Navigate the Creative Wilderness: Tips to Tap into Wonder on Your Journey

In this 13th class of the "Navigate the Creative Wilderness" series, discover tips to rest and recharge on your creative journey. Feeling drained or uninspired? This episode provides a path back to wonder for renewed creative inspiration and energy.

This series is designed to help you cultivate confidence in your creative intuition and navigate the challenges of building a creative career. While you can jump in anywhere, starting with "5 Tools to Cultivate Confidence" is recommended. Throughout "Navigate the Creative Wilderness," you'll gain actionable tips to:

• Build a supportive creative community
• Stay consistent with your creative practice
• Overcome the fear of the unknown
• Celebrate your creative successes

Hi, I'm Liz, your guide through the Creative Wilderness! I embarked on this journey myself when launching my creative business in 2017. As an educator and licensed artist with the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, muralist, brand creator, illustrator, and Skillshare Top Teacher, I've learned a lot along the way. This series shares my field notes to help you navigate the highs and lows of your unique creative path.

In this class, you'll learn how to:

• Use wonder as a guide for your creative process.
• Recognize the value of wonder in fostering creativity.
• Tap back into wonder when feeling lost, uninspired, or experiencing creative stagnation.

By the end of this class, you'll be able to:

• Apply actionable tips to discover your "why" and purpose in your creative journey.
• Implement actionable tips to reignite wonder in your daily creative practice.
• Regain energy and inspiration to fuel your creative path.

What you'll need:

• Pen, pencil, or preferred writing utensil.
• The Creative Wilderness Field Guide (link in Projects & Resources).
• A phone to photograph the "Wide-Eyed Wonder" section of the Field Guide for the Class Project.

Get Social!

Share your progress! Snap a photo of your field guide as you work through the class and share it on Instagram. Tag @itslizbrindley and use #thecreativewilderness for a chance to be featured!

Need a boost? Download my free pep talk: [Get My Pep Talk](link to pep talk).

Continue your learning:

• Take "5 Tools to Cultivate Confidence" on Skillshare: [Navigate the Creative Wilderness: 5 Tools to Cultivate Confidence](link to Skillshare class)
• Explore more Freelance & Entrepreneurship classes here: [Freelance & Entrepreneurship Classes](link to Skillshare classes)