
  •nurture and cultivate good friendships/networking
  •laugh a little, laugh a lot (also after you cried)
  •smile a little, smile a lot
  •pick your favourite colour of paint and do a few random brush strokes on canvas, board or paper /if you have the space – a creative wall
  • pick your favourite DIY tool and see what can you build with it
  •writer? Grab your favourite notebook/pen/paper anything that makes you happy, write 5 random words that comes to mind. And start to mindmap one.

Keep going

Not in any mood?
•make a list of why you feel like you do, and do the following:

3. Ask IF I questions

Try to stay away in all effort possible in asking the WHAT If questions,  most of the time we do not have the answer and not all of the ‘if’ works.  But if you state it more positively, like:  How will I feel IF I complete this small task -mentally, emotionally, physically?

What actions are you identifying that is holding you back?

Can you identify a pattern?

You need to take responsibility to build yourself up and set healthy boundaries.

• what happened?
  •acknowledge the feeling and let it go
  •it is what it is
  •write down what you can’t control in that moment
  •write down what you can control = get out of bed  = eat healthy = drink a smoothie/good coffee/tea/water

…And get going
Reward yourself.

You are your own fan.

It’s free!

Smile
Walk
Drink plenty of water
Exercise
Smell a flower
Look at the sky
Look at a tree
Watch an insect walk/fly or snail

A little effort perhaps:

Light a candle
Enjoy a moment with a friend on a call
Make coffee/tea/juice/smoothie
Get outside

Get the tools what you need to create again.

Give attention to yourself first.

What is next?

What other steps do you take to form habits to boost your creative self?