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Welcome to five Minute Magic from the Mindful Creative Podcast, a short bonus episode sharing tips and insights from the pages of the book of the same title. Every week, I'll be sharing one or two ideas that can give you an actionable takeaway for your creative process, your work, your business, or just food for thought for the weekend ahead. These episodes share content from the audiobook and you can find the link to the full version in the show notes below.
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Learn, do and Share when we find something that truly enriches our lives a piece of music, a book, a recipe, a brand new band or artist, yoga, meditation, journaling, etc. We can become a missionary for it. Sending links to our friends, sharing it on our socials, telling anyone we think will benefit, telling anyone who'll listen about our brilliant new discovery Sometimes it can work, and we can open doors for people who might only have seen a wall in front of them. And of course, if we keep our antenna up, other people can do the same for us. We can also be of service to others when we share our experiences, both positive and negative. When we do this from a place of authenticity, then it benefits us and them equally. If we're struggling with something, sharing can offload some of the personal heaviness we feel. And of course it can benefit others who might be going through the same or similar things. Doing this can help us to dial up our empathy and compassion, because we can realise that even if we're at different stages of our journeys, we're all more connected than we realize. We can learn to suspend the quick judgments and jealousies that social media encourages and see that in our different ways, we're all trying to make it, and we're all doing the best we can with what we have at the time. As we become more conscious of ourselves and others, we can also learn to spot when someone needs a nudge or a lift, or just someone to listen. And we don't just have to be there for the trying times either. We can become cheerleaders for others as well as ourselves. If we see someone enjoying success in our chosen field, then rather than wail, what about me? Or feel like that person is somehow stealing success from us, then we do have the choice to be happy for them and to celebrate their win. Obviously, that might be a little more difficult to do if they narrowly beat you to a lucrative contract, but 99 times out of 100, their success will be in something that doesn't negatively affect you. In fact, it might end up being beneficial to you too, a valuable counterweight to this is Learning when and where your energy is being drained Our passion for the actions and habits that have enriched our lives can sometimes make us a little naive. We think that they will instantly do the same for everyone, and that everyone will be motivated to do them. However, if you see a friend, colleague or loved one struggling and they're unwilling to at least try and help themselves, or even recognize that something's not right, then no amount of sharing, suggesting or cheerleading will help. As we know from our own experiences, meaningful change can only come from within. Trying to help someone who doesn't want help is as much of a waste of your time and energy as as arguing with strangers in the comments section of your local newspaper's Facebook page. Likewise, we can find ourselves becoming drained by working for clients who don't pay us properly, keep asking us for extra work, or contact us at unsociable hours, expecting us to jump at their command. If they double down on their behaviour when constructively challenged, then no amount of positive language can dress up the fact that we probably shouldn't be working for them. Part of learning, sharing and doing is recognizing and cherishing your worth and ensuring in a positive way that others know and respect it.