Episode 019 - Interview with Mike Brennan

In this episode, Mike Brennan discusses what it’s like to be a creative (graphic artist), how he uses design and creativity as a leader, and the challenges of being an entrepreneur. For Mike, it's not just creating pretty/trendy things, but working alongside
people who love what they do.

Here’s a sampling of what this episode offers ...

[01:30] - The value of finding your voice and your style through daily practice.

[02:34] - Key lessons learned in the experience of showing up daily.

[05:39] - How do you leverage momentum? How do you actually develop a habit and let that habit do a lot of the heavy lifting for you as you show up?

[09:29] - Principles that transcend your creative expression.

[12:03] - The importance of showing up and creating a daily creative habit.

[19:03] - Creativity, at the core, is just us leveraging something to create something. It’s fulfilling for us and helps others - problem-solving.

[22:43] - We all can be creative and it doesn't necessarily have to tie to what we do.

[25:32] - Have a bias toward action. The more things you can put out there ... the more darts you throw at the dartboard, the more likely you are to hit.

[48:23] Placing your identity with your work is really dangerous.

QUOTES:

“You're going to make mistakes along the way because you're human and humans make mistakes, but it's what you do after that.”

“Being a relational person like that, being something that's very important to me, you know, I said like growing up, it was important for me to find a place to belong.”

“No matter what I do, that's at the foundation of everything. So whether it's an illustration, whether it's graphic design, whether it's my podcast, whether it's coaching ... anything that I do, it's all with this, this desire to connect with somebody.”

“Practice grace with yourself.”

“You may have a certain amount of success in a certain area of your life, but that does not automatically mean that in another area, especially where it's brand new, that you're going to have that same success.”

“Surround yourself with people who can help speak into your journey, your situation, from the things that they've learned. Continue to leverage that, you know, surround yourself with wise counsel.”

USEFUL RESOURCES 

https://www.mikebrennandesigns.com/ 

https://twitter.com/MikeBrennanAD 

http://instagram.com/mikebrennandesign 

https://tinyurl.com/CreativeChatsPodcast 

https://www.facebook.com/mikebone 

CONNECT WITH JOHN

Website - https://thejohnhulen.com 

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnhulen 

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/johnhulen 

Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/johnhulen 

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnhulen

EPISODE CREDITS

Intro music provided by Jeff Scheetz - https://jeffscheetz.com/ 

Outro music provided by Tony Palacios - https://www.instagram.com/tonytonedog/