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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:

Lessons in Communication from a Fugitive on the Run with Peter Young Mar 11, 2015

Show notes

Peter Young is an animal right activist who went on a cross country run in which he cut fences to free mink from farms, which resulted in a potential life sentence, and becoming a fugitive on the run for 7 years.

The punk rock roots of Peter’s calling
Furthering the mission of communities through action
Figuring out the only metric that matters in your work
Lessons in persuasion and communication from protests
A look into the inner workings of life as a fugitive on the run
Interesting life hacks from living as a fugitive
Regaining our sense that we don’t know things that can’t be done
The transitions in and out of life in prison

At various times, site editor Peter Young has been a fugitive, activist, author, prisoner, felon, spokesperson, animal liberator, protester, entrepreneur, saboteur, publisher, speaker, and criminal of conscience. You can follow him on twitter @peterdyoung

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Finding the Thread Of Our Deepest Desire with Jen Louden Mar 09, 2015

Show notes

In this episode Jen Louden returns to the show discuss telling stories, finding out what’s true for you,and uncovering the thread of our deepest desire

Creative roadblocks and falling apart moments
Overcoming our environments to reach our creative potential
Self trust and learning to choose what’s true for you
Storytelling lessons from the world of film
The stories we tell ourselves and the narratives of our lives
Crux moments and leveraging them in our stories
Discovering the thread of our deepest desires
The insidious nature of comparison in the internet culture
Cultivating self awareness in being authentic
Investigating your own life through the eyes of a detective
Developing the patience for a lifetime body of work
The question of what we’re wiling to give up

Quotes

Follow your bliss and bear it. But it’s going to burn.

Our falling apart moments are about letting go.

Resources

Woman’s Comfort Book: A Self-Nurturing Guide for Restoring Balance in Your Life

Mindset: The New Psychology of Success

The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing

Jennifer Louden is a personal growth pioneer who helped launch the self-care movement with her first book The Woman’s Comfort Book. She’s the author of 7 additional books on well-being and whole living: The Couple’s Comfort Book, The Pregnant Woman’s Comfort Book, The Woman’s Retreat Book, Comfort Secrets for Busy Women (The Comfort Queen’s Guide to Life in hardcover), The Life Organizer, and A Year of Daily Joy. There are about million copies of her books in print in 9 languages. You can follow her on twitter @jenlouden.

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Turning Obstacles Into Opportunities with Ryan Holiday Mar 04, 2015

Show notes

Ryan Holiday dropped out of college to spend his early 20’s working for masters of their craft like Robert Greene and Tucker Max. A conversation at a conference turned him on to the world of stoic philosophy and led to the publication of his most recent book The Obstacle is the Way

Building a capacity for making terrifying decisions
Recognizing pivotal moments in our own lives
How we deal with difficult moments in our lives
Learning to control our perceptions
Making the best out of terrible situations
Why our view of people’s lives is flattering
The 3 foundations of stoicism: perception, action and will
Why limiting our exposure to difficult situations limits our capabilities
The relative nature of adversity
Why there is no life that is free of suffering

Resources

The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph

Meditations (Dover Thrift Editions)

Ryan Holiday is a media strategist and prominent writer on strategy and business. You can follow him on twitter @ryanholiday

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Finding The Sweet Spot in Your Work with Michael Gebben Mar 02, 2015

Show notes

Michael Gebben found himself exhausted by his work, and hiding from this clients. In this inspiring conversation he talks identifying the sweet spot in our work and getting back to doing the things we love.

Highlights:

Going the extra mile in all the work you do
Why becoming an entrepreneur is not for everybody
Doing things with no expectation of anything in return
Tuning out your external voices and turning them into fuel for your fire
Taking baby steps to build some semblance of momentum
Lessons in creativity from the world of video
Identifying your sweet spot and the things you love
Why mindset gives you the biggest performance edge
Having a zero tolerance policy for all negativity
Taking Massive Imperfect Action

Resources

Bold: How to Go Big, Create Wealth and Impact the World

Quotes

The truth is that everything in life takes hard work

Michael “Gebbs” Gebben started his video production company “Gebbs Total Video” at age 19. Later on, the company grew to become “GEBBSTV” where he explored his epic talent at shooting not only weddings and everything under sun but also events for huge names like Tim Ferriss, Tony Robbins and Richard Branson among others. You can follow him on twitter @mgebbs

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What to do When It’s Your Turn with Seth Godin Feb 25, 2015

Show notes

In this episode of The Unmistakable Creative, Seth Godin returns to the show to discuss his new book, It’s Your Turn.

Leveraging books as a tool to change the people around you
Writing a book that begs to be shared and gets under people’s skin
The choice between creative or cog that we’re always making
Why we must be willing to be wrong to do work that matters
How the connection economy rewards people
Our search for reassurance and how to stop it
Learning to take your work seriously and not personally
The mythical time when we think we’ll be ready
A look at what school is actually for

Resources

Stop Stealing Dreams

Quotes

A book only happens when I can’t let an idea go

If you go into this saying, how do you know, you’ve already lost.

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Creating Your Immortal Beautiful Work with Jennifer Boykin Feb 23, 2015

Show notes

In this episode of the podcast, Life After Tampons creator 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

Our work is to live as mortal people, but create immortal beautiful work

Resources Mentioned

The Denial of Death By Ernest Becker

A Word About Failure

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The Instigator’s Compass: A Sneak Preview Feb 20, 2015

Show notes

In this short episode of the podcast, I wanted to do something a little bit different. As I've mentioned in a few previous episodes, we're currently working on a new writing project called The Compass, a creator's guide to Instigating something that matters. One of the requests I had from a few of our listeners was to do an audio version of the project, so I decided to release a sneak preview via the podcast.

Resources Mentioned

The Instigator's Compass

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Finding The Work That’s In Your Heart with Faris and Rosie Yakob Feb 18, 2015

Show notes

When Faris Yakob proposed to his wife Rosie, he also suggested they quit their jobs and travel the world. The result has been a 98 week journey of creating work that’s in their heart, and the formation of their business, Genius Steals.

Episode Highlights

Doing the things that are interesting, fun and profitable
Lessons in branding from working with Jay Z
How being good at being you makes you irreplaceable
Learning how to find your superpowers and push edges
Lessons from the world of Maxim magazine
Applying creative constraints to do your best work
A look at the reality of the technonomad life
Using structure to manage uncertainty
Identifying your beliefs to determine the work that’s close to your heart

Quotes

People gravitate towards people they’d want to hang out with

With every life choice you have pros and cons

The best partnerships are when you each feel like you’re getting the better end of the deal

Don’t be good at things you don’t want to do

Resources

Strands of Genius Newsletter

Worldwide 101 Virtual Assistant Service

Rosie and Faris Yakob are cofounders of Genius Steals.

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The Power of Connectional Intelligence with Erica Dhawan Feb 16, 2015

Show notes

In this episode of the Unmistakable Creative, Erica Dhawan talks about connectional intelligence and how we can leverage knowledge, ambition and human capital to create something meaningful in the world.

Episode Highlights

Using business as tool for social change
Harnessing communities to change the world
How to connect, people, ideas and resources
The difference between collaboration and connectional intelligence
Using dance as form of expression and storytelling
Creating value and meaning through connectional intelligence
Giving and listening to your community
Connecting knowledge, ambition, and human capital to create something meaningfu
Leveraging our human assets to solve the world’s most important problems
The 5 Key Questions Related to Connectional Intelligence

Resources

Get Big Things Done: The Power of Connectional Intelligence

Erica Dhawan is the Founder & CEO of Cotential, a global consultancy that accelerates the connectedness of employees teams, customers and clients. You can follow her on twitter @edhawan

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The Art of Skill Development With Dan Fagella Feb 11, 2015

Show notes

In this episode of the Unmistakable Creative, Dan Fagella talks to us about the art and science of skill development through the lens of martial arts and positive psychology.

The tenets of sports psychology that can apply to your life
Lessons from the world of Brazilian jujitsu
Learning to leverage of our nervous energy or jitters
Using rituals and routines to perform at our best
Leveraging biographies and history to develop perspective
A framework for the science of skill development

Quotes

We are trapped in our own conception of what’s difficult

Resources and Books Mentioned

The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph

Meditations (Dover Thrift Editions)

Man's Search for Meaning

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