Diary of a Creative

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⁠Dr. Sam Rader spent 18 years as a psychotherapist before discovering something wild: regardless of age, race, socioeconomic status, or gender, every client was working from the same 12 subconcious patterns. And when you identify the code - and drop in to the quantum field - you can shift it.... in 30-60 minutes.

As someone who spent 12+ years in her healing era and tried every bizarre modality out there - none surprised me more than working with Dr. Sam. Patterns I'd talked about for 2 years in therapy resolved overnight in one session with her.

Join us for a conversation on:

• The nature of reality, the quantum field, and fractals
• "Glitches" in your inner matrix: and how to recode them
• What comes after the "healing" chapter of life (and how to break up with that identity)
• A 1:1 live coding session with me on social media frustrations to see her rewiring in action

This isn’t your average “quantum leap” convo.

It’s honest, unique, and electrifying — and might shift how you approach your inner world and your business.

It's been a minnuuttteee so time for a solo episode - this is our dorm chat to catch up on life. Aka picture us in on a cozy couch with tea catching up on life.

*Note: to nail home the art of always doing it imperfectly : yes, i am holding a mic in this episode. No, I did not remember to press record on my mic. This is indeed an audio enhanced macbook audio, RIP *

We have SO MUCH TO CATCH UP ON:

🌲Idyllwild Trip Itinerary: here

🦄 Follow me on IG: @margaretlefton

🎓 Multi-Hyphenate University: opening soon

Keywords for SEO:

creative burnout, solo retreat, nervous system clarity, friendship boundaries, letting go, multi-hyphenate entrepreneur, identity shift, career pivot, spiritual entrepreneurship, slow productivity, lighthouse coworking

Most financial advisors preach safety - long runways and low risk. But what about the [risk-taker] creative or entrepreneur who’s betting on themselves?

💸 8-figure entrepreneur and wealth advisor Julia Carlson⁠ (Founder of ⁠Financial Freedom WMG) shares The 5 Money Mindsets of the Wealthy - and how to start embodying them today.

Join us to learn:

• 5 money mindsets of the wealthy
• The difference between financial independence and financial freedom (yes, you can have this today!)
• Why "money dates" can change your life
• How to reframe financial discipline as creative freedom
• Why investing in yourself and your education is the most important ROI

Stay up to date with all things Multi-Hyphenate University and Margaret's journey learning to be a creative entrepreneur: @margaretlefton

Find Julia's book Money Loves You here.

SEASON 2 HERE-A WE GO: Officially rebranded to Multi-Hyphenate University - your campus for the magical creatives, artists, & entrepreneurs. Come to class: @margaretlefton

This week - learnings from the life-as-art-school classroom:

• From Cars & Bids, to Manychat's feature updates
• Colin & Samir's 5 Steps to Thinking like a Creator
• Multi-Hyphenate University rebrand: how to look at ancestry and personal lore to find your new brand

Also... I tested a new camera format this week: as we can all see it is not in focus lol. We'll be back on our normal set up next week (your continued reminder to do it messy and get comfy being imperfect in public)

Keywords: multipassionate, creative entrepreneurship, creator economy, identity change, creator economy, digital creator tips, podcast for creatives, scaling creative business, content strategy

Breakout star from Netflix's Jewish Matchmaking ⁠Harmonie Krieger⁠ (dating coach & matchmaker for ⁠Lox Club⁠) joins me for a slumber party style (with sprinkled in coaching) deep dive on The Casual Dating Experiment: aka the summer I tried dating casually for the first time in my 30's. Grab your confetti and let's do this.

After another failed love story and on the rebound, I took a journalist lens on my dating life and spent 3 months breaking every romantic pattern I believed in (aka leading with deep, emotional connection) - just to find out what would happen. I'm sharing all my learnings, and why my thesis ("you're not missing anything") was wrong.

We dive into:

Lessons Learned: casual doesn't have to mean shallow, disrespectful, or disconnected. So... What else can it look like? What's the value of it?

The One Night Stand and the F*ck Boy: things that aren't cute in your 30's

Practical tips to make dating less soul-sucking, and more of a fun adventure again

Casual to serious: how to navigate shifting seasons and being in integrity with your needs

Margaret note: this episode has been edited to remove personal details for the encounters shared, stay with us on our couple choppy audio moments ❣️

Live from your favorite Multihyphenate friend navigating LA's Creator economy from the inside... I'm back from my summer solo podcasting hiatus with some new shenanigans, curiosities, and updates:

I went on a Youtube Dating show - and got to see how highly produced videos are made BTS

Updates from classes + courses at my creator campus

How I've been learning podcasting (more to come)

Old friends and how visibility work has created waves of self growth

00:00 – Introduction & Summer Update

00:53 – YouTube Dating Show Experience

03:58 – Content Creation Learning Journey

05:30 – Home Studio Setup & Technical Process

07:12 – Lighthouse Campus Updates

11:24 – Freelance Work

16:39 – How Visibility Has Improved My Old Friendships

I've been feeling creative apathy and in a period of contraction. So I naturally brought in an expert coach to help me move through it: meet Cassidy Ceresa (@cassidyeats).

From aspiring english teacher to shaking Oprah's hand on stage and speaking to tens of thousands on a global wellness platform, Cassidy's story is Multihyphenate AF. She is holistic business and wellness coach helping people around the world lead their biggest lives.

Cassidy digs into her background and then jumps into a full coaching session with me - packed with gems for anyone in a foggy era of their career confused about "what's next?"

00:00 - Cassidy's Background: from Teaching to Start Ups
03:00 - Burnout, Wellness, and the Oprah Award
19:00 - Expansion vs. Contraction: Navigating Life’s Seasons
27:00 - Building a Creator Voice & Embracing “Cringe”
32:20 - Nourishment, Food, and Self-Care as Fuel
45:00 - Manifestation, Mindset, and Living Boldly

Breakout star from Netflix's Jewish Matchmaking Harmonie Krieger (dating coach & matchmaker for Lox Club) joins us for a deep on dating with a High EQ and complex trauma history.

If you're an empath, highly sensitive person, coach, therapist, or someone with a history of complex trauma - normal dating advice can feel like it just doesn't apply to you. Yes, someone being mean to a waiter is a red flag... duh? But how do you navigate when a trauma trigger hits? How do you recognize what's a red flag, vs your own disregulation and trauma lens?

We dive into:

• The Light & Deep Paradox: when you're both playful/light, and someone with a wide emotional range, what part do you lead with on first dates?
• The pitfalls of dating as a coach, therapist, or interviewer - and how to navigate

• Why "when you know you know" can be a trap

• Being an emotional sl*t - what it means to be friends with emotional benefits, one night emotional stands, and other things english doesn't have words for
• How to break an anxious/avoidant cycle
• What to do when you're years deep into a relationship and wondering if you should stay together or not

If you enjoy this episode and want more content around dating as a deeply feeling person - leave a comment and let me know! This is a new format / topic i'm testing out.

Aka: how a trance involving an elephant while I was on a cruise ship filled with 2,000 entrepreneurs caused me to move cities + change careers. (normal?).

If you’re in the middle of figuring it out — creatively, spiritually, emotionally — this one’s for youu ~

In this episode:

• Bizarre spiritual awakenings as an entrepreneur
• Experiences at Summit at Sea (Summit Series)
• Identity/ego deaths and how quickly the entrepreneurship path will force you to confront limiting beliefs
• Dreams + Lucid Dreaming
• How grief, intuition, and creator identity are all tangled together
• Clarity: is it something you decide, or is it just patience?
• Creativity vs Editing: creating the internal experience vs appealing to the masses

Follow the journey from burnt out creative > finding my own voice: @margaretlefton

*warning: my audio/cuts are garbage-io this week as my recording platform accidentally picked up macbook audio in lieu of mic RIP .... #donenotperfect

The Creator journey continues - this week:

• Creative night inspiration
• Finding entrepreneur mentors - and why it's overwhelming my system
• The Big Leap - the internal barometers we have that make us regulate - including self sabotage when things feel too good and easy
• Camp Creative - heading into Joshua Tree for 4 days of play/art with friends

Keywords

creativity, content creator journey, entrepreneurship, personal growth, dating, self-doubt, spiritual journey, community, content creator