Do More Cool Shit

This is the first of many conversations in 2024 that I have had the chance to have and this episode is FILLED with so many wonderful nuggets about setting yourself up for success, for how to plan for that success, for giving yourself time to create, for relieving some pressure about the hustle mentality, for so many things. Ann is very open and honest and that is one of the main reasons I absolute...

This is the end of another year and I'm back with 5 final thoughts to challenge you with for the year coming. I pull clips from some amazing creatives that I think will really help hit some of these messages and challenges home. 1. If you're struggling, great! - Rich Roll -  https://www.richroll.com/ 2. Explore. Break your habits. - Sir. Patrick Stewart - https://twitter.com/sirpatstew 3...

In this episode I had the chance to sit with Janna Lee Cushing and speak about her many many journeys of accomplishing few things people have done in this world. JL started out as a young woman in a very small town being home schooled and recently ended up in the Yukon running the YukonQuest 100 dog sledding race, something that very few people will ever accomplish or even attempt.  The YQ100 only...

In this episode I really want to break your habit of being comfortable. If you are looking to do more cool shit in your life, then being too comfortable is one of the biggest hurdles you will have to face. One of the best ways to break that habit is to change what we are comfortable with. What if we were comfortable with change? With learning? With being "bad" at stuff. The quicker you g...

Failure, success, moments of happiness, miniature sex toys, live streaming, art museums, and years of creating and making this episode has it all. In this episode I was so happy to be able to have a conversation with Mark Dudlik who is an incredible creative force and who has been a "creator type" for a very long time. Before we started recording Mark and I joked about having a battle, a...

No matter what in life, and maybe even moreso, in creativity we have to really understand that CHANGE is going to happen. Most times we don't like change, change is hard, change means that our habits, our rituals, our paths are about to get diverted. We must walk into the unknown. After many years of working and coaching and learning and leading I have come to realize that this diversion is n...

Oh this episode I reflect back on something Samantha Taylor was talking about when I chatted with her, getting in your own way. I really enjoyed the commentary and the responsibility that Samantha took on in our conversation in her success. What would it look like if your biggest critic in life wasn't you? What if you leaned into believing in yourself a little bit? Daily affirmations, figure...

The very first guest episode of this season and it was with none other than the super talented, hard working musician Samantha Taylor. Samantha has been honing her craft and entertaining crowds for many years now. I first came across Samantha on her Twitch channel: twitch.tv/samanthataylormusic and I was first blown away by her voice, just like everyone else is. Then as I got to know her my apprec...

It's been a long time coming but hopefully worth the wait. When I signed off in December of 2021 I promised I would be back in February and well...I never said what February so here I am ahead of the curve it's not even February so you are welcome! Ha. But it is nice to be back speaking with all you creative nerds again. The time I took off, although much longer than anticipated has brou...

Thought you could get away before hearing one last bit of blathering from this fella? Not on my watch. Remember, I yell because I love you. And I want to be here to see and help you succeed when I can. I also need your help to keep pushing all this awesome stuff forward. You all are amazing and I love hearing from you all.  There is so much more to come in 2022. More podcasts, more collaborations,...

On this episode I had the pleasure of sitting down with Lana Dingwall who I have known now for over a decade. Lana is a passionate, creative, community builder among so so many other things. While having this conversation Lana spoke about focusing on the right risks and changing perspectives which was something I had not really ever heard put in those terms. She spoke about the fact that of course...

A bit of a deeper somber recording today but one that I think is important. I hope that as we continue to build and create and exist on this planet that we can continue to make this world a better place for ourselves and for those around us so that we may not has competing thoughts that drag us too far from our happiest places.  With love. Get out there and create and do this things you love, damm...

On this episode I got to sit down with Karen and Leigh in their amazing kitchen over at highjinx and it was a great conversation. I have known these two ladies for 10+ years and they have always been creative about the ways they help, it's kind of in the name. So many great nuggets are in this discussion that I hope inspire you to keep pushing your creative limits. A few of the things we cove...

In this episode I wanted to really hit home that practicing in the light is ok. You know why? Because most people don't care. If you release the idea that people care then I guarantee you, you will be able to do a lot more cool shit with your life. Even better, you release the need to care that maybe other people care. Do the things that make you happy. Want to read more from A.J. Jacobs? Yes...

Such a great conversation on this episode about finding something that gives you energy. Christina has so many incredible creative outlets from improv, to stand up, to creating a one woman show, to hosting multiple podcasts and so many other things all of which give her energy.   Although she doesn't identify as a creative, she doesn't know.   My hope when I asked Christina on the show w...

First of all, thank you so much for helping me get to Episode 25. Secondly and lastly this one is a simple one. I want you to ask yourself this week ahead of you...What makes you uniquely you? What makes you a little bit different? Can you, just for this one week ahead embrace that. Be ok with different. Embrace your uniqueness. Don't call it a guilty pleasure. Just let it be.  Have an amazin...

So pleased to have Simon (the realist) and Jill (the optimist) join me on this episode of the podcast. Simon and Jill have been working so exceptionally hard for the past few years to build an incredibly creative important virtual textbook that will bring nature into the classroom. The journey has been long and interesting, packed with tons ups and downs and they shared a lot of their journey, the...

If you want to do more cool shit in your life I think there is 1 really huge key to moving forward, knowing and acting on what is in your control and what is not.  This episode asks you to list out and really start practicing and focusing on what you can control in your life. If you can do that I know it will lead to a happier more successful life in any way you define that.  Thanks for listening....

I really felt like the 15 Minute Friday was a good start to the topic of,  What gives you energy? What gets you out of bed in the morning? But I really think these questions, these topics, deserve so much more discussion. So much more time. So much more energy. If we nail the answers to these questions then I truly believe we are on a good path. My dream is that one day the education system, our f...

It is music? Is it art? Fresh air? Solitude? What is it that fills your cup? 1. This seems like a very simple question to answer, but really think about it, do you really know? 2.  Are you doing the things give you energy as much as you can? If you know, you know and that is amazing! If you think you might be struggling with it then this is your week coming up. Take the time to really think about...

Being able to have a conversation with Kristen, who grew up in the same small town as me was a real treat. I have watched Kristen's businesses grow over the years and it has been incredibly fun. I hope that when you listen to our conversation you hear all the amazing lessons that Kristen brings up. We cover everything from taking the leap by just saying yes, to building a community around you...

One of the reasons we don't get on a roll doing more cool shit is our ability to get stuck in the negative. I think it is a profound and helpful skill to temper our minds, to train our brains to help us see the good, to find the light to move forward toward. It's not always easy to do this but is it ever an addition to ourselves and how we live when we train ourselves to find the good in...

Sometimes change is necessary for the betterment. The betterment of our minds, our physical health, our lives as a whole. We don't always know it or see it right at first but hopefully we have the chance, the time, the knowledge, good friends, or something wholly and wonderful thing or things in our life that helps us see that changes are necessary. And we all know change, or blowing it all u...

We get fed stories of overnight successes all the time but do I actually think there are that many actual overnight successes, no. I think there are very few overnight successes. I also believe that it is harmful to present these stories as overnight successes. It is harmful because it allows people to think that "it", whatever it is for each person, is unattainable.  Check out: That Cre...

Almost no one out there has alllllll their shit together. Some are better at hiding it than others. Some are working really hard to cover it up. Some don't know they don't have it together. But it's true, imposter syndrome effects many many people, especially the creatives of this world. We can however, take comfort though in numbers. We can also take greater comfort in knowing that...