79 episodes
Morning Creative Mark Steadman
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Daily life as a creative-minded solopreneur is noisy. Your household, personal life, and your business are all competing for your attention. Not to mention keeping healthy, seeing your friends, and feeding The Algorithm™ more content.
No wonder your big side project takes a backseat from time to time.
Instead of waiting until the working day has zapped your energy, start your morning with a warm, friendly dash of inspiration.
Morning Creative is the daily podcast for imaginative thinkers and doers working on their Big Project. Each 20-minute episode mixes prompts, gentle provocations, and practical actions you can take today to further your practice.
Join creative advisor Mark Steadman as he invites you to reignite your spark and set yourself up for the day, motivated and energised.
On the days you feel like you’ve got this, you’re right. For every other day, there’s Morning Creative.
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Creative confidence and flexibility
Flexible systems in our lives and work help us adapt to changes and unexpected events. These systems shouldn’t be rigid, but should support us, catch us when we fall, and allow for life's uncertainties. This balance can contribute to a more sustainable and resilient approach to productivity and personal development.
I’m “confident” that by listening to this episode, you’ll
Understand the concept of flexible systems and how they contribute to our personal and professional lives.Discover the importance of these systems in adapting to changes and unexpected events.Learn about the balance between rigidity and flexibility in productivity and personal development methods.Links
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More aimless conversations, please
Embracing chaos, reminding ourselves of our capabilities, and fostering aimless, agenda-less conversations can lead to unexpected opportunities and personal growth.
This episode also explores the importance of reassessing our work-life boundaries, decluttering our physical and digital spaces, and making room for new experiences and changes. -
It’s beginning to take shape
Embracing change, even when it feels like a complete dissolution of our current state, can lead to significant personal and professional growth. This episode highlights the importance of being flexible, following our interests, and not being overly rigid or strategic in our approach to sharing knowledge or marketing ourselves.
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A new morning
This is a long one, but another diary entry that attempts to sum up Mark's last few years, so you can have a sense of what has contributed to his burnout. Pleased to say though, it has, if not a traditionally happy ending, a very definitely hopeful one.
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Honestly, it's about happiness
Mark gets his thinking pyjamas on and tries not to gaze too far into his naval while thinking about happiness, how we find it, and how we spread it. This is a continuation of Mark trying to figure out how to be generative.
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Diary of a tired podcaster
Mark started planning today's episode then felt... not good. This is what being a committed creative (who's hard on himself but isn't afraid to lay it out in public) feels like.