Creativity isn’t something we visit occasionally, it’s something we practice. The Daily Creative Habit newsletter is where artist and creative mentor Mike Brennan shares reflections, stories, and tools to help you reconnect with your creativity and build a practice that keeps it alive. Through insights from his own creative journey, conversations with other artists, and ideas you can put into action, you’ll discover how small, consistent acts of creativity can lead to meaningful work and a more connected creative life. If you want to stay curious, keep making things, and remain creatively alive, you’re in the right place.
Consistency beats intensity
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Daily Creative Habit
Creativity isn’t something we visit occasionally, it’s something we practice. The Daily Creative Habit newsletter is where artist and creative mentor Mike Brennan shares reflections, stories, and tools to help you reconnect with your creativity and build a practice that keeps it alive. Through insights from his own creative journey, conversations with other artists, and ideas you can put into action, you’ll discover how small, consistent acts of creativity can lead to meaningful work and a more connected creative life. If you want to stay curious, keep making things, and remain creatively alive, you’re in the right place.
...And the year I couldn’t. Hey Reader This month marks 14 years of my Daily Creative Habit. Fourteen years ago, I made a simple decision. Show up every day. Create something. No matter what. And for 13 straight years, I did exactly that. Every day. But year 14 looked different. This past year, life asked something else of me. In the summer, I hit a wall. Burnout. The kind that forces you to slow down whether you want to or not. And then later in the year, I had a heart attack that took me...
Art is the bridge between what you see and what you feel. Hey Reader I experience life, create from it, and share what I discover along the way. Through art, words, and storytelling, I process what I am living and give others a way to see themselves in the work. The things I create are not just expressions of my journey, they are invitations for you to connect with your own. Whether it is a sketch, a painting, a book, or a conversation, my work is meant to help unlock ideas, feelings, and...
It's not what you think. Hey Reader You’re not short on ideas.You’re not lacking passion.You’re not lazy. But still, your creative work isn’t where you want it to be. Maybe you’re stuck starting and stopping.Maybe you're scattered, always busy but never moving forward.Maybe you're not sure what “results” even look like anymore. This isn’t a discipline issue. It’s a clarity and support issue.Because when you're on your own, it’s easy to spin in circles. But imagine this: You show up...