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Being it’s the holiday season I wanted to give you something a little lighter this week that you can enjoy with your family! Hans Zimmer : Live in Prague is a shining example of how all of the hard work pays off, allowing masterful creatives to just enjoy creating at an ultra high level. 

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The Hans Zimmer : Live in Prague concert is one of my favorite concert videos of all time. Here’s what it’s all about, courtesy of Netflix: 

“In this concert film, Oscar-winning composer Hans Zimmer performs his most iconic movie scores to a sell-out crowd at the O2 Arena in Prague.” 

This concert film was released in 2017 and not only does it feature a beautiful, family friendly musical experience, it show-cases artists at the top of their games doing the unthinkable. You guessed it, they are HAVING FUN creating and performing for the audience. 

The thing is, they can only do that because of the hard work they have put in behind the scenes to truly learn their craft. Listen now to the episode to hear WHY I feel so strongly about why this is important. 

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Hans Zimmer : Live in Prague on Netflix

Photography Radio : Episode “Go Out And Shoot A Lot - Is It A Good Advice?”

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Listen anytime on the Official Website of Adventures in Creativity, or in the podcast player of your choice by searching for “Adventures in Creativity”!

Have a follow up thought on anything I discussed or have a recommendation of a creative you’d love me to chat with? Shoot me an email and I’ll read it on the show! You can also find me on social media everywhere @davidszweduik, but I’m most active on Twitter so feel free to reach out and chat!

Thanks for listening, see you on our next adventure!

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It’s a common trap that we’ve all fallen into. Social media attention and our desire for more of it starts to take over and suddenly we lose our creative voice because we are creating for the algorithm of whatever platforms we are using to share our work.

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If that wasn’t already a bummer enough, we begin to let that algorithm and how many likes/followers/shares/etc. dictate our feelings of self worth as creatives. We have all been there, it’s nothing to be ashamed of. It literally happens to the best of us. The thing is, many are unable to recognize when they hit that point and ultimately they burn out… worse they let it impact their own personal mental health to a degree that it takes them to the deepest, darkest places in their mind. 

This is why it’s so vitally important we learn to recognize when we are slipping and learn to stop letting some random social media platforms algorithm determine our self worth. 

Enjoy what I do?

If you would like to support me and you enjoy what you are seeing here, there are a couple simple ways to help! First, feel free to use those SHARE/TWEET buttons down below, share with the world what you enjoy! I sincerely appreciate it!

Second, if you want to keep up with not only the podcast but ALL of the articles I’m putting out as well as some occasional exclusive content not found anywhere else I’d love it if you signed up for the FREE NEWSLETTER! I won’t spam your inbox, the goal is to give you some extra content once a week or once every two weeks at most! 

Listen anytime on the Official Website of Adventures in Creativity, or in the podcast player of your choice by searching for “Adventures in Creativity”!

Have a follow up thought on anything I discussed or have a recommendation of a creative you’d love me to chat with? Shoot me an email and I’ll read it on the show! You can also find me on social media everywhere @davidszweduik, but I’m most active on Twitter so feel free to reach out and chat!

Thanks for listening, see you on our next adventure!

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What do you do when your hard work and effort does not equal your expected results?

Does that inequality mean there’s a problem with your work, your efficiency, a missing tactic/strategy?Or does it simply indicate your expectations were too high, too broad and unfocused?

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Enjoy what I do?

If you would like to support me and you enjoy what you are seeing here, there are a couple simple ways to help! First, feel free to use those SHARE/TWEET buttons down below, share with the world what you enjoy! I sincerely appreciate it!

Second, if you want to keep up with not only the podcast but ALL of the articles I’m putting out as well as some occasional exclusive content not found anywhere else I’d love it if you signed up for the FREE NEWSLETTER! I won’t spam your inbox, the goal is to give you some extra content once a week or once every two weeks at most! 

Listen anytime on the Official Website of Adventures in Creativity, or in the podcast player of your choice by searching for “Adventures in Creativity”!

Have a follow up thought on anything I discussed or have a recommendation of a creative you’d love me to chat with? Shoot me an email and I’ll read it on the show! You can also find me on social media everywhere @davidszweduik, but I’m most active on Twitter so feel free to reach out and chat!

Thanks for listening, see you on our next adventure!

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How often have you found yourself spending a ton of time planning and thinking about your next big project? Now how often do you find you stop thinking about it and are elbow deep in the doing of said project? Let’s talk about the difference.

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You can't THINK your way to PERFECTION! Only action, practice and boots on the ground/hands in the mud action, will let you fine tune and actually accomplish what your mind envisions as the perfect outcome!

BECAUSE WE MAKE PODCAST

Episode 25 The Return of Dave Szweduik

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Listen anytime on the Official Website of Adventures in Creativity, or in the podcast player of your choice by searching for “Adventures in Creativity”!

Have a follow up thought on anything I discussed or have a recommendation of a creative you’d love me to chat with? Shoot me an email and I’ll read it on the show! You can also find me on social media everywhere @davidszweduik, but I’m most active on Twitter so feel free to reach out and chat!

Thanks for listening, see you on our next adventure!

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Sometimes our creativity feels stale or unsatisfying to us. In 90% of the situations there is ONE reason why. You haven’t found a way to put your own voice into your work. This episode is all about the not so secret, secret, about how to put more of your voice into your work. 

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Enjoy what I do?

If you would like to support me and you enjoy what you are seeing here, there are a couple simple ways to help! First, feel free to use those SHARE/TWEET buttons down below, share with the world what you enjoy! I sincerely appreciate it!

Second, if you want to keep up with not only the podcast but ALL of the articles I’m putting out as well as some occasional exclusive content not found anywhere else I’d love it if you signed up for the FREE NEWSLETTER! I won’t spam your inbox, the goal is to give you some extra content once a week or once every two weeks at most! 

Listen anytime on the Official Website of Adventures in Creativity, or in the podcast player of your choice by searching for “Adventures in Creativity”!

Have a follow up thought on anything I discussed or have a recommendation of a creative you’d love me to chat with? Shoot me an email and I’ll read it on the show! You can also find me on social media everywhere @davidszweduik, but I’m most active on Twitter so feel free to reach out and chat!

Thanks for listening, see you on our next adventure!

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Our Adventures in Creativity this week lead to a terrific conversation with Fine Art, Large Format Film Photographer Alex Burke. We discuss why he chose large format film photography, the importance of connection and story within his work, why paying it forward with knowledge is essential and so much more!

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Instagram

If you would like to support me and you enjoy what you are seeing here, there are a couple simple ways to help! First, feel free to use those SHARE/TWEET buttons down below, share with the world what you enjoy! I sincerely appreciate it!

Second, if you want to keep up with not only the podcast but ALL of the articles I’m putting out as well as some occasional exclusive content not found anywhere else I’d love it if you signed up for the FREE NEWSLETTER! I won’t spam your inbox, the goal is to give you some extra content once a week or once every two weeks at most! 

Listen anytime on the Official Website of Adventures in Creativity, or in the podcast player of your choice by searching for “Adventures in Creativity”!

Have a follow up thought on anything I discussed or have a recommendation of a creative you’d love me to chat with? Shoot me an email and I’ll read it on the show! You can also find me on social media everywhere @davidszweduik, but I’m most active on Twitter so feel free to reach out and chat!

Thanks for listening, see you on our next adventure!

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This week it’s all about how customizing your tools and workspace can help you unlock higher efficiency in your creative output. We’ll use my latest experiments in creating custom Fujifilm JPEG film simulation for truly customized photo looks straight out of camera. 

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NEW Adventures in Creativity Instagram

NEW Adventures in Creativity Facebook

If you would like to support me and you enjoy what you are seeing here, there are a couple simple ways to help! First, feel free to use those SHARE/TWEET buttons down below, share with the world what you enjoy! I sincerely appreciate it!

Second, if you want to keep up with not only the podcast but ALL of the articles I’m putting out as well as some occasional exclusive content not found anywhere else I’d love it if you signed up for the FREE NEWSLETTER! I won’t spam your inbox, the goal is to give you some extra content once a week or once every two weeks at most! 

Listen anytime on the Official Website of Adventures in Creativity, or in the podcast player of your choice by searching for “Adventures in Creativity”!

Have a follow up thought on anything I discussed or have a recommendation of a creative you’d love me to chat with? Shoot me an email and I’ll read it on the show! You can also find me on social media everywhere @davidszweduik, but I’m most active on Twitter so feel free to reach out and chat!

Thanks for listening, see you on our next adventure!

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We’ve heard it all before. The world doesn’t need another XYZ type of artist, there’s too many already. I call bullshit and here’s why that excuse needs to be removed from your vocabulary!

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Yesterday’s Sci-Fi Twitter

Article referenced from The Writer 1892

If you would like to support me and you enjoy what you are seeing here, there are a couple simple ways to help! First, feel free to use those SHARE/TWEET buttons down below, share with the world what you enjoy! I sincerely appreciate it!

Second, if you want to keep up with not only the podcast but ALL of the articles I’m putting out as well as some occasional exclusive content not found anywhere else I’d love it if you signed up for the FREE NEWSLETTER! I won’t spam your inbox, the goal is to give you some extra content once a week or once every two weeks at most! 

Listen anytime on the Official Website of Adventures in Creativity, or in the podcast player of your choice by searching for “Adventures in Creativity”!

Have a follow up thought on anything I discussed or have a recommendation of a creative you’d love me to chat with? Shoot me an email and I’ll read it on the show! You can also find me on social media everywhere @davidszweduik, but I’m most active on Twitter so feel free to reach out and chat!

Thanks for listening, see you on our next adventure!

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We’ve heard it all before. The world doesn’t need another XYZ type of artist, there’s too many already. I call bullshit and here’s why that excuse needs to be removed from your vocabulary!

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Yesterday’s Sci-Fi Twitter

Article referenced from The Writer 1892

If you would like to support me and you enjoy what you are seeing here, there are a couple simple ways to help! First, feel free to use those SHARE/TWEET buttons down below, share with the world what you enjoy! I sincerely appreciate it!

Second, if you want to keep up with not only the podcast but ALL of the articles I’m putting out as well as some occasional exclusive content not found anywhere else I’d love it if you signed up for the FREE NEWSLETTER! I won’t spam your inbox, the goal is to give you some extra content once a week or once every two weeks at most! 

Listen anytime on the Official Website of Adventures in Creativity, or in the podcast player of your choice by searching for “Adventures in Creativity”!

Have a follow up thought on anything I discussed or have a recommendation of a creative you’d love me to chat with? Shoot me an email and I’ll read it on the show! You can also find me on social media everywhere @davidszweduik, but I’m most active on Twitter so feel free to reach out and chat!

Thanks for listening, see you on our next adventure!

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We all struggle to find time for our creative pursuits. It’s a fact. So this week I’m giving you three amazing questions that you can ask yourself to improve not only your creative life, but possibly your enjoyment of life as a whole!

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If you would like to support me and you enjoy what you are seeing here, there are a couple simple ways to help! First, feel free to use those SHARE/TWEET buttons down below, share with the world what you enjoy! I sincerely appreciate it!

Second, if you want to keep up with not only the podcast but ALL of the articles I’m putting out as well as some occasional exclusive content not found anywhere else I’d love it if you signed up for the FREE NEWSLETTER! I won’t spam your inbox, the goal is to give you some extra content once a week or once every two weeks at most! 

Listen anytime on the Official Website of Adventures in Creativity, or in the podcast player of your choice by searching for “Adventures in Creativity”!

Have a follow up thought on anything I discussed or have a recommendation of a creative you’d love me to chat with? Shoot me an email and I’ll read it on the show! You can also find me on social media everywhere @davidszweduik, but I’m most active on Twitter so feel free to reach out and chat!

Thanks for listening, see you on our next adventure!

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