Living in Alignment with Amy Starr Allen

#075: Exploring the Creative Process With Pia Leichter


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In this episode, I am joined by Pia Leichter.

Pia is a creative partner, the founder of Kollektiv Studio, and the author of the best-selling book Welcome to the Creative Club.

During our conversation, Pia shared about her journey from consistently moving from place to place for most of her life and then finally deciding to settle down in one place and the personal growth that has come from that decision.

We had beautiful conversations about topics such as the power of changing your name and aging.

She shared a lot of her insight about the creative process, what stops us in our creativity, and what we can do to become unblocked when this occurs.

She also spoke in depth about the beauty of living in uncertainty because this is where we can access infinite possibility.

If you are wanting to access your creativity on a deeper level, or you are needing some help getting unblocked in the creative process, this episode will help you.

Enjoy the episode!

This is a one time deal, this thing called life. And we all have a hidden expiration date. And when you go, you lose it all, so what do you really have to lose while you’re here?- Pia Leichter
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Uncertainty is the realm of infinite possibility. It’s part of the creative process. When we sit down to create anything, we don’t know what we’re going to create. It wouldn’t be very creative if we did.
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Separating what we are creating and making real in the world from what we are is not the way.
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Allow yourself to explore. You don’t need to have a fixed plan or a fixed destination, you can just be curious, lean back a little bit, and play.
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What stops us from being creative is thinking we’re not creative. There are infinite ways we can be creative in our daily lives when we are being true to ourselves.
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Our own unique signature is everywhere and in everything that we do, because creativity is not just something we do, it’s a way of being in the world.
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Quotes From This Episode
  • This is a one time deal, this thing called life. And we all have a hidden expiration date. And when you go, you lose it all, so what do you really have to lose while you’re here?
  • Uncertainty is the realm of infinite possibility. It’s part of the creative process. When we sit down to create anything, we don’t know what we’re going to create. It wouldn’t be very creative if we did.
  • Separating what we are creating and making real in the world from what we are is not the way.
  • Allow yourself to explore. You don’t need to have a fixed plan or a fixed destination, you can just be curious, lean back a little bit, and play.
  • What stops us from being creative is thinking we’re not creative. There are infinite ways we can be creative in our daily lives when we are being true to ourselves.
  • Our own unique signature is everywhere and in everything that we do, because creativity is not just something we do, it’s a way of being in the world.
  • Here are some of the topics that were covered in this episode:
    • 0:00 Intro
    • 1:45 Pia’s back story
    • 7:45 The personal growth that happened when Pia finally decided to stop moving around and to just stay in one place and root.
    • 13:00 What Pia’s work has transformed into today
    • 20:00 A conversation about the power of changing your name and the power of naming as a reclamation
    • 25:00 A conversation about aging as women
    • 37:00 How getting attached to an outcome can create a block in our creative progress and the importance of trusting the process
    • 39:00 Pia’s recommendations for how to become unblocked if you are currently feeling blocked in your creative process
    • 44:00 Ways to work with Pia
    • 45:00 Some information about Pia’s best selling book ‘Welcome to the Creative Club’ that smashes the myth that creativity is reserved for the chosen few.
    • 48:00 What happens when we live in the uncertainty
    • 58:00 A conversation about abundance and the power of our beliefs
    • Invitation to join Thrive- A Community for Women Over 50.
    • About Pia Leichter

      Pia is a creative partner, published author,certified coach, and founder of Kollektiv Studio.

      As a recovering shapeshifter and nomad, and an award-winning creative director for some of the biggest brands in the world, she is uniquely placed to cocreate brands, businesses, and art with
      visionary rebels, unconventional dreamers, and inspired misfits.

      Pia is a New Yorker based in Copenhagen partnering with wild-hearted creators across the globe.


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