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⏰Struggling to Find Time to Create? + The Fight against a Rare Disease [The Creative’s Checkup]

“I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.” – Douglas Adams

Anybody else feel like they struggle to find the time to do the thing you do BEST?

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It’s amazing how we know that our greatest skill / talent / zone of genius is in our creative gifting…and yet that is often the thing that gets the least attention and the smallest part of our day.

Whether it’s practicing, spending time in writing, composing, thinking of new ideas,...

Why Easter Matters To Creatives + Too Much Talk about Money? [The Creative’s Checkup]

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“The great gift of Easter is hope – Christian hope which makes us have that confidence in God, in his ultimate triumph, and in his goodness and love, which nothing can shake.” – Basil C. Hume

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It’s the one thing that sets us apart as Christian creatives…

…the fact that the One that gave us our talents, our gifts and our passions…

…is also the One who gave His life for us and rose again to bring us back into His Father’s presence.

You might be workin...

Women Who Are Winning + What’s Bugging You The Most? [The Creative’s Checkup]

Do we celebrate Women’s History Month here at God and Gigs?
Well, yes and no.

Yes, we acknowledge the amazing women who are part of our community, but no, we don’t make a big deal in social media.

Why is that?

Because we are highlighting these incredible creatives ALL YEAR round as they are an integral part of our community.

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If you needed any proof, just take a look at the last few episodes of The God and Gigs Show and you’ll see a non-...

👋🏽Time to leave? [Creative Checkup LIVE Today]

Ok, now it’s just getting ridiculous.

Between Tuesday’s Facebook outage, a glitch on LinkedIn, and bills being passed that may ban TikTok… social media has never been more uncertain and confusing.

Is it time for you, a Kingdom-minded creative, to jump off of this train?

Or is this just another obstacle we have to endure to share our creative world with our community?

Join me at 3pm Eastern (later today than usual – we’re doing some fun stuff with creative friends today) and let’s answer ...

😟Still scared to launch a podcast? [The Creative’s Checkup]

When the phone rings at 9pm, it’s usually not good.

So seeing the name of one our our ministers at our church at that hour immediately filled my head with concern.

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After the few words of greeting, I asked him what was up, anticipating a church concern.

His next words are the reason I’m writing you about this subject.

“So, tell me about this podcasting thing.”

Just the fact that someone in their golden years, who had NEVER mentioned anything about ...

Building Relationships that Work FOR You + Brand New Tools [The Creative’s Checkup]

Do you agree with the following statement?

There’s NOTHING more valuable than good relationships…

…and when those relationships also help you maximize your creative and spiritual potential – they become priceless.

I was BEYOND blessed by the experience of being in the “hot seat” with my dear sister in Christ and ‘biz bestie’ (not sure I’m allowed to use that term as a guy, but oh well) LaShonda Brown on Monday.

We talked all things podcasting, marketing and being ...

14 Clues That You’re In Love with a Creative [The Creative’s Checkup]

Being in love isn’t easy.

Being in love with someone who has creative passions?

That’s definitely not easy.

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While all relationships have their challenges, there’s a particular kind of patience you’ll need when your significant other has an artistic passion or career.

You may have already noticed these unique traits as your relationship has developed.

If you want your loved one to understand you better, maybe send them this list.

(everything from here on out is tongue in che...

Love = $$$? [The Creative’s Checkup]

The Creative’s Checkup

Weekly Inspiration and Strategies for Faith-Filled Creatives from Allen C. Paul, Author

February may be the month of love, but for most advertisers, the main color is not red. It’s green.

After the winter holidays of Thanksgiving and Christmas, almost every retailer turns their attention to Valentine’s Day, to entice lovers to spend their cash on their sweethearts.

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If you remember these, you definitely were sending the...

DONE. Now What? + A Conference That Changed Everything [The Creative’s Checkup]

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Be honest….Do you agree with this quote?

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“It’s much more difficult to sustain success than to have success. People don’t react well to success, they react much better to failure. So they are more willing to change their ways to become successful rather than change their behavior to maintain success.” – Nick Saban

I’m not a big football fan (anymore), but seeing this quote reminded me of what I’m feeling now that the Your Art, God’s Heart Challenge is over.

If you took the Challenge with...

💀You’re in Danger. Here’s Why. [The Creative’s Checkup]

The Creative’s Checkup

Weekly Encouragement for Faith-Filled Creatives from Allen C. Paul, Author

Is the creative life that you used to love becoming the thing you that hate?

You’re doing one of two things after you read that sentence.

Either you’re nodding sadly, or recoiling in disbelief that something like that could even happen.

I understand both reactions – but we need to unpack why you need to take both perspectives seriously as a creative, o...