How can you create your best work?

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Quiz Questions

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What do you like to make?
- A.
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  Visual art
- B.
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  Music
- C.
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  Crafts
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  Writing
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  Performance
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  All kinds!
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  I'm looking to learn new forms...
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How are you feeling about your creative work right now?
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  Ugh.
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  Meh.
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  Grrr.
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  Dude.
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  Fuck yeah.
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How are you coping with ... all of this?
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  I'm trying to let go of bullshit and be the real me.
- B.
  I am learning everything I can to be a better person.
- C.
  I am legit struggling, and don't know how to feel hope for the future.
- D.
  I'm hitting protests and/or trying to help my community.
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  I'm looking for different kinds of ways to fight back.
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  I could use some help.
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Describe your brain and how you work:
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  I need very specific settings to think and work.
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  I can focus like nobody's business.
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  I get so obsessed with things I could teach a class.
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  I cannot figure out what works for me!
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  It's just...weird in there.
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How do you like to learn?
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  Give me all the YouTube videos
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  I want an in-person classroom
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  Put on a podcast and I'm locked in
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  I learn best around my friends, co-workers, and others
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  Reading rabbit-holes: books, articles, apps, etc
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  I learn by doing; let me try it and I've got it
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What's your favorite type of podcast?
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  True crime docs
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  News updates and deep dives
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  Pop culture recaps, interviews, and chats
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  Limited series - fiction or documentary
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  Arts and culture
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  I don't listen to podcasts...
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Working with others: Thoughts?
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  Collaboration is the key.
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  Working with others is literal hell.
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  I like the option to reach out to others online...
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  It's fine?
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What music is getting you through?
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  Angry women who rock.
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  Seriously? Taylor, always.
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  Dance / trance / zoning out
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  The weirder the better.
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  "Fuck you I won't do what you tell me."
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  Voices from the past.

Quiz Outcomes

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Your next step: Get mentored by the greats!
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Your next step: Declare your freedom!
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TL:DR: Break free of creative traps!You're prioritizing authenticity, and you're sick to death of feeling small and less than. So it's time to reframe your creative work outside of the confines of productivity culture. It's time to let go of the shame and guilt we lay on ourselves, and explore what really matters to you, how you really work, and how you can find your path forward.Try the Creative Review and Reframe workbook, free when you sign up for the newsletter.And for a bit of inspiration, listen for free to the Art of Resistance Podcast for stories of people who reframed their creative work to serve themselves and their communities.Go furtherReady for more? The Art Lab membership could help.You'll get weekly ideas and insights, new tools every month to empower yourself and your art, and an online community filled with artist resisters!
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Your next step: Find your people!
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TL:DR: Tap into the power of our community to help make art as resistance!You like feeling the power of the collective. Finding other creatives who are dedicated to making art as resistance will help. By seeing what other artists are up to, and even collaborating, you could find new avenues for your work. Sign up for free to the Rebel Yell Creative newsletter. Each week we’re sharing ideas and insights into making art, and highlighting community members and their work. Plus, get the Creative Review and Reframe workbook free!And for a bit of inspiration, listen for free to the Art of Resistance Podcast for stories of people who reframed their creative work to serve themselves and their communities.Go furtherReady for more? The Art Lab membership could help.· You’ll get an online community filled with artist resisters, along with new tools every month to empower yourself and your art.
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Your next step: Power up with a mentor!
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TL:DR: Tap into the power of mentorship to make your best art!You’d like to power up your creative work. Maybe you’ve tried things in the past that didn’t help, and were guided by neurotypical approaches. But you deserve personalized support that works for you. And you’d love to explore more.Try the Creative Review workbook, free when you sign up to the newsletter, to learn more about yourself, your needs, and how you create. This insight can help you figure out where you support could help.And for a bit of mentorship from the greats, listen for free to the Art of Resistance Podcast for stories of people who reframed their creative work to serve themselves and their communities.Go furtherReady for more? Personalized mentorship could help.Try the Creative Boost bundle of coaching sessions. You can work with me one-on-one in the way you prefer: Online, email, or audio messaging. Or, try the Coaching Membership, with a monthly one-on-one-session plus online community and all the art tools we offer. Let’s do this!

How can you create your best work?

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