by Sarah Jane Vickery | Aug 29, 2018 | Get Creative
“If you think you are enlightened, go spend a week with your family”, is a quote from Ram Dass that I heard Tim Ferriss say on his podcast with Jack Kornfield. Jack, whom he is interviewing, says that maybe that is how they came up with the term nuclear family....
by Sarah Jane Vickery | Aug 15, 2018 | Get Creative
I meet with Melissa Carter from @happychilduk recently to exchange ideas on how to support wellness, creativity and self confidence. We were talking about the role of art in health and Melissa said that she uses the term “doodling” instead of “drawing”. It’s a simple...
by Sarah Jane Vickery | Aug 14, 2018 | Cartoon Club, Get Creative
Every time I think about starting a new project, I get all excited at first, but as I dig into the details and think about it more, my worries set in. …Can I do this? … Will it be any good? … What if nobody likes it? … It’s so easy to talk myself out of...
by Sarah Jane Vickery | Aug 9, 2018 | Cartoon Club, Get Creative
Maybe it’s because I’ve been making homemade sauerkraut lately that I’m a bit Mason jar mad, but it helps me keep this concept in mind. I remember getting this visual from Tim Ferriss when he was talking about the dangers of filling your life up with a whole bunch of...
by Sarah Jane Vickery | Aug 8, 2018 | Get Creative
So our unselfish acts may not have selfish motives after all! So many people think that the only reason someone is being nice to them, is so they can feel good. The selfishness of unselfishness so to speak. But apparently neuroscience has shown that when a person acts...
by Sarah Jane Vickery | Jul 31, 2018 | Cartoon Club, Get Creative
Here’s an interesting way to determine WHY you engage in a repetitive habit, like oh say pop to the shop for a bit of a dark chocolate hit (not that I know anyone with that bad habit). Rewards like chocolate are super powerful because they satisfy cravings but the...
