We are back for another creative Wednesday with our second guest speaker
!Jess is another fellow multi-passionate creative that we also discovered here on Substack. She describes herself as a multifaceted creative wearing many hats: professional writer, editorial director, collage artist, fashion historian, sewer, and occasional designer of beautiful things.
In this episode, Kelly and I have the privilege of speaking with Jess about the guilt that often comes with creative pivots. We unpack the cultural pressure to stick to “one thing,” why changing your mind isn’t failing, and why saying “sorry” for evolving is overrated.
Here are some of the things we talked about in this episode
(featuring some insight from Jess):
Jess's creative journey and building her creative life: she shares, “All my eggs are not in a basket that somebody else is holding.”
The pressure that comes with changing direction
Feeling the need to justify our creative pivots
How to embrace being a beginner in creativity: Jess’s mantra: “If I’m not learning, I’m not really living.”
Social media and being multipassionate: “I try to make sure I consume content that’s supporting and validating me, so no niche-oriented hustle culture stuff that makes me feel bad.”
This episode is full of nuggets of wisdom and useful tips to help you on your creative path, especially if it’s still often filled with apologies.
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