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Where Does Your Creativity Pour From?

Posted on April 2, 2014December 6, 2021by Vanessa Smith
Where Does Your Creativity Pour From

I’ve noticed that I do some of my best* work when sleep deprived.     And when moving. I always have to drive so when I’m on a bus the road kind of lulls me into relaxation and the creativity pours out. (Noise cancelling headphones are a key part of this strategy so you don’t […]

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Jump In

Posted on March 5, 2014June 9, 2017by Vanessa Smith

I’ve been in quite a few tweet chats and general discussions over the past few days where people have talked about fear holding them back. For example, lots of bloggers are afraid to cold-call a brand. Or cold-email.   Seeing these posts by John & Kelly today reminded me of thoughts I’ve had in the […]

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Too Many Ideas

Posted on January 31, 2014January 4, 2018by Vanessa Smith
Too Many Ideas

I get ideas all the time. And they always seem better than the ideas I’ve had before.   I’m (slowly) learning to not just jump from one thing to another – especially as everything in life takes time.   I came  up with a great idea last night. The only problem is that it would […]

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Catch Your Dreams

Posted on October 12, 2013July 12, 2018by Vanessa Smith

“Catch your Dreams” by Mouse Rat – and what it means to me. Continue reading →

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2012 Blogger Love!

Posted on December 31, 2012June 30, 2017by Vanessa Smith

This blog was new to me in 2012. I’ve blogged before, I started Suitcase Scribbles as a way to finally have a place to keep my travel writing in one place. This blog started out just as a way to publicly record my health goals & bloomed into a full on personal blog. I’ve met […]

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Inspiration

Posted on November 15, 2012September 28, 2017by Vanessa Smith
Inspiration

Being around similar people is critical to motivation and inspiration in your life. This is even more important when you’re talking about your business. I don’t run this blog as a business for many reasons (discussed elsewhere).   I absolutely loved the mood of the ProBlogger event this year.   Inspiration     I read […]

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