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. New subscribers can also explore their creative style through the Creative Archetype quiz.
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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. New subscribers can also explore their creative style through the Creative Archetype quiz.
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...
Tag. You're it. Hey Reader Remember when you were a kid, and every day felt like a big experiment? You didn’t overthink things. You just played, built, destroyed, and rebuilt until you made something awesome—or at least had fun trying. Somewhere along the way, we were told to get serious. (Insert eye-roll here.) Here’s the thing: serious is overrated. Experimentation and play are the keys to creative growth. In my book, Make Fun A Habit, I talk about how embracing a playful mindset doesn’t...
But I let go. Hey Reader I quietly hit publish on something that’s been with me for a long time. Blue: A Story of Letting Go is now available. It’s a small book. But it holds something big.I first wrote the words three years ago and tucked them away in the Notes app on my phone. I wasn’t sure if anyone else would ever read them. It started as something personal. A quiet reminder to myself about love, loss, and the courage it takes to let go of what we wish we could keep. Bringing it to life...