#60 - Bret Shuford: Soulful Social Media

Learn more about 1:1 Soulful Coaching w/ Analisa Leaming or Soulful Creatives Circle Member  HERE. Get your free audition meditation and stay in the loop with Analisa and A Balancing Act  HERE. Episode Highlights:  Identity shifts, grief, and integration The impact you can have by sharing soulfully Social media assumptions Build resiliency by seeking rejection Reach out in gratitude Teach your audience how you want to be treated Using your discernment with social media boundaries In this episode, Analisa interviews Bret Shuford, Broadway actor, creative life coach, and one half of @BroadwayHusbands. There are so many gems in this conversation, which ranges from ego death to passing the torch to sharing your soul on social media. How can we integrate our old identities when we shift gears? Can you get in alignment before you post, the same way you would before an audition? The key to taking the pressure off of maintaining a social media presence is committing to showing up consistently, and Bret & Analisa share many practical tips for doing this in this lively interview. Topic Shift Time Stamps  0:00 Analisa’s Intro  3:55 Bret’s New & Improved Self-Intro  7:05  How to sit with the difficult emotions of transitions 11:30 Broadway Pen Pals: it’s not what you thought, is it? 15:05 On the Broadway Mountain & the Chain of Mountains 18:52 Unpacking our social media assumptions 21:41 Our Job is to become Known: Measuring Likes? Stop  24:33 Your Content is NOT for You 27:52 Reframe of the Four Pillars: Disneyland Metaphor for Social Media 32:32 Make Posting a Habit & Not an Event: Ariana DeBose example 40:37 Everything Old is New Again: Repost! 43:05 Draft when you are sourced; pause when you’re not 47:17 You are part of the ocean: share your gratitude 48:14 Create more than you consume: commit to posting every time you log on 50:20 Follow outside your industry 55:57 How to work with Bret Soul Nourishment mentioned in this episode: Bret Shuford on Instagram: @bretshuford @broadwayhusbands Bret’s free quiz Rejection Therapy TedTalk   A Balancing Act is hosted by Analisa Leaming, Broadway actor +  soulful coach for creatives.  This season is designed to inspire performers and creatives to journey towards their dreams with more soul and less attachment to outcomes and society's definitions of success.