by jlouden | Feb 24, 2021 | Blog, Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort, Why Bother, Why Bother
Have you been feeling unsure of yourself recently? I know my confidence has certainly taken a hit lately. For me, it’s connected to the pandemic — the social isolation has triggered old stories of not belonging and my weird goofiness being too much. How about...
by jlouden | Feb 17, 2021 | Blog, Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort, Why Bother, Why Bother
If your creative self is feeling flattened by the pandemic, as is mine, consider this email a treasure chest of creative care and feeding from my creative heart to yours. Light one of the scented candles you got as a gift for the holidays, put on some music, and...
by jlouden | Feb 10, 2021 | Blog, Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort, Why Bother, Why Bother
I recently taught a webinar called How to Fail at Business Without Really Trying and I wanted to share a key takeaway from my talk that transcends business and is important for getting out of your way so you can make more of what you want in life. Which is… What’s...
by jlouden | Feb 3, 2021 | Blog, Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort, Why Bother, Why Bother
I’ve worked for myself for nearly 30-years. I had a straight-job for only a little over a year after college, working at a famous talent agency, and then I started writing screenplays, then publishing books, speaking and teaching, and in 1999, creating online...
by jlouden | Jan 27, 2021 | Blog, Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort, Why Bother, Why Bother
In my last blog, I talked about ditching climate shame, and how important is it that we become activists for big system changes because while it is important to change our own consumption habits, it can’t alone alleviate the crisis. Greta Thunberg went to Davos in...
by jlouden | Jan 20, 2021 | Blog, Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort, Why Bother, Why Bother
In my latest book, Why Bother?, I wrote about how I had been dodging my desire to do more about the climate emergency. As someone who has followed the climate crisis since high school (yep, that long), I had gotten in the habit of throwing up my hands and giving...
