The Unlikely Artist

In this episode, you’ll learn about how to use a simple, feeling based goal to solve any problem. You’ll find this episode helpful if the goals you set for 2022 already have your brain confused and you feeling discouraged. Try out the method I recommend here, and you’ll be surprised at how quickly you can turn things turn around and feel good about your progress. Even if you’re happily pursuing yo...

I got the idea for this episode when one of my clients reported, “I’m like a Ferrari!” My intention is that after you listen to this episode, you’ll be ready to embrace your own inner Ferrari. You’re more powerful than you think. You’re powerful when you have an inner strength that doesn’t depend on what other people think. You’re powerful when you feel able to accomplish things, know how to exerc...

If you’ve been listening to this podcast, it’s because there’s a part of you that wants “something more”. You want to flourish. Even if you’re in a “good” job, that doesn’t mean it feels good to YOU. If it doesn’t, ask yourself, “How long will I keep telling myself, ‘Maybe I’ll make a change … later.’” My wish for you is that you live a life without regrets. This episode makes the case for you to...

Too many of us have been taught that prioritizing ourselves is selfish. Let’s debunk that myth. Tune in today to let me change your mind about what it means to prioritize yourself and show you why it's an essential skill. In this episode, I put on my lawyer’s hat and present four arguments in favor are you putting yourself and what you need on the agenda. You’ll learn why doing this will help you...

“Failure trauma” happens when life teaches you that failing – EVER - simply isn't acceptable. When you become afraid that failing at anything could cause you to become socially ostracized, lose your job, bankrupt your business, or hurt a client or patient. When your brushes with failure lead to adverse reactions and important, negative consequences, your nervous system will start to overreact. It...

If you've been feeling low, weary, sick or anxious, instead of feeling motivated, engaged, optimistic and joyful, know that you've got lots of company. Most people I know haven’t been able to whip themselves into the normal fervor we’re used to experiencing at the beginning of a new year. When we feel low, too often we immediately ask ourselves, “How can I fix this?” “How can I move out of this?”...

If you had to listen to just one episode of this podcast, I'd recommend that this be the one. Too many of us live in a world that rules out magic. The result is that we use only part of our brain. We don't access the other half of our brain, our embodied wisdom or our inner knowing, to our own detriment. Magic isn't funky. It's not about listening to a guru or casting spells or humming on a mounta...

If you’ve been listening to this podcast, you’ll have realized by now that the language you use matters. Whether you say things out loud or only in your head, the words you choose can expand your world or confine your choices. That’s because how you think affects how you feel, drives the actions you take and ultimately determines the results you’re able to create in your life. No words you use are...

And now for a totally different take on setting your goals… Even if you feel an inner groan coming up when you even think about goal setting, you’ll find this episode helpful. I share a process I discovered that’s fun and produces amazing results. Learn how you can make goal setting in 2022 an exercise that lights you up inside and has you motivated to take action. In this episode, you’ll learn th...

My interview with Janet Cloud will help inspire you to stop waiting and to get on with the business of creating the career you want. Janet Cloud ramped up the fun in her life when she realized she didn’t have to wind down her technology consulting business before she could begin her new interior/exterior design business, Cloud Designs. She could do both! Janet’s been having so much fun ever since....

This short episode tells you everything you need to know to be come a celebrity – a person who’s celebrated! The truth is our brains are jerks. They are celebration avoiders. They offer us overly critical thoughts and talk to us in ways we wouldn’t permit from anyone else. And because the way we think matters so much, they stop us from executing our dreams. I don’t want that for you. So in this ep...

This week, we take a journey with Barbara Ann Boire. Barbara Ann’s a former business consultant who spent a few years saying “yes” and using intuition to help her to reinvent her career. She’s now a psychotherapist who helps people who are struggling with major transitions in their lives. You can reach Barbara Ann and find out more about how she might be able to help you at Barbara Ann Boire, Regi...

Another riff today on one of my favorite themes – rule breaking. This episode is a practical exploration of how to know it’s time to break one of your rules. Even if a rule has served you in the past, it may not be serving you now. Breaking the rule might be the best thing you could possibly do to enhance your life and career. Many rules don’t serve you. The worst ones are the “rules” you make up...

We are so used to dismissing our desires and our yearnings that they whisper to us only in the quietest of voices. Those quiet voices are often lost in all the chaos of the louder and more urgent voices that seem to scream in our heads about what we should be doing in any moment. In this two-part series, you’ll learn the skill of allowing yourself to want what you want. This will help you experien...

We are so used to dismissing our desires and our yearnings that they whisper to us only in the quietest of voices. Those quiet voices are often lost in all the chaos of the louder and more urgent voices that seem to scream in our heads about what we should be doing in any moment. In this two episode series, you’ll learn the skill of allowing yourself to want what you want. This will help you exper...

If you believe you don’t belong, it can feel pretty painful. A sense of not belonging runs deep. It might even be something you’ve carried with you since childhood. In this episode, I dive deep into the whole issue of not belonging, and I share some vulnerable stories of my own. We often don’t talk about our feeling of not belonging because that admission is loaded with so much shame, and a deep s...

When you discover how to think in a way that helps you feel better and show up more intentionally, you might also find yourself frustrated with the “sticky” thoughts you keep having. Sticky thoughts are stories you keep telling yourself, even though you now understand that these stories don’t serve you. They’re your “go to” thoughts that tend to come whenever you think about a specific topic or en...

You'll find this episode useful if you've got an anxious, busy or unfocussed brain that makes meditation difficult or unpleasant for you. I’m guessing that even if you’re a seasoned meditator, you’ll discover some useful strategies. My purpose in creating The Unlikely Artist podcast is to share practices I’ve found useful in my own journey from tax lawyer to artist, and I’ve used to help my client...

If you’ve ever thought you might suffer from “imposter syndrome”, this episode’s for you. When you believe your success comes from somewhere outside of you, it’s hard to feel confident that you’ll be able to make it happen again. You may even find yourself wishing other people would stop applauding your accomplishments because they’ll probably expect you to do it again. You’re not at all convinced...

This podcast is about the freedom to become who you want. It’s NOT about the freedom to become who someone else wants you to be! For many of us, the number one obstacle to us becoming who we want is our obsession with what other people think about us. This episode explains why our focus on other people’s opinions and expectations is always a losing game. It will never get us what we’re seeking. Ou...

Imagine discovering the best teacher in the world. She knows you better than anyone else, understands exactly what you want, is available immediately and charges nothing. She’s right here. That teacher is you. My biggest learning this year has been to gather the wisdom from all the parts of me and apply it to everything I do. I used to splinter myself into Heather the artist, Heather the life coac...

If you’re a human, you’ll experience disappointment. If you’re a growing and evolving human, you’ll experience even more of it. And that’s OK. In this episode, I share practical steps you can use to navigate through a major disappointment and come out the other side. You’ll learn how to feel the disappointment, turn your attention away from what you did wrong to what you did right, deepen your sel...

If you’re having trouble making an important decision, you’ll find this episode helpful. We go through the three main reasons most of us believe we can’t make a decision yet: (1) I need more information. (2) I’m not sure how other people will react. (3) I want to make the wrong choice. None of these things need to keep you stuck. Once we rule out those 3 hurdles, I show you how to use powerful que...

Fancy yourself a perfectionist? If you’ve adopted this label, there’s likely a part of you that secretly believes being a perfectionist is a good thing. Listen to this episode to learn why it isn’t. Being a perfectionist won’t cause you do things well. It will cause you to be too critical of yourself and other people. You’ll enjoy life less than you could. And you won’t become all you’re capable o...

You’ll enjoy this entertaining and insightful interview with my client, Dionne England. Dionne shares how she successfully straddles two worlds – her full-time work as a senior business consultant and her creative life as a business book author and speaker. Dionne’s biggest learning was to not restrict herself by feeling bound to follow anyone else’s beaten path. Instead, she’s created her own way...