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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:

Living with Ambition and Ease with Tonya Leigh Aug 31, 2015

Show notes

In this episode of the Unmistakable Creative, former critical care nurse Tonya Leigh joins us to talk about lessons learned from the dying, and learning to living with ambition and ease.

HIGHLIGHTS

Making the conscious decision to slow down the pace of your life
Learning to live with both ambition and ease
Lessons learned from deathbed conversations
Stepping outside of your life to focus on what matters
Creating a stop doing list to have a more quality life
What it means to go all in on your life
Designing your life around the things that you truly value
The power of taking inventory of how you spend your time
Getting rid of all your self help books
The concept of joie d vivre
Learning to embrace negative emotions and beliefs

BOOKS AND RESOURCES

The Life Changing Magic of Tidy Up

Conversations with God

QUOTES

If you don’t slow down enough to ask what matters to you, chances are you’re living the blueprint of someone else’s life

If I didn’t think I was broken, what would I read?

Tonya Leigh is a certified Master Coach, an internationally-trained sommelier, and a joie de vivre instigator for women of every age. She has a simple credo: French Kiss Life. Cherish The World. And The Rest Will Follow.

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Finding the Meaning in Our Losses with Cole Hatter Aug 26, 2015

Show notes

In this episode of the podcast, Cole Hatter joins us to share life lessons from his time as a firefighter, and the loss of two friends in a tragic accident.

HIGHLIGHTS:

Doing meaningful work that is profitable
The power of systems in your business
How death equalizes all of us as humans
Wrestling the loss of identity and managing your psychology
Doing something meaningful with the experiences of our losses
Shifting post traumatic stress to post-traumatic growth
Creating a sense of urgency in your life
How confronting mortality impacts faith.

Cole Hatter began his career as a firefighter, a dream that was cut short by 2 unfortunate accidents. Out of desperation and uncertain future he pursued entrepreneurship, and has gone on to start several multi-million dollar businesses. .

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The Art of Living a Noteworthy Life with Bob Goff Aug 24, 2015

Show notes

In one of the most heartwarming conversations of 2015, author-humanitarian and attorney Bob Goff joins us to talk about love, what we’re made to do, and living a life filled with whimsy.

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.

We’re all amateurs at love.

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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Uncovering the Archetypes that Lead to a Calling with John Bukaty Aug 19, 2015

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In this episode of the podcast, live event artist John Bukaty shares his incredibly journey from college football player to becoming a Rock n Roll painter.

HIGHLIGHTS

The journey from football player to artist
Dealing with several tragic losses in a row
Uncovering the archetypes that lead to our calling
Lessons learned from the football field
The gifts of education that come from our past
Making the distinction between “this is happening” and “this is happening to me”
Finding profound moments and learning to hold on to them
Capturing a moment to express yourself creatively

QUOTES

When I don’t feel the inspiration, I just stick to the process

The beauty is in your mistakes. So, how you present your mistakes is what makes you unmistakable.

John Bukaty paints people in their times, and in their places. He paints them in the middle of loud, busy and cherished events. He paints to preserve moments, forever etched in color on canvas, and in the minds of attendees. He creates beautiful and durable pieces of history for the ages.

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Harnessing the Power of Your Authentic Voice with Todd Henry Aug 17, 2015

Show notes

In this episode, Accidental Creative founder Todd Henry returns to the show to talk about the keys to harnessing the power of your authentic and creating work that resonates with other people.

HIGHLIGHTS

Giving ourselves space and freedom for exploration and play
The freedom that comes with having limited options
Essential elements of a substantive body of work
Learning to be decisive in the face of uncertainty
Doing work that is founded upon something you care about
The three core elements of an authentic voice
The difference between developing and finding your voice
Changing our false narratives in order to do our best work
Putting ourselves in a position to hear uncomfortable truths
Practical exercises and questions to harness your authentic voice

QUOTES

If you don’t root it in action, inspiration has a shelf life

Art is being decisive in the face of uncertainty

BOOKS AND RESOURCES

The Accidental Creative by Todd Henry

Die Empty by Todd Henry

Louder Than Words by Todd Henry

PREVIOUS INTERVIEWS MENTIONED

Designing Environments for Optimal Performance and Creativity with Jim Bunch

A Notebook As a Platform for Your Imagination with Erik Fabian

Todd is the founder of Accidental Creative, a company that helps creative people and teams generate brilliant ideas. He regularly speaks and consults with companies about how to develop practices and systems that lead to everyday brilliance. His books have been translated into more than a dozen languages, and he speaks internationally on creativity, productivity, leadership, and passion for work.

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The Tremendous Power of Showing up Everyday with Sean D’ Souza Aug 12, 2015

Show notes

In this episode of the podcast, Sean D Souza joins us to share is journey from comic artist for India’s newspapers to running a wildly successful copywriting business.

HIGHLIGHTS

Writing comic strips for Indian newspapers
How adversity gives us an opportunity to make improvements in lives
The power of persistence in a career path
Making the transition from cartoonist to copywriter
Copywriting lessons from the world of cartooning
Building a business on your own scheduling
Translating the world around you into stories
How a daily creative habit can radically transform the quality of your work

LINKS AND RESOURCES

The Other Sean D Souza

Sean’s Cartooning Course

Sean D’Souza runs a zany marketing site at Psychotactics and deconstructs headlines in his spare time. Learn how to assemble (and audit) your headlines in seconds with Sean’s powerful headline report, when you subscribe to the Psychotactics Newsletter. And don’t miss his binge-worthy, music-filled podcast, The Three Month Vacation. Download his free report on How to Win the Resistance Game

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The Transhumanist Who is Running for President with Zoltan Istvan Aug 10, 2015

Show notes

In this episode, Transhumanist 2016 Presidential candidate, Zoltan Istvan talks to us about how artificial intelligence will impact the future of humanity and government.

HIGHLIGHTS

Developing the belief to accomplish audacious goals like running for president
What its like be the first atheist presidential candidate
Finding the drive to be radical
How the meaning of life changes when there is a possibility of living forever
The potential of science and technology to influence policy
The ways in which artificial intelligence will impact the future of our lives
How the transhumanist movement will impact our values
The profound implications of a universal basic income

QUOTES

I do not let emotions be part of my decision making process because it leads to dangerous things.

BOOKS AND OTHER RESOURCES

The Transhumanist Wager

Bestselling visionary author Zoltan Istvan, an American-Hungarian, began a solo, multi-year sailing journey around the world at the age of 21. His main cargo was 500 handpicked books, mostly classics. He’s explored over 100 countries–many as a journalist for the National Geographic Channel–writing, filming, and appearing in dozens of television stories, articles, and webcasts. His work has also been featured by The New York Times, Outside, San Francisco Chronicle, Slate, Wired UK, Vice, BBC Radio, CBS, Fox News, CNN, RT, the Travel Channel, and much other media. He is the founder of political organization the Transhumanist Party and is its 2016 US presidential candidate.

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A Lightbulb Moment with Mike Del Ponte Aug 05, 2015

Show notes

In this episode SOMA Water Filter founder Mike DelPonte shares his story of how a light bulb moment lit the spark for starting his company and the essential questions to ask in order to discover our calling.

HIGHLIGHTS

The three questions to ask if you want to find your calling
Lessons learned from running a global nonprofit
Why being a great thinker is essential to your growth
How difficult jobs give us perspective on life
Insights into accelerated growth at an early stage startup
Dealing with the extreme highs and lows of entrepreneurship
Making decisions based on love instead of fear
Finding clarity through discernment

QUOTES

People only settle if they believe they can’t get something better

Fear is only worry about the future and the past. There’s no fear in the present.

Mike Del Ponte is a social entrepreneur, speaker, and health hacker. Mike is the co-founder and CEO of Soma. Soma makes make products to positively impact millions of lives. The first product is an award winning glass water filter. For every filter sold, Soma donates clean drinking water to people in need through charity: water.

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A Notebook as a Platform for Your Imagination With Erik Fabian Aug 03, 2015

Show notes

In this episode of the podcast, Moleskine’s director of brand and public relations, Erik Fabian, joins us to talk about how a notebook can serve as a platform your imagination and the pillars of an iconic brand.

HIGHLIGHTS

Erik’s early influences from art teachers and theatrical performance
Trusting your sense of joy
Finding our sense of community as adults
Why in-person events create faster bonds than online communities
The influence of attending an experimental college
How a notebook can serve as a platform for your imagination
Infusing the pillars of an iconic brand into your own work
Why pen and paper is still prevalent in a digital world
How Moleskine notebooks are designed to create an emotional bond with with their owner

Erik Fabian is the Director of Brand & PR for Moleskine America where he ensures the core values and narratives of the Moleskine brand are shared with fans across the United States, Canada, and Latin America. Erik leads a team responsible for design, digital, and event partnerships with brands like: Tumblr, the Telluride Film Festival, Dwell.com, the Future of Storytelling Conference, the NYC French Embassy, the School of Visual Arts, Sean Kelly Gallery, and the Instagram based street-art gallery Instagrafite. Design collaborations have included projects with artists: Marina Abramović, Kehinde Willey, and Sarah Sze.

Erik is also a long-time impresario and artist/performer. He is a graduate of the Master of Fine Arts program at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and experimental liberal arts curriculum at the Evergreen State College. Erik is launching a mini-series of interviews on a new YouTube channel: The Grass Is Green.

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Living an Insanely Productive Life with Chris Bailey Jul 29, 2015

Show notes

In this episode of the podcast, Chris Bailey talks about lessons learned from a year of conducting experiments in productivity.

HIGHLIGHTS

A series of productivity experiments that led to Chris’ year long project
Learning to see what our potential future could be
The importance of spending your time on things you value and add meaning to your life
Why the idea of what we want to do is so much sexier than what we have to do
Leveraging the power of curiosity for information retention
Designing productivity experiments for your own life
Using meditation as a way change how you relate to experiences
The 3 Key Things That Lead to Productivity
Understanding the difference between being busy and productive
Why sleep is so critical to our productivity
Triggers that cause us to procrastinate on a reward

RESOURCES AND BOOKS

The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg

Getting things Done by David Allen

QUOTES:

Productive people are the ones who connect the most dots.

Not many people change the world through social media.

For exactly one year, beginning May 1st, 2013, Chris Bailey decided to follow his passion and devour everything he could get his hands on about productivity, and then write every day about what he learned on A Year of Productivity.

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