Creative Habit's Podcast | Exploring Habits For Tapping Into Creative Consciousness

The creative tipping point is that point you reach when what you create is stellar. Before you reach the creative tipping point you are in various stages of not quite liking what you create (aka sucking). You move past the creative tipping point when you reach a groove and are creating at a stellar level. It's also the point at which, if you have been doing some "marketing" along the way you finally get external validation via significant traffic or attention. The real kicker? You don't know how long it will take to get to the creative tipping point. It's different for everyone and you have to deal with an internal element which uses 4 types of kryptonite to work against you... Show notes here.

Kyle Cease now does his talks without knowing what he is going to say. He co-creates with his audience. The idea of that is powerful when connected to anything you are creating (especially when caught up in the idea of perfection). Note: this isn't an interview with Kyle Cease. Also in this short episode is the idea of cultivating silence and not doing anything as an often ignored creative muscle. Show Notes here links to Kyle Cease talking about falling in love with not knowing and link to understanding the heart's intelligence and energy via Heart Math Institute.

This is the first of multiple challenges set for this year. Hope you enjoy it! Sign up on the website creativehabitspodcast.com and get an email series guiding you through, a Facebook group to share what you created, and the Creative Habits Podcast YouTube playlist with videos to help you through. Know that about page video you keep wanting to create for your website? This is the challenge to get it done! Video is one of the best ways to connect with an online audience. The great news is the tools are easier than ever to use! The real challenge? Setting down and making the videos in the first place. By the end of the challenge you will have a habit and framework to create videos on an ongoing basis. http://www.creativehabitspodcast.com/30-day-video-challenge/  

Everything is a Remix is a series done by Kirby Ferguson looking at how popular music and movies are remixed. How does this work when looking at your own creative output? How can you use content curation to feed your subconscious to come up with more ideas? This and more are gone over within this episode.  Show notes here with suggested content curation tools and more.

In this weeks podcast episode I bring together ideas from past guests and solidify towards some primary creative habits. These are habits that "should" be in place regardless of what medium you are working with. Although I do recognize creativity is wide open, just as with exercise or sports there are basic moves or primal movements that are key to keeping strong. Excuse the coffee induced moments of excitement.  Show notes here.

Scott Markowitz has, "edited thousands of TV commercials, corporate videos, news pressers, explainer videos, and hundreds of TV episodes." In this podcast episode Scott talks about What lights to get on a budget and how to soften them like professional lights       How to use an older iPhone to get audio and the trick to syncing it up with your video afterwards       Reviewing Fair Use       Guide to Being Comfortable on Camera and more! Check out the show notes at http://www.creativehabitspodcast.com/scottm/

Is video really the last part of the storytelling process or should you also be using it to help you flesh out your initial story? In this episode I look at a couple of techniques to help you do the latter.  Check out the show notes here.

This weeks podcast episode has to do with storytelling as the foundation to connect you and what you create to an audience. There are a couple of Kickstarter examples used to showcase how some are compelling others to fund their project. There is something tangible that happens when you delve into your story and figure out why you crafted something. Sharing that brings people into that story and then when the purchase they become interwoven into it. Click to the show notes for links to various mentions in the show alongside a couple of books you might find interesting to help you craft your own story. Enjoy!

Now that 2017 is here there are a lot of people thinking of fresh perspectives, new goals and so on. I suggest in this podcast episode that instead you take a look at your own creative cycles instead both on a macro and micro level. Also in this podcast episode is a look at changing up and making Creative Habits Podcast a little more interactive! One of my first tests in doing this is by getting questions from the audience. I am going to send out the upcoming guest schedule via email to those who are interested. That way if you see someone interesting and want to ask a question for that show, just come to this website and record it with the fly-out on the right. I am hoping this will be a fun way to get some questions from the audience. Note also that when you sign up I won't be sending you anything but the schedule. Here is the link to sign up. Also talked about a new tool coming out helping with finding targeted audiences and then figuring out which are responsive. Here is a link to show notes with video.

Mark Hochwender has been practicing psychotherapy and Naturopathy for 30+ years with particular focus on constraints of deep conditioning. Recently Mark has written a book called Hijacked by Fear which helps others understand and overcome fear coming from a series of experience filters built up over time. By releasing these filters most are able to overcome self imposed conditioning which they may or may not recognize as fear. In this podcast Mark gives us a window into some of what the book is about, why he has written it and what people can look forward to when they have been released. Show notes here.

Podcasts are podcasts and songs are songs but what if you combined the two together? This episode is a first attempt at doing just that by combining quotes and music together. Half of the music is by Martijn de Boer (Relativity Press): http://ccmixter.org/people/NiGiD and the other half from my friend Mathew. Podcast show notes here.

Gary Genetti has over 36 years in designing and making glass art. Recently he has expanded his skills to include glass fusing and kiln forming. Alongside his daughter, Gary started an upcycle glass project called Junkyard Glass making beautiful products from recycled car windows (an example is here on Amazon). In this podcast episode Gary talks about the power of maker spaces to heal veterans, guide in new directions for youth, and provide a strong backbone for an artistic revival. From his years glass blowing to maker space and other projects Gary continues to push boundaries and offer fresh perspectives on what can be done through art and the creative process.  Show Notes Here with Pull Quotes

Hans Hageman is currently a copywriter and teacher living in NY however there is a north star he follows which transcends his many careers. Going to his website you will find a message of hope that combines cooperation and community with a hint of pirate rebellion, "You are here because you don’t believe that a government or a large corporation has your best interests at heart. You believe there is still opportunity to build something. While you build, you will not ignore others who have the desire and work ethic but just need a hand up." Show notes are here.

Darieth Chisolm is a former NBC News Anchor, entrepreneur, author, speaker and business coach. She has an online video podcast show which is called Hustle & Heart TV full of some amazing interviews. Although there are no new episodes of Hustle and Heart TV, as you will hear on the podcast Darieth may start a audio only podcast in the very near future. Darieth has a new book out called Hustle helping those who read it get unstuck, bust through fears and unleash their passion on the world. Listen to the episode for some ideas on using hustle and heart as two sides of the same coin, how to get unstuck when writing your next book, and moving beyond perfection and more. Full how notes here along with a link to schedule a free clarity session from Darieth.

Dawn Casey-Rowe runs the website CaféCasey.com and is the author of Don't Sniff the Glue: A Teacher's Misadventures in Education Reform, Gross and Awesome Bug Book - An Interactive Guide, T-Rex tries to annoy Mom, and Paronella Park. In this podcast episode she talks about how she juggles and combines ideas from being an author, teacher and parent.  Show notes here.

Tim Weedon talks about connecting to youth and music through the Modern Soul Academy a program he started and ran for almost 10 years. Now in DC he continues his work helping youth not only connect to music but also technology.

This week is a review of some past guests where I uncover over 10 creative hacks. Some are similar with a different perspective however all of them are worthwhile. Like a particular idea? Listen to each full episode for more. Show notes with links to full episodes here.

Blogging Heroes: Interviews with 30 of the World's Top Bloggers by Michael A Banks was written in 2008 however the collective strategies shared by these bloggers are still relevant today for any kind of content. Quotes shared and then deconstructed with ideas for implementing. Show notes here.

There is a state of being where focus on a task makes everything else fall away. That is the state of flow and it's often elusive however in The Rise of Superman: Decoding the Science of Ultimate Human Performance, Steven Kotler deconstructs flow and along the way provides us a roadmap for getting into the flow state more consistently. The episode covers some interesting quotes and ideas however there is so much more in the book. Show notes here.

Emily Ann Peterson is a singer, song-writer, teaching artist, creative entrepreneur and podcaster (Bare Naked Bravery). Not long ago Emily experienced a hand tremor that disrupted her ability to play cello. She describes how she pivoted to make the most of the change. She also describes co-creating with yoga classes, creative personality, marketing and more. Show notes with quotes, images, video and more right here.