In an article on Loop Jamaica dated March 23, 2019 titled  Creatives should build partnerships for success - Dr Leachim Semaj, the respected Dr. Makes claims such as  "The failure rate for small business is phenomenal. Artistic people are some of the worst business people because their brains are not wired that way. When artistic people say 2+2, they get 50, so that's them now trying to be a business person. It is like a fish trying to climb a try." 

While he makes great points in the article the above statement high offended many creatives for how extreme it was. I wanted to give me opinion on it.

Following up from Episode 7's "Self Doubt" episode I thought I would talk about fearing failure.

Self doubt, we all face it from time to time. Am I good enough? Can I finish on time? I'm not cut out for this? Maybe this is not my thing? People tell me I am awesome but I don't feel like it. If you have ever said any of these or anything close then you know what I am talking about. Well, let's talk about it here on the NivekPro Creative Motivation. Corretta Singer's podcast on "Self Denigration" https://player.fm/series/corretta3d-3072875/episode-2-self-denigration

This is a dual podcast. Marlon "Rome" Walker invited myself and the lovely Trician McTavit on his podcast "My Opinion". We answered a viewers question on pursuing your dreams. We touch a little bit on Buju on his release. LAST but not least we touch a bit on the struggles of an actor in Jamaica and being type cast based on looks. A topic I plan to explore further with Marlon in the future.

For my first podcast, I want to talk about an animated short I created and the journey it took me on. I am a self taught animator from Jamaica and I have a passion for telling stories. My head is like a movie theater, there is a new movie playing everyday. If you have never heard of Abeeku and the Maroons, check it out here Abeeku.

It has won 6 awards so far and has been used to talk about telling cultural stories native to Afro-Caribbeans.