You're listening to Creatives Building Businesses Episode number 13! Today I'm talking about working through your blocks and finding out what's holding you back.

Here's what's working:
- Coming face to face with your tasks and breaking them down into smaller chunks is a great way to make your big projects more manageable.
Schedule them out.
- I learned this from Jasmine Star's interview on Amy Porterfield's podcast, Online Marketing Expert. (I'll include the link to the episode in the show notes.) So, whenever you're feeling a negative or overwhelming thought, ask yourself the following questions. 1. Write down the thought. It's sort of like an exorcism. 2. Is this thought true? 3. Am I 100% certain of my response? 4. How does that make you feel? 5. Do you think those feelings are keeping you from your destiny? 6. What would feeling the opposite be like? Do that, because we are not our thoughts. We can choose how we feel.
-Journaling in them morning this may sound cheesy, but it's extremely helpful. Juila Cameron calls this morning pages. If you don't know who she is she is the author of so many books that help with creative blocks, but my favorite is called The Artist's Way. It's a workshop book, where she describes the morning pages as the first thing you do every morning to get all of your ideas, thoughts, bitching on paper, so then you can make room in your brain for new ideas.
-Turn off your cell phone for a few hours. Let your closest friends and family send you an email in case they need to get a hold of you.