Turbulence of Business and Life: A Journey of Resilience to Cultivating Creative Gardens of Success

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Emily Scherer shares her journey as an entrepreneur and the founder of The Guild, an event space in Richmond, Texas. She discusses how the idea for The Guild started and the challenges she faced in starting her own business. Emily also talks about the impact of Hurricane Harvey on her business and how she transitioned during the COVID-19 pandemic. She shares her experience with podcasting and her involvement with the Fort Bend Museum Association. Emily also discusses her life as a pilot's wife and the importance of self-care and travel. In this conversation, Erin Cummings and Emily Scherer discuss various topics related to travel, creativity, and personal growth. They talk about packing preferences, pushing creativity limits, daily creativity hacks, the importance of chaos in creativity, factors that kill creativity, finding inspiration in everyday life, overcoming creative blocks, encouraging creativity in others, current projects and goals, self-care and excitement, exhaustion and self-sabotage, and advice for the future self.

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Takeaways

• Starting a business requires creativity, perseverance, and a supportive community.
• Adapting to unexpected challenges, such as natural disasters and pandemics, is crucial for the survival of a business.
• Transitioning to new ventures and finding new ways to contribute to the community can lead to personal and professional growth.
• Balancing personal and professional life is essential, and self-care practices can help maintain well-being. Find inspiration in everyday life, whether it's through travel, cooking, or exploring different mediums.
• Embrace chaos and mess as part of the creative process.
• Take time for self-care and find ways to recharge your creativity.
• Encourage others to explore their creativity and find their own medium of expression.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Background

01:28 Starting The Guild

09:33 Transitioning During COVID-19

12:32 Closing The Guild

14:55 Transitioning to Podcasting

18:45 Involvement with the Fort Bend Museum Association

21:38 Hosting Events and Galas

26:48 Life as a Pilot's Wife

29:26 Self-Care and Travel

38:28 Pushing Creativity Limits

39:18 Daily Creativity Hacks

41:23 The Importance of Chaos and Mess in Creativity

42:26 Factors that Kill Creativity

44:21 Finding Inspiration in Everyday Life

46:26 Overcoming Creative Blocks

48:41 Encouraging Creativity in Others

50:41 Current Projects and Goals

56:53 Self-Care and Excitement

57:55 Exhaustion and Self-Sabotage

01:02:16 Advice for Future Self

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