A fearless, fulfilling life is something that can feel elusive, especially as we seek to "make it", hustling to move your passions from day jobs and side-hustles into a money-making, full-time endeavor. We talk about the Japanese concept of ikigai, and finding the sweet spot of passion, purpose (mission), talent and compensation. If you are a musician, a graphic designer, an actor, an author, or a creative of any other sort, this conversation with Jeff Leisawitz is for you.

Jeff is a lifelong musician who has over 5000 music placements in film & television to his credit. He is an internationally distributed screenwriter, director, producer and critically acclaimed public speaker and author of "Not F*cking Around: The No Bullsh*t Guide For Getting Your Creative Dreams Off The Ground".

Jeff Leisawitz, Award Winning Music Producer & Life Coach for Heart-Centered Creative Types

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In this conversation we talk about:

00:00 About this week's episode - living a fulfilling life, fearlessly, as a creative

07:30 Introducing Jeff Leisowitz

17:10 Jeff speaks from the heart to creators

21:20 The Japanese concept of ikigai (pronounced ee-kee-guy)

25:30 About Jeff's book: Not F*cking Around: The No Bullshit Guide For Getting Your Creative Dreams Off The Ground

28:00 The importance of feedback and evaluating what's working and what isn't working

30:27 Jeff's definition of confidence and the origins of joy

32:00 The power of asking -- and how this simple concept led to playing music with the guitarist for Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians 34:23 Kicking it with Corinna & Jules

Other podcasts mentioned:

Mo Gawdat, Ex-Chief Business Officer of Google and Author of Solve For Happy and Scary Smart: How Artificial Intelligence Will Change Our World, featured on Care More Be Better: https://caremorebebetter.com/scary-smart-how-artificial-intelligence-will-change-our-world-with-mo-gawdat-bestselling-author/

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