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Welcome to my blog!
Here I share articles on building your creative practice, business, or career.
Offering insight, inspiration, and thoughtful inquiry to help artists and creatives unlock their personal and professional potential.


Working Like We Love Ourselves as Artists & Creatives
Part 1: A reflection on care, sustainability, and redefining how we show up for our creative work. As artists and creatives, most of us genuinely love what we do. We pour our hearts, tremendous care, and deep attention into our work: the ideas we shape, the pieces we refine, the things we bring into the world. And yet, so often, we don’t extend that same tenderness to ourselves. We show up for our work, our clients, our collaborators, our audiences, but not always for ourselv

Chris Mitchell - Coach for Creatives
Feb 34 min read


Rethinking Structure as Artists and Creatives
An invitation to imagine structure as personal, holistic and intentional. Hello artists and creatives — happy New Year! Are you feeling compelled, like many of us at the start of a new year, to create more structure: stricter routines, better systems, stronger habits? If so, how are you going about that? In my own work and in nearly ten years I’ve been coaching artists and creatives, I’ve come to appreciate that structure isn’t a neutral concept for many of us. It can be a l

Chris Mitchell - Coach for Creatives
Jan 83 min read


Wrap Up 2025 with Intention:
A call for artists & creatives to celebrate wins, honour growth, and make space for what’s next. As creative professionals, we may be wrapping up commissioned projects or an academic semester, tying up seasonal sales or performances, or delivering on end-of-year deadlines. It’s a busy time. One that often keeps us looking only forward to what needs to be done before we break for the holiday season, or feeling the pressure to set goals and make to-do lists for the coming New Y

Chris Mitchell - Coach for Creatives
Dec 1, 20253 min read


Our Story Is the Bridge
Why Positioning Ourselves Intentionally Matters More Than Ever for Artists and Creatives. Lately, more and more artists and creatives are coming to me for support with how to position themselves. How to share their work and put themselves out there in a way that opens doors. And I understand why. It’s become increasingly challenging to navigate today’s creative career landscape. Opportunities, funding, and jobs feel harder to access; competition is high, and in some fields, t

Chris Mitchell - Coach for Creatives
Nov 4, 20253 min read


The Courage to Knock: For artists and creatives, learning to reach out is part of the practice
Every creative career journey has its frights. Few feel as daunting to many artists and creatives as asking for help. It comes up a lot...

Chris Mitchell - Coach for Creatives
Oct 6, 20253 min read


Leveraging Seasonal Shifts in Creative Work and Life
An Invitation to Use September as a Time to Reset, Refocus and Move Forward September often marks a shift in gears for creative...

Chris Mitchell - Coach for Creatives
Sep 8, 20253 min read


Stepping In and Out of Flow: A Metaphorical Exploration for Creatives
One of the best feelings and optimal experiences for any artist or creative, including myself, is the feeling of being in flow. That...

Chris Mitchell - Coach for Creatives
Aug 5, 20254 min read


Leisure as a Core Component of Creative Career Development
An invitation to be more intentional about integrating leisure and down time into your work as an artist or creative. A few months ago, I...

Chris Mitchell - Coach for Creatives
Jul 7, 20257 min read


Navigating Uncertainty as a Creative Professional
Intentional Approaches to Coping, Creating, and Staying Grounded Uncertainty is an inherent part of building a career and life as an...

Chris Mitchell - Coach for Creatives
Jun 9, 20257 min read


The Heart of Our Hustle: Cultivating Authentic Relationships as Creative Professionals
In a world that often prioritizes followers, likes, and constant new connections, it’s easy to forget that the quality of our...

Chris Mitchell - Coach for Creatives
Apr 29, 20255 min read


Navigating Transitions and Change as Creative Professionals
As we transition into a new season, it's the perfect time to reflect on how transitions shape our journey as creative professionals....

Chris Mitchell - Coach for Creatives
Apr 2, 20256 min read


Building Financial Literacy as a Creative Professional
Financial management can feel overwhelming and elusive for many artists and creatives. Irregular income, unpredictable opportunities, and...

Chris Mitchell - Coach for Creatives
Mar 4, 20254 min read


The Power of Creating Small Rituals in Our Creative Work
As creative professionals, we often navigate an untenable mix of inspiration, deadlines, and the challenge of staying consistent in our...

Chris Mitchell - Coach for Creatives
Feb 4, 20255 min read


The Importance of Personalizing HOW You Work as a Creative Professional
Creating work routines to suit your personal style and needs. As a creative professional, you know that every project requires a unique...

Chris Mitchell - Coach for Creatives
Jan 21, 20258 min read


Begin 2025 with Intention: Why artists and creatives need to think beyond goals and a “to do” list to succeed.
Happy New Year! Are you easing into 2025, taking some time to clear your head and recover or reset from the holidays before you focus on...

Chris Mitchell - Coach for Creatives
Jan 2, 20253 min read


End of year "gifts to self" that offer high impact rewards for artists and creatives
M y annual curated list of "gifts to self" that offer high impact rewards for artists and creatives. Including no-cost things you can do...

Chris Mitchell - Coach for Creatives
Dec 11, 20242 min read


Our Work as Artists or Creatives has Impact and Influence!
I recently shared in an interview on Akimbo , that “I believe in the importance of art and creativity to improve our daily lives and our...

Chris Mitchell - Coach for Creatives
Dec 4, 20244 min read


Skills and Techniques that Artists and Creatives Need to Succeed: A Look at the Bigger Picture
Where would we be as creative professionals without our creative skills and the techniques we employ? We’d be stuck! Perhaps full of...

Chris Mitchell - Coach for Creatives
Oct 28, 20244 min read


The Art of Managing Productivity as an Artist or Creative
Productivity is a hot topic of conversation with a lot of my clients. Not because artists and creatives are lazy. Just the opposite in my...

Chris Mitchell - Coach for Creatives
Sep 23, 20244 min read


Admin 101 for Artists and Creative Professionals
When we are working on building a professional artistic practice, creative career or business there is administration involved. What I...

Chris Mitchell - Coach for Creatives
Sep 4, 20245 min read
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