Wildly Creative Life with Brooke Schultz

Do you identify as indecisive? In this week's episode I've got the CURE! Listen in for some practical tips on how to be more decisive to make yo dreams a reality! Mentions: Brooke Castillo's The Life Coach School podcast Ep #206 Being Decisive https://thelifecoachschool.com/podcast/206/ Decisive: How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work by Chip and Dan Heath https://heathbrothers.com/books/deci...

Description: I'm so excited to bring you a taste of the portfolio review I did for family photographers in conjunction with Art of Curation. Art of Curation is my course that shows you how to spot your great images in a sea of good images, and now when you get that course you also get the recording of this call included so you can see me reviewing 20+ photog's work, all different styles- documenta...

If you are a multi passionate creator this episode is especially gonna be for you, because it's an exercise in self trust, in doing it messy, in practical tips of how to get back in your alignment and make what you're meant to make. We're really meant to be in fullest expression of our authentic selves. The rosebushes in my neighborhood are blooming so huge and so glorious, i have to walk by them...

Description: Trends are everywhere, and their affect on you is unavoidable but you CAN use trends to get in the driver's seat with how you create and where it falls in the culturescape. In this episode you'll learn: how to start a trend, and why you may not want to the 5 phases of trends how to use trends to boost your creativity and/or your cash flow without feeling icky the thing your idea CANNO...

Find Your Family Photography Style: How to get Natural, Loving Images every Time is my most beloved free class and I'm sharing a chunk of it with you! Get part 2: DM the words "Part 2" to me @brookebschultz on instagram. Want the whole class with the visuals? DM the words "photography style" to me @brookebschultz on instagram. In this class you'll learn:  The only 2 things any photographer needs t...

How do you keep creating when you're creating something over the long haul, like a relationship, motherhood, a book, or even an entire life? In this episode we explore why we're tempted to quit on big goals, how to set goals for relationships that won't set you up to be disappointed, and how to make the achievement of your goals fun along the way, not just at the finish line.   Mentions: Brooke Ca...

Distinguishing your GREAT images from your good images is a skill that can make or break your photography career. Potential clients make snap judgments about whether to hire you based on just a few images they see. (that pressure is enough to drive anyone nuts). But you can learn to spot your best work with confidence to share on social media, your blog/website, and with publications so you can ge...

We're all products of our environment, experiences, demographics and exposures. We often exist in echo chambers online and in person with others who are similar to us and agree with us, even our algorithms feed us content we'll likely agree with. How we perceive the world directly affects what kind of art we make. So how do we bust out of our boxes, stop unconsciously copying our heroes and peers...

Welcome to this episode of brooke coaching creative people and helping them birth their best work! In this episode we're taking you BTS in the love soaked vault which is Brooke's monthly mentoring for family photographers, but even if you're not a family photographer, you're gonna benefit from this episode because Alyse brought a very common artistic problem to the table and Brooke gives some advi...

Whenever I travel, I feel forever changed by the emotional signature of a place. From the crazy busy train stations to an unexpected lesson I learned from a tween in a picturesque garden in Kyoto, to a luxury jewelry store selling $40k pieces alongside plastic balls, to the harrowing stories of the A-bomb in Hiroshima, this episode takes a bird's eye view of Japan through my experience and enumera...

In a world centered way too deeply on efficiency, this episode asks: what if instead, we focused on fun?  This week, we cover 5 building blocks you can use to craft your perfect creative process so that you can fall in love all over again with making your creative thing. Get More From Brooke: Find Your Style Masterclass https://event.webinarjam.com/register/20/o8gn7ck The Love Soaked Vault https:/...

Mentors help you see the forest through the trees, give you perspective and the kick in the booty you need to take your creativity to the next level. But what about imaginary mentors? Before, during and after real-life mentoring relationships, successful peeps of all kinds have interacted with imaginary mentors. It's a simple thing you can do too that will boost your clarity and inspire you to tak...

Everyone has to deal with clothes every day. Lately, when I show up for Zoom, people are surprised that I'm dressed + ready. But I like to show up for my life because it's happening NOW, not when my 4 kids are older, not when I "have somewhere to go."  In this episode I defend getting dressed as an access point to becoming the person + creator you long to be. In this episode: How I used getting dr...

Description: If you've ever wanted to evolve or change in your business but you're scared to make the move because you still need money, this episode is for you. We talk to Alice Claire Photography about how to bridge the gap + the first steps to take when you want to make a big shift but need to hold onto your past clients. Alice Claire Photography: https://www.instagram.com/aliceclairephotograph...

This one's for the multi-passionate entrepeneurs. I've sold everything from in-person retreats to photo shoots, mini courses to podcast ads, magazine ads and more.  I've been a wedding photographer, an educator, a musician, a copywriter, and sometimes many of these things all at the same time. In this episode, I walk you through a few of the lessons I've learned along the way plus how it's shaped...

Description:   In this call you'll meet Brittany, who has been refining what kind of family photographer she wants to be + what type of client she wants to attract. We do a review of her website and while some of the details will be lost since you can't see the photos, you're still going to get a ton out of this and it will be like a vicarious review for your own website esp if youre a photog. We...

What happens when your creations involve not only inanimate objects like paints or flowers, but HUMANS too?   You need to be a diva who's uncompromising in her vision, but you also need to collaborate. In this episode we talk about the two kinds of things in the world, how humans can be both, and which category we're best served within. We also talk about 4 rules for improv as they apply to creati...

Boredom is almost extinct in our modern lives and we're paying the price in our creative work.   If you're bored with your creative output, the ironic cure might be actively seeking out boredom, white space, and wandering. But HOW can we include these when we have to get.stuff.done? And when does wandering become just avoiding our creative work and giving into resistance?   In this episode you'll...

The creative process is often painted as eternal bloom; we see only the polished, finished work in carefully curated highlight reels in an endless scroll. But the incubation and quiet that has to accumulate over a seed before the bloom is just as vital to its growth as the vibrant blossoming.  Often, in talking to creators, they say things in winter like, "I'm burnt out", "I don't know what I'm do...

Each artistic medium has its own language -- words are only one language.   You have a language, a dialogue with your creativity, a back and forth exchange within your creative niche. Maybe it's the way you use color, light, line, form, gesture, sound. Maybe it's a little something else.   In this episode we discuss a few ways to identify and utilize these languages within your creativity to uplev...

Have you ever had an 'aha' moment? An idea that just came to you? How did it come? In this episode you'll learn which phase of the creative process everyone skips and underestimates (plus how incorporating it consciously is gonna give you way better ideas and more of 'em), why being a workaholic is actually terrible for your creativity, and how to avoid the traps of this particular phase of creati...

The difference between work that feels lackluster and work that excites the audience and moves them? Curation.   Whether you're a photographer, musician, writer or whatever your creative medium is, this episode is all about the art of storytelling and taking your audience on a journey through your choices.   The order in which you present your work, the juxtaposition you create in your work throug...

If you have a nagging feeling that you're meant for more, that you're capable of more than you're currently expressing, this episode is for you.  In this episode we detail out the brilliance cycle from Arjuna Ardagh, and how moving through it can help you have not only more brilliance in your creativity and your work, but in your life.  With ideas about how to move through each phase and what to d...

What if "getting it right" is what's keeping you from getting it done at all? In this episode, we'll talk about how to shift your perspective from avoiding obstacles to embracing them as the way. Learn to enjoy the process of discovery and perfect the process, not the result– and how to take these thoughts from cute ideas to practical action items for your creative life.   Get More from Brooke:  T...

Risk taking is talked about in relation to creativity--the act of creativity itself risks losing time, and sometimes money and relationships. So should you amp up your risk taking to amp up your creativity? Let's unpack that.   Learn about the right risks to take (and which to avoid) so you can use your wild side to uplevel your creativity.   Mentions: Risk taking study: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.g...