Start 2025 with Creative Momentum!


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Hey Reader

The New Year is upon us —a fresh canvas ready for you to make your mark!

This year, let’s skip the fleeting resolutions and commit to something more meaningful: creative action. Whether you’re picking up a brush, pen, or camera—or just want to reignite your creative spark—this is your moment. Make the plan now to head into 2025 with creative success.

I’m thrilled to announce that the 15-Day Creative Challenge is back and now FREE and kicks off on January 15th!

Here’s why you should join:
✨ No pressure, just 15 days of playful exploration.
✨ A proven way to establish a creative rhythm that lasts.
✨ An opportunity to finally prioritize your creativity, even in small daily ways.

This challenge is your chance to plant seeds of creativity that will grow all year long. Let’s make 2025 the year you take bold, brave steps with your creative journey!

Don’t wait—set yourself up for success and start the year with momentum. I’ll be there to guide and cheer you on every step of the way.

Here’s to a year of creative action!

Keep creating,

~ Mike Brennan

P.S. Invite a friend to join you in the challenge! Creativity grows when shared.

The Daily Creative Habit Journal

Creativity is a journey. You might be just starting, returning after a time away or seeking a more significant and authentic expression. This creative journal is designed to equip you to consistently show up for your own creativity and lead you to make discoveries in the process. The daily framework comes from Creator & Communicator Mike Brennan’s own creative journey. Having had a ten-year art absence and suffering from depression, Mike made a creative comeback of over ten years (and counting)of consecutive daily creating. With this creative journal, you will learn to establish a daily creative habit of your own!

DAILY CHECK-IN

Begin to ask yourself these questions every day as a part of your daily creating rhythms:

1. What did I create today?

2. What did I learn?

3. What can I celebrate?

DAILY PROMPTS

MONDAY: Create a painting or drawing that represents your personal theme or word for the new year.

TUESDAY: Write a short story about someone who gets to relive New Year’s Eve over and over until they get it right.

WEDNESDAY: Capture a photo series of objects or scenes that symbolize "new beginnings" or "letting go."

THURSDAY: Choreograph a dance that transitions from slow and reflective movements to fast, joyful, and celebratory.

WEEKEND PROMPT:

Create a vision board that visually represents your goals, dreams, and intentions for the year ahead.

"I can't believe it's been a year since I didn't become a better person."
~ Unknown

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Daily Creative Habit

Feeling stuck in your creative process or overwhelmed by the pressures of running a business? You’re not alone. Many creative entrepreneurs struggle with turning their passion into consistent, enjoyable action. I help people like you transform your approach to creativity by making it fun, actionable, and an essential part of everyday life. Whether you’re juggling multiple projects, managing a business, or simply looking to reignite your creative spark, the key is to integrate creativity into your daily routine in a way that doesn’t feel like a chore—but like play.Ready to unlock a more fulfilling, vibrant creative journey? Discover your unique Creative Archetype with our bonus quiz. Let’s make fun and creativity not just a habit, but a way of life!

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