The Motivation Mindset: The Creative Toolkit - Creating Space - Risa Williams, Miguel Chavez and Mike Sonksen

Have you taken yourself out on an "artist's date" recently? Do you struggle to find time in your busy schedule to do anything creative?In this special episode of The Creative Toolkit, Risa Williams talks to Miguel Chavez, a TV actor, and Mike Sonksen, a professor and poet, about how to create space to get creative. We're all so busy these days, how do we find a consistent space to let our ideas out and to get in an artistic mindset? How do we honor the creative sides of ourselves without letting stress and fear shut us down?Learn ways to find more time in our busy schedules to work on creative projects more oftenHow to mentally prep your brain to get in the artistic mindsetFinding "The Sacred Space" to get creativeMaking a "Grand Gesture" where you raise the stakes on purposeSetting intention before you beginTimers and deadlinesWhy you should take yourself on an artist's dateTools/People discussed: Deep Work by Cal Newport, Maya Angelou, JK Rowling, Save the Cat by Blake Snyder, The Artist Date from The  Artist's Way, Natalie Goldberg, Risa's tool: The Inspiration Journal from The Ultimate Self-Esteem Toolkit.Host: Risa Williams, www.risawilliams.com, @risawilliamstherapyCo-Hosts: Miguel Chavez, @miguelleehimself, Mike Sonksen @mikethepoetlaSupport the showFor info on books, workshops, guests, and future episodes, please visit: risawilliams.com.*All tools discussed on the show are meant for educational purposes only and not as a replacement for therapy or medical advice.