Or if you’ve seen ‘Loot’ starring Maya Rudolph on ‘Apple TV+‘, what would you do if you suddenly had $87 billion at your disposal (although there is significantly different emotional baggage associated with receiving this money through a divorce settlement)?
The actual dollar amount is immaterial. In fact, whether or not the scenario is extremely realistic is not relevant either. The essential question behind this scenario is:
The other week I listened to Oprah’s interview with Steven Pressfield (on the Super Soul Conversions Podcast –these videos give a taste of their conversation). It reminded me of some basic truths about resistance and procrastination: Continue reading
My heart was weary and I had a mild case of hay fever. So I decided to slow down and tune into my intuition as to what to do next. I got out my sponges and broom, put on an uplifting podcast and started to clean my house. The outer chaos started to feel clean and more spacious, and not surprisingly I was able to hear a small voice inside of me. It started to whisper, “make some art”.
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Welcome to the latest instalment of The Creative Life interview series!
The aim of this series is to shine a spotlight on how business owners incorporate their creativity across all aspects of their life, and gives some ‘behind the scenes’ insight into how they started and plan for their business.
Today I’d like to introduce you to Karen Spencer of Scoobs ‘n’ Lishy.
Karen is a mum of three and the creative force behind Scoobs ‘n’ Lishy, where she specialises in making bright and practical essentials for babies and beyond.
There is more than meets the eye with Karen. Her business of bright baby and children’s goods is just the tip of her creativity outlets and talents. It was so exciting to discover some other hidden gems (but I don’t want to give anything away so you’ll have to read on :-)).
Karen is a true embodiment of her brand – practicality, brightness and happiness. I really appreciated Karen’s pragmatic approach to her creativity and business, especially how she fits it in around raising her family. I loved her ‘roll up your sleeves’ attitude of getting out there and doing something, without making it seem like hard work. If anything gets boring, Karen sees how she can add a sense of fun and enjoyment to whatever she does. So not surprisingly, Karen’s looking forward to launching a new range of colourful hair accessories that will celebrate diverse interests by including things like dinosaurs and trucks, because not all girls like pink sparkly unicorns (although some do, and that’s ok too!).
In this interview you’ll also find out how Karen:
So if you’re intrigued to learn more, let’s start… Continue reading