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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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A Journey to the Crossroads of Should and Must with Elle Luna Apr 13, 2015

Show notes

The crossroads of “should” and “must” is a place we all come to eventually, though many don’t recognize it when it comes OR the importance of the decisions we make once we are there. Elle Luna is the one who coined the phrase, and to her, this crossroads is the place where each of us make one of life’s most important decisions.

Will we do what we “MUST” - what we are called and compelled to do? Or will we bow to the “SHOULDS” of expectation and obligation assigned to us by society, family, and our own beliefs - and play a much smaller game?

Elle is one of our most requested guests so it’s a pleasure to finally have her on the show. She tells her own story to explain how her own encounter with the crossroads of should and must took place. Her journey includes…

A recurring dream
A turning-point conversation with a good friend
How she took that friend's crazy-sounding advice, and
How that bold decision led to her discover the deeper purpose of her life: PAINTING

In her book, “The Crossroads of Should and Must,” Elle writes...

“It’s here, standing at the crossroads of should and must that we feel the enormous reality of our fears and expectations from others, and this is the moment when many of us decide against following our intuition, turning away from that place where nothing is guaranteed, nothing is known, and everything is possible.”

You’re going to enjoy Elle’s story because though the details are different, it’s the story all of us will one day experience. And you’ll be inspired by how Elle made her way through the twists and turns, cautiously approached her crossroads of should and must, and made the decision that changed everything for her.

Outline of This Episode

[2:22] The recurring dream that led Elle to the crossroads of should and must
[7:38] Life before the dream: the journey that influenced the way Elle sees the world
[12:30] Elle’s perspective about how to tap into wisdom larger than yourself
[19:12] Lessons learned working at Ideo
[27:56] How to tap into your “musts” and limit the impact of your “shoulds”
[35:27] The rock bottom moments Elle experienced along the way (to show you that you’re not alone)
[40:20] The moment Srinivas thought about quitting everything - and Elle’s perspective
[52:25] What Elle believes makes somebody or something unmistakeable

Rejection can be a gift. It was for Elle

Many of the people in Elle’s family had chosen careers in the legal profession, so both she and the members of her family assumed she would take the same path. But she was rejected from law school. Not once. Not twice. But every time she applied.

Elle says it seemed like an impossible turn of events because her grades and LSAT scores were substantial enough to earn a place in the student body of at least one of the institutions to which she’d applied. Simply put - it didn’t make sense.

It was a hard blow. She cried. A lot.

But that point of rejection opened her up to other possibilities that she’d not even considered. Listen to hear how she came to see the rejection as a gift, landed enviable positions working on the teams that developed Mailbox and Uber, and took a role as part of the incredible creative community known as Ideo - one of the coolest companies in the world.

On this episode of #UnmistakableCreative, @ElleLuna shares some of the many lessons she learned as part of the team at @Ideo - and how they have served her long-term. #creatives #creativity #calling #purpose

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Lessons learned at Ideo - and how they have served Elle long-term

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Consciously Choosing the Reality That We Create With Dave Vanderveen Apr 08, 2015

Show notes

In this episode of the podcast, Dave Vanderveen, founder of the energy drink company XS talks all about what it means to consciously choose the reality that we create. It’s an eye opening looking into a building a foundation for becoming your best self and uncovering the progression of truth over the course of your life.

Highlights

Choosing the universe that you decide to consciously live in
Learning to take your work seriously, but not personally
How little daily decisions determine where you'l go in life
Lessons learned from getting kicked out of college
Why learn more from failure than we do from success
Doing things that push you over the edge of what's possible
The importance of making small changes every single day
Why we make emotional decisions and rationalize them
Building a foundation to become your best self
The importance of your ability to adapt to the environment around you
Running your life on values instead of grand strategies
Identifying one true thing every single day
The key to personal and business turnarounds
Uncovering the progression of truth over the course of your life

Sponsors

Today's episode of the podcast is sponsored by Audvisor. If you're short on time and starved for wisdom, be sure to check out the Audvisor app.

Quotes

“Having a job is fine. But having just one job is a waste of time. “

Dave Vanderveen is a co-owner/founder of the energy drink company, XS.

In this episode of the podcast, Dave Vanderveen, founder of the energy drink company XS talks all about what it means to consciously choose the reality that we create. It’s an eye opening looking into a building a foundation for becoming your best self and uncovering the progression of truth over the course of your life.

Highlights

Choosing the universe that you decide to consciously live in
Learning to take your work seriously, but not personally
How little daily decisions determine where you'l go in life
Lessons learned from getting kicked out of college
Why learn more from failure than we do from success
Doing things that push you over the edge of what's possible
The importance of making small changes every single day
Why we make emotional decisions and rationalize them
Building a foundation to become your best self
The importance of your ability to adapt to the environment around you
Running your life on values instead of grand strategies
Identifying one true thing every single day
The key to personal and business turnarounds
Uncovering the progression of truth over the course of your life

Sponsors

Today's episode of the podcast is sponsored by Audvisor. If you're short on time and starved for wisdom, be sure to check out the Audvisor app.

Quotes

“Having a job is fine. But having just one job is a waste of time. “

Dave Vanderveen is a co-owner/founder of the energy drink company, XS.

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Navigating The Emotional Journey Of Entrepreneurship With Lucas Carlson Apr 06, 2015

Show notes

In this episode of the podcast, Lucas Carlson talks all about navigating the emotional journey of entrepreneurship and building a business as a tool for personal growth.

Lessons in creativity learned from the world of computer programming
The ins and outs of raising venture capital for a startup
Living on the fringe of bankruptcy
Overcoming fear ad learning to take the leap to do something
Learning to deal with the voices of criticism, self doubt and fear
How to keep going when you’re not seeing external results
Balancing the tension of knowing when to persist and when to give up
Putting enough of yourself into an idea to give it a chance
Learning to put stop losses on your entrepreneurial ideas
Separating your identity from the performance of your business
Learning to set expectations for yourself that don’t create stress
Why external wealth can serve as a metphor for internal wealth
The importance being open and honest in relationships

Resources:

Hackers and Painters by Paul Graham

The Narrow Road by Felix Dennis

Luscas Calrlson is an entrepneneur who started AppFog, in 2010, raised almost $10M in venture capital, and was acquired in 2013. Before that, he was the first employee and head of engineering for 5 years at MOG (now Beats Music acquired by Apple).. He’s also the author of Finding Success in Failure: True Confessions from 10 Years of Startup Mistakes

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Conducting a Process of Deep Self Inquiry Through Mindfulness with Vincent Horn Apr 01, 2015

Show notes

In this episode of the podcast, Buddhist Geeks founder, Vincent Horn discusses how to conduct a deep process of self inquiry through mindfulness and meditation.

Highlights

Defining moments that alter our career paths
Transcending your personal ego and personal narrative
The converence of practical, pragmatic and idealistic
Conducting a process of self inquiry to bring about your own existsential crisis
The incredibly short attention span of the human mind
Making the shift from concentration to mindfulness
How to free yourself the internal stories that hold you back
Leveraging the breath and body to start the process of mindfulness
Using meditation to navigave the emotional journey of life

Resources Mentioned

The Reboot Podcast
Buddhist Geeks

Vincent Horn is part of a new generation of teachers who are translating the wisdom traditions of the past into 21st century code. In his 20s Vincent spent over a year doing silent meditation practice in Buddhist retreat centers across the country. During this time he also started Buddhist Geeks, a media project which explores the convergence of Buddhism, technology, and global culture. After years of prototyping and learning he developed a way of training the mind that is neither framed in terms of ancient religions nor which denies their powerful influence. At mindtraining.io he teaches meditation for the digital age, and as the resident mindfulness coach at reboot.io he works with CEOs and tech-startups who want to transform the world by reprogramming their inner operating systems.

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The Secrets of Seducing Strangers with Josh Weltman Mar 29, 2015

Show notes

In this episode of the Unmistakable Creative, 25 year creative director and Mad Men co producer Josh Weltman who helped make Don Draper act and sound like a genius discusses his new book, Seducing strangers, and the art of persuasion through advertising.

HIGHLIGHTS

How Josh Discovered his artistic talent at an early age
The importance of finding the right teacher at the right time
Why creativity is an aversion to the way things are
Why we miss moments when we experience flow
Lessons from the making of Mad Men
Why there is no path for people who inclined to make their own
How we can shift the thinking in our educational system
The power of creative cross training
The process of developing advertising campaigns
The 4 Key types of ads
The two main reasons human beings communicate

Resources

The Secrets of Seducing Strangers: How to Get People to Buy What You’re Selling

Quotes

I think that creativity is a pathological aversion to the status quo

Josh Weltman is a twenty five year veteran of the advertising business, a working creative director, co-producer, writer and artist.

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Using Non-Verbal Communication to Change Human Behavior with Mark Bowden Mar 25, 2015

Show notes

In this episode of the podcast Mark Bowden talks about the power of body language, and how non-verbal communication can be utilized for influence, persuasion and changing human behavior.

Dealing with the stigmas that come with dyslexia
Lessons from the world of visual and physical theater
Using body language to change the feelings of an audience
Why everything is learnable and teachable
Using your own body language to influence and persuade other people
The amazing impact of how body language changes the way we communicate
Getting a result for us vs a result for me
How gesture planes radically change our communication
The body language a of person who is calm and assertive

Mark Bowden is a body language and behavior expert and the creator of TRUTHPLANE®, a communication training company and unique methodology for anyone who has to communicate with impact. With a reputation as one of the world’s foremost authorities on nonverbal communication, Mark travels all over the world to train groups and give keynote speeches. His clients include leading businesspeople, teams, and politicians, presidents and CEOs of Fortune 500 companies and current Prime Ministers of G8 powers. You can follow him on twitter @truthplane

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What Improv Can Teach Us About Creation, Collaboration, and Communication with Tom Yorton Mar 23, 2015

Show notes

In this episode of the podcast, Tom Yorton, CEO of SecondCity Works, Chicago’s world renown improv theater whose alumni include Steven Colbert, Tina Fey and many other high profile comedians talks about what the world of improv can teach us about creation, communication and collaboration.

Finding different ways to connect with an audience
The role that music played in Tom’s career
Redeveloping curiosity and tolerance for risk
Why the resume building approach to education hurts kids
Developing adaptive skills and becoming an agile learner
Finding the through line of your career
Using humor as a way to get to the truth
Applying the improviser’s tool kit to your work
Key concepts from improv that allow you to communicate, create and collaborate more effectively

Quotes

Life is a series of happy accidents if you want to look it that way.

Resources

Yes, And: How Improvisation Reverses “No, But” Thinking and Improves Creativity and Collaboration–Lessons from The Second City

3 Improv Exercises That Can Change The Way Your Team Works

As CEO of Second City Communications, Tom Yorton is creating a positive, disruptive force that changes how people communicate, collaborate and learn in the business world. His work is guided by a fundamental assumption: Business is an act of improvisation. Through comedy, his organization brings sorely needed humanity and authenticity to work environments by challenging unproductive conventions in marketing, learning, business development, and internal communications.

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The Voice That Whispers Inside Mar 20, 2015

Show notes

In today’s special solo episode of the podcast, I decided to share a short preview of our latest writing project, The Compass.

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Learning to See Yourself as An Artist with Lisa Congdon Mar 18, 2015

Show notes

Lisa Congdon didn’t start drawing or painting until she was 30. In this episode of the podcast Lisa talks about her journey from doing education reform work in the non-profit world to making a full time living as an artist.

Highlights

A painting class that was the catalyst for a career change
Infusing a spirit of generosity into the world of art
The starving artist narrative that perpetuates our culture
Dealing with fear of claiming your identity as an artist
Identifying the special, important and transformative moments of your life
The process of self discovery to uncover latent skills
How we get comfortable with putting our work in front of an audience
Navigation the emotional journey of a creative career
Leaning into the discomfort and messiness of your life and work

RESOURCES

The Expression of Your Soul’s Calling

Lisa Congdon is a fine-artist, illustrator and the Author of Art Inc: The Essential Guide to Building Your Career as an Artist. You can follow her on twitter @lisacongdon.

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The History of Money with Kabir Sehgal Mar 16, 2015

Show notes

In this episode of the show Kabir Seghal discusses his new book Coined, the history of money and how it is has shaped us.

What’s happening in the brain when we deal with money
Our physiological responses to money
An interesting look at how different cultures react to money
The currencies of social and financial debt
The future of money in developed and developing countries
Why our financial decision are not made on a conscious level
The emotional meaning of money
Carving out of unconventional opportunities in a conventional career

Resources

Coined: The Rich Life of Money and How Its History Has Shaped Us

Kabir Sehgal is a New York Times bestselling author and Grammy Award-winning producer. He is currently a vice president at JPMorgan Chase

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