Watching my daughter do her best in a dance class and seeing how she was so excited about what she learned helped me remember that as adults we need to take our own advice to always do your best and be content when doing so.
Author: Shell Vera (The Essential Creative)
Hello! I'm Shell Vera, the founder of The Essential Creative. This community is the passion project that compliments my full-time business as a voice discovery coach and writer for aspiring authors, speakers, musicians, business owners, coaches, and ministers. Helping people understand how to excel creatively so they can live a faith-filled, fulfilled, and authentic life gets me out of bed in the morning.
Here on the blog, I share posts that will help you learn how to rise to new heights in family, faith, community, and business. As an essential oil enthusiast, I add a touch of essential oil education and DIY activities so you enjoy a toxin-free environment while growing creatively. Since we are a community, if you would like to guest post, please reach out! All creatives are welcome.
I hope you enjoy the blog and find it helpful for your own growth as a creative. If you need help in a service I offer, connect with me via my website (www.ShellVera.com) and I will get back to you.
~Shell
Fireside Chat with Aspiring Beauty Influencer Delanie Garrett: Letting Your Inner Beauty Shine Through
In this fireside chat between Shell Vera and aspiring beauty influencer Delanie Garrett, we learn what it takes to become a beauty influncer in today’s social media culture and where the intersection in between beauty and faith.
Sunday Songs: “Simple” by People & Songs and “Someone You Loved” by Lewis Capaldi
In a sneak peek showing you the first two songs of a new series I will launch in 2020, I share two songs that have been making me think lately: “Simple” by People & Songs and “Someone You Loved” by Lewis Capaldi
Winter Diffuser Recipes
Some winter diffuser blends for this holiday season and beyond.
Takeaways from Fireside Chat with JRenee Burgess of No Honey Makeup
Takeaways from last Monday’s fireside chat with JRenee Burgess of No Honey Makeup.
13 Essential Oil Gift Pack & Starter Bundle Ideas Around $100
13 Essential Oil gift ideas and starter pack ideas that are great for giving to your friends who love toxin-free living or for you if you’d like to get started with Young Living and need some suggestions.
Fireside Chat with John the Bap: When Your 9-5 Funds Creativity
John the Bap and Shell Vera discuss what it’s like to be a creative with a 9-5, what it’s like to be a multi-passinate entrepreneur, and what it means to share God with others in an authentic way.
Sunday Spoken Word: “Let It All Out” by So Real at #Rhetoric2019
SoReal lives up to her name as she shares about some past events and how she met God there.
DIYs with Essential Oils: Massage Bar, Clay Mask, Loofah Soaps, and Aroma Stones
Fun DIYs that also make great gifts. Infused with essential oils, they smell great AND are thoughtful, homemade gifts.
New Fireside Chat Series to Talk About Business and Life Goals
An introduction to the new Fireside Chat series for The Essential Creative. Each Monday come visit us for a chat with a creative about business, faith, community, and family.
Fireside Chat with JRenee from No Honey Makeup: Staying Focused on Your Goal
In this first fireside chat, Shell of The Essential Creative talks with JRenee from No Honey Makeup about business, faith, and balancing priorities as a Kingdom entrepreneur. This chat will be helpful to all who have wanted to start a business but have been afraid to do so. JRenee had the idea for her business while home on maternity leave with her youngest son, at a very unlikely time most mothers would be thinking of launching a dream. But she did it and is here to tell us the real, raw details of what it takes to have faith for big, audacious goals and God-given callings.
Sunday Spoken Word: JFence “Toothpaste” from Rhetoric 2019
Spoken word by JFence at Rhetoric 2019 about Christian living and how we need to think before we speak.
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