Let's Go Again: A Philosophical and Practical Guide for Indie Creatives

If you've ever called yourself a recovering perfectionist, then you know that overcoming perfectionism isn't easy. And maybe that's because perfectionism, in and of itself, isn't all bad. In fact, adaptive perfectionism (as written about by Katherine Morgan Schafler, psychologist and author of Perfectionist's Guide to Losing Control) can actually be used to gain momentum, reach...

Have you set your profile to private? Have you archived everything that feels a smidge embarrassing ? Does the idea of sharing an ounce of honesty on the World Wide Web make you crumple in pre-shame? If you're an indie artist and you struggle with being seen online because you cringe so much at yourself, this one's for you. Using the Jungian concept of Shadow Work, we'll redefine embar...

Resistance and creativity. Where there's one, there's the other. Add the pressure of productivity, unconsciously negative self talk, and the hard-to-articulate creative process, and you've got the makings for a perfect dead end. But good news: there's a way out of the cul-de-sac. In today's episode, we'll talk about how to uncover the unconscious mind that's driving our...

So many of us who make indie art want to know: How can I find an audience for my creative work? How can I make money with my art? How can I make my life as a creative sustainable? And in the past, the answer might have been: strike it big. Become a star in whatever industry you're in. But as the past few years have shown us, stars...they're just like us. And creative industries everywhere...

You want to post about your work. You want to grow a following. You want to make an impact. But everything you say and do online sounds so cliche. Never fear, comedy is here. Using Nora Ephron's philosophy on writing and the Three Theories of Humor, we'll brainstorm a whole lotta ways to avoid being cliche in everything from posting on social, to grant writing, to investment pitches by usi...

Feeling pressure to succeed is morally neutral. It's not bad or good to want success in your art. But sometimes putting too much pressure on yourself can diminish your ability to do your work. The pressure becomes a block. So today we'll use the Live the Question theory from Rilke, as well as the idea of unconscious-conscious communication from Penney Pierce, to explore releasing the press...

There are some days (years) where it can feel so hard to find your purpose in life. You feel adrift. And checked out. Everyone around you is making progress, and you are standing still. Luckily, Hunter S. Thompson wrote a letter in 1968 to directly answer the question "how do you find your purpose?" And today on the pod, we'll take three tenets of that letter to get closer to finding...

Why do so many artists fail? It’s not because of their art. It’s because of their *mindset. If you’ve ever wondered how to become a successful artist, the first thing to do is to accept the artists’s journey. Accept that the path is winding, long, and somewhat confusing. But that’s not the same as impossible. In today’s episode, we’ll talk about being stuck — whether you feel stuck in your creativ...

If you have ever googled "I don't know what to do with my life" then you're in the right place. Sure, you have goals on goals on goals. But time & energy are in short supply. And the burnout-self doubt playlist is on repeat. And considering which step to take next is enough for you to make like Elsa and freeze. That's because you aren't taking the traditional path. Yo...