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SUMMARY:Play\, Experimentation + Permission | Creative Mindset Masterclass
DESCRIPTION:Creative Mindset Masterclasses are for creatives wanting to strengthen their mindset and build sustainable creative practices. \n\n\n\nA 60-minute interactive online masterclass for writers whose writing has gotten heavier than it used to be\, and who are ready to bring some of the joy\, and the silliness\, back. \n\n\n\n\nStop performing. Start playing.  \n\n\n\nThe problem\n\n\n\nYou used to write because you wanted to know what happened next. Now every sentence has to earn its place before you’ll write it. Every idea gets evaluated before it’s even finished forming. Somewhere between loving writing and taking it seriously\, the play disappeared. The answer isn’t to care less about your work. It’s to remember that play and seriousness were never actually opposites. \n\n\n\nWhat you’ll learn\n\n\n\n\nWhy play fuels creative breakthrough\, not despite the stakes\, but because of how it lowers them\n\n\n\nHow to separate generating ideas from judging them\, so judgment stops strangling everything before it starts\n\n\n\nHow to lower the stakes deliberately\, even on work that genuinely matters\n\n\n\nWhy curiosity is reason enough to follow an idea\, with no destination required\n\n\n\nHow to build a permission practice that makes experimentation feel safe again\n\n\n\n\n\nIncludes\n\n\n\nLive exercises (yes\, including a competition for the worst possible opening line)\, reflection on your own writing history with play\, group Q&A\, a literal permission slip\, and a downloadable handout with your personal permission framework. \n\n\n\nHow to Join\n\n\n\nYou can choose the option that suits you. Zoom links are sent the day before the live session\, and replays are sent within 24 hours after the session: \n\n\n\n🎟️ Single Masterclass Ticket – $20 \n\n\n\n\nAccess this one mastercalss (live and replay)\n\n\n\nPerfect if you want to focus on a single topic or join occasionally\n\n\n\n\n📅 Spark Pass – 12 Months of Masterclasses – $180 \n\n\n\n\nAccess all 10+ monthly masterclasses and monthly mindset insight newsletters for 12 months from purchase\n\n\n\nLive and replay of every masterclass\n\n\n\n\n\nGrab your seat for this masterclass\, or secure full-year access with the Spark Pass.\n\n\n\n\nBuy a single masterclass ticket\n\n\n\nBuy a Spark Pass\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAdditional Info:\n\n\n\n\nCurrent coaching members and program participants receive free access to the group coaching masterclasses. Non-members can join individual sessions for $20 or purchase a Spark Pass for 12-month access.\n\n\n\nAll ticket and pass holders receive the Zoom link within 24 hours before the live session\, and the replay is sent within 24 hours after the session.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Meg Dunley\n\n\n\nMeg is a writing and creativity coach who has spent years helping writers build sustainable\, joyful creative practices. Her belief in the power of play isn’t theoretical\, it goes back to her mum\, a kindergarten teacher who built her entire world around the idea that play is how humans figure things out. Meg has carried that into her own creative life in some deliberately unpolished ways: she took up jazz piano as an adult purely for the joy of it (she never mastered it\, and that’s the point)\, and did weekly improv classes mostly so she had a reason to laugh out loud for two hours. She brings that same spirit of low-stakes experimentation to her coaching and to this masterclass. \n\n\n\n\nLike this? Share it with your people:\n				Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n				Facebook\n			\n				Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)\n				LinkedIn\n			\n				Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)\n				WhatsApp\n			\n				Share on Threads (Opens in new window)\n				Threads\n			\n				Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)\n				Email\n			\n				Print (Opens in new window)\n				Print\n			More\n				Share on Mastodon (Opens in new window)\n				Mastodon\n			\n				Share on X (Opens in new window)\n				X\n			\n				Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)\n				Pinterest\n			\n				Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)\n				Tumblr\n			\n				Share on X (Opens in new window)\n				X\n			\n				Share on Reddit (Opens in new window)\n				Reddit\n			\n				Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window)\n				Bluesky\n			\n				Share on Telegram (Opens in new window)\n				Telegram\n			\n				Share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window)\n				Nextdoor\n			Like this:Like Loading…
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SUMMARY:Creative Boundaries and Saying No | Creative Mindset Masterclass
DESCRIPTION:Creative Mindset Masterclasses are for creatives who want to strengthen their mindset and build a sustainable practice\n\n\n\nThis month we’ll explore how to protect your time\, energy and creativity while maintaining relationships. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA common challenge for our creative work is that it gets squeezed out of our schedules. It’s not squeezed out by disaster or by anything we couldn’t\, technically\, have said no to. Instead\, often our creative work is squeezed out by the accumulated weight of everything else: family obligations\, social commitments\, favours\, requests that assume we’re available because we usually are. \n\n\n\nThis month’s Creative Mindset Masterclass is about understanding why our creative time keeps being the soft thing in the schedule\, then building the practical tools and the mindset to change that. \n\n\n\nYou’ll leave with: \n\n\n\n\nA clear\, specific understanding of what you’re actually protecting and why it matters\n\n\n\nPractical language for saying no without lengthy explanation or apology\n\n\n\nA strategy for managing the guilt that comes with protecting your time\n\n\n\nAn understanding of how to protect your creative vision\, not just your calendar\n\n\n\nYour writing time officially in your diary before the session ends\n\n\n\n\nYour creative work is not a reward for getting everything else done. It was never supposed to be. Come and decide to treat it like what it is. \n\n\n\n\n\nWhat we’ll cover\n\n\n\n\nThe mindset shift (15 minutes)\n\n\n\n5 practical strategies with interactive exercises (25 minutes)\n\n\n\nCommunity Q&A (15 minutes)\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWho this is for\n\n\n\n\nWriters whose writing keeps being the first thing sacrificed when life gets busy\n\n\n\nWriters who feel guilty closing the door and sitting down to write\n\n\n\nWriters who’ve tried to protect their time before and found it doesn’t hold\n\n\n\nAnyone who needs to hear that their writing is a legitimate use of their time\, not a luxury\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHow to join\n\n\n\n🎟️ Single Masterclass Ticket for $22 (incl GST) \n\n\n\n\nAccess this one session with live and replay\n\n\n\nPerfect if you want to focus on a single topic or join occasionally\n\n\n\n\n🎫 Spark Pass – 12 Months of Masterclasses for $198 (incl GST) \n\n\n\n\nAccess all 10+ monthly masterclasses for 12 months from purchase\n\n\n\nMonthly Mindset Insight newsletter\n\n\n\nLive and replay included for every session\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBuy a single masterclass ticket\n\n\n\nBuy a Spark Pass \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAdditional information\n\n\n\n\nCurrent coaching members and program participants receive free access to the Creative Mindset Masterclasses. \n\n\n\nAll ticket and pass holders receive the Zoom link within 24 hours before the live masterclass\, and the replay and any handouts are sent within 24 hours after the masterclass.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat are Creative Mindset Masterclasses\n\n\n\nCreative Mindset Masterclasses are monthly interactive masterclasses to explore practical strategies for common creative challenges from overcoming self-doubt and comparison to building courage\, setting boundaries\, and maintaining momentum through life’s different seasons. \n\n\n\nEach masterclass combines teaching\, reflection exercises\, and community discussion\, with dedicated time for your questions. Whether you’re navigating a creative transition\, struggling with burnout\, or simply want to grow alongside others who understand the creative journey\, these sessions offer both tools and connection. \n\n\n\n\nGrab your seat for this masterclass\, or secure full-year access with the Spark Pass.\n\n\n\n\nBuy a single masterclass ticket\n\n\n\nBuy a Spark Pass\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \nLike this? Share it with your people:\n				Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n				Facebook\n			\n				Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)\n				LinkedIn\n			\n				Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)\n				WhatsApp\n			\n				Share on Threads (Opens in new window)\n				Threads\n			\n				Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)\n				Email\n			\n				Print (Opens in new window)\n				Print\n			More\n				Share on Mastodon (Opens in new window)\n				Mastodon\n			\n				Share on X (Opens in new window)\n				X\n			\n				Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)\n				Pinterest\n			\n				Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)\n				Tumblr\n			\n				Share on X (Opens in new window)\n				X\n			\n				Share on Reddit (Opens in new window)\n				Reddit\n			\n				Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window)\n				Bluesky\n			\n				Share on Telegram (Opens in new window)\n				Telegram\n			\n				Share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window)\n				Nextdoor\n			Like this:Like Loading…
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