About this user
After a lifetime of thinking that I had to shave off pieces of myself to 'fit in', I quit my job, started my own business, and learned about listening to that not so still, not so small voice inside.
One of the first things I did was create a deck of 64 collaged cards filled with lots of ideas designed to trigger your intuitive imagination and get you moving down the path to following your dreams. I call them enrichuals, simple things you can do to enrich your daily life.
My personal transformation into seeing myself as an artist began with a journal and some big ideas. I was 14 years old, a time in life when I needed permission to get art supplies I couldn't carry home in my backpack. I asked for a sheet of plywood and a bucket of glue. I wanted to make a collage. A REALLY BIG collage. To my amazement, two days later my 6′ by 8′ canvas arrived. I collaged my heart out for six months....dreaming, exploring, ranting....being a teenager.
I have never looked back. My dream is to build a community of creative pioneers who have lots of ideas for how to live dazzling, rich lives bursting with crazy fresh ways to have a life chock-full of meaning.
Today I enjoy working with enrichuals in everything from professional coaching to team building to campaign brainstorming. I manage a design team for a major corporation, help small businesses build successful social media marketing campaigns, teach art, create and sell personal art pieces, and work as professional creativity coach.
Tell me what you think! Share things you've tried that I haven't thought of. Help me grow a community of folks looking for ways to live with a little more intuitive awareness, imagination, and creative expression. Tell me about what happened when you listened to the voice inside that told you to pick up a paint brush, or start a garden, or take a long walk, or talk to a stranger, or............
My wish for you is that this YouTube channel helps you to listen to your inner yearnings and do some exploring of our own. Scroll through. See what's waiting for you! Tell me about what is happening in your crazy, busy, complicated, creative life! I would love to know.
Su Monson
My popular articles on the art of personal reinvention have appeared in many popular magazines, including: Artist Sketchbook, Plain and Simple, Artella Words and Art, Shape, and The Edge.
My art has been sold nationally through FeMail creations and CoachingToys.com.
Age
52
Hometown
Moorhead, Minnesota
Country
United States
Occupation
Graphic Designer, Art Instructor, Social Media Educator, Creativity Coach, Artist, Author
Companies
Deluxe Corporation, Coaching Toys, Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College, Stillwater Community Education
Schools
Hamline University, University of San Francisco, University of Minnesota
Interests
collage, fitness, creative self care, gardening, making art, graphic design, photography
enrichuals
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Thank you so much for putting this together. What a fresh breath of air for the start of the new year!