4 Steps to Unlock Your Creativity & Feel More Inspired Every Day

The Mel Robbins Podcast

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4.8 • 10.6K Ratings

🗓️ 28 August 2025

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, you’ll learn how to access your creativity, and use it to live a more purpose-driven life. Today, Mel and her guest Phil Cook will help you realize: you’re more creative than you think. If you’ve felt stuck, spread thin, or like your ideas never make it off the Notes app, this is your reset. You’ll get a practical method to quiet the noise, spot what actually sparks something in you, and act on it – fast. In this episode, you’ll hear from musician and songwriter Phil Cook. Yes, he’s toured the world and made award-winning records, but this conversation is about something deeper: how to unlock your creativity and use it to feel more inspired every day. You’ll learn a simple, repeatable way to reconnect with your intuition, make faster decisions, and unlock energy and creativity, whether you think of yourself as “creative” or not. You’ll walk away with clear tools to: -Get unstuck and take action without overthinking -Spot what energizes you and build on it -Protect your time and focus in a noisy world -Find clarity faster when you're spread thin -Build simple rituals that keep your spark alive After you hear these lessons on creativity, the way you experience your day to day life will never be the same. For more resources, click here for the podcast episode page. If you liked the episode, check out this one next: Unlock Your Brain’s Hidden Power: 6 Tools to Boost Focus, Confidence, and Creativity Connect with Mel: Get Mel’s #1 bestselling book, The Let Them Theory Watch the episodes on YouTube Follow Mel on Instagram The Mel Robbins Podcast Instagram Mel's TikTok Sign up for Mel’s personal newsletter Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes ad-free Disclaimer

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0:00.0	Hey, it's your friend Mel, and welcome to the Mel Robbins podcast.
0:08.6	Let me ask you something. When was the last time you felt creative? Not productive, not busy,
0:16.3	creative. I mean, in the moment, alive, lost in the flow of something. Well, if you haven't felt like that
0:24.1	in a while, you're not alone. You and I live in a world that just moves way too fast. We're always
0:28.9	scrolling and comparing and reacting. There are always something more important than making space
0:32.8	for your own ideas, for your own feelings. No wonder you feel so disconnected. But you want to know something?
0:40.3	That creative part of you, it's not gone. It's been in there since you were born. It's connected
0:47.0	to your intuition. See, it's just buried underneath the noise. Today, we're going to help you access it.
0:55.9	See, creativity is not about what you're making. It's how you move through the world. It's not just your art. It's in your instincts,
1:01.9	your intuition. You were born as a creative person. Let me say this out loud. Creativity is not just
1:07.6	for artists or musicians. I'm serious. You are so much more creative than you think.
1:12.2	If you're building a business or raising a family or writing a caption on social media,
1:16.5	you're trying to solve a problem right now. You're already creating. You just haven't been
1:20.7	told that you're a creative person. Well, after this episode, you're going to stop waiting for
1:25.1	permission to be creative and you're going to finally understand creativity is part of who you are. You're going to stop waiting for permission to be creative and you're going to finally
1:27.6	understand creativity as part of who you are. You're going to be learning four powerful
1:32.7	principles that will help you access your natural-born creativity. Because creativity is not
1:38.5	about being perfect. It's not about performing. It's not about producing anything. Creativity is a way to tap into something deeper and more meaningful in your daily life.
1:49.1	And today, we are going to unleash it.
2:06.3	Hey, it's your friend Mel, and welcome to the Mel Robbins podcast.
2:09.3	It is such an honor to be together and spend this time with you.
2:12.3	And if you're a new listener or you're here because somebody shared this with you,
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