The Creative Brew

From a past episode. I use an exercise from a mindfulness meditation practice to relate to our creative lives. When we understand that we don’t have to take every opportunity, or scratch every itch, we can understand what creative work really needs our attention and energy. Brewing some inspiration for your week! Coffee I'm drinking in this episode is from Elevate Coffee Trading, based in the Dall...

This episode we have Rickey Smiley, no not the comedian and radio host from Atlanta, but the other Rickey Smiley, one of the co-founders of Broken Reality Comics, a diverse indie-comic publisher encompassing fantasy, sci-fi, horror and super-hero comics and digital content. We talk about his story, inspirations, favorite horror movies, and a little bit on upcoming projects. He also shares some cre...

This episode, we share a quick story from a good friend and wrestling coach who shared a pic of him running in a marathon. In the picture, there was a kid running right behind him, keeping up the pace. This provided a great topic that is applicable to anything in life. You can either set your own pace or life will do it for you. Could we create more intention and awareness in our lives, rather tha...

Amy Forsythe is an award-winning military journalist who served five combat tours supporting Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom and has been on assignment for several other overseas missions. Amy started her career as a U.S. Marine combat correspondent in 1993 and currently serves as a Public Affairs Officer in the U.S. Navy Reserve. Her imagery taken while covering military operations...

Today we have Jesse Drennen, the founder of BMoney Beastin’ Athletics. The concept started as a wild idea from his son, who plays football and wrestles in middle school. Some ideas fade away. Some cling to you waiting to express themselves. With help from my design studio, Langfordesign, BMoney Beastin’ Athletics was born. Offering affordable sports equipment, merch and wrestling shoes to their co...

Today, we are talking about patience. But do not twiddle your fingers and hope everything turns out alright in the end. Consistently doing the work required for you to reach your dreams, goals, and aspirations, yet knowing that what you’re chasing may take some time to reach. If we can learn that it’s all a marathon, can we learn how to take things a step at a time? When we try to jump steps, we m...

What is the price you’re going to have to pay to get what you want in your life? Checking out the recent NCAA championships there’s been so much drama and stress, and exhilaration. I’ve experienced the highs and lows myself. You think about all of the tough days, extra workouts, and sprints, the times where you can’t go out, all the sacrifices made from their families to get that specific athlete...

On this new episode, we take a snippet from the Matrix movie and some recent experiences on my creative journey to share some valuable insights with our audience. We are talking skillset. Are you consistently accessing your skills and gifts, or are you holding back the things that may give you the opportunity to change your life for the better. Are you giving yourself a chance to learn and develop...

On this new episode, are you really failing at things or being redirected towards something greater? We fall into the trap of feeling like nothing is working or not getting the traction we would like. Let’s reframe this: What if you had the most awesome opportunity in your life come up because you had to be redirected into something that’s no longer serving you? Are you fighting for your limitatio...

On this new episode, we use an excerpt from past guest Sharon Lebell’s The Art of Living book, translated from the stoic teachings of Epictetus on the concept of commitment. Learning how to give ourselves over to our dreams, aspirations, and endeavors. But in order to do this you may have to go through a few steps in order to make this happen: Position, Set-Up, Follow-Through I use concepts in spo...

On this new episode, we use an exercise from a mindfulness meditation practice to relate to our creative life. When we understand that we don’t have to take every opportunity, or scratch every itch, we can understand what creative work really needs our attention and energy. Brewing some inspiration for your week! Coffee I'm drinking on in this episode is from Elevate Coffee Trading, based in the D...

On this new episode, this was taken from a recent conversation from me and fellow wrestling coach and creative. I alluded to the concept of a bird and its nest, and if you try to enable and help the baby bird before it hatches, you could cripple or kill it. Likewise if you allow it to chip away everyday and absorb all the nutrients and strength it needs it will break out of its own shell into the...

This is the first episode for 2023 and it comes with a somber note. Between my wife’s dad’s passing and my mom’s abrupt passing from this world, it’s been and emotional start to 2023. Even recording this episode and thinking about my life, it was a few moments where I had to hold back some tears. Yet with great loss, comes some of the most important lessons. To live your life, because we’re all on...

This is the last episode of the 2022 we talk briefly about all the opportunities and challenges you’ve encountered over the year. What if all this was part of your unique creative journey. What if the work you’re putting towards your goals, dreams and aspirations is working itself out in some form or fashion. If you had a tough year this year, what if it was building you up for something incredibl...

This episode we share a concept that listeners may or may not know of that could change the way you see your work, art, or training. This concept has been used by some of the top performers in the world: The 85 Percent Rule. The concept that you if you tell someone to operate at 85% of their capacity then mentally people perform better, than if you tell them to work at 100%. When you’re able to re...

This episode we chat with John Turk. An actor, model, fitness trainer and also played the unmasked Sub Zero character, among other characters on the Mortal Kombat games. In this episode we unmask John Turk as we talk about his story, how his belief has been a cornerstone in his life, his ups and downs in his journey, health and wellness, creativity, mixed in with some blooper stories about the MK...

This episode we sit with past guest and talented musician/entertainer Marlon D. We talk about his new album “The Orphan” that’s been released. We talk about his creative process, being disciplined in one’s craft, the value of mental health, creative tips and some power words of wisdom before the end of this episode. Also one of his tracks from the new album is the theme song for the Creative Brew....

This episode we sit with creative, counselor, and pastor Luke Bricker. Coming from the mid-west culture to his journey out here to the west coast, he shares his creative journey on what creativity and spirituality is to him. We talk about deconstruction of ideas, vibration, frequency, learning to reconnect with humanity, creative tips and his lasting words of wisdom for our audience. You can conne...

159. You’re never to Old to Learn This episode I share the story of Reece Humphrey and CJ Brucki, standout wrestlers and entrepreneurs building the Adult Wrestling brand, running the NJRTC and sharing that never-ending love for wrestling, entertainment, fun and fitness all over the country. We talk about their plans for their brand, other upcoming music projects, and how to pursue side quests in y...

This episode I share the episode of Luz Helena Thompson. A creative residing in Oceanside, Ca. I met her at recent fundraiser at Studio Ace arts and instantly connected. Aside from being a glass mosaic artist. She’s a military vet, mother, art teacher with Path with Art, art therapy for military veterans. She’s also had trauma in her life being in the military and now uses art to heal her wounds a...

This episode I share some Tuesday inspiration. We talk about Giving yourself a chance. I relate this from my creative/business/sports/coaching background. Figuring out ways of just giving yourself a chance to succeed in your life. Many times we complain about all of the external things, when many times it’s ourselves that’s not giving ourselves a chance to perhaps change the story of our lives. Br...

This episode I bring on local artist and activist in the LGBTQ community here in the San Diego area Jasmine Venegas. Although she doesn’t consider herself an artist, she’s curated community murals to put on display featuring artwork from the homeless and other citizens of Oceanside. Constantly doing community food and clothing drives and fundraisers through her grassroots organization Enmipalma. S...

This episode I anwser a question given to me by an athlete. Looking for insight into mental anxiety. From my experience dealing with stress as an athlete and even a creative business owner, learning how to stay calm when there’s so many things that can bombard us on a daily basis. I give some insight and tips on what I do to help stay calm, keep my nervous system in check and learning how to stay...

This episode we talk with Erin Song, founder of Erin Song Coaching. After a lifetime of being an athlete and 15 years of working with students and athletes, Erin recognizes the common theme of high performers is their ability to think positively and be prepared for adversity.  She took her education and experience to the next level to create her dream of helping athletes and teams perform at their...

This episode we talk about the concept of Muscle Memory. Being able to show up everyday consistently in whatever profession or career that you’re in-in sports analogy-creating muscle memory is the difference between showing up when things are great and showing up in spite of things not going your way. In the War of Art, Resistance is your comfortable friend who sleeps on the couch and eats all of...