(photo by myself)
The leaders of Creative Work Hour, or CWH, and DreemSteem have collaborated to create the DreemPort Challenge a three week activity to create and nurture a post that is deeply meaningful to the author. The evolved post should be meaningful and dear to the creator. The Design Process, often used in the tech industry, is being offered to facilitate this. It's something I've used before in tech innovation development, and is well understood by the braintrust behind Creative Work Hour, Alessandra White.
In the brief time I've been in these communities, I've seen and met many content creators lean towards volume over depth. A number are savvy enough to combine both in a meaningful and, sometimes, profitable way. I'm new to DreemPort, but can already see that there are a number there that are the latter, and I am learning each day how to be more efficient in my creations by listening, reading and learning from their methods.
The CWH gang are just as crafty, but conjoin in a more communal way of elevating each other as they go. It lends itself towards information and development sharing, which can be a better solution for certain mindsets like mine.
That's what is making this collaboration so wonderful. The exposure to different, yet overlapping creative processes to create one deeper, more meaningful, and more personal post.
So, let's get into it.
The requirements for Week 1 and my status are:
What is your feature post is going to be about?
I'm generating a post about my love of the outdoors. I LOVE the outdoors, namely hiking. I used to do mountaineering, rock climbing, tracking, etc., but age and ability have diminished that. I also support my passion by regularly performing trail maintenance and repair, using hand tools and power tools for everything from clearing back encroaching brush to reforming trails destroyed by rock slides.
My featured post is going to be about this.
How you plan on sharing it?
I'll be going into the lifelong influences that nurtured this interest in me.
What will be special about this post?
So much of who I am has come from this passion. I'm hoping readers can connect with that. Take a look around where they live, and see similar opportunities to care for their worlds.
Why does it mean so much to you?
Beyond wehat I've mentioned above, I hope that sharing the themes, dreams and intentions that motivate me will help others find places of meaning in their worlds. They are likely closer and more abundant that you think. I would have never found all of the amazing nooks and crannies in the concrete jungle I live in if it had not been for the people I've met doing this.