CreativeMornings - 🏆 Your Best of 2024

December 30, 2024

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Photos from our Milwaukee, Chattanooga, Cologne, Buffalo, and Charlotte chapters.

2024 by the Numbers:

1,411 local chapter events
223 Virtual FieldTrips
778,000 video views

548 fun stuff links

But the biggest metric we care about is ROF (Return On Friendships). We are pleased to report that 135,728* new friendships were formed at our events in 2024. We love how you keep showing up for each other.

*approximately 😀

Top Five Talks of 2024

Here are the most popular talks that we featured in this newsletter:

#1. “You're a diamond. You have imperfections and flaws. But you're also carved into many different facets. Shine bright.”

Sam Smith told us to own the value that your whole self brings to the table in her talk for our Milwaukee chapter.

#2. “You are worthy of your own attention and gratitude. Please be grateful for everything you have.”

Danielle “dj” Johnson shared two self-reflection exercises and six tips for regulating our nervous system in her talk for our Richmond chapter.

#3. “It’s more painful to keep your creativity inside you than to let it out into the world.”

Matt Geiler dug into the fear, doubt, jealousy, and procrastination that stops us from executing our ideas in his talk for our Omaha chapter.

#4. “What would you regret more in your eighties? Doing the thing or not doing the thing?”

Steph Clarke broke down how to make life’s big decisions in her talk for our Melbourne chapter.

#5. "Work hard and love this shit. I’ve been working hard and it’s been paying off. But if it didn’t, I’d still be working hard. ‘Cause I get to do this stuff. I never forget that."

Aaron Draplin dished out tasty morsels of advice on how to do good work and live an even better life in his talk for our Portland chapter.

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In cities around the world, our volunteer organizers put on amazing events for their local communities. Check out our some of our favorite moments from the past month.

Top Ten Fun Stuff to Click on Links of 2024

Here are the most-clicked-on links of the year:

#1. Thirteen more interesting ways to say, "that's interesting."

#2. How to write a good Out Of Office message.

#3. Five ways to be more creative this year.

#4. What successful creatives do in the first hour of their day.

#5. How do you really spend your time? Try this simple, free timesheet.

#6. List of life hacks for making closer friends.

#7. Set your non-negotiables for a fulfilling life.

#8. Three ways to be a better friend.

#9. Where do you rank on the pyramid of emotional needs?

#10. How to create presentations that pop.

Have a fun link? Share it with us.

More Fun Stuff to Click on

Create a vision board for an abundance mindset.

Give yourself permission to celebrate yourself.

Refocus and recharge for the new year.

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Our Clubs program will offer creatives worldwide the opportunity to host and join clubs in their cities. This Brooklyn-based role is equal parts entrepreneurial systems designer and heart-centered community builder. The deadline to apply is January 6th. See all the details in the job posting.