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In this episode of The Creative and Ambitious Entrepreneur Podcast, we’re discussing the ways that Zazzle designers and creative entrepreneurs can banish creative blocks for good and the techniques we’ve created so you can keep creating successful designs for your business. 

Effective Ways to Get Rid of Creative Blocks as a Zazzle Designer

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But before we dive right in, let us introduce ourselves in case this is your first visit. Welcome to The Creative and Ambitious Entrepreneur Podcast. We’re your hosts, Jen and Elke Clarke. We are a mother and daughter team that started Zazzle e-commerce businesses over 10 years ago and have sold over 15 million dollars-worth and counting of products on Zazzle.

The Creative and Ambitious Entrepreneur Podcast is for you, the creative. We share actionable steps that you can take to make money in your e-commerce business. In each episode, we will take you one step closer to achieving freedom with your time, location, and finances.

We believe that a profitable e-commerce business is what opens the doors for you to start living your dream life if you work smarter, not harder, use the right tools and follow the proven roadmap. We’re here to give you the tools you need to make your dream life happen. Let’s get started!

And today, we’re sharing our top techniques on how to banish creative blocks in Zazzle!

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Why creativity is important

As Zazzle designers, the ability to be creative is so important. It’s how Zazzle designers build their livelihood and make their money. To be a creative entrepreneur you must be always in a creative flow to successfully be able to monetize your creativity. 

If you’re struggling to create things for your business and you have a creative block, this will stop you from sharing your gift with the world and monetizing your talents. 

Engage, LEARN, IMPLEMENT

The main points for creative blocks

How creative block can affect you

As creatives, so often we are focused on becoming perfectionists and we need everything to be in alignment with who we are as a designer. When we have a creative block this stops us from moving forward. We can get caught up in our minds and our feelings and it can stop us from being able to use our creativity. There are many different reasons these feelings can come up, things like personal struggles, business challenges, etc so it’s important to identify why you’re feeling the way you are and address it.

Why creative flow is key

This flow is so important because we as designers have to tap into it to be successful. We must know how to translate creativity into forms that other people will appreciate. Your goal should be to function at your highest level so you can translate your talent and share it with others. The designs you create have the opportunity to emotionally connect with your audience. This flow is also crucial to your monetary success, without creating genuine products you won’t find as much success. People can tell if something you create was made genuinely or not, the energy that comes from something made with passion behind it is so different than forcing a design to try and make money.

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How to banish creative blocks forever

We have created an easy system of journals that can be used to banish the creative blocks that you experience throughout your journey as a creative entrepreneur. 

The Three Types of Journals are:

1. Gratitude Journal: This journal should have daily entries, and should include anything and everything positive going on in your life. By reminding yourself of the positive things it will help you shift your mood and perspective. 

2. Accomplishment Journal: This journal should have daily or weekly entries and should include all of your accomplishments. It doesn’t matter how big or small the accomplishments are, these will remind you that you’re making progress and moving forward. It’s also a great reminder to look back on and see all of the things you’ve accomplished along the way.

3. Inspirational Journal: If you’re someone who enjoys crafts this will be super fun for you! We recommend this journal have no lines, focus on having short notes, cutouts from magazines, or sketches. We recommend creating it as a paper mood board full of things that inspire you. The pictures and sayings will help give you ideas that you can draw inspiration from. This is helpful for you to figure out what things resonate with you as a creative.

Effective Ways to Get Rid of Creative Blocks as a Zazzle Designer: The Bottomline

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We hope you have a much better understanding of how you can get rid of the creative blocks as a creative entrepreneur and Zazzle Designer. All creatives can have mental blocks that stop them from creating, it’s important that you work through these blocks and don’t let them stop you from being successful. Our journal system is one of the most effective ways to work through these creative blocks and is something that we both use for our Zazzle business. 

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About your hosts

Jen and Elke Clarke are a mother-daughter duo that empowers women entrepreneurs to make money online. Through courses and coaching, Jen and Elke help women (and men) become successful creative entrepreneurs on Zazzle and e-commerce. Combined Jen and Elke have sold over 15 million dollars-worth of products, and earned over $1.5 million combined through their businesses on Zazzle. Jen and Elke have influenced and transformed the lives of hundreds of thousands of people worldwide with their free content, paid and private coaching.

They are international, award-winning authors. Click the links to purchase their books through Amazon: Earn Around The World and Create Online and Grow Rich.

Jen and Elke Clarke have been featured in Yahoo Finance as TOP 5 e-commerce coaches.

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