CreativeMornings - 💗 Hug the things that hold you back

February 24, 2022

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This email was drafted prior to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. We know that many members of our community have been impacted by today’s events. We send you love, support, and a wish for peace. – CMHQ

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"It all comes back to being willing to tell your story. It'll allow you that freedom to put your truest self into your art.”

Singer-songwriter Joy Clark knows that hiding who you are is the opposite of freedom. In her talk for CreativeMornings/New Orleans, interspersed with soulful song performances, Clark grapples with how she concealed her queerness and her stutter to placate others and smother her own negative feelings. But her guitar allows her to connect with her emotions and to communicate when words sometimes fail her. Watch Joy Clark’s musical meditation, full of sweetness and comfort, and learn to hug the things that hold you back.

Illustration of two figures discussing a project plan on a whiteboard

When we’re super busy with work, it can feel like the only way out is to spend even more time fighting through our to-do list. To keep you and your team from burning out, our partner Harvest shares some strategies for deciding what’s truly important and what we can let fall away, so we have space for the things that matter most.

Explore Harvest’s guide for mastering project management.

(From our content partner Harvest)

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*Thanks to Amy Appleton, Emily White, Jess Shane, and Cass Hebron for the link inspiration.

CreativeGuild Spotlights
A global directory of creative companies and individuals.

Krit is a product design agency that specializes in creating beautiful, user-friendly cyber security products. Their mission is to create and model a great place to work, and find fulfilling work that enables that.

Studio South + Shore is an independent, woman-owned graphic design firm with studios in Dallas/Fort Worth, San Diego, and Tampa. They provide strategic marketing and beautiful design to educational and nonprofit organizations.

Cool Jobs in Our Universe
Hiring? Looking for work? Check out the CreativeGuild.

Wistia is looking for a Senior Manager of Product Design in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Here’s your chance to be Skillshare’s Partnerships & Programming Manager, remotely based in Germany.

Nava PBC is looking for a remote Designer/Researcher, Developer Experience.

SYPartners is hiring a Manager of Learning and Flourishing in New York.

Generation 180 is seeking a Marketing Manager, Digital Strategies in Virginia (remote-friendly).

Could you be the new Cultural Planning Manager at Steps in Ontario (remote-friendly)?

Alchemy + Aim is hiring a remote WordPress Developer.

Animated illustration of a flower holding up a watering can and drinking from its spray with the text "Drink water!"

This newsletter was made by drinking lots of water. A sip clears cloudy thoughts and allows inspiration to take root. Remember to hydrate!

👋 Waving,
Annie Yi, CreativeMornings HQ

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CreativeMornings - 💗 Hug the things that hold you back

"It all comes back to being willing to tell your story. It'll allow you that freedom to put your truest self into your art.”

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When we feel invisible

An antidote to productivity guilt

February's theme is...

💫 Decide to do things for ourselves

🌏 How little we know about life on Earth

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