Audacity Works

Send us Fan Mail You have until Friday, February 23rd to join the waitlist for The Audacity Project, Cycle 26! Sweet Retreats at Casa Chango - where I've been all of February The single most powerful thing you can do to grow your community, use your community, and create opportunity (cut to 5:00 if you're in a hurry) Scarcity vs. abundance mindsets- it's not even about the woo, but...

Send us Fan Mail This episode is by request from Leasha the Kiwi (thanks babes!) as a follow up to Episode 65:  Dealing with Competition in Small Communities.  Spoiler- part of my advice was to lean into what sets you apart.  Excellent question, let's dive into it.   What you'll hear: The Audacity Project, Cycle 26 waitlist is wide open and ready for you, if you're looking to get yo...

Send us Fan Mail Join me and my great friend, aerial athlete, educator, and powerhouse: Shannon McKenna, for a very fancy conversation! If you're looking for the waitlist for Cycle 26 of The Audacity Project, you can find it right here. Highlights include: How we met (we don't remember) and how we became close (because those are different things) by going through The Artist's Way to...

Send us Fan Mail Join me for a full-on expose on Patreon, and what it's like to run one and best practices The Audacity Project Cycle 26 waitlist is open now!   8 weeks of targeted group coaching for artists and creative entrepreneurs to get their shit together.  We're enrolling in late February, and this waitlist is definitely the place to be. Do yourself a favor if you're consider...

Send us Fan Mail From this episode: Navigating Toxic Studio Culture, Episode 11 -  a proximally relevant episode from yesteryear Tension arises between organizations in a small community when they have differing value systems.   Are you the problem?  Two questions you can ask yourself. If you aren't paying yourself because you don't need the money, you don't have a sustainable busin...

Send us Fan Mail Episode by request!   My own thoughts and rituals surrounding pre and post-show rituals, and ways I keep my performance the primary function of my day (spoiler alert:  it's not by doing more things).   I'll throw out some suggestions for keeping your nervous system nice and tidy- including foods to eat and when to eat them.  And don't forget to bring food with you p...

Send us Fan Mail What you'll hear this week: In Wilmington this Friday, 1/12/24?  Come see me at the opening of  Blood Meal! Blood Meal : in case you have no idea what I'm talking about My amazing collaborator Katina Bitsicas Episode 55:  Creating in Isolation (particularly if you don't want to) Listen to this if you want more context for "Making the Room Happen" Episode 3...

Send us Fan Mail Happy New Year and welcome to the FIRST EVER guest episode!  It is my distinct pleasure to bring on Dr. Shante Cofield, aka the Movement Maestro, who has been and continues to be a massively positive influence in my life.  A PT by trade and a coach and online biz owner by choice, Shante uses her platform to inspire coaches and business owners to do the damn thing using savvy strat...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the Land Outside of Time, that weird week between Crimmas and NYE where nothing gets done, and that's a Good Thing.  I hope you're enjoying it.  First off, you have ONE WEEK to get on the mailing list for January's Woo Corner!  Coming out 1/4/24, join here, it's good for your health:  https://rachelstricklandcreative.ck.page/ This episode starts out...

Send us Fan Mail What is ambient performance, and how long should a set be?  How many sets are enough?  How many are too many?  And how long can we really expect one person to do slow moving splits on the fabric in one evening? And who actually wants to see that for hours and hours at a time? defining ambient performance, especially in terms of aerial performance my own spicy opinions based on my...

Send us Fan Mail Last year's December update:  Why I don't work in December ps. Woo Corner shall continue in 2024!  Get in on that right here. Don't go back to sleep. xoRachel Sign up here for monthly blasts and functional woo Find me on Instagram Support this podcast on Patreon

Send us Fan Mail Kasia Urbaniak's website :  highly recommend giving this woman a follow and subscribing to her newsletter While you're at it have you subscribed to Woo Corner?   It comes out every month and I promise to keep the woo functional only.  And because today's episode is about Instagram, if you're not already following the great Shante Colefield then look no further,...

Send us Fan Mail This episode is dedicated to anyone who ever got their wish...then realized, "this kind of sucks."  It's my belief that this is actually a tremendously positive thing, dressed in a very disappointing outfit.  Here's my advice on what to do when you're ready to acknowledge something isn't compatible with your happiness- be it an artistic project or a j...

Send us Fan Mail Ever felt an overwhelming sense of exhaustion creeping in, making your day-to-day coaching job seem like an uphill battle? I know the name of that tune. In this episode I share my own experience with burnout, and outline three ways to change your coaching practice so it works for you and not the other way around.   But first Imma overshare about my personal life a little bit, for...

Send us Fan Mail This episode is an exploration of the surprising power that comes from harnessing creativity in isolation, and how to stop being so damned isolated if you're tired of it. Natural Wings Aerial Dance:  Dawn Pascoe and Ruth Battle duo trapeze at Toronto Busker's Festival 2013:  https://youtu.be/WODRXKb5cZ4?si=VOSxIQXUyLYgHbve Don't go back to sleep. xoRachel Sign up he...

Send us Fan Mail Sign up for the newsletter:  https://rachelstricklandcreative.ck.page/ Julia Cameron's The Artist's Way:  https://juliacameronlive.com/books-by-julia/the-artists-way-a-spiritual-path-to-higher-creativity-audiobook/ This episode of Audacity Works pulls back the curtain on the often obscured challenges artists face, especially when venturing into unrestricted creative oppo...

Send us Fan Mail Sign up here for Woo Corner, and to get the lists of Pleasures and Restorative Practices:  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1WZQeNDDqtk0q95dQBZJzO7dW8My2TRVrIaScq6iW_4c/edit?usp=sharing Article about the 7 different types of rest:  https://mindfulhealthsolutions.com/embrace-these-7-types-of-rest/ I'm on a quest to understand the critical difference between passive pleas...

Send us Fan Mail Podcast episode on Samhain:  https://www.buzzsprout.com/2070440/11594609 Sign up here for Woo Corner:  https://rachelstricklandcreative.ck.page/ The Movement Maestro's free resource on starting a podcast (this is what I used):  https://the-movement-maestro.ck.page/b53b33557e Audacity Works website on Buzzsprout, including full transcripts from June 18 to the present:  https:/...

Send us Fan Mail My Art-Haus aerial dance film, Midas is King:  https://www.rachelstricklandcreative.com/midasisking Film of Blood Meal, collaborative piece with digital artist Katina Bitsicas:  https://www.rachelstricklandcreative.com/bloodmeal Welcome to a conversation with myself about the purpose of submitting your work to film festivals. We kick off by rewinding to my aerial dance film, &apos...

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Send us Fan Mail Profit first calculator example - this is the system I use (thanks, Sandi!) for allocating my income into different accounts to keep my life running smoothly.  This is also why, when I ran out of money this summer, I still HAD money in different places to use.  Sandi York, Fit Money Coach - fantastic free resources here on her Instagram!  10/10 recommend working with Sandi if you...

Send us Fan Mail Creatrix:  the retreat experience Sign up at the link above to learn more and be notified when applications open~ Genesis:  air, water, life This is the act I referenced in the episode.  Not the time to be depleted. The Green Door Life :  nutrition for athletic performance Join me as I recount the trials of an extreme bodybuilder's diet I once adopted in the pursuit of visual...

Send us Fan Mail Instagram post and heartfelt answers from readers In episode 47 of Audacity Works, we're going to challenge the status quo, examining the loaded implications and the undeserved hierarchy the labels of "professional" and "amateur" have built in our world. Let's shed light on why these labels are less stigmatizing in sectors like sports, and come to our...

Send us Fan Mail Click here to get on the list to learn more about Creatrix: a retreat experience coming May 2024. Welcome to my second Buffet episode!  When I get great questions I want to answer but I don't have necessarily 20 minutes to devote a whole episode to each topic, we get a Buffet. Today's Buffet includes: - Ageism in circus, and what to do when you're at the top of your...

Send us Fan Mail The haps:  The Audacity Project: Cycle 25 is enrolling this week!  Click here for information, enrollment, or to schedule a call. The episode: For anyone who has contemplated pivoting away from a conventional career path and stepping into the realm of full time freelance weirdo, feeling judged AF can come with the territory.  I want to dive in to this head on, on the request of a...