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how to dress like a creative director
ATTENTION CREATIVES It takes courage to step into creative leadership… and you and I both know that we need more leaders with compassionate hearts and insightful minds. Are you ready for your career evolution? I'm on a mission to connect with 10 creative...
Introducing Coaching for Creative Professionals with Justin Shiels
Your creative journey’s going to have its twists and turns. But don't worry, with a little support, you've got what it takes to unlock your creative confidence right now. Hey there, I'm Justin Shiels, your friendly neighborhood coach for creative...
Avoid burnout with these 5 useful tips
We all know that wasted, poured-out feeling: You look at the brown puddle in the bottom of your coffee mug and think to yourself, That’s me. That’s how I feel right now, and you wonder how long you’ve been coasting along the edge of your...
What email marketing software do you recommend?
Real talk: I started the Weekly Reset newsletter with Mailchimp because they had a free account with up to 2000 subscribers. Now I think they only support up to 500 subscribers. I liked it, but something was clunky about the user interface to me. I currently...
How to Create a “Stop Doing” List
While this year started off quietly, the past month has been nothing short of a whirlwind. I'm feverishly sending out weekly emails, recording short-form video content, creating new products for the online shop, working on the Joy Bombs Affirmation deck, and securing...
Career Advice for Creatives
Over the past 15 years, I've worn every hat you can imagine as a creative professional. With job titles like graphic and web designer, social media manager, creative director, director of marketing, photographer, illustrator, and communications manager... if there was...
Breaking Out of a Rut: Tips on How to Stay Motivated and Productive
Life is full of ups and downs, and it can be hard to stay motivated when things don't go as planned. Whether it's a tough day at work, a missed deadline, or just feeling stuck in a rut, there are many things that can steal our motivation. Here are 5 common...
You Deserve Great Moments of Rest
It's okay to ease into the new year. To take things slower than normal. To let go of the desire to hit the ground running. You're not a machine. You're a beautiful human being that deserves rest AN INTERESTING LINK These are the 7 types of rest…because you need...
SoCurious By the numbers – A 2022 Recap
2022 was a year of new beginnings. A year of significant growth, meaningful change, and beautiful new adventures. I got a book deal, quit my fulltime job, and committed to 6 months of making content, so I could truly find my voice and create things that I genuinely...
October Business and Life Review
Hey there, beautiful humans! This is a monthly series 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. October feels like it flew by so...
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. ...
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...
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...
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 how sneaky fear can be in your creative journey
You have an idea to start a Youtube channel. A mission. A target audience. And a message you want to share with the world. But there’s one problem. You don’t feel confident making Youtube content because you're a perfectionist and don’t think your videos...
You Are Not Your Work
You are not your work. You are more than your to-do list.You are more than a performance review.You are more than take-home payOr benefitsOr sick leave and vacation days.Yes, it’s a part of you.But it’s not you.That’s why you have to build a life outside of...
Best books for creatives to learn business, marketing, and sales
Unblock your potential and grow your creative business with this collection of the best books for creatives. Our challenge as creators day after day is facing the blank page. Making something when we feel inspired. And making things even when the muse hasn’t...