69. Live Coaching Call: Creative Roadblocks

In this episode, we’re exploring what it really means to take your work seriously.We’ll dig into the core beliefs you hold about being a “real” artist—and whether those beliefs are still serving you. You’ll also learn how to shift your focus away from seeking external validation and start building a deeper sense of self-respect for your own creative work.---Enrollment for our fall ⁠⁠⁠⁠Creative Momentum Program⁠⁠⁠⁠ is underway! This program will help any artist overcome their roadblocks, find time for their creative work, and get serious about making their art.Through weekly group conversation and individual coaching, you’ll identify your creative roadblocks, gain greater insights into your motivations, and learn a powerful process for getting out of ruts and getting real creative momentum. Session Dates: Wednesdays, September 24th - December 10th 12pm - 1pm cstYou’ll leave the program with:A 5-step process to work through any creative roadblock.A deeper understanding of your creative motivations.A bunch of new work!Feedback on your art.A small cohort of peers for continued support.A habit of making things in place, so you can continue independently.⁠⁠⁠ Join the program here⁠

Christine is on maternity leave until September, so we'll be sharing some of our most popular podcasts episodes, and episodes from our members-only vault.In this episode, I'll talk about the 5 creative archetypes that I've discovered in my work as a coach. These types include the DREAMER, the SEEKER, the STRIVER, the ANALYST, and the GOOD STUDENT. I'll talk about the strengths and struggles of each of these artists. I'll break down the strategies that each type uses in their practice and how these strategies sometimes get them stuck. Listen to this episode to find out your type(s)!---Enrollment for our fall ⁠⁠⁠Creative Momentum Program⁠⁠⁠ is underway! This program will help any artist overcome their roadblocks, find time for their creative work, and get serious about making their art.Through weekly group conversation and individual coaching, you’ll identify your creative roadblocks, gain greater insights into your motivations, and learn a powerful process for getting out of ruts and getting real creative momentum. Session Dates: Wednesdays, September 24th - December 10th 12pm - 1pm cstYou’ll leave the program with:A 5-step process to work through any creative roadblock.A deeper understanding of your creative motivations.A bunch of new work!Feedback on your art.A small cohort of peers for continued support.A habit of making things in place, so you can continue independently.⁠⁠ Join the program here⁠

Christine is on maternity leave until September, so we'll be sharing some of our most popular podcasts episodes, and episodes from our members-only vault.In this episode, I'll talk about the law of 20%, or the idea of how MUCH to generate in your practice. What do you want to create and how long should you stay at Generate to help you create it? This episode will offer some new thoughts on the generative process.---Enrollment for our fall ⁠⁠Creative Momentum Program⁠⁠ is underway! This program will help any artist overcome their roadblocks, find time for their creative work, and get serious about making their art.Through weekly group conversation and individual coaching, you’ll identify your creative roadblocks, gain greater insights into your motivations, and learn a powerful process for getting out of ruts and getting real creative momentum. Session Dates: Wednesdays, September 24th - December 10th 12pm - 1pm cstYou’ll leave the program with:A 5-step process to work through any creative roadblock.A deeper understanding of your creative motivations.A bunch of new work!Feedback on your art.A small cohort of peers for continued support.A habit of making things in place, so you can continue independently.⁠ Join the program here⁠

Christine is on maternity leave until September, so we'll be sharing some of our most popular podcasts episodes, and episodes from our members-only vault. (This one is from 2022)It's year 3 of a pandemic and most of us are not feeling motivated. What do we need to build resilience in our creative practices? How do we experience setbacks, rejection, or low energy and decide to keep going? In this episode, I'll talk about 3 things to do to help build your creative resilience.---Enrollment for our fall ⁠Creative Momentum Program⁠ is underway! This program will help any artist overcome their roadblocks, find time for their creative work, and get serious about making their art.Through weekly group conversation and individual coaching, you’ll identify your creative roadblocks, gain greater insights into your motivations, and learn a powerful process for getting out of ruts and getting real creative momentum. Session Dates: Wednesdays, September 24th - December 10th 12pm - 1pm cstYou’ll leave the program with:A 5-step process to work through any creative roadblock.A deeper understanding of your creative motivations.A bunch of new work!Feedback on your art.A small cohort of peers for continued support.A habit of making things in place, so you can continue independently. Join the program here

Christine is on maternity leave until September, so this summer, we'll be sharing some of our most popular podcasts episodes, and episodes from our members-only vault. What would happen if you had 50% more confidence in your creative work? What would you be doing differently? Sharing more? Applying to bigger, scarier opportunities? Trying new mediums? In this episode, I'll talk about what confidence is, and give you an exercise you can practice to build more confidence in your creative work.---Enrollment for our fall ⁠Creative Momentum Program⁠ is underway!This program will help any artist overcome their roadblocks, find time for their creative work, and get serious about making their art.Through weekly group conversation and individual coaching, you’ll identify your creative roadblocks, gain greater insights into your motivations, and learn a powerful process for getting out of ruts and getting real creative momentum. Session Dates: Wednesdays, September 24th - December 10th 12pm - 1pm cstYou’ll leave the program with:A 5-step process to work through any creative roadblock.A deeper understanding of your creative motivations.A bunch of new work!Feedback on your art.A small cohort of peers for continued support.A habit of making things in place, so you can continue independently. 

Christine is on maternity leave until September, so we'll be sharing some of our most popular podcasts episodes, and episodes from our members-only vault. In this episode, I'll talk about making difficult decisions (or as I call them, "indecision roadblocks"). I'll talk about how difficult decisions happen when two of our creative values are in conflict with one another. I'll offer some exercises to help you clarify your values, and from those values, make more confident decisions.---Enrollment for our fall Creative Momentum Program is underway!This program will help any artist overcome their roadblocks, find time for their creative work, and get serious about making their art.Through weekly group conversation and individual coaching, you’ll identify your creative roadblocks, gain greater insights into your motivations, and learn a powerful process for getting out of ruts and getting real creative momentum. Session Dates: Wednesdays, September 24th - December 10th 12pm - 1pm cstYou’ll leave the program with:A 5-step process to work through any creative roadblock.A deeper understanding of your creative motivations.A bunch of new work!Feedback on your art.A small cohort of peers for continued support.A habit of making things in place, so you can continue independently. 

This interview was originally featured on the Women United Art Podcast, but it had such great takeaways that we wanted to share it here with you too! We dive into the realities of making money as an artist, balancing creative and business goals, and redefining success on your own terms. Christine shares her insights on endurance, mindset shifts, and practical strategies to help artists thrive, rather than just survive, in the art world.About Women United ART PODCAST: Welcome to Women United ART PODCAST, a show dedicated to women artists from all around the globe! Listen to our inspiring episodes in which we'll dive deep into all things art as well as mindset-related topics that will help you grow you art practice and your business. Stay tuned for empowering interviews with fellow artists, gallerists and curators who'll kindly share their experiences, advice, tips and tricks. This podcast is hosted by Mona Lerch, a visual artist, artist coach and founder of Art Mums United, Women United ART PRIZE and Women United ART MOVEMENT.

In this episode, I'll talk about the concept of Vertical Time which I first heard about in Jenny Odell's book Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock.  As she explains, there is Horizontal Time and Vertical Time. Horizontal Time is driven by the clock as we know it. It says you need to be HERE at THIS time for the world to work. It's your 9-5 workday. It's your kid's school pick-up time. It's the daily structure of time that rules our lives. But then there is Vertical Time.  Vertical Time is open. It's uncommitted. It's unscheduled. It's not driven by the typical structure of a working day. And because it's not structured, our brains are free to wander. In this episode, I'll talk about why we need vertical time as artists and how to create more of it in your life.Check out Jenny Odell's book:Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock.Get our newsletter here:https://www.amightypractice.com/newsletter

Do you feel like you're disengaged from your creative work? Are you taking action, but "not getting anywhere"? In this episode, we'll talk about the difference between being creatively stuck vs. creatively dormant. We'll talk about how to recognize which of these you may be experiencing, and what to do about it. Our Reach Your Goals: 6-month Group Coaching Program will help you create focus in your creative practice, and accomplish 1 big goal over 6 months. Join the waitlist for our upcoming session here. A Mighty Practice helps artists make their work and reach their creative goals. Through our coaching programs and podcast, we give artists what they need to get unblocked, find creative momentum, reach their professional goals, and build the creative lives they want.

In today's episode, we'll talk through creative blocks with 4 artists from our Overcoming Creative Blocks workshop. The topics include: learning to value all stages of the creative process, navigating multiple projects that are in different stages, and finding the natural way you like to play.  Listen in if you want to hear about ways to work through common roadblocks, and get an idea of how live coaching works.