Today I will update you on my mindfulness journey aimed at reigniting my creative spark.

In this episode I share:

• The three habits I've embraced to infuse more mindfulness into my life and creative process.
• The complex relationship I have with Instagram, why I deleted it off my phone and no longer post stories.
• Plus, other mindful habits to make more time for creativity and real connection.

Thanks for hanging out, and here's to a week filled with creativity and mindfulness!

🎙️ Welcome back to the Anja Eve Podcast! In this episode, I delve into my journey to reclaim my creative focus. Here's what I'll be sharing:

• Reconnecting with Creativity: I discuss my recent feelings of disconnection from my creative practices and my intention to document my journey of reconnection.

• Digital Detox: Insights from my holiday in Tenerife, where I took steps to reduce my screen time and social media use.

• Realizations and Changes: Post-holiday, I've made some changes around social media and other more mindful habits that I am planning to stick to! Including some tips if you want to do the same.

• Creative Challenges: I share my struggles and progress in songwriting, and why I think embracing discomfort (and avoiding scrolling) is so important.

• My New Song: My latest synth-pop single "Alive" reflects my ongoing quest to feel more present, bold and alive, a theme deeply connected to the content of this episode.

Join me to explore the power of living more intentionally and creatively. I hope the episode inspires you to make some mindful changes as well where needed 🎶✨

Tikwhat? Isn't that just for 12-year olds? Clearly not, a lot of musicians have found their fanbase on TikTok and the music industry is pretty obsessed with it.

But what is it REALLY like to start on the app from scratch? Is it really that easy to grow followers or go viral? In this episode I share my experience from my first month on TikTok.

No, I didn't exactly go viral haha, so I can't help you with that ;-) But I do have a lot to share on what it was like to learn a new app, show up on video daily, challenge myself and experiment.

Plus, I share what I'm learning from other successful creators and what I want to change + improve in the future.

Timestamps:

00:00:00 Welcome back!
00:01:03 Details of the 30-day challenge
00:04:57 The results of my challenge (followers, streams, time spent)
00:06:44 What I loved about this challenge
00:11:10 What I didn't love + honest thoughts on TikTok
00:18:27 What I'm learning from other successful creators
00:24:03 Learning to be vulnerable while having boundaries
00:28:29 My thoughts on having to niche down
00:32:13 Why I want to experiment with ads again
00:35:13 Focusing on small progress for each release

The TikTok accounts mentioned in my episode that inspire me, when it comes to powerful storytelling, are @callmestevieray and @mirielmusic. Check them out!

My own Tiktok is @anjaevemusic