Motivation, Oh! motivation
What is motivation, and how to stay motivated? (just some thoughts)
👋 Hello, dear creative. How are you doing today?
Motivation: daily training
Some days, finding motivation is such a dire battle. As a creative, I have grown to see it as a signal of tiredness, losing sight of your goals or feeling overwhelmed by the steps to take and prison comparison by looking too much into what others do. All these elements can drain your motivation. However, I believe motivation is a muscle that needs daily training. The moment you spot this lack of motivation, you can start using tricks and habits to regain your mojo mindfully.
I share on this audio a little deep dive into what is motivation? and how to stay motivated.
🏋️♂️ Motivate yourself as a routine
Do you have a manifesto? If not check out my free 7-day manifesto worksheet
Create triggers everywhere you can (in the lows these triggers can lift you up powerfully)
Check out this speech by Zig Ziglar. He always reminds me that Joy is the essence of success.
Prompt: Celebrate One progress of this week 👏
🎁 A little list of books I curated for my program Exude confidence, some of these books could be fuel to your motivation.
🔦 This woman will shine a light on your mind
Fatoumata Diawara is an internationally recognised artist. I always noticed her visual SELF story. I had never dived into her songs until I stumbled upon one of her recent interviews, it was her story and conviction that led me to listen to this new album, which I really enjoyed. Her visual aesthetics are so spot-on and exude empowerment. I admire how she evokes a sense of African royalty. It's fascinating how one's speech can serve as a magnet to their work and infuse spark to what they share with the world.
She will motivate you to shine and own your light.
Special guests: Matthieu Chedid and Damon Albarn.
🐎 Opportunity knocks
In every letter, I share opportunities I stumbled upon. There are so many cool grants, funding, competitions, and more to enter to experience progress. I hope the list of the week will be useful.
Do you have a Blue project? (Submit to the United Colours of Design mag)
The Boynes monthly artist award (Theme of May is ‘‘Portrait’’ → 3 artists to win $100. Deadline: May 30th)
Do you fancy working for Headspace (Senior Service Designer. Headspace was a reveal for me years ago with their joyful & mindful aesthetics to wellness )
The Cartier Women’s Initiative (2024 regional awards → deadline June 30th)
🤩 Cool links to click on
🇫🇷 La tête dans les nuages (How can you reuse a hot air balloon? Well, LTDLN just found a design-playful way)
Confession in the spotlight (It is such an interesting angle to discover artists you like on a deeper level whatever your religious beliefs)
The Design guy always has spot-on advice (a pack of ideas, tools and tips for creatives building their creative businesses)
* Travel on a budget (Discover how to travel the world on a budget with Nomad for Less: a weekly deep dive into where to go, where to stay, and what to do under a budget. I will definitely check some of these locations.)
*Sponsored (Yes! Let’s share the light and bring in some light. If you are interested in sponsoring opportunities you can look into my Passionfroot).
Thank you for reading. If you enjoy this letter → 💖 put a heart on it and feel free to share it with peers, friends and family! It helps more people discover this space.
Yours creatively,
Keva.
