If You Can’t Create Anymore - Watch This (ft. Kelly Wilde Miller)

I've spent years teaching productivity, but Kelly Wilde Miller just exposed my biggest blind spot. During our conversation at a recent mastermind, she said something that stopped me cold: "I looked back at photos from my year and felt grief. Was I really present in those moments, or was I thinking about work?" I immediately thought of my own experience—pacing a Brazilian beach with productivity audiobooks while my family relaxed. I was in paradise, but I wasn't really there. As a creative embodiment coach, Kelly introduced me to a framework that's revolutionizing how I think about creative work: Creative Seasons. Just like nature, our creativity moves through cycles of growth, harvest, rest, and renewal. But we've built a culture that demands eternal summer—constant production, visibility, and output. The cost? We're burning out our creative soil. In this conversation, Kelly shares: - Why your creativity has a "winter" (and why fighting it destroys you) - The nervous system-creativity connection I'd never considered - How she tracks her energy patterns to work WITH her natural rhythms - Why Building a Second Brain needs seasonal maintenance too - The difference between "competence" and "joy" in your work This isn't about working less. It's about working in harmony with your creative nature instead of against it. *👤 CONNECT WITH KELLY:* 📖 Get your copy of Creative Dysregulation: Why Your Creativity is Chaotic & What to Do About It: https://kellywildemiller.com/creativedysregulation ✍️ Read Kelly’s Writing: https://www.wildonpurpose.co/ 🎯 *MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO:* Tiago’s Annual Review Workshop: https://www.buildingasecondbrain.com/annual-review CHAPTERS: 00:00 Creative Dysregulation & Emotional Blocks 02:27 What is Creative Embodiment? 05:01 Kelly's Creative Journey: From Dance to Digital Arts 09:09 Breaking Creative Identity Boxes 13:00 The Evolution of Identity & Leadership 16:13 Annual Review Practices & Photo Reflections 21:25 Working Through Emotions in Annual Reviews 26:26 Audio Reflections & AI Integration 30:11 Circular Time Mapping Exercise 35:55 Releasing the Past & Setting Intentions 38:17 Understanding Creative Cycles & Seasons 42:45 The Four Seasons of Creativity 46:48 Cyclical Productivity in Practice 52:13 Menstrual Cycles & Creative Energy 55:36 Following Joy vs. Obligation 58:35 Finding Your Zone of Genius 59:58 Resources & Book: Creative Dysregulation 01:01:35 Final Thoughts on Seasonal Living ----------------------- 💌 Join our weekly newsletter for more tips and resources: https://fortelabs.com/subscribe/ 📚ORDER MY BEST-SELLING BOOKS 🧠 Building a Second Brain: A Proven Method to Organize Your Digital Life and Unlock Your Creative Potential: https://www.buildingasecondbrain.com/book 📂The PARA Method: Simplify, Organize, and Master Your Digital Life: https://www.buildingasecondbrain.com/para 👩‍🎓 TAKE MY SELF-PACED COURSES 1️⃣ Pillars of Productivity: https://www.buildingasecondbrain.com/pop 2️⃣ BASB Foundation: https://www.buildingasecondbrain.com/foundation 🤓 TEST YOUR PRODUCTIVITY POTENTIAL Take our Productivity Pulse Check to evaluate your daily habits and find out where you can make improvements. Take the quiz now: https://fortelabs.typeform.com/pulsecheck?utm_source=youtube 👋 CONNECT WITH ME 📬 My weekly newsletter: https://fortelabs.com/subscribe 👩‍💻 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tiagoforte/ 🌐 My website: https://www.buildingasecondbrain.com/ 💌 My blog: https://fortelabs.com/blog/ 🐦‍⬛ X: http://x.com/fortelabs 🟦 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fortelabs 🤳Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fortelabsco/