Happy Tuesday!

And Happy Winter Solstice if you’re celebrating today!

I’ve been feeling very creative in the last few days. I’ve been practicing my doodling and zentangling, adding more brushes to my procreate app and this morning I downloaded the Pigment app so I can start coloring in some mandalas and other pages for different projects for the coming year. And I’ve been coming up with all sorts of ideas for new coloring packages to run by my artist and see which ones she wants to take on.

But, I’ll be the first to admit that there are also days – and sometimes weeks – where I don’t feel very creative at all. So, for today’s read I’m reaching waaaaaay back into my archives for a few ideas on how to be more creative every day…

Today’s Read: 7 Ideas for Being More Creative Every Day

Idea #1 – Change the time of day when you practice being creative

I think we all have certain times of the day when we feel more creative. For me, it’s early in the morning and late at night. I usually start getting my best ideas around 10 p.m.

It’s been said that these two times of day are special because we’re not fully alert and so are more open to thinking freely and using our imagination.

If you’re used to being creative during the middle of the day and feel like you need more, try working early in the morning or just before bedtime and see if it makes a difference.

Idea #2 – Talk to a child

Most children aren’t constrained by the same rules of thought that adults are. When you ask a question of a child, be prepared for anything. They’ll often have a perspective you never would’ve thought of, and that can be a great boost to your own creativity.

Idea #3 – Suspend judgement

One of the biggest obstacles to creativity is premature judgment. Not all your ideas and creations will be good. Consider all the possibilities before dismissing any of the available options.

Idea #4 – Surround yourself with creativity

Take yourself on what author Julia Cameron calls an “artist’s date”. Spend time in museums, art galleries, or at the symphony. Read great literary works. Spend time with artists.

Other cool options for artist’s dates are places like fabric stores… the colors and textures in a fabric store blow my mind every time. Cafés are good too (when Covid protocols allow), especially for writers. They’re a great place to people watch and come up with ideas for characters in your novels.

Idea #5 – Come up with at least five new ideas each day.

Great ideas are like great songs. You have to come up with a lot of them to discover a few hits. Keep your brain on the task by forcing yourself to be creative each day. You’ll be sure to find a few “hit” ideas each week.

Idea #6 – Take your own advice

Ask yourself what advice or ideas you would give a friend if they were in need of more creativity. Then do that for yourself.

Sometimes we put too much pressure on ourselves to come up with the great idea. If you remove yourself from the equation and brainstorm as if you were giving advice to someone else, you get out of your own way and allow your thoughts to flow more freely.

Idea #7 – Go for a walk

I can honestly tell you I get most of my best ideas walking. I love walking along the river bank and the other trails in the city and just letting my mind wander. Sometimes I take a notebook and pen and sit on a rock somewhere to write down ideas. Other time they come mid-step, and I’ll just record a voice memo on my phone and flesh it out when I get home. Either way it gives you mental and physical exercise both, and that’s a win in my books.

These are all easy steps you can take up increase the level of creativity you use every day. As a creative entrepreneur, you can’t really afford to let yourself get blocked. Try one of these ideas when you feel the need for more creativity and let me know how it works for you!

And now here are today’s deals…

Deals Ending Today

Ends Today! Free PLR: Getting Organized

Justin and the team at Tools for Motivation have a new Free PLR offer for you this weekend. Getting Organized includes 5 articles with addon content for each. The topics covered are:

• Starting Your Day Off Right
• Keeping Life Organized
• Managing Your Time
• To Do List Success Tips
• Staying Organized and Productive at Work

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Pick of the Week! Challenge Your Comfort Zones

Lynette has just released a new Challenge Your Comfort Zones workbook. Use coupon code COMFORTZONES to save 50% through Tuesday, December 21. This is one of my favorite topics, so I’ll be picking up this one for sure. The pack includes:

• 1 x workbook
• 5 x dividers
• 3 x professionally edited mockups
• 30 x social media blurbs
• 10 x social media images

Bonus Offer: This product qualifies for a bonus. You’ll find the bonus claim instructions in the dashboard on Lynette’s site after purchase

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New Printables: A Healthy New Year

Alice and Yusef have a new Healthy New Year Ekit available this week. It’s on sale for only $14.95 through Tuesday, December 21 and includes:

• 7 Page Report: “10 Ways to Have Your Healthiest Year Ever” (.doc)
• Professionally-Designed Ecover Set: .JPG and .PSD with flat cover and 3 x 3D versions to go with the report.
• 5 Articles – for your social media, blog and more.
• 10 Product Templates – create t-shirts, mugs, notebooks, stickers, towels, phone cases and more (.png / PSD)
• 10 Coloring Pages – coloring is a hit with children and adults alike. Use these sheets to generate traffic or create downloadable or print coloring books for sale. (.png / PSD 2550 x 3300 px)
• 100-Page Journal – comes with an Ecover Set. There are three 3d versions with .psd for editing.
• 365-Day Planner – comes with an Ecover Set. There are three 3d versions with .psd for editing.
• 36-Card Printable Card Deck –  Card Deck with fully editable cards. They come formatted for commercial or at-home printing. Instructions included.
• Bonus #1: The Top Product Dropshippers with tips on creating and selling your own products.
• Bonus #2: Print on Demand Profits Guide: Cut your learning curve with our easy-to-follow 4-step system on profiting from print on demand products.
• Bonus #3: 3 Planner Templates, 3 Journal Templates, Planner Creation Checklist and Journal Creation Checklist

Want to try before you buy? Grab the Free Mini Kit here.

Bonus Offer: This product qualifies for a bonus. You’ll find the bonus claim instructions in the dashboard on the Ekit Hub site after purchase

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Today’s Daily Deals

This month sure has flown by! We’re almost at the end of the Advent Calendar for another year!

Day 21 of the Digital Diva’s Advent Calendar – is a $7 special on something a little different from me! Check it out here

Day 20 of Sue & Di’s Advent Calendar – Save 50% on Di’s Activity Books Treasure Map training with coupon code ADVENT2021 (Please note that the discount only applies to the once off payment and NOT the two payment plan) – Check it out here

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Day 12of Kitchen Bloggers 12 Days of Christmas

Today is the last day of Elisa’s 12 Days of Christmas sale and that means you can save 50% of all the deals from the previous 11 days, as well as anything else in their shop. Use code 12Days to claim your savings!

She’s also having a 60% off “pre-release” sale on the newest Breakfasts and Brunches Snack Pack which will be released in January. Use code PreSale60 to claim the savings on this one.

Bonus Offer: This offer qualifies for a bonus. Email your receipt to me at ritchiemedia@gmail.com and put BONUS CLAIM in the subject and I will send you the link to choose your bonus.

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Midweek Madness Week #4

For this week’s Midweek Madness sale, Lori has put her Create Coloring Pages in Power Point training on sale. Save 50% with coupon code MIDWEEK21 through Thursday, December 23. The course covers:

• Module 1 – Build a Basic Room
• Module 2 – Floors & Walls
• Module 3 – Using Icons
• Module 4 – Converting Graphics
• Module 5 – Adding Patterns
• Module 6 – Word Graphics
• Module 7 – Template Library
• Module 8 – Build a Page
• Plus Bonus Module – Modifying Ready Made Coloring Pages

Bonus Offer: This product qualifies for a bonus. You’ll find the claim details in your dashboard on Lori’s site after purchase.

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Other New Deals Today

Shawn’s Having a Birthday Sale!

Shawn Hansen is celebrating her birthday today with a 24 hour sale. From now until midnight PST tonight you can save big on 3 of her most popular courses. Get all the details here.

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Ongoing Deals You Might Like

New Planner from Coach Glue

Melissa and Nicole have a new planner available this week. The 12 Month Life and Business Dream Planner is on sale through Thursday for 50% off with promo code 50.

This planner covers:

• Step 1: Define Your Most Audacious Life & Business Desires
• Step 2: Dig Deep Into Your “Big Why” to Stay Wildly Motivated (and Manifest with Way More Ease!)
• Step 3: Clarify Your Desires to Get Fiercely Focused on Your Most Important Dreams
• Step 4: Simplify Your Goals & Amplify Your Results with SMART Goals
• Step 5: Pick Powerful & Impactful Goals (So You Can Ditch “Goal Overwhelm” & Make the Next 12 Months Your Best Ever!)
• Step 6: Chunk Down Your Big Dreams Into Small Steps & Realistic Timelines
• Step 7: Visualize & “Feel Into” Your Next Level for a Major Dose of Manifesting Magic
• Step 8: Start Bringing Your Dreams to Life, Starting Right Now!

Bonus Offer: This offer qualifies for a bonus. Email your receipt to me at ritchiemedia@gmail.com and put BONUS CLAIM in the subject and I will send you the link to choose your bonus.

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Pick of the Week: Fran’s New Year’s Bundle with New Options!

Fran has a new New Year’s Bundle. This will be the only time these products are sold together – after the launch they’ll go into her shop as separate products. She’s also added options to the sales page to allow you to purchase each on separately!

The three products included are:

• Our Family Home Binder Templates & digital planner
• Time Capsule Journal Templates
• A Year in Review Journal Templates

You can pick up the bundle for $57 (reg. $131) through Thursday, December 23 at 2 p.m. Eastern. No coupon required.

Bonus Offer: This product qualifies for a bonus. You’ll find the bonus claim instructions in the dashboard on the Fran’s site after purchase

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Pick of the Week! The Kitchen Sink Plus

The new Kitchen Sink Plus planners for December are ready, and you have to see these! Here’s what’s included in your monthly membership each month:

• All Products will ONLY be available through the Membership – these will never be sold anywhere else!!
• A New Limited Edition Digital Planner
• A New Limited Edition Printable Planner
• A New Limited Edition Lead Magnet
• PNG versions of the layers for use on Canva!
• A Layered PSD File to create your own covers (at least 10 Layers)
• At least 5 Done-for-You Covers
• Monthly LIVE Workshop
• Surprise additions every month to complement that month’s planners!

If you join now, you’ll get both November and December content, and you’ll be grandfathered in at the lowest price too. Mel says she’s raising the price on January 1, so now’s the time to get in.

Bonus Offer: I have an exclusive bonus for this of a set of at least 20 (sometimes I get carried away and you’ll get more) digital papers to mix and match with the monthly content. You’ll find download links in your members area on Mel’s site after purchase. (November’s are there now, and December’s will be added in the next day or two.)

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New Printables: Floral Digital Papers with Extended License

Shannon has a new set of Floral Digital Papers with extended license available this week. That means you can use them in your own PLR projects as well. Use coupon code PAPER17 to save $20 through Tuesday, December 28.

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New Training: Find Your Ideal Customer

Jenn and I released the newest training over at Use PLR this weekend. How to Create Your Ideal Customer Profile and Sell the Hell Out of Your Products is a personal use only product that covers:

• What is an Ideal Customer?
• How to Identify Your Ideal Customer
• Where to Find Your Ideal Customer
• What is a USP?
• How to Identify and Create Your USP
• Determine Your Ideal Price Points
• Workbook and Worksheets Included

Use coupon code IDEAL10 to pick it up for only $10 through December 23.

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Freebies

10 Free Cultivating an Abundance Mindset Graphics from Publish for Prosperity

Blooms and Butterflies Planner from Christina at CJD Laptop Lifestyle. Coupon code: HAPPYHOLIDAYS

3 Free Coloring Pages from Ekit Hub

Free PLR Sampler with papers, journal pages, and coloring images from Shannon at Creative Printable Designs

Free 2022 Calendar from Ekit Hub

Pastel Glow Digital Planner (and other freebies) from The Happy Journals Club

Free 5 Pack of Dealing with Negative Thoughts Articles from Publish for Prosperity

Free Taste Test pack of recipes and photos from Kitchen Bloggers. You get 3 recipes with 22 original food photos.

Christmas Printables Mini Kit from Ekit Hub

7 Days to Establish a Better Bedtime Routine from Piggy Makes Bank includes 7 articles and 7 emails

Free Adorable Elephant Template & Cover from Shawn Hansen (Tip: Check out the Subscriber Special Offer after you log in!)

Free Guide to Participating in Bundles and Giveaways from Jenn Brockman

Free Action Word Stickers from Di

Muddy Lilac Seamless Pattern Template (Affinity Designer) from Lynette

• New! Taika: Folk Seamless Patterns from Creative Fabrica
• New! Olive Green Marble Digital Paper from Creative Fabrica
• Design Cuts Freebie – Free: Procreate Brushes & Worksheets Sample
• New! Design Cuts Freebie – Snow And Dust Overlay Effects
• New! Design Bundles Freebie – 50 Handy Patterns
• Design Bundles Freebies – Watercolor Paint Textures Digital Papers
• Design Bundles Free Design of the Week
• Font Bundles Free Font of the Week 
• Font Bundles Freebie – Lovebird​
• Font Bundles Freebie – Candy Christmas Font
• The Hungry Jpeg Freebie – Palamino Beach Brush Font
• New! The Hungry Jpeg Freebie – Floral Design Set

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And that’s it for me this morning. I’m off to find some breakfast and then figure out what we’re doing for the rest of the day. This is pretty much going to be my schedule for the rest of the week, I think!

Have an amazing day! Create what makes your heart happy!