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Bookclub for Cultivators$100 Start Up: Reinvent the way you make a living, do what you love, and create a new future
by Chris Guillebeau This book is Ah-Mazing if you are wanting to turn your creative work into a business! This is the simplest start up book I have ever read. I continuously re-read this one to remind myself I don't have to make business so complicated. He lays it out so clearly and so perfectly. The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles by Steven Pressfield This book is a MUST READ! It's short, to the point, and great for a good kick in the you-know-what! All cultivators face the inner creative block on a regular basis, it's just part of the game & this book will get you moving quick. Some of the chapters are only a page long, because that's all Pressfield needs to tell you what-for! Wear this one out. |
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up:The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing by Marie Kondo
This book goes through Marie Kondo's highly successful method of life transforming decluttering and organizing that she calls The Konmari Method. I love this book because she is so specific about what order to go through things in each category and the entire method is based on the premise of whether or not an object "sparks joy". Clear space equals a clear mind and a clear mind has plenty of room for creative play! Watch Marie Kondo speak in this video for an awesome overview of her work!
The Happiness Project: Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun by Gretchen Ruben
Love this book! Gretchen Ruben sets out on a year-long journey testing theories of happiness throughout the ages and applying them to her daily life. She encourages each of us to embark on our own unique Happiness Project. The creative journey is one that gets us working a lot on the inside stuff and we inevitably ask ourselves what truly makes us happy. It's something that comes up again and again as we engage in our creative lives. That's why this book is awesome.
I also recommend watching the documentary, Happy, which is available to watch on Netflix & Amazon Prime or to rent on Amazon.
This book goes through Marie Kondo's highly successful method of life transforming decluttering and organizing that she calls The Konmari Method. I love this book because she is so specific about what order to go through things in each category and the entire method is based on the premise of whether or not an object "sparks joy". Clear space equals a clear mind and a clear mind has plenty of room for creative play! Watch Marie Kondo speak in this video for an awesome overview of her work!
The Happiness Project: Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun by Gretchen Ruben
Love this book! Gretchen Ruben sets out on a year-long journey testing theories of happiness throughout the ages and applying them to her daily life. She encourages each of us to embark on our own unique Happiness Project. The creative journey is one that gets us working a lot on the inside stuff and we inevitably ask ourselves what truly makes us happy. It's something that comes up again and again as we engage in our creative lives. That's why this book is awesome.
I also recommend watching the documentary, Happy, which is available to watch on Netflix & Amazon Prime or to rent on Amazon.
Online Tools & Apps for Cultivators
Instagram- An amazing app for your phone that lets you share your creative work and allows it to be searchable via the use of hashtags # ! Make sure you use Hashtags so that people can find and connect with you based on interest. Don't forget to put your website link in your bio, as that is the only place on instagram you can share a "clickable" link! That way, when you share a post talking about your creative work, you can forward people on to look at your site by letting them know the link is in your bio.
Latergramme- an app for reminding you to share on Instagram based on the schedule you set. You can upload photos to Latergramme online and set them on a timer/schedule them. When you have Latergramme on your phone & connected to your Instagram, a notification will pop up on your phone reminding you that you intended to post a photo to instagram. This is great if you are too busy to remember to share your art or creative work on a regular basis! You can use this as a "second brain" tool! Compatible with iPhone & Android. www.latergram.me
Canva- This is one of my favorite online resources. This is great for making graphics for your website, social media shares, flyers, business cards, whatever! Tons of templates to choose from and all are properly sized and formatted for different purposes. www.canva.com
Wordswag- Suggested by one of our Cultivators, Wordswag is an app for your phone that allows you to create word graphics over the top of your photos! This is ideal for use with instagram!
Periscope- This app allows you to live broadcast from your phone, anytime & anywhere! You can share with followers a sneak peek into your creative process with a behind-the-scenes broadcast!
Latergramme- an app for reminding you to share on Instagram based on the schedule you set. You can upload photos to Latergramme online and set them on a timer/schedule them. When you have Latergramme on your phone & connected to your Instagram, a notification will pop up on your phone reminding you that you intended to post a photo to instagram. This is great if you are too busy to remember to share your art or creative work on a regular basis! You can use this as a "second brain" tool! Compatible with iPhone & Android. www.latergram.me
Canva- This is one of my favorite online resources. This is great for making graphics for your website, social media shares, flyers, business cards, whatever! Tons of templates to choose from and all are properly sized and formatted for different purposes. www.canva.com
Wordswag- Suggested by one of our Cultivators, Wordswag is an app for your phone that allows you to create word graphics over the top of your photos! This is ideal for use with instagram!
Periscope- This app allows you to live broadcast from your phone, anytime & anywhere! You can share with followers a sneak peek into your creative process with a behind-the-scenes broadcast!
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