Episode 3 - Part Two of Two about Play

Hey hey, welcome back to The Groovy Creative Podcast! I’m your host, James Price, and you’ve made it to Part 2 of our two-part creativity series. Last episode, we talked about play. Today, we’re celebrating something just as important: the glorious, chaotic, beautiful beast that is… creative mess. Because let’s be honest, finding your groove? Rarely looks tidy. 

Let me paint you a picture. I’m sitting at my desk right now, sketches everywhere, sticky notes on the wall, coffee stains on my notebook, random sound clips in my editing timeline. And I love it. 

Why? Because that mess means I’m moving. It means I’m exploring, testing, experimenting. Somewhere along the line, we were taught that mess is bad. But in creativity? Mess is momentum. Your desk, your timeline, your brain, it might feel chaotic. But that’s where the gold is. It’s the raw material of your groove. If mess is the medium, then experimentation is the method. Whether it’s in photography, design, podcasting, or even just brainstorming, you only find what works by trying what might not. 

Starting The Groovy Creative was one big experiment for me. I had to learn audio production, branding, planning, editing, none of which I had all figured out. But I showed up anyway. That’s the trick: you don’t find your creative rhythm by waiting for confidence. You find it by doing the thing, badly, awkwardly, beautifully. 

So experiment often. Don’t wait for the perfect idea. Create now, clean later. Now here’s the juicy part: your groove. Your creative groove is your unique rhythm. The flow where things click. The combo of tools, timing, habits, and mindset that feels like you. But here’s the truth, they don’t sell groove at art school. You have to build it through repetition. 

Write every morning. Shoot every weekend. Doodle during lunch. It doesn’t matter when or how, just keep showing up. Groove isn’t about being busy. It’s about being in tune. And that only comes from doing the work. You know I’m big on mindfulness and people centered creativity, and mess plays a role here, too. Having been an educator of three and four year old children, I saw them paint and play without the thoughts the limits us as adults, they didn’t think about what was wrong, only what was right, and that taught me a lot about being in there creative moment. 

Being okay with the mess means being okay with yourself. It means honoring process over perfection. And it makes space for others to be human, too. So breathe. Smile. Let your chaos breathe with you. Your mess is not a mistake, it’s a masterpiece in motion. So, groovy friends, here’s your mission this week: Make a mess. Seriously. Try something new. Break a pattern. Get weird. Don’t clean it up right away. Just do it. And if you want to share it, I’d love to see your chaos, tag me @thegroovycreative. 

You’re not behind. You’re not broken. You’re in it. And that’s exactly where creativity lives. Until next time, keep experimenting, keep exploring, and most of all… stay groovy.

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