by jlouden | May 15, 2014 | Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort, Video
Ever start a creative project – a poem, a painting, a business, even a new relationship – all gung-ho and focused…and then get distracted by new different ideas (oh, wait that one is so much better, I should do that instead!) or research...
by jlouden | May 7, 2014 | Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort, Video
When my sweet publisher brought out the paperback version of The Life Organizer, it was partially to nudge me to write another book, which made me feel both wanted and panicked – because for what feels like eons, I’ve struggled to write my next book. I...
by jlouden | Apr 19, 2014 | Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort, Video
I haven’t recorded a video in ages and, although I know it’s not logical, I feel like that means we aren’t seeing each other. I start to feel like I’m showing up too polished here, hidden behind neatly edited words and curated images. So I...
by jlouden | Jan 4, 2014 | Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort, Video
I recorded an early morning video to explore my response to a fantastic question I received from a wonderful soul. I do videos when I find it easier to talk my way through ideas rather than write my way – it’s about feeling connected to you as I talk that...
by jlouden | May 22, 2013 | Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort, Video
Confidence is bandied about as such an essential ingredient to success. Sometimes, frankly, I feel assaulted by people’s confidence, like it’s a protective shield. Other times, I wonder what is confidence? I get confused and mistake a lack of it for...
by jlouden | Mar 6, 2013 | Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort, Video
I made another spontaneous video – now that I’ve started, I can’t seem to stop. In this one, I’m actually wearing a little lipstick (I had to go to the accountant, which for me is a big outing and thus the celebratory lipstick). But lipstick...