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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:

Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World with Cal Newport Jan 11, 2016

Show notes

Cal Newport, Georgetown professor, and author of of So Good They Can’t Ignore, and Deep Work joins us to talk about how to produce work of real of value while training your ability to focus.

HIGHLIGHTS

How positive serendipity pays dividends going forward
Exposing yourself to positive randomness
The issues with “follow your passion”
The role of engagement, craftsmanship
Why deliberate practice is the byproduct of hard work
Applying systematic thinking to our work
The 3 keys to becoming a straight A student
The increasing value of deep
Training your capacity for deep work,
The danger of giving into distraction even when we’re not trying to get work done
3 Types of deep work philosophies
Scheduling time for deep work in your life
The pitfalls that can cause you to fail at incorporating these practices into your life
The importance of confident, competent focus on your energy
Moving beyond the any benefit mindset

Quotes

Just like a professional athlete is worried about they’re diet, I’m worried about sources of distraction.

If you can replicate something yourself, you can understand it so much better than if you just consumed it.

We put the cart before the horse when it comes passion.

You don’t follow passion, passion follows you.

Both our personal and professional lives are increasingly built around these sources of distraction. From a cognitive perspective, that’s like being an athlete who smokes.

Books and Resources

So Good They Can’t Ignore You

Deep Work

How to Become a Straight-A Student

Cal Newport is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Georgetown University, who specializes in the theory of distributed algorithms. He previously earned his Ph.D. from MIT in 2009 and graduated from Dartmouth College in 2004.

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Living a Life of Intention, Meaning and Purpose with AJ Leon Jan 06, 2016

Show notes

AJ Leon, founder of the creative agency Misfit Inc, returns to the show to discuss living a life of meaning, intention and purpose.

HIGHLIGHTS

Why you always have a choice in your life
Letting go of our need to prove people wrong
Evacuating a life plan that had gone horribly wrong
Why you should never stop asking for what you want
Understanding the difference between courage and defiance
The difference between starting a company and starting to live deliberately
Wisdom from AJ’s Cuban Grandmother

QUOTES

I’m not necessarily courageous, but I am defiant. @ajleon via @unmistakableCR https://bit.ly/1UrqkNU

You always have a choice. @ajleon via @unmistakableCR https://bit.ly/1UrqkNU

Sooner or later the person that you want to be will be merge into the person you are. @ajleon via @unmistakableCR https://bit.ly/1UrqkNU

If you’re good at what you do, people will want more of it. @ajleon via @unmistakableCR https://bit.ly/1UrqkNU

What I’m interested is not success, but significance. @ajleon via @unmistakableCR https://bit.ly/1UrqkNU

AJ Leon is the founder of Misft Inc, and the author of The Life and Times of Remarkable Misfit. You can follow him on twitter @aljeon

AJ Leon, founder of the creative agency Misfit Inc, returns to the show to discuss living a life of meaning, intention and purpose.

HIGHLIGHTS

Why you always have a choice in your life
Letting go of our need to prove people wrong
Evacuating a life plan that had gone horribly wrong
Why you should never stop asking for what you want
Understanding the difference between courage and defiance
The difference between starting a company and starting to live deliberately
Wisdom from AJ’s Cuban Grandmother

QUOTES

I’m not necessarily courageous, but I am defiant. @ajleon via @unmistakableCR https://bit.ly/1UrqkNU

You always have a choice. @ajleon via @unmistakableCR https://bit.ly/1UrqkNU

Sooner or later the person that you want to be will be merge into the person you are. @ajleon via @unmistakableCR https://bit.ly/1UrqkNU

If you’re good at what you do, people will want more of it. @ajleon via @unmistakableCR https://bit.ly/1UrqkNU

What I’m interested is not success, but significance. @ajleon via @unmistakableCR https://bit.ly/1UrqkNU

AJ Leon is the founder of Misft Inc, and the author of The Life and Times of Remarkable Misfit. You can follow him on twitter @aljeon

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How to Make this The Most Prosperous Year of Your Life with Philip Mckernan Jan 04, 2016

Show notes

Phillip Mckernan returns to the show to discuss how to make 2016 the most prosperous year of our lives.

HIGHLIGHTS

Why happiness is the byproduct of meaning
Letting go of our attachments to create space
Leveraging a wakeup call to become more of who we are
The danger of giving too much of your identity to external outcomes
How to resist the temptation to dilute your truth
Developing the courage to stay true to your message
The relationship between self-worth and prosperity
The biggest questions we have to ask

Quotes:

My belief is we don’t have to build an empire to fulfill a dream

What we do isn’t who we are. What we do should be an expression of who we are

We give ourselves what we think we deserve

I don’t go looking for accolades and awards to validate to who I am.

Anyone who thinks they don’t have an ego is lying to themselves and to the world.

Criticism doesn’t always come from the words that are said. Sometimes it comes from the words that are not said.

Philip speaks around the world about the importance of overcoming personal obstacles, gaining clarity, and cultivating the confidence to believe in yourself. He has shared stages with some well-known speakers…Steven Covey, Richard Branson, the Dalai Lama to name a few. Through live personal leadership experiences, he has worked with all sorts of people from housewives to Olympic athletes, TV personalities and entrepreneurs, people who’ve gone bankrupt to billionaires and everything in between, and he’s uncovered that people’s dysfunctional relationship to money and their inability to get in touch with their own deep intuition inhibits their ability to gain the authentic clarity they need to live an authentic, and meaningful life.

Phillip Mckernan returns to the show to discuss how to make 2016 the most prosperous year of our lives.

HIGHLIGHTS

Why happiness is the byproduct of meaning
Letting go of our attachments to create space
Leveraging a wakeup call to become more of who we are
The danger of giving too much of your identity to external outcomes
How to resist the temptation to dilute your truth
Developing the courage to stay true to your message
The relationship between self-worth and prosperity
The biggest questions we have to ask

Quotes:

My belief is we don’t have to build an empire to fulfill a dream

What we do isn’t who we are. What we do should be an expression of who we are

We give ourselves what we think we deserve

I don’t go looking for accolades and awards to validate to who I am.

Anyone who thinks they don’t have an ego is lying to themselves and to the world.

Criticism doesn’t always come from the words that are said. Sometimes it comes from the words that are not said.

Philip speaks around the world about the importance of overcoming personal obstacles, gaining clarity, and cultivating the confidence to believe in yourself. He has shared stages with some well-known speakers…Steven Covey, Richard Branson, the Dalai Lama to name a few. Through live personal leadership experiences, he has worked with all sorts of people from housewives to Olympic athletes, TV personalities and entrepreneurs, people who’ve gone bankrupt to billionaires and everything in between, and he’s uncovered that people’s dysfunctional relationship to money and their inability to get in touch with their own deep intuition inhibits their ability to gain the authentic clarity they need to live an authentic, and meaningful life.

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What We’ve Learned from Podcasts Guests in 2015 Dec 31, 2015

Show notes

In this 2015 wrap up episode, Brian Koehn and I steal an idea from Tim Ferriss, and share some of the things we’ve learned from podcast guests in 2015.

Episodes Mentioned

How to Live Well and Die Well (Part 1 and Part 2) with Greg Hartle

A Soulful Exploration of Inner Wisdom with Susan Piver

The Art of Living a Noteworthy Life with Bob Goff

Why You Should Never Miss an Opportunity to be Fabulous with Tina Seelig

Honoring the Intentions of Our Legacy with Patti Digh

Creating Your Immortal Beautiful Work with Jennifer Boykin

Designing Environments for Optimal Performance and Creativity

Unlearning Everything You Know About Business with David Heneimeir Hansson

Making the Impossible Possible with Tim Ferriss

Other Resources Mentioned

What Makes Some Truly Wealthy with Tim Ferriss (Animated Short)

The Geography of Loss by Patti Digh

Reconsider an essay by David Heneimeir Hansson

The Day I Became a Millionaire by David Heneimeir Hansson

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Best of 2015: Accepting the Transparent Reality of Your Core Identity with Wes Chapman Dec 30, 2015

Show notes

Wesley Chapman shares his personal story of 12 documented suicide attempts, and the tremendous power of accepting the transparent reality of our core identities

HIGHLIGHTS:

Wes’ experience with 12 document suicide attempt
Finding your identity after it’s been lost
How our stories and circumstances become our power
Connecting the experiences of your life to expression of your identity
Why healing from our pain frees us from it
Seeing past people’s weaknesses in order to see their strengths
An honest conversation about what drives people towards suicide
Why worth is so important to our internal well being
The power of creativity and imagination to increase our self worth
Why every hero’s journey has a moment when we fall

Quotes

Until we’re honest with ourselves we can’t be honest with the rest of the world

Resources:

A Human Project

Wesley Chapman is the co-founder of a non-profit called A Human Project, where his mission is to create a community of empowered youth, while preventing teens from self harm and suicide.

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Best of 2015: Why You Should Never Miss an Opportunity to be Fabulous With Tina Seelig Dec 28, 2015

Show notes

Tina Seelig author, educator, and executive director of the Stanford Technology Ventures program, talks about why most rules are just recommendations, the power of writing a resume of your failures, reframing problems to give us an expanded set of solutions and much more.

HIGHLIGHTS:

What happens when we do the right things for the wrong reasons
Why passion follows engagement and experience
The problem with being completely rigid about your life and career plans
Why most rules are just recommendations
Simple ways to get outside your comfort zone and grow
Learning to use little experiments as the path to innovation
The power of writing a resume of your failures
How to reframe the problems in our life to expand the set of solutions
Dealing with the personal, professional and academic challenges of our lives
The importance of knowing your limit when it comes to persistence
A look beyond the romantic illusions of creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship

Tina’s Books

What I wish I Knew When I was 20

Ingenius: A Crash Course on Creativity

Insight Out: Get Ideas Out of Your Head and into the World

Dr. Tina Seelig is Professor of the Practice in the Dept of Management Science and Engineering (MS&E) at Stanford University. She is also the Executive Director for the Stanford Technology Ventures Program (STVP), the entrepreneurship center at Stanford University’s School of Engineering. She teaches courses on creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship in the dept of MS&E and the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design (d.school) at Stanford.. You can follow her on twitter @tseelig

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Best of 2015: Creating Your Immortal Beautiful Work With Jennifer Boykin Dec 23, 2015

Show notes

Jennifer Boykin discusses what it takes to create your immortal beautiful work, getting comfortable with something unplanned happening and how we can use mastery of one craft to build confidence in others.

Why you can have everything, but not at the same time
Learning about your dreaming instead of pursuing it
Meeting the enormity of what is possible for us in our lives
Using small wins to build confidence and overcoming failure
Why our culture teaches to use grandiose language is not strategic
Why we need to overthrow ourselves a little bit
How music shapes and influences Jennifer’s art
Getting comfortable with something unplanned happening
Using artistry and mastery to transfer excellence to anything
Leveraging obsession appointments to break patterns of negative thinking

Quotes

Loss is the gateway to freedom (Click to Tweet)

Our work is to live as mortal people, but create immortal beautiful work (Click to Tweet)

Resources Mentioned

The Denial of Death By Ernest Becker

A Word About Failure

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Best of 2015: The DNA of a Storyteller with Robert Kurson Dec 21, 2015

Show notes

Robert Kurson shares his journey from being an F-student in high school, to a desperately unhappy Harvard educated Lawyer and eventual New York Times Bestselling Author

HIGHLIGHTS:

A formative relationship that played a fundamental role in Robert’s career
Why a strong work ethic is important for a creative career
The struggles of a challenging academic career
Finding a level of belief that keeps you going
From F’s in High School to Harvard School
The power of being desperately unhappy
Making a drastic identity shift that allows us to produce incredible results
Finding meaning in the activities in which we lose track of time
How small opportunities can change into big change in our lives
Why we must take risk and experience temporary pain for our greatest achievements
Why unhappiness increases our capacity for taking risk
Mastering craft the storytelling
Developing a sense for how a good story sounds
The power of speaking from the heart

Quotes

Really great storytellers are people who notice the most (Click to Tweet)

A well told story is a universal thing (Click to Tweet)

Robert Kurson is an American author, best known for his 2004 bestselling book, Shadow Divers, the true story of two Americans who discover a World War II German U-boat sunk 60 miles off the coast of New Jersey. His new book Pirate Hunters is a gripping, true story today, of the hunt for lost gold, bitter rivalries on the high seas, a long-ago legendary pirate captain, and two adventurous American men determined to win treasure – and find something even deeper – along the way.

Kurson began his career as an attorney, graduating from Harvard Law School, and practicing real estate law. Kurson’s professional writing career began at the Chicago Sun-Times, where he started as a sports agate clerk and soon gained a full-time features writing job. In 2000, Esquire published “My Favorite Teacher,” his first magazine story, which became a finalist for a National Magazine Award. He moved from the Sun-Times to Chicago magazine, then to Esquire, where he won a National Magazine Award and was a contributing editor for years. His stories have appeared in Rolling Stone, The New York Times Magazine, and other publications

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Best of 2015: The Psychology of Visionaries with Justine Musk Dec 16, 2015

Show notes

Justine Musk discusses creativity, emotional resonance and the psychology of visionary leaders like Elon Musk, Coco Chanel, Steve Jobs, David Bowie and many others.

Highlights

The questions that we need to ask in an identity transition
How crisis forces complacency to be thrown out the window
Coming out of the shadows in our lives
Learning to read your life like a mystery novel and searching for clues
Finding the things in our lives that lead to creative renewal
Creating emotional resonance with an audience
Leveraging creativity to show the world who we are
The thin line between madness and creativity
What makes people like Elon Musk “tick”
Developing a unwavering conviction and commitment
Why bold points of view are part of extreme success
Learning to steer yourself in the direction of your strengths
Becoming motivated by process instead of product
Having in faith in your own uniqueness as a person
The role adversity plays in reaching extreme success
Why we trust transparency and honesty to create trust

Justine Musk writes about creativity, culture and self discovery and is the author of the thriller, Blood Angel. You can follow her on twitter @justinemusk.

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Best of 2015: The Art of Living a Noteworthy Life with Bob Goff Dec 14, 2015

Show notes

Bob Goff joins us to talk about love, what we’re made to do, and living a life filled with whimsy in this best of 2015 episode.

HIGHLIGHTS

What you’re able to do vs what you are made to do
Infusing your life with a sense of wonder and taking a childlike approach to everything
Viewing things as additions and interruptions
How curiosity and humility can shape our lives
Factors that cause love to start to emerging
The 8 most important people in your life
Why we are not defined by successes or failures
Making the choice to a beautiful reaction to people
Who we used to be vs who you are becoming
Living a life and legacy that can be described by more than your intuition

QUOTES

I don’t think we lose our zest for life. We lose our imagination. (Click to Tweet)

We’re all amateurs at love. (Click to Tweet)

Bob Goff is the New York Times Best-Selling Author of Love Does, as well as an attorney who founded Restore International, a nonprofit human rights organization operating in Uganda, India and Somalia.

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