Episodes
212 - How to Have Your True BIG BREAK!
They have been lying to you since you were born. You've been told "that's just the way it is" about taxes, school, work, and pretty much everything. But the truth is that nothing is ever "just the way it is", it's the way people before you decided it would be. The world isn't just the way it is, it's the way you make it and until you realize this not just in your head, but in your heart, you will be held back from living your full creative potential. In this episode I want to share with you h…
212 - How to Have Your True BIG BREAK!
They have been lying to you since you were born. You've been told "that's just the way it is" about taxes, school, work, and pretty much everything. But the truth is that nothing is ever "just the way it is", it's the way people before you decided it would be. The world isn't just the way it is, it's the way you make it and until you realize this not just in your head, but in your heart, you will be held back from living your full creative potential. In this episode I want to share with you h…
211 - Get Your Work Seen w/ Marketing Legend Seth Godin
THIS MAY BE THE MOST EXCITING EPISODE I'VE EVER SHARED WITH YOU!!! If you've listened to 25 seconds of this podcast you've probably heard me mention his name: Seth Godin. Who is he? He is a world changer going around calling himself a 'marketer'. This man has had a bigger impact on the way I do business and marketing than anyone else and I owe him so much! Seth shows up to this show and knocks every question out of the park. I haven't stopped thinking about this conversation since we had it,…
211 - Get Your Work Seen w/ Marketing Legend Seth Godin
THIS MAY BE THE MOST EXCITING EPISODE I'VE EVER SHARED WITH YOU!!! If you've listened to 25 seconds of this podcast you've probably heard me mention his name: Seth Godin. Who is he? He is a world changer going around calling himself a 'marketer'. This man has had a bigger impact on the way I do business and marketing than anyone else and I owe him so much! Seth shows up to this show and knocks every question out of the park. I haven't stopped thinking about this conversation since we had it,…
210 - You've Been Lied To And It's Holding You Back
In the movie Mean Girls, Regina George believes that these carb bars will make her lose weight, when in fact they are intended to make you GAIN WEIGHT! . Why does she believe this? Because Lindsay Lohan lies to her. . My poin...
210 - You've Been Lied To And It's Holding You Back
In the movie Mean Girls, Regina George believes that these carb bars will make her lose weight, when in fact they are intended to make you GAIN WEIGHT! . Why does she believe this? Because Lindsay Lohan lies to her. . My point? Don’t eat carb bars… AND believing a lie can have TERRIBLE CONSEQUENCES EVEN ABOVE AND BEYOND NOT BEING PROM READY! . In the latest episode I show my SALTY SIDE. THIS IS A SALTY PIZZA EPISODE. I’m mad because I believe we creative types are force fed lies that hurt our a…
209 -Self Doubt, ADHD and Breakthrough with Saiman Chow 00:0045:37
Today's episode is an interview with the brilliant mind that is Saiman Chow. I saw him give a talk at the ICON Illustration conference and my mind was seriously blown. I had to track him down and beg him to let me interview him. Saiman's illustration and animation looks like a beautiful chaotic brain, forever in play. This chat will inspire you to burst through self doubt and get lost in the play of your creative practice!
209 -Self Doubt, ADHD and Breakthrough with Saiman Chow
Today's episode is an interview with the brilliant mind that is Saiman Chow. I saw him give a talk at the ICON Illustration conference and my mind was seriously blown. I had to track him down and beg him to let me interview him. Saiman's illustration and animation looks like a beautiful chaotic brain, forever in play. This chat will inspire you to burst through self doubt and get lost in the play of your creative practice! saimanchow.com @chowsaiman ---- CREDITS Thanks to Yoni Wolf and the…
208 - Find Your Focus, Motivation Secrets & Time Management
This episode covers a grab bag of topics with lots of tactics, fresh ideas and new perspectives designed to get you jazzed about making stuff today! I hope most of these topics will hit you in the sweet spot, but I bet one or two of these will be exactly what you need to hear today. Some topics we cover in this episode: - How to find your focus - Why you need to rethink time management - Making BIG CHANGES in your work - How to unlock a deep well of motivation you didn't know you had! - AND M…
208 - Find Your Focus, Motivation Secrets & Time Management
This episode covers a grab bag of topics with lots of tactics, fresh ideas and new perspectives designed to get you jazzed about making stuff today! I hope most of these topics will hit you in the sweet spot, but I bet one or two of these will be exactly what you need to hear today. Some topics we cover in this episode: - How to find your focus - Why you need to rethink time management - Making BIG CHANGES in your work - How to unlock a deep well of motivation you didn't know you had! - AND M…
207 - Defeat Burnout & Get Stoked Out of Your Mind About Making Stuff Again!
Guys I'm a little bit burnout. This year has been incredible career wise, but also completely and utterly exhausting. I'm not a stranger to burnout, but this latest experience has taught me something brand new about about it. I think this lesson is a game changer and we dive into it and more in this episode. If you're tired, hopeless or you've just about lost your ability to care about creativity at all anymore, this episode is for you. If you're burnout, fed up, exhausted or blocked creativ…
207 - Defeat Burnout & Get Stoked Out of Your Mind About Making Stuff Again!
Guys I'm a little bit burnout. This year has been incredible career wise, but also completely and utterly exhausting. I'm not a stranger to burnout, but this latest experience has taught me something brand new about about it. I think this lesson is a game changer and we dive into it and more in this episode. If you're tired, hopeless or you've just about lost your ability to care about creativity at all anymore, this episode is for you. If you're burnout, fed up, exhausted or blocked creativ…
206 - 5 Steps to Finding Your Style with Darren Booth
When I think of artistic style, I think of Canadian illustrator Darren Booth. In my opinion, not many folks practicing today have as clear of an artistic voice as Darren. In this episode Darren walks us through how he developed this unique and authentic style. We also get to chat about the ups and downs of being a full time freelance illustrator, as well as the lessons he's learned through the journey. You're gonna love this one!
206 - 5 Steps to Finding Your Style with Darren Booth
When I think of artistic style, I think of Canadian illustrator Darren Booth. In my opinion, not many folks practicing today have as clear of an artistic voice as Darren. In this episode Darren walks us through how he developed this unique and authentic style. We also get to chat about the ups and downs of being a full time freelance illustrator, as well as the lessons he's learned through the journey. You're gonna love this one! Darren Booth darrenbooth.com Instagram: @darrenbooth ---- CR…
205 - 11 Tips That Will Help You Go Further Faster
Sometimes I wish I could travel back in time and visit myself at the start of my creative career path and give myself some encouragement, insight and tips. This episode is just that: exactly what I wish I could tell myself at the start of my journey. 11 tips, tricks and tactics for going further faster. This episode is designed to give you: - hope for your creative career that enables maximum energy for your work today - comfort for those nagging distractions and doubts - ideas and perspecti…
205 - 11 Tips That Will Help You Go Further Faster
Sometimes I wish I could travel back in time and visit myself at the start of my creative career path and give myself some encouragement, insight and tips. This episode is just that: exactly what I wish I could tell myself at the start of my journey. 11 tips, tricks and tactics for going further faster. This episode is designed to give you: - hope for your creative career that enables maximum energy for your work today - comfort for those nagging distractions and doubts - ideas and perspecti…
204 - Grow Your Instagram Following (& Other Important Things We Don't Want to Talk About)
There have never been more opportunities to build a thriving creative career, but if you sit back and play it cool, you will miss them. I'm the first person to gag at the term influencer. I get it. I really really really do. But while we sit back and in our gag circles, these influencers, podcasters, youtubers and Internet personalities are taking over the internet, the art world and even the government! In this episode I want to share tactics of growing your reach online that are creative a…
204 - Grow Your Instagram Following (& Other Important Things We Don't Want to Talk About)
There have never been more opportunities to build a thriving creative career, but if you sit back and play it cool, you will miss them. I'm the first person to gag at the term influencer. I get it. I really really really do. But while we sit back and in our gag circles, these influencers, podcasters, youtubers and Internet personalities are taking over the internet, the art world and even the government! In this episode I want to share tactics of growing your reach online that are creative a…
203 - Is It Time To Leap? w/ Andrea Pippins
Andrea Pippins is incredible American illustrator living and working from Stockholm, Sweden. In today's episode, Andrea tells her story and we chat about the lessons she learned on the way to going full time freelance and becoming a published illustrator. We talk about the power of a supportive community, putting yourself into your work, giant leaps of faith, finding your place in the creative world and much more!
203 - Is It Time To Leap? w/ Andrea Pippins
Andrea Pippins is incredible American illustrator living and working from Stockholm, Sweden. In today's episode, Andrea tells her story and we chat about the lessons she learned on the way to going full time freelance and becoming a published illustrator. We talk about the power of a supportive community, putting yourself into your work, giant leaps of faith, finding your place in the creative world and much more! https://andreapippins.com/ Instagram: @andreapippins ---- CREDITS Thanks to …
202 - For When You Feel Like Giving Up202 - For When You Feel Like Giving Up
Do you ever feel like you've lost your way? When you hit obstacles, setbacks and dead ends, do you sometimes feel as if you've fallen off your path? For me, the creative career path is a roller coaster. There are so many circumstantial and emotional ups and downs, and if you ride every twist and turn, it can be exhausting and discouraging. Sometimes, I almost feel like this road is somehow cursed even!!! In this episode I want to share with you ideas and tactics that have helped me breakthro…
202 - For When You Feel Like Giving Up
202 - For When You Feel Like Giving Up Do you ever feel like you've lost your way? When you hit obstacles, setbacks and dead ends, do you sometimes feel as if you've fallen off your path? For me, the creative career path is a roller coaster. There are so many circumstantial and emotional ups and downs, and if you ride every twist and turn, it can be exhausting and discouraging. Sometimes, I almost feel like this road is somehow cursed even!!! In this episode I want to share with you ideas a…
201 - How to Find Your Gift
Finding your creative gift is the most important (and difficult) pursuit in your creative career, and in this episode, I will share all the clues that have helped me make progress on this journey. From podcast interviews to speaking at conferences, I am very fortunate to get to meet a lot of phenomenal creative professionals. For the longest time, the central question for me has been this: what do the best of the best have in common? Over time, a pattern emerged: while there are an infinite am…
201 - How to Find Your Gift
Finding your creative gift is the most important (and difficult) pursuit in your creative career, and in this episode, I will share all the clues that have helped me make progress on this journey. From podcast interviews to speaking at conferences, I am very fortunate to get to meet a lot of phenomenal creative professionals. For the longest time, the central question for me has been this: what do the best of the best have in common? Over time, a pattern emerged: while there are an infinite am…