Episodes

Nov. 8, 2023

427 - Do This When Your Tried and True Method is Now Killing Your Cre…

Listen to this episode if you: - Feel left out in the cold and need to bring back the heat - Your comfort zone is no longer comfortable - Want to open yourself up to new ideas

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Nov. 1, 2023

426 - Mind Tricks to Move Past Your Own Mountains with Lizzy Stewart

Listen to this episode if you: - Get overwhelmed by some of your creative dreams. - Struggle with resistance to your goals. - Want to practice moving out of your comfort zone.

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Oct. 25, 2023

425 - Creative Work Not Working? It's One of These 3 Things + How to …

This episode is for you if you: - Have overanalyzed your creative practice and it's no fun anymore and the work is worse off - Like your work but no one else seems to - Can't seem to figure out …

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Oct. 18, 2023

424 - Afraid Your Art is White Noise? Make People Feel with These 5 T…

This episode will help you: - See new ways to add depth to whatever type of art you make - Quit churning out work that people ignore - Find fresh excitement for creating your art again

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Oct. 4, 2023

423 - How to Deepen Any Creative Work with Purposeful Symbol and Story

This episode is for you if you: 1 - Want new ideas on how to make your work deeper 2 - Are interested in diving deeper into Joseph Campbell / Carl Jung 3 - Love episodes like our Ghostshrimp interview …

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Sept. 27, 2023

422 - 9 Ways to Get Creative with Your Time When You Have No Time to …

This episode will help you: - Find ways to make your work even if you feel you have no time - Specific productivity hacks that help you find more bandwidth to create - Eliminate stuff you shouldn't focus on and …

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Sept. 20, 2023

421 - Which of These Crucial 7 Steps Are Your Stuck On?

In this episode we tackle: 1 - Why you might feel untethered, overwhelmed and confused about your practice. 2 - A step by step checklist to check in with your practice for what you may be missing or stuck on. …

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Sept. 13, 2023

420 - How to Free Your Creativity by Untying Some of it From Money Ma…

If you’re a creative pro or aspire to be one - you probably put a lot of pressure on your creative work. In this episode I chat with illustrator / designer Mauro Gatti who has managed to free up loads …

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Sept. 6, 2023

419 - Should We Keep Creating When the World is Upside Down?

In this episode we tackle: - Why create when the world is on fire? - Why to try at anything when everything changes before you can make progress. - A tool from the business consulting world for organizing your efforts …

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Aug. 30, 2023

418 - The Real Thing That Stops Me From Doing The Work and How to Bre…

Listen to this episode if you are: - Having trouble finding creative motivation - Unsure of what’s stopping you from making progress - Struggling to stay consistent in your creative practice - Miles away from where you want to be

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July 19, 2023

417 - The 2 Essential Elements of a Game Changing Creative Collaborat…

Listen to this episode if you feel like: ⁃ You’re missing something crucial in your creative practice but you’re not sure what it is ⁃ You’re stuck hitting the same dead end over and over ⁃ You don’t know what …

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July 12, 2023

416 - How to Strengthen Your Connection to Your Audience through Deco…

A chat with Hrishikesh Hirway, the man behind the legendary creative podcast, Song Exploder. Listen to this episode if you: - If you love your ideas but they don’t seem to be hitting the mark with your audience - If …

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July 5, 2023

415 - The Dream Unlocking Art of Mastering How to Give Up

This episode is for you if you feel like: - You're never early enough to get the opportunities you want. - Your creative efforts are not paying off in any real way. - By the time you learn the skills …

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June 28, 2023

414 - How to Find Personal Symbols that Elevate Your Work with Grace …

This episode is for you if: ⁃ You’re stuck in an old version of your creative self. ⁃ You need steps to follow to find new mentors and creative guides. ⁃ You don’t know how to make your work more …

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June 21, 2023

Special Announcement + The Mini Pep Talk That's Kept Me Going

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June 14, 2023

413 - Step by Step How to Insert Yourself Into Your Work in a Powerfu…

This episode is for you if you need to: 1 - Make your work more "you" but don't know what that means or how to do it. 2 - Find a style. 3 - Find ways to stand out in …

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June 7, 2023

412 - A Process for Using Creative Influences to Find A Unique Path f…

THIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU IF: 1 - You want a process for finding the hidden clues for what to make unique work about within the work of your creative heroes. 2 - You get stuck doing nothing because you …

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May 31, 2023

411 - How to Find Creative Super Fuel & Believe In Yourself Before Ot…

We often dream of someone showing up out of nowhere and giving us a real chance to get creative and unleash our potential, but the most important creative opportunity to take advantage of is taking a deep interest in your …

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May 24, 2023

410 - How to Build The Foundation of a Creative Practice that Cultiva…

You know that having the creative practice you're after means gaining new fans and maybe even followers of your work, but why does this feel impossible? In this episode we explore the idea that you may be approaching this completely …

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May 17, 2023

409 - How to Find New Direction When Chasing Creative Dreams Becomes …

We've all been convinced from movies and media that we must CHASE OUR DREAMS and it will ALL WORK OUT! But what happens when you've given it everything you've got and it really hasn't worked out anything like what you …

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May 3, 2023

408 - 3 Ways to Make The Quiet Slow Times = The Pivotal Exciting Times

You can’t always be in high demand. We all have slow times, but what you do with these seasons can be make or break. Looking back I’ve noticed there’s 3 simple things that make these times either the worst of …

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April 26, 2023

407 - Hit Creative Block Waiting for All The Answers? Listen to This …

It’s very easy to get creatively blocked waiting for all the answers. In fact, I have been in that exact phase with a personal project of my own! So it was a relief to speak with our guest Poet, Maggie …

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April 19, 2023

406 - A Practical Step by Step Journey to a Thriving Creative Practice

This episode is a step by step practical roadmap to building a thriving creative practice that does not require making it big on social media, in fact it excludes any mindset of going big whatsoever. Do you worry that you …

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April 12, 2023

405 - Which Do You Need Today: Well Being, Marketing or Creative Qual…

If you are feeling stuck and don’t know what you need to reignite your spark, this episode is for you! This episode will give you tips in the areas of self development, marketing your work, as we as new prompts …

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