Iesha Small

writing, career pivots, side hustles

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35 ways I’ve stayed creative to help create new opportunities

Creating opportunities needs creativity.

35 ways I’ve stayed creative in past 30 days

1. Learnt how to “skin the cat” in the garden
2. Got outside more
3. Sketched zen tangles in the library
4. Experimented with new products
5. Met up with friends
6. Tried Supergrow AI (undecided)
7. Learnt to do a new banner on Canva
8. Wrote a Career Pivot Pro manifesto
9. Read books about marketing
10. Used post-it notes in training sessions
11. Changed my Friday routine
12. Spent time with creative people
13. Learnt from people more skilled than me
14. Taught people less skilled than me
15. Visited exhibitions at national art galleries
16. Collaborated with clients for new offers
17. Walked a different route home
18. Challenged myself to do more with less
19. Written lists to entertain people
20. Meditate with headspace app
21. Got feedback from colleagues
22. Listened to Kendrick vs Drake diss tracks
23. Watched Children of Men (film)
24. Launched new products
25. Written plans and shared them
26. Declutterred the house
27. Done more of what I enjoyed
28. Finished my first LinkedIn carousel
29. Visited British museum with a friend
30. Journaled
31. Had sex
32. Taken day time naps
33. Started outline of a new speech
34. Practiced writing a strategy on 1 page
35. Had lunch in a new restaurant

Creativity is a habit. We can develop it everyday.

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35 ways I’ve stayed creative to help create new opportunities