Something I like to do for the last show of the year on this podcast is give you a round up of my fave books from the past year. If you get my weekly Museletter you'll know I'm all about them books, and from the replies I get from some of you lovely people, I know that you're also total bookworms.
So 2020 was a great year for reading, many of us had much more time to get our noses in books, and so if you're looking to carry on the reading habit into 2021, hopefully there's something in here that will contribute to your library.
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Today I'm talking to the super talented Vivi of Vivi's Art Service all about getting started with live-streaming your art! I took a lot of inspiration from our chat, including tips for how to get back into making art especially when you've been out of the game for some time.
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It’s been a while since I’ve spoken about goals and planning and productivity, but it is something that I get asked about a lot – you know, how do you get stuff done.
It seems to be something that many of us will be thinking about as we speed toward the end of 2020 (at last)…
2020 was an indescribably hard year for so many people, and I imagine it won’t take much to make 2021 a “better” year, but I’m sure there are still some of us who are thinking about what we can do personally, to create something we’re proud of in 2021, and basically make up for lost time.
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On today's show, I'm having a conversation with Sarah Santacroce, one of my most loved and regular guests, to talk about the Gentle Business Revolution.
What is this revolution you ask? Well that's what we cover in today's show! If you consider yourself to be a heart-centred business owner who wants to run your business from a place of generosity, abundance and trust: this is a movement worth paying attention to.
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This is a bit of a wildcard episode, which I’ve been thinking about doing for a long time, but only now have I got my sh*t together (i.e. research) and have made it into a thing.
We spoke about myth recently, and the value of myth in our every day lives, whether it’s giving us courage and self-belief to take on life’s obstacles, to giving us a greater sense of meaning and belonging while we’re on this watery rock.
Now, I want to get more into the creative side of myth, and have some fun with some of the archetypal characters we meet in mythology and tie in some pop-psychology, and personality type stuff, just because this is the Creative Introvert ;)
The Plan: I'll tell you about a selection of gods and goddesses who I’ve been learning about and how they can inspire us creatively.
I’ll also be sharing my Myers-briggs analysis of each of these legendary figures - actually its not an analysis, I’m not qualified for that and they aren’t people like you and I are people, so that wouldn’t work. But I did find a way to link the 8 types of introvert (INFP, INTJ, INFJ etc) to each of the gods and goddesses, just for fun.
So if you like you can match your personality type to the corresponding god or goddess, or not - it’s just one way to explore these archetypes. You’ll most likely find that you identify with 2 or 3 of them, or more. And if you would like to argue with my typing PLEASE DO, I would enjoy that (Mercury in Aries) and so feel free to email me your thoughts: hello@thecreativeintrovetr.com
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Today I’d like to talk about time. It’s time to talk about time. Why time?
3 of the biggest, most frequent gripes I hear from my coaching clients who are struggling for various reasons to create and get their creations out into the world, are related to time:
1. I don’t have enough time
2. I’m not there yet
3. I’m stuck
In this episode of the Creative Introvert, I'll be explaining what these all have to do with our relationship with time, as well as give you some new ways to think about time.
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Myths aren't just the stories we tell kids to get them to shut up! In this episode of The Creative Introvert, I'll be sharing my musings on mythology, the value it has in our lives and how to embrace myth and actually live in your own mythos.
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Today’s podcast guest is someone who has had a very significant impact on my life over the past year or so, ever since I had the pleasure of moderating meditation classes he runs on the app Wellness Coach. John Siddique does much more than run guided meditations though, and today’s conversation covers a wide range of his expertise, from writing to self enquiry to love and much more.
I hope you enjoy our chat as much as I did.
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Starting something new OR re-starting something after we've had a long break, can be incredibly challenging, especially if we feel like we totally suck at it! In this episode of the Creative Introvert, I'm sharing some personal stories about being a n00b, and some tips I've learned that can help us ease into something new.
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Have you fallen off the "creative horse"? Have you found yourself prioritising other activities, or maybe you had a creative flop and feel a bit discouraged? Or maybe you've simply lost your mojo, and you lack inspiration to move forward? Falling off the creative horse is all part of the journey, and this episode is for anyone who is eager to get back on that horse, and start creating again!
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This is a recording of the most recent monthly astrology forecast meetup I ran, for the month of October 2020. If you’re interested in attending the next astro meetup live and the next Creative Moon Circle, you can! Just visit https://www.patreon.com/creativeintro to support the show and get access to these events.
This episode is titled something like 5 tips for embracing your inner weird, and creating great work but the real title, the secret title is actually: 5 Lessons From a 6 ft 3.5” Rabbit.
So this rabbit I mentioned goes by the name of Harvey, and he is a pooka. (I’m not going to go into it in the episode but you should totally google what is a Pooka P-O-O-K-A)
Some of you will already know who or what I’m talking about but for everyone else, don’t worry, I haven’t totally lost the plot: I’m talking about the rabbit from the 1950s classic film Harvey, based on a play and featuring the charming James Stewart.
Why is this relevant?
I could be making an episode about any of my other fave films (Dumb and Dumber, Jacob’s Ladder, Spirited Away…) but I’m not, don’t worry. The reason Harvey is so relevant I feel, is because I’m interested in the sense that many creative introverts I know have, which is that we’re somehow on the outside, that we don’t fit in, that we’re not approved of by society, that we’re somehow doing “it” wrong (whatever it is.) Just that sense of otherness.
And that can make living the life of a creative and actually fulfilling our true dreams and pursuing our true calling/path VERY difficult. I touched on this in the Self-esteem episode, but basically: we’re all programmed to do our best to fit in to society because it makes us feel safe, it’s the smart thing to do in order to survive and not be totally outcast and left to defend ourselves.
The problem is of course, we end up squashing our creative spirit, going against our daimon in many cases, and ultimately feeling quite miserable.
So. Thankfully I have some help from my rabbit friend, and that's what I'm sharing in today's episode of The Creative Introvert!
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On today's show, I'm having a conversation with Connor Frost, a Musician and Educator, hailing from just outside New York City. He has toured extensively both as a solo act and with his band, Dizzy Bats, throughout the US, as well as internationally, and has self-released seven albums over the last decade.
We talk about the fear of taking first steps, one quick tip for getting started, the situation musicians find themselves in during the pandemic and much more.
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This picks up on the thread I started in the recent episode on People Pleasing, when I mentioned our habit to people please stems from our need to bolster our self-esteem, and promised an episode focussing more on that.
Since reading the book, "Birth and Death of Meaning" by Ernest Becker, I have a lot of new ideas about self-esteem and about “fitting in” to society… and about how we make meaning in our lives, full of suffering as they are.
In this week's episode of the Creative Introvert, I'll be diving into the topic of self-esteem, explaining what it is, why there isn't a problem in seeking to build our self-esteem - but that there may be a better way for us to get it.
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This is a recording of the most recent monthly astrology forecast meetup I ran, for the month of September 2020. If you’re interested in attending the next astro meetup live and the next Creative Moon Circle, you can! Just visit https://www.patreon.com/creativeintro to support the show and get access to these events.
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According to the good ol Merriam-Webster: “A ritual is a sequence of activities involving gestures, words, actions, or objects, performed in a sequestered place and according to a set sequence.”
Whatever it is, ritual can be seen in a wide variety of symbolic behaviours and are incredibly common regardless of where - or when - you are on the earth.
In this week's episode of the Creative Introvert, I'm taking a look at ritual. More specifically: how we can add a sense of ritual to our creative process and by doing so, imbue our daily lives with more meaning.
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On today's show, I'm having a conversation with Peter Limberg, creator of the Stoa, an online space, "where we can gather and talk about what matters most right now, at the razor’s edge." I absolutely loved having this opportunity to talk to Peter about what it means to live truthfully, facing the unknowingness, and - a pet topic of mine - the Daimon!
I hope you enjoy this chat with Peter as much as I did, and leave with even more questions than before you had before.
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In this week's episode of the Creative Introvert, I'm exploring my changing definition of WHY, but also: what happens when your WHY (reason to do/be whatever it is you do/are) needs to change. What happens when thought you had a WHY and it’s sort of... stopped working?
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Are you a "people pleaser"? This is something that I hear creative introverts say a LOT about themselves, and I thought it was time to tackle this in today's episode. I cover why people pleasing isn't necessarily a bad thing, as well as what happens when it gets out of control - and what to try in order to remedy that.
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This is a recording of the most recent monthly astrology forecast meetup I ran, for the month of August 2020. If you’re interested in attending the next astro meetup live and the next Creative Moon Circle, you can! Just visit https://www.patreon.com/creativeintro to support the show and get access to these events.
References & Further Reading:
The Mercury phases article: https://khaldea.com/planets/merc_px.shtml
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You might have heard of the concept of a Muse before. Even if you haven’t considered it in the way I’ll speak of it today, you’ll have said it: amusement, bemused, museum, music
I argue it’s more than just mere entertainment - we’re speaking about something that captivates us - like a great work of art in a museum or the first time you heard your favourite band live - more of a trance, when we encounter the muse.
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Today's podcast guest, Azhelle Wade, has worked in the toy industry for over 10 years with companies like Toys R Us, Horizon Group USA, and now Creative Kids, as the VP of Brand and Product. Azhelle launched The Toy Coach when she noticed that too many inventors attend toy shows or pitch meetings with “half baked” ideas that they’d spent too much money on. Her podcast, Making It in The Toy Industry teaches inventors how to keep their toy and game ideas toyetic, cost-effective, and how to answer buyer needs.
We discuss Azhelle's 5-step process to unlocking your ideas, which are game changers whether you're designing toys or anything else for that matter!
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This episode of The Creative Introvert has come about from my personal, recent experience with "re-branding" (I also cover why I'm so averse to that word) and the tips I have for you, if you're feeling like you have outgrown your current "brand" and want to give it a refresh.
I've also made a handy dandy little pdf guide to guide you through the steps I share in this episode, as well as a checklist for guiding a website redesign project. Find that at http://thecreativeintrovert.com/rebrand/
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This is a bit of a different episode of the Creative Introvert… I’m going to share the recording of my recent monthly astrology forecast meetups with you. Already I can here many of you skipping this podcast, I know not everyone will be into this – I’m sharing it for those who are and for those who are maybe a bit astro-curious…
I know before I got the astrology bug, I thought it was complete nonsense… I actually had no idea how diverse the field is, and so even if you think you know what astrology is about, I hope this will give you a taste of the kind of astrology I’m learning, practicing and loving.
So if this is well received, I’ll start playing the recording each month. If it’s not for you, no worries, hopefully you’ll stick around for the other shows – I see it like the Joe Rogan MMA episodes, which I always skip. I still love Rogan, but I’m not going to listen to those fight ones: not for me.
Last thing, if you’re interested in attending the next astro meetup live and the next Creative Moon Circle (next weekend, 5th July) you can! Just visit patreon.com/creativeintro and you’ll see the options to support the show and get access to these events.
https://khaldea.com/planets/merc_px.shtml
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If you leave a rating and review on iTunes (here’s how to do that) I will be as happy as a kitten playing with a laser beam (or sob into my pillow, depending on what you write.)