5 Ways to Find (or Maintain) Hope

5 Ways to Find (or Maintain) Hope

Sometimes it's hard to stay hopeful, but we must fight on. Here are five ways to find (or maintain) hope when life is challenging. 1. Take on a small project that gives you a sense of accomplishment. 2. Seek out good news so you focus less on the bad news. 3. Write...

Positive Affirmations for a Mental Reset

Positive Affirmations for a Mental Reset

Today we’re doing a mental reset and focusing our attention on self love, self worth, and believing in our capacity to make positive change with these positive affirmations.  https://youtu.be/eQQgwgUWVOM But what are positive affirmations? Affirmations are positive...

How to reset your life when everything is falling apart

How to reset your life when everything is falling apart

In 2016, I cried more than I have in my entire life.  It started with a breakup. Then followed the startling realization that my rent would soon double. I moved out of my beautiful office and away from my beloved studio mate. And the final shocking blow, our...

September 2022: Justin’s Business and Life Review

September 2022: Justin’s Business and Life Review

Hey there, beautiful humans!  This is the second official business and life review where I share a behind the scenes peek into the highlights, the challenges, what I’ve recently created, what I’m currently consuming, and some goals for the next month. ...

Talk To Yourself Like You’re A Three Year Old

Talk To Yourself Like You’re A Three Year Old

Optimism is a choice you make every single day.  But even on the days when it’s hard to see the bright side of things, you can choose to be kind to yourself.  And that starts with your words.  The easiest way to do this is to talk to yourself like you’re a...

Dealing with tomorrow one day at a time

Dealing with tomorrow one day at a time

How do you fuel the highest version of yourself? It starts with food of course. And maybe meditation Or journaling. For some it’s running or cycle or yoga. There are coloring books Making things Conversations with God Reading books Studying philosophy. It often...

Ask Me Anything About Being a Creative Director

Ask Me Anything About Being a Creative Director

Okay, so you’re creative. And you can direct stuff? You should definitely be a creative director. I got some questions on my Instagram and realized that yall are so curious about my creative career, so in today’s video I’m going to answer all your questions about...

Real Talk: You Deserve Peace

Real Talk: You Deserve Peace

We are all so multi-dimensional. a combination of our good days and bad days. our successes and our failures. our happiest moments and our saddest times I think the goal of mental wellness and self-care is walking the journey of becoming a better you. a more fulfilled...

Side Hustle Ideas for Creative People

Side Hustle Ideas for Creative People

These side hustle ideas for creative people (writers, artists, and content creators) could help you earn $1000 per month from home. https://youtu.be/P3Y38OZak8Y Life is increasingly becoming more and more expensive and it never hurts to have multiple sources of...

The thing about vulnerability

The thing about vulnerability

I used to think being vulnerable was foolish.  I was afraid to let people see my true emotions.  They saw the good happy parts, but I hid away the sadness. I masked the anger. I held back the tears.  But now I know better.  I know that...

Best tools, software, and apps for creators

Best tools, software, and apps for creators

With so many options, it’s hard to know what tools you actually need for your creator business. That’s where I come in to help. As a full-time creator, author, and coach I’ve tested a variety of tools, software, and apps to run my creative business. In this post, I’ll...

Let’s Talk About Conflict

Let’s Talk About Conflict

Conflict is not inherently bad. In fact, sometimes it's necessary.  Meaningful personal growth comes from regularly having difficult conversations.  Better to speak your truth when an issue is fresh, Than have it build into something bigger than it needs to...