Do you have trouble beginning, and staying, with your creative ideas?
As you’re here, you’re likely not creating as much as you’d like. This is completely normal, it’s not you. It is super frustrating, though, but I can help.
I understand deeply the pain and frustration of wanting to create, but not really getting anywhere
You dream of a more creative life, like some people you see online
You sort of know what you want to make, but you don’t seem to do it. Not because you can’t, but it’s hard to get started
The projects you do start, you rarely finish.
If only you were more organized and disciplined, you reckon you would create more
Underneath you’re worried about criticism
You’re beginning to doubt yourself
In a world of social perfection and AI efficiency, your emotional and imperfect creative voice is more needed than ever
THE SOLUTION
Lower the stakes and embrace the messy human creating process
This could sound like just a headline, but it’s creativity at its core.
Creativity is a human process and therefore full of personal feelings, triggers, emotions, expectations, and fears. It’s messy because it’s human!
So, how do you get over that?
You don’t. You work with it.
You’re not wrong, it’s that you probably haven’t found a way to navigate the messy process of creating.
That’s why I help you, not fix, but help you think differently about how your creating process can be.
This is my 3-step approach.
Imperfect small steps
The way you get started, and move forward, is by doing one tiny, imperfect step after another. If you feel resistance, your step is too big.
Lower the stakes
By lowering the stakes, you reassure your mind, there are no expectations for a change in identity, livelihood, fame or life changing fortune.
Compassion for yourself
You get to practice thinking of yourself and your creativity as your best friend, and as a sanctuary. Instead of fighting yourself, you turn to compassion when there’s resistance.
“Katja is kind and compassionate, she doesn't impose a rigid, one-size-fits-all way of doing things, and she actually helps you find your own way.
She also helps you navigate between your daily life and your creative project. ”
— Stéphanie, Switzerland
3 ways to get your creativity flowing
Creative process coaching
You want one-to-one kaizen-muse creativity coaching to help you understand your creative process, find what works for you while working on your project.
Mini course: Messy First Version
In this short self-study creative guide you will pick a small project to work on, either from the list given, or your own.
You’ll work on it before you feel ready, and finish an imperfect first version.
E-book: Use small steps to bypass creative resistance
This e-book will teach you how to use the kaizen approach of taking small, intentional steps when doing creative and business work.
This approach to build a consistent creative practice is super smart, gentle, and effective.
Unlock the 3 most common creative blocks in this short (free) email series
When you sign up for my emails, the first 7 (daily) emails are specifically created for perfectionism, feeling overwhelmed and procrastinating.
Email 1: The creative blocks we’re talking about and how they show up
Email 2: My 3 foundational creative coaching tools
Email 3: What works for perfectionism
Email 4: What works for feeling overwhelmed
Email 5: What works when procrastinating
Email 6: More creative tools for you
Email 7: More on Kaizen and hello from me :)
After this creative self-coaching email series, I’ll be sending my normal and irregular emails.
Danish based creativity coach, here to help you create more.
Hi, I’m Katja (pronounced catch-ya)
Why is it that so many of us don’t get ahead with the dreams and ideas we have?
From coaching creatives for more than a decade, I know it’s not lack of skills, or ideas, or things like motivation, discipline, or even structure, that is stops us from pursuing a creative dream, but it’s believing that what we can do, or want to do, isn’t enough.
Our expectations are often crazy high, so, we stay in the loop of refining, doubting, and restarting, and don’t get proper momentum.
My clients don’t share industry. What they have in common, apart from being seriously lovely, creative, and skilled women, is that the project or business they want to create, is one that makes our world a little better.
This work is not an easy, quick fix, it is a process, and it’s the most rewarding and meaningful process.
It also happens to be good for you. Bonus!
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