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Creativity Was Never a Solo Sport
And that’s why coaches (like me!) have a place in the creative process.
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Protecting Your Creativity During the Holidays (Plus, an Invitation!)
Read on for 5 tips AND a big announcement… AND a new website 👀
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Are *That* Person’s Opinions Killing Your Creativity?
If ghosts on the ‘gram keep haunting your creative dreams, it’s time to shoo them and their imaginary judgments away.
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Jess Barker
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What Multi-Passionate Creative Leaders Do Differently
Based on observation.
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Reporting Live From the Messy Middle
5 ways I’m rethinking everything.
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Stories From a Secret Garden
An ode to my wild and wonderful grapevines, featuring tastes of community, motherhood, and fresh starts.
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A Calendar of Cakes & Cookies
Sweet tooth? Here's a taste of my guest post in a fellow creative newsletter.
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Creativity: An Antidote in Uncertain Times
On coming back to bursts of creativity when life gets weird.
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What I Know About Resistance, Transformations, and Getting Started
Lessons learned from painting nearly every surface in our house.
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Jess Barker
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The Excellence Dilemma: A Survival Guide for Stressed-Out Creatives
9 helpful habits for protecting your creativity, authenticity, AND sanity when there’s mediocrity in your midst.
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31 Creative Adventures Under 31
Sharing a reverse bucket list on my birthday. (How multifaceted can it get?)
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Chasing a Dream Job? Why Not a ✨Dream Life✨?
Balancing work and life so creative expression and personal fulfillment come first.
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