Navigating the intersection between creativity and entrepreneurship can be a tricky proposition.
Too often, creatives feel pressured to conform to societal norms in order to attract clients and build a successful business, which can lead to losing touch with their unique identity and vision.
How can you maintain your authentic creativity while building a thriving business?
Stephanie Owens – a lettering artist, brand strategist, entrepreneur, and coach – says that the key is to master the art of balancing creativity, grit, and inspiration in her work.
She shares her insights and experiences on how to harness the power of creativity and authenticity to fuel your entrepreneurial journey, and how to stay motivated through the inevitable challenges and setbacks.
Join me and Stephanie as we explore the keys to unlocking your creativity and bringing your unique vision to life.
Here are the key takeaways from this episode:
3:54 - Society is so full of conformity and algorithms that many people have lost their creative voice
7:59 - Embrace the learning process and not just go for monetizing it right away
15:33 - Life is about seasons
24:26 - What separates a hobby artist from someone who is building a business?
27:03 - Don't lose your own identity or values to fit in
39:06 - If you ever have to cover up who you are, it's a sign that it's not going to be sustainable
41:55 - The life experience is where the gold is at the end of the day
46:57 - It's your job to do what you love and the right people will find you
About the Guest
Stephanie Owens is the co-founder and studio letterer at Gold Sheep Designs, where she and her husband specialise in digital illustrations and custom letterforms that tell stories and grow fandoms.
She also writes curriculum for the best-selling novelist of all time, Agatha Christie, and is the Education Director at The Futur.
She's just a simple sci-fi loving, hard-rock blasting, child of the 80s who never grew up and now uses her work to advocate for those who have lost their creative voice in a culture of conformity and algorithms.
Learn more about Stephanie through their website goldsheepdesign.com and Instagram page @goldsheepdesign
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About Me:
I help you lead with fearless authenticity by smashing the self-imposed heteronormative stereotypes that keep you playing small through emotional healing inner child and inherited intergenerational trauma.
Create a purposeful life of your unique design by disrupting societal norms and expectations of who you should be.
Explore mindfulness, music, fearless curiosity and loving kindness through the lens of Human Design to thrive as the person you are born to be.
Learn more about my coaching method and join my emotional healing, mindfulness, and music community at melissaindot.com.
