by Sarah Jane Vickery | Mar 8, 2019 | Cartoon Club, Get Creative
I was listening to Rich Roll and he was discussing the concept of growth mindset with Tom Bilyeu. Tom believed from a young age that his talents were not fixed. He could become skilled at anything that he set his mind to and worked at. I think this is true – I...
by Sarah Jane Vickery | Mar 5, 2019 | Cartoon Club, Get Creative
Your first idea is rarely your best. This is what my professor from design school used to say to use all the time. At first I found it rather frustrating when I had worked on what I thought was a great concept or design, and he’d tell me to re-evaluate my...
by Sarah Jane Vickery | Feb 19, 2019 | Cartoon Club, Get Creative
I’m on the topic of overwhelm still. I really like this analogy. It helps me to picture breaking down a problem into smaller bite size pieces when I feel overwhelmed. It feels just like this when we have a big snow storm in Canada. I never have this problem...
by Sarah Jane Vickery | Feb 4, 2019 | Cartoon Club, Get Creative
I find this works really well when I’m overwhelmed. It’s called “relief writing” and it’s like a brainstorming session for your feelings. We did this during my Doodle Colour Discover Workshop at Cafe Mila the other week where we were thinking about our plans for the...
by Sarah Jane Vickery | Jan 8, 2019 | Cartoon Club, Get Creative
Tea and biscuits were definitely one of my key ways of dealing with pressure at work. Actually, brownies, date squares and peanut butter cookies made a regular appearance too! There are better ways though. I wish I had some of the tools I have now back then. Melissa...
by Sarah Jane Vickery | Dec 11, 2018 | Cartoon Club, Get Creative
This feels like a lesson I can never reinforce enough in myself. What can I actually control. My thoughts, my feelings, my words and my behaviours. The workshop that Melissa and I give has a terrific exercise for being aware of this and making changes. I feel like I...
