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Hey, welcome to this bonus episode of the Daring Creativity Podcast. This is where I revisit the interview, published early in the week, giving me an opportunity to zoom in on a few standout moments for extra value and meaning.

 This week I released a conversation with Carina Lindmeier, an award-winning illustrated based in Lynn's, Austria. 

 The conversation was called Dare to Find Your Creative Home, and it's full of transparency and expression of her soul. Our conversation had countless standout moments.

But as you might know, with the format of these episodes, I kind of have to narrow it down to four. So let's start with the first one.

And it's inevitably about a topic of social media and beyond.

I don't care about numbers or followers. I care about connections. And this is something which is really important for me. I don't care about, I mean, you can make like a huge following, but in the end it means nothing if you have nothing where you can connect with someone [00:01:00] and when people cannot connect with what kind of story you have to tell or what kind of things you want to share or your art or illustration work.

Carina Lindmeier: So I feel like we really have to, but at least that's just my opinion. But I feel like we have to step back now from. This heavy influencer thing. Also, some artists are more like influencers now, which is really difficult also for people to watch because at the end of the day, you never know, is this like a paid thing or are people really doing this for a living or what's the story behind everything?

 it's almost inevitable and impossible to not have conversation about social media when it comes to illustration, artistry, or design.

 Because in the social media driven economy, Carina's philosophy challenges the obsession with metrics that often dictate artistic decisions. [00:02:00] Focus in one genuine connection rather than follow account liberate artists from algorithmic approval seeking to prevent creative burnout. This approach builds sustainable careers through meaningful relationships that lead to real opportunities, collaborations, and referrals.

 It also protects mental health by grounding creative practice in human relationships. Rather than digital validations, create an authentic artistic grove. And the second standup moment is everything's temporary.

Carina Lindmeier: I feel like when you force something, it's not coming. So it's like you said, step away, try to focus on something else.

And

recently I came back to this, it's not a quote, but it's something, that's popping up in my mind, quite often lately. It's like everything is temporary and I feel like it's so true because every feeling is [00:03:00] temporary. So if you feel like you're not going somewhere and you're not, getting close to where you want to go, the feeling will go away.

But you just have to find your. way to get where you want to. So just be patient, consistent. Try to find a new perspective and Start running if you, even if you're not ready. So it sounds very poetic, but it's so true. And you have to find your way through your own strategy, so to say how to find your creativity or how to keep your juices flowing. 

 This quote was used as the opening hook to the episode, and I had to revisit it again because it shows the maturity of the mind. The wisdom in the quote provides essential emotional regulation for artists navigating inevitable creative apps and downs, 

Understanding that both struggles and successes are temporary states. It liberates [00:04:00] creatives to take bigger risks. Knowing failure is in permanent identity, it encourages present moment awareness with without over attachment to currency circumstances by the facing creative blocks or celebrating achievements.

 this perspective offers permission to evolve artistically and personally recognizing that creative identity can be fluid rather than fixed.

the next moment is the one that inspired the name of this episode.

I wanted to become a graphic designer. And after a few internships, I decided, nope, that's not the way I wanna end up, sitting in front of my computer all day and like this, I call it the shrimp position, where you, at the end of the day, you feel like, yeah, like a potato or shrimp because you can't move anymore.

Carina Lindmeier: So I wanted to find something that is more creative and more where I can have like my own kind [00:05:00] of, exploration and feel like more in, feel, like more home, so to say, in my artistic sense. So back then it was a bit different than nowadays because the internet was not such a thing as it is now. So. At the end of the day, I hardly had anyone like a mentor or anyone who really took my hand and showed me things.

 I remember the moment during the conversation when Karina said I wanted to find something that feels like home, and I knew straight away that. That is something I wanted to zoom in on even then a little bit more 

 Because it captures the essence of authentic career. Finding work that feels like home to yourself rather than performing for others.

 in Carina's case, transitioning from just graphic design, what she calls shrimp [00:06:00] position. I'm, I'm sure graphic designers will exactly relate to the fact how, sedentary and still sometimes the profession could be, and in that case, transitioning to illustration.

It kind of given her the courage required to trust creative instincts of a security. The home metaphor suggests comfort, belonging, and freedom to be authentic. It also validates the inner voice saying this isn't right, and encourages designing careers. around what genuinely makes you feel right 

The last moment is about

the fact that we are both have a love for cycling

Carina Lindmeier: So I feel like when it comes to sports, it teaches us so many things about ourselves and also how we, interact with others like cars, other cyclists, or ourselves. And, it can bring you so much joy, but it can also make you [00:07:00] very angry, for example. And it always goes back to, like I feel like when you have a problem with something in your life, you feed it while you are on your bike, it's not going away.

So you have to deal with it. You have to deal. So that's like really the hard track, so to say. When you are on your bike. And you have a shitty day and you want to paddle it out, and this thoughts will not go away until you solved it. So, and that's something I really enjoy. Sometimes I hate it, but in the end I love it. 

So our chat about cycling was about the fact that there's nowhere to hide. Throughout the whole conversation we talked about there's nowhere to hide in illustration and creativity. There's nowhere to hide when you're a dj. And there's a great stories we [00:08:00] talked about, from both sides. And we used to talked about our experiences of being on a bike because our experience is beautifully illustrated how physical activities force confrontation with unresolved issues that are mirroring the creative process when you can't avoid difficult work indefinitely cycling.

And if you're a keen cyclist or recreational cyclist, you will know that, as I've talked about on this podcast before. The headwind is always guaranteed. you might have a good ride one way, but coming home or cycling up a hill, it is always gonna throw up some difficulties. ' cause cycling creates sustained focus time where the mind naturally processes problems and it's a beautiful time when.

 things just slot in. You just need taking time away from it all. some people get good ideas in the shower, it's because we do something mechanical and away from just the focus and being knee deep in work. So, I. [00:09:00] Just like being on a bike, it's a similar creative breakthroughs that emerge through persistent engagement and the parallel between physical and creative endurance offers valuable perspective 'cause both require pushing for resistance and finding inner strength when facing challenges.

 So it was a great episode to talk about these things and find. Elements of how the outside world of creativity actually not only influences the creative world and creative careers, but also how it mimics the experiences because there's so much alike, and I didn't mention in the episode, I didn't really know how much of endurance cycling has got much to do with endurance creativity, because when there's nowhere to hide.

 And you try to wrestle with it at first, it doesn't work. It's only when you chill out and you become at one with, your instruments, whichever they are. If it's a paint brush or a bike, [00:10:00] things get so much easier. So if you haven't heard the full conversation with Carina Lindmeier please check it out.

It's full of beautiful human stories and I'll see you next week on the next one.