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#AbstractAffirmationsDaily / Let your life be an example of what's possible. ⠀⠀
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My little brother is in town this week for a visit. He's 16 and has never been to California. I find myself wanting to basically spout off every life lesson or change that has made an impact on me in an effort to share some wisdom with him. ⠀
"Don't drink soda!" / "Start exercising early!" / "You don't have to play by the rules society puts on you!" / "If you don't see a career you like, you can create it!" / "You have so much free time while you're young -- use it to learn a tangible skill!"⠀
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It didn't take me long to realize that approach wasn't the best one. Nobody likes a sister who nags. 😆 Real leadership isn't really about telling people what to do or what not to do. It's about using your own choices to shine a light on what's POSSIBLE. Just by living my values, hopefully I can be a demonstration of one path that he can choose to learn from.⠀
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Whether it's as a parent, a sibling, a friend, or even an entrepreneur -- we all instinctively want to share the things that have worked for us with the people we love. But sometimes the best way to lead is just to live and live WELL. ⠀
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Possibility is powerful. 💗✌️⠀
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Caught up on some work this weekend but still carved out some time in the studio for more cardboard explorations! Learning not to overthink it or be afraid to cover up or push past a layer that I fall in love with. 💗🎨 I like how this one turned out!⠀
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My happy place. 💗🎨 (and unusually tidy because we have friends coming over. 😉)

More from today's experiments in the studio. 🎨 Process video in my Story! Thanks to all of you that gave me the 👍 on the process timelapses - trying to remember to hit record more!
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Trying to make it a point lately to go for those harder conversation topics. There's a lot of negativity already in the world, and unfortunately too often we humans default to cheap points of connection like criticism, judgement and complaints. The truth is, it's harder to have a conversation around positivity, thoughtful discussions or vulnerabilities. It often feels riskier and takes more effort. But my new resolution is to try anyway, not only because I think it makes the quality of conversations better but because I think it pours more goodness out into the world too. 💗👍🗣⠀
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#thehappynow #digitalart #choosemust #liveyourtruth #risingtidesociety #dreamersanddoers #peoplescreative #makersmovement #liveauthentic #bloomyellow #makersgonnamake #madetomatter #creativelife #bigmagic #creativepreneur #communityovercompetition #theimperfectboss #soulfulcreative #lovewarrior #soulshare #handlettering #lettering #digitalart #handletteredart #abstractart #abstractaffirmationsdaily

#AbstractAffirmationsDaily / Assume you ARE capable. ⠀
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Dove head first back into work today and found myself working on two projects that required deep concentration and complex problem solving. On more than one occasion I thought my brain was just going to shut down from the feeling of overwhelm. ⠀
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My natural instinct in those moments is to distract myself with something easier so I don't have to feel the discomfort of pushing my own limits. I'll make excuses for myself to put off the hard stuff or actually ignore it altogether. But today I decided to take my own advice and not give some silly task the power to make me feel incapable or inadequate. ⠀
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That's when I thought to myself: How might our lives be different if we assumed we are capable rather than always doubting ourselves? What if we erred on the side of "I can" instead of "I can't" -- how much of our potential could be unlock by giving ourselves the benefit of the doubt? ⠀
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I'm going to try this as an experiment this week. Whether in my work or in the studio or the gym or in a conversation, I'm going to see what happens when my default setting is "I GOT THIS." I encourage you to do the same! ⠀
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ps. I also finally got around to reading "Deep Work" by Cal Newport and it's a good reminder that focus is a muscle we have to intentionally exercise! 👍⠀
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#handlettering #lettering #digitalart #handletteredart #abstractart #thehappynow #choosemust #liveyourtruth #risingtidesociety #dreamersanddoers #peoplescreative #makersmovement #liveauthentic #bloomyellow #makersgonnamake #madetomatter #creativelife #bigmagic #creativepreneur #communityovercompetition #theimperfectboss #soulfulcreative #lovewarrior #soulshare

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