Hypermemoir

Comparison corrodes creative voice. It's a struggle I've had, but I've been able to take steps to get better at coping with it.

In this episode, I discuss comparison and how it's the enemy of creative voice. I talk about a few ways that you can immediately quench the fires of comparison and put your energy and focus on creating something new.

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Many of us choose to avoid the darkness. We want to stay positive, and we don't want to dwell on things that we deem unpleasant.

But what if facing the darkness actually empowers your creative growth and helps you overcome the things that hold you back?

That's what this episode speaks on.

I share some lessons I learned by looking closely at the dark episodes of my life and my family's life - and explain how that freed me to be more creative and authentic.

I hope it does the same for you.

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Many of us don't know how to celebrate our wins. We fear that people will think we're egotistical or braggadocious if we're vocal about what we've achieved.

But by not celebrating our wins, we shortchange ourselves.

Celebrating our wins offers us an easy and powerful way to persevere and create more when we really don't feel like it.

In this episode, I talk frankly about how I learned to celebrate my wins and use that celebration to fuel even more creativity.

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Being creative and sharing our creativity with the world feels uncomfortable.

Running from that discomfort feels like a natural response, but to honestly use our creative voice, learning how to LEAN INTO the discomfort and make peace with it is imperative.

In this episode, I share my experience of sharing vulnerable, creative work with people close to me. I felt like I had done something completely wild, but I ultimately learned how to convert discomfort into creative power.

This episode shares insights on how to move past discomfort and use that feeling to support your creative goals.

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I changed my first and last names when I was 45.

I was adopted when I was seven, and part of that adoption process was changing my name. I lived most of my life under that adopted name.

But eventually, I realized that my original name suited me more, and I moved to change it after years of internal debate.

This podcast episode shares that story, reflections on that story, and how that connects to the identities that we all have and how we use our creative voice by being true to ourselves.

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Being creative and having a creative voice are two entirely different creatures.

The first is about imagination and technique; the second involves sharing your creation with the world.

Many people get good at being creative but struggle to find the voice to share.

This episode explores why finding a creative voice often proves so complicated and then ends with actionable steps anyone can take to develop a creative voice.

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Limiting beliefs diminish our creative voice.

We all harbor limiting beliefs that keep us from fully expressing our creative voice. But the challenge is to recognize and challenge those beliefs to realize what we are called to create.

Learn ways that you can identify, challenge, and transcend limiting beliefs so that you can effectively share and connect with others.

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This episode of the Hypermemoir podcast talks about how we can change our attitude toward time to a more proactive stance by changing the way we look at time.

Many people have difficulty prioritizing creative work because they see it as something that comes after all else is done when the luxury of time somehow appears.

It never does, which means we never create.

This episode explains how I've been able to cope with that and make the time to write a book and do other creative work.

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The first episode of the Hypermemoir podcast deals with perfectionism.

We talk about perfectionism first because it's one of the biggest enemies of the creative voice.

In this episode, Chris Valdheims discusses how he has dealt with perfectionism and how anyone can move past the paralysis it causes. You can also read the accompanying article, "The Paralysis of Perfectionism."

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In a world of AI-generated art and lookalike social media profiles, there's one thing that anyone can find and develop. One thing that all of us are born with but that many of us lose or diminish. And that's our creative voice.

Hypermemoir is a podcast about finding and developing your creative voice.

And creative voice moves way beyond just being creative.

It's about sharing your experiences, viewpoints, and stories boldly and courageously. And most importantly, sharing them in a way that's different from anybody else in a world where it's too easy to lose yourself in a sea of sameness.

Hypermemoir shows you how to cultivate and share your unique creative voice with the world. We will discuss topics to help you on this quest. Things like perfectionism, comparison, vulnerability, limiting beliefs, prioritizing creativity, and much more.

So I will share what I've learned about reconnecting with that voice. I will also interview creators who have inspired me along my path.

So subscribe now and join me as we explore ways of reclaiming, finding, and developing the creative voice that is everyone's birthright. That's the Hypermemoir podcast, available wherever you listen to podcasts.