A Creative Life

Something NEW Is Coming...that Involves YOU!

We have a SUPER exciting episode for you today as we share something that has been on our minds and hearts for a while now! We are both BURSTING with energy as we talk about this exciting new concept coming that involves YOU.
At the beginning of the episode Sam pulls two animal spirit cards - Otter and Peacock. They are both perfect for what we are sharing today! Otter Spirit - “you are never alone and you are so loved” and Peacock - “shake a tail feather and show your true colours so that others may be inspired to express their own uniqueness.” We are truly emotional when these cards fall out and Cass gets teary hearing about Peacock Spirit because it is SO TRUE! It is your time to shine, step up and own your uniqueness and go for it!!
So today’s chat is all about sharing the idea we have had to bring this beautiful poddie community together. We hear from you guys and speak with you guys all the time and we know how INCREDIBLE you all are. Sam has given many of you readings and has witnessed what pure, beautiful souls you are. Now we want you to feel this by getting to know each other! We are creating an ongoing space - a ‘portal’ we like to call it - which will be somewhere we can all connect. We have been working behind the scenes on this for a while now and want to share a bit about the idea with you today and get to hear what YOU want out of something like this!
We see spiritual communities and we see business communities out there but we want to create one for you that combines both. A place to bring your biggest, wildest dreams and be supported and cheered on!
You can hear more about this in the episode and register your interest/feedback at www.acreativelifepodcast.com/collective
We can’t wait to hear from you! x
 
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You can’t “positive think” your way out of everything

Hello friends! Today Cass and Sam tackle a bit of a different topic for them. The two eternal optimists highlight the notion that you can’t positive think your way out of everything.
We always work very intuitively with this podcast so we are bringing up what we feel collectively wants to come to the surface today. We feel that many people, including ourselves, are in a time of transition and we wanted to support you and share our current experiences.
Sam is super calm after a slow early morning walking along the beach and having a coffee with a friend and pulls the card ‘Cracked Open’ from the Starseed Oracle by Rebecca Campbell. This card is all about letting life crack you open to then allow the light to come in. Whether you let it happen or not, it is going to happen so this is an invitation to surrender to the alchemy of life.
In this episode Sam and Cass both share what they are moving through in life and how they are navigating it. They highlight the idea that sometimes you need to make physical changes to your life rather than trying to positively “think” your way into manifesting things.
Ultimately you manifest through your vibration - so you need to truly feel it and embody it for a manifestation to occur and sometimes that requires taking action to change what doesn’t feel good first, rather than trying to positively think your way through it.
We are super optimistic people so this is how we come to you on this podcast but we also have shitty days that we let ourselves feel. The difference is that we don’t let ourselves get stuck in it. We inquire, work out what is and isn’t working, ask for help if needed and move forward from there. We hope you enjoy this ep and can relate at this time in your life!
 
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The evolution of Wandering Folk with Sharnee Thorpe

Hello! Today we welcome a very special guest, the incredible Sharnee Thorpe of Wandering Folk. We are sure you have all heard of the beautiful global brand Wandering Folk that is renowned for their distinctive bohemian picnic rugs.
This is such a fun chat with Sharnee as she shares the ins and outs of her journey as a creative artist and the evolution of creating Wandering Folk. She talks us through her experience studying Textile Design at RMIT University in Melbourne, working in a large print studio in Sydney, freelancing from a small room in Sydney whilst creating Wandering Folk and returning home to the North Coast of NSW where she is surrounded by an incredible creative community in Byron.
Sharnee shares how authentically the brand and marketing of Wandering Folk evolved from the adventure of travelling around the states, what her team looks like now, what she loves most about her work, how her style has evolved and some exciting new collaborations and products to look out for on the horizon. As well as the pending arrival of her second baby!
We know you are going to love this as much as we did. Enjoy!
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COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT: Artists

Hello and welcome back to the second installment of our community spotlight episodes! We are so excited to be doing these special episodes where we shine the light on some of the beautiful souls in the ACL community and share a chat about biz life.
This feature is on Artists and we welcome Kylie (Tiny Giraffe), Susanna (Susanna April) and Constanza (Constanza Goeppinger) to the podcast.
In this chat we discuss the challenges of biz (like the recent change in social media) as well as what they love most about being a full time Artist. We learn about the nudges each other received to go full time in their creative business and what trusting life’s whispers led to. We also find out what each of these beautiful souls are currently manifesting in their business before ending with a fun round of rapid fire questions.
We loved spending time with these ladies and are sure you will love hanging (listening) with us too!
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@susannaapril
@constanza.illustrates
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When success is more scary than failure

Welcome back to another episode! Today we look at the idea that the pursuit of success can feel scarier than the fear of failure (that we are all so familiar with). Fear of success is a more subconscious belief and we dive deep into unpacking this underlying fear that can exist in so many of us. We all talk about falling on our face but what about facing being the most successful version of you?!
Sam pulls a card that sets this chat off DEEP from the start - the message being that you are already whole. Breaking down the fear of success, we look at a number of things like being seen and wanting to be liked and wanting to be relatable. Sam shares how being seen was a fear of hers which stems from her experience as a person of colour in this world. For Cass, there is the big judgement piece around not wanting anyone to think that she thinks she is better than them. We both know that feeling of wanting to be liked and not wanting to reach a point of success above your family and friends where you can’t relate to them anymore. This is why expanders are so important and surrounding yourself with community that pushes you forward.
Here’s the thing - you HAVE to be seen and lay your soul bare in order to be SUCCESSFUL. The two go together and we all need to learn to be at one with this. Pushing through that constant fear of putting yourself out there, caring less what people think and following the call of your inner self is what will continue to propel you to reach new levels of success. It’s a big chat and we go deep before ending the episode with a listener question from Katrina about how to launch a course before you have a big following. Lots to take from this one. Enjoy!
 
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Why you need to F up

Welcome back! We are back after our quick break and are both feeling super refreshed and excited to be here! Cass is entering an exciting chapter moving into her new house. There is a fresh new energy in the air for the collective, are you feeling it too? We are both really leaning into this and loving it! It is almost like Spring has come early!
In today’s episode we chat all about why you need to F up in business. Sam pulls the most perfect Dreamy Moons card to start the ep that says “you are safe to make mistakes!”
We dive deep into this topic and so many elements of it. One big message is that if you haven’t stuffed up, you haven’t tried. So we say get in the arena and give it a go!
Sam shares an example of when she stuffed up at the beginning of her podcasting journey and how it led to an amazing editor and Cass shares when she stuffed up sending wedding invites to the wrong couples and how it was easily fixed and not a big deal in the long run!
We are deep in conversation when the universe decided to make an example of us in this episode! The audio cuts out completely and it is hilarious! Tune in to hear how Sam had stuffed up in this very recording and how we decided to look at it with curiosity, fun and laughter.
We are all human and we are going to make mistakes along the way, so be curious and don’t get upset with yourself when those moments happen. Also remember that you are not a bad person if you make a mistake every now and then! We will leave you with this Brene Brown quote “I want to be in the arena. I want to be brave with my life. And when we make the choice to dare greatly, we sign up to get our asses kicked. We can choose courage or we can choose comfort, but we can’t have both. Not at the same time. Sometimes the bravest and most important thing you can do is just show up…there is no innovation and creativity without failure. Period!”
 
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Life as an artist with Brigitte May

Today we welcome a very special guest, the gorgeous Brigitte May!
We are so lucky to have Brigitte share for the very first time on a podcast and appreciate her making a debut on the airwaves with us!
At the beginning of the episode Sam pulls the butterfly animal spirit card meaning ‘transformation’ to support Brigitte’s chat. As Brigitte shares her journey as a creative we learn about how it has morphed and transformed along the way.
She shares how she has always listened to the whispers of the universe and we love hearing about one moment in particular that stands out for Brigitte - when she was living in a tent on a little island in Crete and dreamt that she was designing gowns. When she woke up she decided that she was going to study fashion design, started designing the gowns from her dream and found a course to study that very day. Before that she was tossing up studying veterinary science or psychology!
We hear about some of the big labels that Brigitte has had as clients including Forever New and Peter Alexander, and she shares an amazing story of when she wrote to Peter Alexander on Facebook which lead to her working with him!
As a working artist for almost a decade, Brigitte shares how her style has evolved over the years. She views it as a part of you and believes that if you create long enough your style will intuitively reveal itself and be an extension of you as a person. She is speaking our language!
Finally, Brigitte shares how she is shifting her business to be more wholesale and offers beautiful advice for our listeners. Brigitte is the sweetest person and a truly divine talented artist. We know you will love this episode as much as we did talking to her.
*We are taking a short break after this episode and will be back in your ears on Tuesday 16th August.
 
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COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT: Graphic Designers

Hello and welcome to our first community spotlight episode! This concept stemmed from our recent episode on loneliness. We thought it would be a cool way to bring our community together on the airwaves! This is the first of what will be a series of community spotlight episodes that showcase listeners from various creative industries.
Our first feature is on graphic designers and we welcome Michelle (Mishku Studio), Katrina (Little Black Kat Creative) and Samone (Samone Shepherdson Art & Design)! We begin the episode by having each fabulous girl boss introduce themselves and their creative biz.
Throughout the episode we chat about a range of topics such as challenges like lulls in business, changes on Instagram, social media marketing, self-doubt, juggling mum life, getting distracted working from home as well as what we love most about being a creative entrepreneur including the freedom and flexibility that comes with working for yourself, collaborating with beautiful clients that become friends and being creative every day.
It seriously feels like hanging out with a group of like minded friends. So much fun!! We finish with a light round of rapid fire questions and then Kat and Samone share about their experience of Cass’s Surface Pattern Design Course. Kat actually just booked in her first surface pattern design job last week! (after we recorded this episode) Congratulations Kat!
Cass shares that enrolments for the next intake of her course is open. The course commences on 8th August and Earlybird is open 26th - 29th. You can join the waitlist now to get the Earlybird price!
@mishku.studio
@littleblackkatcreative
@samoneshepherdson
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How to choose the best website platform for your brand

We are soo happy to be back on the mic this week. This episode starts with a little life chat as it has been a while since we saw each other to record. Cass has been crazy busy moving house and Sam is on a high from the best weekend of her life (big call but it’s true) surprising a friend for their 40th.
Today we chat all about websites - what are the platforms? what is the best platform for your brand? should you have all of your services on one website or seperate websites? We cover it all!
Sam draws the dragonfly animal spirit card at the start of the chat and shares a personal story of how this card resonates with her recent experience with websites and how various people who have transitioned came through to cheer her on while she learnt Showit for the first time.
We then bring it back down to Earth and discuss tangible ways for everyone to consider when making decisions on websites. Cass gives advice to put a day aside to try the platform you are considering and then make the decision based on that experience and Sam recommends watching the instructional videos for Showit from the beginning if that is a platform you are considering.
We discuss the different website platforms out there including Squarespace, Showit, Shopify, Wix and Wordpress. Cass shares how she uses Squarespace and the experience she had with Shopify that imparts the valuable lesson that sometimes there is just ‘hurt money’ in business and that’s a part of being a creative entrepreneur.
Sam shares the pivot she is going through with her business and the launch of her new website www.samanthalaurence.com that brings all of her babies (businesses) into one place. She also shares the two new offerings with the launch of her website - Podcast Advice Call and 1:1 Mentoring.
We discuss the benefits of having your website under your name and also the importance of not getting stuck ‘procrastibranding.’ If you already have a good website don’t feel like you need to change - if ain’t broke don’t fix it!
On the topic of websites our next community spotlight will be on website designers so keep an eye out for the callout on Instagram this week. Cass also shares about her upcoming 3 day workshop on uncovering your style - a very exciting opportunity for a totally free experience.
It’s a big ep with lots of take from it! Enjoy!
Get 10% off Saffron Ave Website Templates with the code LOVESAM10
 
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Marketing without social media with Leonie Dawson

Today we are SUPER pumped to interview the incredible Leonie Dawson!
A forewarning to this episode - there is a lot of swearing so you might want to save this one for when little ears aren’t around. Leonie really loves to keep it real and we laugh the whole way through the episode. We hope you love it and laugh with us!
Leonie shares her journey from working in government to running her multi million dollar business. Over the years she has created 180 e-courses (!!) and continues to launch new ones all the time.
Cass is a long time fan of Leonie and is currently being coached by her and when Sam took a look at her work, we knew we had to get her on the poddie! Both of our ears pricked up when we found one of her recent courses on how to market without social media. Yours too?! So, in January 2021 Leonie did a 21 day challenge taking a break from social media and she never went back! She saw her brain heal and her life be filled with so much joy and creativity and self confidence. In this episode Leonie shares a bunch of ways that you can market without social media (too many to list them all here, you’ll have to give it a listen to find out!) and her signature marketing plan method on a white piece of paper.
Leonie also breaks down what she does with the 10 hours of work she does a week in her thriving business that brings in min $1M a year! She shares how she is motivated by money (and specifically what you can do with it) and how her business year is based on financial goals but she doesn’t plan exactly how she will make money within that time.
We cover all parts of her journey from when she first began, how she transitioned from her part time job into business and what her full time business looks like now. There are many nuggets of gold in this episode and at the end Leonie shares specific advice for creative entrepreneurs starting out as well as for those at the top of their game and wanting to up-level.
You’ll soon hear that Leonie doesn’t take herself or life too seriously. This interview is playful and fun, just like her. Enjoy!
You can find Leonie here:
leoniedawson.com
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