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The Unmistakable Creative Podcast

Timeless Practical Wisdom For Living a Meaningful Life

Inspiring stories and practical advice from creatives, entrepreneurs, change-makers, misfits, and rebels to help you become successful on your own terms

Our listeners say, “If TEDTalks met Oprah you’d have the Unmistakable Creative.” Eliminate the feeling of being stuck in your life, blocked in your creativity, and discover higher levels of meaning and purpose in your life and career. Listen to deeply personal, insightful, and thought-provoking stories from the world’s leading thinkers and doers including best-selling authors, artists, peak performance psychologists, happiness researchers, entrepreneurs, startup founders, artists, venture capitalists, and even former bank robbers. Former guests have included Tim Ferriss, Seth Godin, Justine Musk, Scott Adams, Rob Bell, David Heinemeier Hansson, Elle Luna, Jordan Harbinger Brett Mckay, and Simon Sinek.

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Latest Episodes:

The Japanese Art of Self Reflection with Gregg Krech Apr 25, 2016

Show notes

Gregg Krech, founder of the To-Do Institute joins us to discuss the Japanese art of self reflection

Highlights

Learning to put yourself in someone else’s shoes
How emotions color our perceptions
Reflecting without our emotional coloring
Interpersonal skills that are an important part of character education
Three questions to ask about people in your lives
Co-existing with your internal experiences and feelings
Incorporating a self-reflective practice into life

Quotes

Evil is in the inability to put ourselves in another person’s shoes

What we don’t see is many people setting aside a weekly practice of self reflection

If we look at mental health as a skill that can be learned, we can get out of the model that it’s something that’s part of us.

Gregg Krech has served as the Executive Director of the ToDo Institute since 1992. Gregg is one of the leading authorities on Japanese psychology in the United States and the author of several books including the award-winning book, Naikan: Gratitude, Grace and the Japanese Art of Self-Reflection (Stone Bridge Press). His work has been featured on public TV and radio, and in books, professional journals, and magazines such as Body & Soul, Utne Reader, Cosmopolitan, SELF, Tricycle, and Counseling Today. He is the Editor of Thirty Thousand Days: A Journal of Purposeful Living and frequently conducts programs for audiences ranging from Zen Center students to mental health professionals.

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Decoding Human Performance with Tony Stubblebine Apr 20, 2016

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Tony Stubblebline, creator of Coach.me joins us to discusss decoding human perforamnce based on his experiece of building companies, and working with well known founders like Ev William, Biz Stone, and Jack Dorsey.

Highlights

Using the power of leveling up to increase performance
How certain career experiences reveal our path
Balancing our desire to level up with being fulfilled
Shifting from apathy to action
Uncovering the keys to increasing motivation
Why there is always another level
The importance of appreciating small wins
Not letting other people define success

Tony Stubblebine is the founder of Coach.me, a platform that provides users with proven ways to achieve their goals.

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How to Become a Positive Broadcaster with Michelle Gielan Apr 18, 2016

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Happiness researcher and former CBS news anchor Michelle Gielan joins us to discuss how we can become positive broadcasters in our lives.

Highlights

Why we are all broadcasters
What causes us to miss the meaning in certain moments
Finding a way or making one with our challenges
Identifying the parts of a story that are most meaningful
The power of how we start conversations
7 Strategies for being more influential in a positive way
Using the power of positive habits to alleviate depression
Finding “fueling facts” to tell a different story about our lives
Dealing with the negative people in our lives

Michelle Gielan, national CBS News anchor turned positive psychology researcher, is the bestselling author of Broadcasting Happiness. Michelle holds a Master of Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania, and her research and advice have received attention from The New York Times, Washington Post, FORBES, CNN, FOX, and Harvard Business Review.

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Becoming Future Proof with Brad Grossman Apr 13, 2016

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Brad Grossman, creator of the the Zeitguide join us to discuss developing a learning curriculum in order to become future proof.

Highlights

How tutoring high school kids led to meeting Brian Grazer
The power of asking questions and insatiable curiosity
Why our natural gifts don’t necessarily show up in a traditional way
The importance of knowing why we learn the things to do
Breaking the conditioning that causes us to choose from the options in front of us
Incorporating knowledge, systems and ideas into your life
Lessons learned from working with Brian Grazier

Quotes

I believe curiosity leads to serendipity

My curiosity is the foundation for my success

Creativity is about thinking and your approach to life

If you force something you’re going to lose your authenticity and your originality

If you’re stuck in a tunnel and deaf to the conversations happening in the world you’re going to fail.

Brad Grossman heads client-teams that guide top executives in nearly every industry vertical—media/entertainment, consumer products, finance, technology, advertising, healthcare, art/fashion—leading Fortune 100 global enterprises, non-profits, and emerging start-ups.

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Turning Life’s Messes into Creative Triumphs with Mayi Carles Apr 11, 2016

Show notes

Former podcast guest and Panamanian artist Mayi Carles returns to the show to talk about we turn life’s messy parts into creative triumphs.

Highlights

Letting go of the fear that nobody will show up
Finding the moments when we put ourselves out there
Dealing with unwritten cultural dogmas
The tension between what we want and what’s expected
Why people who believe in us help us overcome resistance
The rock that life puts in our journeys
Embracing screw ups in the creative process

Quotes

You need at least one biggest fan to hug you when all you want to do is quit

I’m a firm believe that you’ll get what you’re seeking. The answers are everywhere

We want to be this version of ourselves that is unattainable.

Mayi Carles is a tiny Panamanian artist with a T-Rex heart making a living on the Internet by being herself + owning her weird + sharing the lessons she’s learned along the way, including the bloopers.

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Changing your Habits to Become the Ideal Version of Yourself with Ben Austin Apr 06, 2016

Show notes

Ben Austin, the creator of Stop, Start, Do joins us to talk about finding the motivation to change your habits.

Highlights

Maintaining morale in difficult periods of our lives
Understanding the difference between blame and responsibility
Getting back on the path to what we’re destined to do
Why people close to us resist our changes
The power of tracking and measuring your progress
The motivational seesaw technique
The stop the start do framework for changing habits
The problem with trying to change too many things at once
Developing systems to eliminate decision fatigue

Quotes

Knowing what to do is not the hard part, actually doing it is

It’s fundamental to have some sort of system to track your personal development progress

Your environment doesn’t need to crush you to change

There’s a real difference between I failed and I’m a failure

You work towards becoming the ideal version of yourself but never actually achieve it

After years of reading, researching and learning about habit formation, Ben Austin stared connecting the dots and created the framework for Stop.Start.Do.

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Counterintuitive Lessons on Non-Conformity with Adam Grant Apr 04, 2016

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Join us on Unmistakable Creative for an enlightening conversation with Adam Grant, a renowned Wharton professor, New York Times writer, and influential management thinker. In this episode, Grant delves into the intriguing world of non-conformity, sharing insights from his bestselling book, 'Originals.'

Discover how to get comfortable with ideas that may not always align with popular opinion, and learn to appreciate the moments that truly captivate your attention. Grant emphasizes the importance of developing confidence as a learner and challenges the conformist behavioral patterns prevalent in our education system.

Explore the impact of system justification theory on our decision-making processes and the difference between instructor-driven and student-led learning. Overcome your fear of failure and understand why Grant believes that confidence is won through success and in a surprising twist, why he thinks conformity is the new originality.

Don't miss this opportunity to learn from one of the world's top-rated professors and gain insights that could transform your approach to success. Tune in now!"

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Unlocking the Talent Code With Dan Coyle Mar 30, 2016

Show notes

Dan Coyle, author of The Talent Code joins us to talk about the common threads of people who perform at the highest levels.

Highlights

Assignments that sparked Dan’s interest talent
Ways to develop a tendency to challenge the status quo
The power of immersing yourself in multiple domains
Lessons in developing talent from a skateboard park
Paying attention to the moments when lightning strikes
Why struggle makes us smarter
Developing a process for achieving mastery

Quotes

You need to have the right conditions for lightning to form

You don’t get better by listening. You get better by doing

Struggle makes you smarter.

When you look across high performers, they all have a huge variety of things they did.

When you do deep practice, you grow thicker layers of myelin

Books and Resources

The Talent Code by Daniel Coyle

The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe

Guitar Zero by Gary Marcus

Daniel Coyle is the New York Times bestselling author of The Little Book of Talent, The Talent Code, Lance Armstrong’s War, and Hardball: A Season in Projects.

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Finding What You Were Born to Do with Chris Guillebeau Mar 28, 2016

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Join us on Unmistakable Creative for an insightful conversation with Chris Guillebeau, the creator of The Art of Nonconformity and a New York Times bestselling author. In this episode, Guillebeau discusses his career and his new book, 'Born for This.'

Discover how to create a deliberate life without a grand vision and learn valuable lessons from failures and dead ends. Guillebeau shares his insights on balancing persistence with knowing when to quit and how sunk costs impact our decisions.

He also delves into the psychology and mindset required for significant goals and why an inciting incident doesn’t have to be something massive. Learn about the four elements that create emotional resonance in your work and the power of asking if there’s another way to do things.

Don't miss this episode to learn from one of the most influential voices in personal development and entrepreneurship today and gain insights that could transform your life and career.

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Unleashing Your Inner CEO with Caroline Frenette Mar 23, 2016

Show notes

Caroline Frenette, former fashion designer and intuitive business coach joins us to discuss how to awaken your inner CEO

Highlights

The power of channeling your passion
Deciphering true intuition from fear
Finding alignment with or values
The blend of inspiration and action that’s required
Persisting in spite of the people who criticize us
The power of creating a beautiful experience
The value of different forms of genius

Quotes

In a fearful state of mind, it’s hard to hear intuition

To me, it’s all about creating a beautiful experience

Our logical mind should be in service of our intuition

Caroline Frenette has spent the past five+ years researching the human intuitive process as it applies specifically to business building & entrepreneurship, immersing herself as a research participant in over 25 well-known business courses and conducting experimentation with her own businesses, as well as those of her clients, and investing over $100,000 to date in her quest to help business owners develop a deep inner security, confidence and strength that will transform the way they do business forever.

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