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24: Why your business needs you to take a play break

Sonia Thompson

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Ever felt like your work was draining you? Your business needs you to operate at your best. To help you do that, you should probably take a play break. Listen in to find out why.

Melissa Dinwiddie is the founder of Living a Creative Life, where she is on a mission to help others live life in full-color.

Through her podcast, Live Creative Now!, courses, and art, she’s helped tons of people escape from living life in black and white.

We can learn a ton from Melissa’s experience in creating a business that fills her with energy, rather than draining it.

Key points:

  • The truth about your creativity
  • What happens when you don’t honor your creative hunger
  • How to refresh and restore your depleted willpower
  • Why your business needs a bit of crap
  • Why you need to avoid imperfection
  • The proper way to respond when you feel like an idiot
  • What stumbling in your business really means

Listen to the 31-minute episode here:

http://traffic.libsyn.com/customermagnetshow/2424Whyyourbusinessneedstotakeaplaybreak.mp3

Download file | Play in new window | Duration: 31:04

Show notes:

  • Living a Creative Life
  • Live Creative Now! podcast
  • Self-compassion book
  • Melissa’s movie line

I Am the One Challenge:

Apply the key lessons from this episode with this challenge question on “Your Creative Process.” I prepared a worksheet for you to help you think about and answer the challenge question for your business.

When you grab this worksheet, you’ll have access to each worksheet for every episode as well.

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Once you’ve got your answer to the challenge question, tell me about it in the comment below!

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Sonia Thompson

Sonia Thompson spent more than 10 years living the corporate life,
helping grow million dollar brands around the world. Now she's a marketing strategist, consultant, Inc. columnist, and author on a mission to help you consistently deliver remarkable customer experiences. She's also a big fan of roaming the streets of Buenos Aires.

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