We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Alima Sanni a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.
Hi Alima , so excited to have you with us today, particularly to get your insight on a topic that comes up constantly in the community – overcoming creativity blocks. Any thoughts you can share with us?
When it comes to overcoming creativity blocks I like to experiment with new things. For example, I launched digital and print magazines for Music Love Harmony last year. When I started to create magazines for the brand I was excited and overwhelmed. This was a new thing for me and I had no idea how everything would work out. I learned through trial and error. I’m grateful that there are so many great tools that entrepreneurs can use for their creative projects. I’m a visual learner, so seeing how everything will come together when a work is in progress pushes me to keep going when I’m stuck on something. I also appreciate feedback and ideas from others.
Appreciate the insights and wisdom. Before we dig deeper and ask you about the skills that matter and more, maybe you can tell our readers about yourself?
I’m a digital creator and entrepreneur with a passion for music and fashion. My brand, Music Love Harmony is a digital publication for emerging artists and an apparel brand. The brand celebrates emerging artists and the art form of music. The apparel side of Music Love Harmony is growing and more pieces will be added to the collection.
Looking back, what do you think were the three qualities, skills, or areas of knowledge that were most impactful in your journey? What advice do you have for folks who are early in their journey in terms of how they can best develop or improve on these?
The three qualities that were most impactful in my journey were mindset, persistence, and focus. For people early in their journey, I would advise them to develop a great mindset and let go of limiting beliefs. Mindset plays such an important role in entrepreneurship and holding on to limiting beliefs can hinder progress. No one is immune to negative thoughts, so I have to do my best to keep my mind right and learn from every setback. I’m still learning and this brand is a work in progress. Another thing that was impactful in my journey was learning from people with more experience than me.
As we end our chat, is there a book you can leave people with that’s been meaningful to you and your development?
A book that has played an important role in my development is Success Through a Positive Mental Attitude by Napoleon Hill. A few of the most impactful nuggets of wisdom from the book are: all hardships have a seed of equal or greater benefit, our attitudes shape our future and a positive mental attitude plays an important role in striving to achieve goals.
Contact Info:
- Website: musicloveharmony.com & musicloveharmony.com/shop
- Instagram: @musicloveharmony
