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July 11, 2023

IDEAS TO SPARK CREATIVITY AND INCREASE INSPIRATION

Have you ever taken a ride through the creative Sahara desert? 

Lost your spark for creativity? 

You’re sittin’ there, trying to come up with ideas, create stunning content, or even just write a single darn sentence, and the only thing coming out of you is the hair you’re tearing out? 

Call it writer’s block, crickets, the creative desert, or blinking cursor. It can be super frustrating, a leave you wondering if it will ever return.

How do you spark creativity and increase inspiration?  

This episode will help you spark creativity and UNBLOCK the creative block. 

This episode will give you some CREATIVE ideas on how to spark creativity and find inspiration and motivation!

In this episode, I share:

  • About my review contest (through August 1, 2023) on Apple Podcasts!  
  • What can zap us of our creativity (from weather to existential crisis)
  • How deadlines can help and hinder creativity 
  • 11 Ideas to spark creativity and find inspiration 
  • Tons of creativity-sparking resources for writer’s and creative souls 

Resources Mentioned:
The Marketing Momentum Lab – Fall 2023: MarketingMomentumLab.com
Rick Rubin’s Book: The Creative Act: A Way of Being
Anne Lammott’s Book Bird By Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
Storytime Hypnosis with Karen Kenney LIVE Tuesday, July 11th 8pm (ET)
Storytime Hypnosis with Karen Kenney REPLAY AUDIOS
Erin Ollila’s Talk Copy to Me Podcast Episode “Nothing You Write Will Ever Be Good Enough“

REVIEW CONTEST DETAILS:
Write Content with Character a loving review on Apple Podcasts by Tuesday, August 1st 2023 and be entered to win a hand-selected, creativity-sparking GIFT from my heart to yours! I’ll snail mail you something to thank you for being YOU 🙂

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About Me, Your Host Emily Aborn 
  • Content copywriter who helps women entrepreneurs bring their messages to LIFE on their websites and blogs! 
  • Podcast host of Content with Character and She Built This 
  • Founder of She Built This 
  • Dogmom, wife, auntie, sister, daughter, friend, and the tall one in the back of every photo! 
  • Summer-loving, sock-obsessed lady living in the backwoods of New Hampshire! 

Website: www.emilyaborn.com

Email: emily@emilyaborn.com

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Emily Aborn is a Content Copywriter for women entrepreneurs, Podcast Host of Content with Character and She Built This. She’s been an entrepreneur since 2014 and has experience in running brick-and-mortar as well as online businesses. She’s worked with over 98 different industries in their marketing and loves helping businesses increase their visibility, connect with their clients, and bring their dreams and visions to life. For fun, Emily enjoys nerdy word games and puzzles, reading, listening to podcasts, and tromping about in the woods with her husband, Jason, and their dog, Clyde.

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  • Before our Marketing Blueprint workshop at Hannah Grimes today @hannahgrimescenter and… AFTER the workshop 😂 Had so much fun with this engaged group today going through what’s worked, what hasn’t, how to navigate the many places to focus and play with your marketing, speaking the lingo of your clients, and more!! Can’t wait til’ the next one on October 18th 💃🏻
  • Collaborator Thursday!! 💃🏻💃🏻 This one is HOT off the presses, as Robyn @rdwdesignstudio, Jess @jmmartistdesigner and I celebrated our client Keady Phelan's @kdpcoaching_keadyphelan website launch YESTERDAY! 🔥 Keady came to us with clarity on who she works with and wanted to speak to on her website. She also refined her distinct offerings and services. But... her work with leaders has massive, life-changing potential and she wasn't quite sure how to put it into words and express it through visual branding... all, of course, without saying too much. Easy, right? 😂 We needed to bring the FEELING of the message and impact ALIVE. Working alongside the dream team to bring Keady's voice to life on her new website was an honor and joy! I feel grateful every single day that somehow, these 10 fingers + my client's messages = become transformation, impact, and more love and peace in the world! ❤️ Congratulations to Keady on the stunning new website!
  • Question for you! Weigh in because I'm CURIOUS what YOU think... This came up in my collaboration with @thelarryroberts and @_saralohse in our conversation on their Branded Podcast (see second slide and the 🔗 in my bio)!! 👇🏻 Do you believe you can teach someone to... - Be an artist? - Be creative? 👇🏻 ie. 👇🏻 - Write? Draw? Be Curious? Sculpt? Dance? Design? "Have an Eye"? Create? What do you think? Can you teach it? Or no? Thoughts and ideas!? Also in the episode: 💃🏻 10x more fun than 3 people should be allowed to have 💃🏻 Does making mistakes make you more likable? 💃🏻 How to infuse your brand with curiosity 💃🏻 Should you tell them everything you know? 🐕 Clyde's debut at the end in his efforts to protect our home from Amazon drivers AND MORE! Visit the link in my bio to listen to the episode and be sure to weigh in on below on whether or not you think writing/art/creativity can be taught!
  • Our adventures today took us over the mountain, through the woods, and landed us in the park in Peterborough where Jason and I first met (and fell head over heels) with this guy 9 years ago. ❤️ Just as dapper (and happier!) than ever!
Yesterday, I checked out FlexABLE Assisted Stretching & Wellness @flexable_assisted_stretching in Concord, NH for their Open House! Got the BESTTTTT stretch from my friend, Karen Kenney @karenkenneylive who's one of their certified Stretch + Flexibility Coaches (amongst many other superpowers!!) Karen walks you through every step of the way to ensure you feel confident, safe, and knowledgeable about what's happening during your session. Their goal, as stated on their website, is to create a life-changing impact for people and it did NOTHING short of that for me! I walked away feeling amazing, having a minor epiphany about flexibility itself, learning about how the body works, and seeing what a great resource this place is! Highly recommend checking them out if you're local to Concord!
Yesterday, I checked out FlexABLE Assisted Stretching & Wellness @flexable_assisted_stretching in Concord, NH for their Open House! Got the BESTTTTT stretch from my friend, Karen Kenney @karenkenneylive who's one of their certified Stretch + Flexibility Coaches (amongst many other superpowers!!) Karen walks you through every step of the way to ensure you feel confident, safe, and knowledgeable about what's happening during your session. Their goal, as stated on their website, is to create a life-changing impact for people and it did NOTHING short of that for me! I walked away feeling amazing, having a minor epiphany about flexibility itself, learning about how the body works, and seeing what a great resource this place is! Highly recommend checking them out if you're local to Concord!
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Yesterday, I checked out FlexABLE Assisted Stretching & Wellness @flexable_assisted_stretching in Concord, NH for their Open House! Got the BESTTTTT stretch from my friend, Karen Kenney @karenkenneylive who's one of their certified Stretch + Flexibility Coaches (amongst many other superpowers!!) Karen walks you through every step of the way to ensure you feel confident, safe, and knowledgeable about what's happening during your session. Their goal, as stated on their website, is to create a life-changing impact for people and it did NOTHING short of that for me! I walked away feeling amazing, having a minor epiphany about flexibility itself, learning about how the body works, and seeing what a great resource this place is! Highly recommend checking them out if you're local to Concord!
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Before our Marketing Blueprint workshop at Hannah Grimes today @hannahgrimescenter and… AFTER the workshop 😂 Had so much fun with this engaged group today going through what’s worked, what hasn’t, how to navigate the many places to focus and play with your marketing, speaking the lingo of your clients, and more!! Can’t wait til’ the next one on October 18th 💃🏻
Before our Marketing Blueprint workshop at Hannah Grimes today @hannahgrimescenter and… AFTER the workshop 😂 Had so much fun with this engaged group today going through what’s worked, what hasn’t, how to navigate the many places to focus and play with your marketing, speaking the lingo of your clients, and more!! Can’t wait til’ the next one on October 18th 💃🏻
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Before our Marketing Blueprint workshop at Hannah Grimes today @hannahgrimescenter and… AFTER the workshop 😂 Had so much fun with this engaged group today going through what’s worked, what hasn’t, how to navigate the many places to focus and play with your marketing, speaking the lingo of your clients, and more!! Can’t wait til’ the next one on October 18th 💃🏻
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Collaborator Thursday!! 💃🏻💃🏻 This one is HOT off the presses, as Robyn @rdwdesignstudio, Jess @jmmartistdesigner and I celebrated our client Keady Phelan's @kdpcoaching_keadyphelan website launch YESTERDAY! 🔥 Keady came to us with clarity on who she works with and wanted to speak to on her website. She also refined her distinct offerings and services. But... her work with leaders has massive, life-changing potential and she wasn't quite sure how to put it into words and express it through visual branding... all, of course, without saying too much. Easy, right? 😂 We needed to bring the FEELING of the message and impact ALIVE. Working alongside the dream team to bring Keady's voice to life on her new website was an honor and joy! I feel grateful every single day that somehow, these 10 fingers + my client's messages = become transformation, impact, and more love and peace in the world! ❤️ Congratulations to Keady on the stunning new website!
Collaborator Thursday!! 💃🏻💃🏻 This one is HOT off the presses, as Robyn @rdwdesignstudio, Jess @jmmartistdesigner and I celebrated our client Keady Phelan's @kdpcoaching_keadyphelan website launch YESTERDAY! 🔥 Keady came to us with clarity on who she works with and wanted to speak to on her website. She also refined her distinct offerings and services. But... her work with leaders has massive, life-changing potential and she wasn't quite sure how to put it into words and express it through visual branding... all, of course, without saying too much. Easy, right? 😂 We needed to bring the FEELING of the message and impact ALIVE. Working alongside the dream team to bring Keady's voice to life on her new website was an honor and joy! I feel grateful every single day that somehow, these 10 fingers + my client's messages = become transformation, impact, and more love and peace in the world! ❤️ Congratulations to Keady on the stunning new website!
Collaborator Thursday!! 💃🏻💃🏻 This one is HOT off the presses, as Robyn @rdwdesignstudio, Jess @jmmartistdesigner and I celebrated our client Keady Phelan's @kdpcoaching_keadyphelan website launch YESTERDAY! 🔥 Keady came to us with clarity on who she works with and wanted to speak to on her website. She also refined her distinct offerings and services. But... her work with leaders has massive, life-changing potential and she wasn't quite sure how to put it into words and express it through visual branding... all, of course, without saying too much. Easy, right? 😂 We needed to bring the FEELING of the message and impact ALIVE. Working alongside the dream team to bring Keady's voice to life on her new website was an honor and joy! I feel grateful every single day that somehow, these 10 fingers + my client's messages = become transformation, impact, and more love and peace in the world! ❤️ Congratulations to Keady on the stunning new website!
Collaborator Thursday!! 💃🏻💃🏻 This one is HOT off the presses, as Robyn @rdwdesignstudio, Jess @jmmartistdesigner and I celebrated our client Keady Phelan's @kdpcoaching_keadyphelan website launch YESTERDAY! 🔥 Keady came to us with clarity on who she works with and wanted to speak to on her website. She also refined her distinct offerings and services. But... her work with leaders has massive, life-changing potential and she wasn't quite sure how to put it into words and express it through visual branding... all, of course, without saying too much. Easy, right? 😂 We needed to bring the FEELING of the message and impact ALIVE. Working alongside the dream team to bring Keady's voice to life on her new website was an honor and joy! I feel grateful every single day that somehow, these 10 fingers + my client's messages = become transformation, impact, and more love and peace in the world! ❤️ Congratulations to Keady on the stunning new website!
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Collaborator Thursday!! 💃🏻💃🏻 This one is HOT off the presses, as Robyn @rdwdesignstudio, Jess @jmmartistdesigner and I celebrated our client Keady Phelan's @kdpcoaching_keadyphelan website launch YESTERDAY! 🔥 Keady came to us with clarity on who she works with and wanted to speak to on her website. She also refined her distinct offerings and services. But... her work with leaders has massive, life-changing potential and she wasn't quite sure how to put it into words and express it through visual branding... all, of course, without saying too much. Easy, right? 😂 We needed to bring the FEELING of the message and impact ALIVE. Working alongside the dream team to bring Keady's voice to life on her new website was an honor and joy! I feel grateful every single day that somehow, these 10 fingers + my client's messages = become transformation, impact, and more love and peace in the world! ❤️ Congratulations to Keady on the stunning new website!
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Question for you! Weigh in because I'm CURIOUS what YOU think... This came up in my collaboration with @thelarryroberts and @_saralohse in our conversation on their Branded Podcast (see second slide and the 🔗 in my bio)!! 👇🏻 Do you believe you can teach someone to... - Be an artist? - Be creative? 👇🏻 ie. 👇🏻 - Write? Draw? Be Curious? Sculpt? Dance? Design? "Have an Eye"? Create? What do you think? Can you teach it? Or no? Thoughts and ideas!? Also in the episode: 💃🏻 10x more fun than 3 people should be allowed to have 💃🏻 Does making mistakes make you more likable? 💃🏻 How to infuse your brand with curiosity 💃🏻 Should you tell them everything you know? 🐕 Clyde's debut at the end in his efforts to protect our home from Amazon drivers AND MORE! Visit the link in my bio to listen to the episode and be sure to weigh in on below on whether or not you think writing/art/creativity can be taught!
Question for you! Weigh in because I'm CURIOUS what YOU think... This came up in my collaboration with @thelarryroberts and @_saralohse in our conversation on their Branded Podcast (see second slide and the 🔗 in my bio)!! 👇🏻 Do you believe you can teach someone to... - Be an artist? - Be creative? 👇🏻 ie. 👇🏻 - Write? Draw? Be Curious? Sculpt? Dance? Design? "Have an Eye"? Create? What do you think? Can you teach it? Or no? Thoughts and ideas!? Also in the episode: 💃🏻 10x more fun than 3 people should be allowed to have 💃🏻 Does making mistakes make you more likable? 💃🏻 How to infuse your brand with curiosity 💃🏻 Should you tell them everything you know? 🐕 Clyde's debut at the end in his efforts to protect our home from Amazon drivers AND MORE! Visit the link in my bio to listen to the episode and be sure to weigh in on below on whether or not you think writing/art/creativity can be taught!
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Question for you! Weigh in because I'm CURIOUS what YOU think... This came up in my collaboration with @thelarryroberts and @_saralohse in our conversation on their Branded Podcast (see second slide and the 🔗 in my bio)!! 👇🏻 Do you believe you can teach someone to... - Be an artist? - Be creative? 👇🏻 ie. 👇🏻 - Write? Draw? Be Curious? Sculpt? Dance? Design? "Have an Eye"? Create? What do you think? Can you teach it? Or no? Thoughts and ideas!? Also in the episode: 💃🏻 10x more fun than 3 people should be allowed to have 💃🏻 Does making mistakes make you more likable? 💃🏻 How to infuse your brand with curiosity 💃🏻 Should you tell them everything you know? 🐕 Clyde's debut at the end in his efforts to protect our home from Amazon drivers AND MORE! Visit the link in my bio to listen to the episode and be sure to weigh in on below on whether or not you think writing/art/creativity can be taught!
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Our adventures today took us over the mountain, through the woods, and landed us in the park in Peterborough where Jason and I first met (and fell head over heels) with this guy 9 years ago. ❤️ Just as dapper (and happier!) than ever!
Our adventures today took us over the mountain, through the woods, and landed us in the park in Peterborough where Jason and I first met (and fell head over heels) with this guy 9 years ago. ❤️ Just as dapper (and happier!) than ever!
Our adventures today took us over the mountain, through the woods, and landed us in the park in Peterborough where Jason and I first met (and fell head over heels) with this guy 9 years ago. ❤️ Just as dapper (and happier!) than ever!
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Our adventures today took us over the mountain, through the woods, and landed us in the park in Peterborough where Jason and I first met (and fell head over heels) with this guy 9 years ago. ❤️ Just as dapper (and happier!) than ever!
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