In today's episode, I'm opening up a conversation about taking things slowly at our own pace and being okay if it is taking more time than we thought it should take for us to make our creative ideas, businesses or projects happen. I am also sharing a few personal stories to make my point.

In today's episode, I'm sharing my experience with feeling the fear and doing it anyway. There are also some stories of me feeling oh so afraid and in the process, doing the things that I am now most proud of. Also sharing a visualization exercise that I use to ground myself whenever fear-based responses show up for me.

In today's episode, I'm sharing my thoughts about originality and the idea that it's all been done before. How to approach if you struggle with this thought and mental block around not being original/ unique or new enough. Through my personal struggles and examples around it, I'm sharing some helpful actionable steps that you can take to reframe it for yourself and the way you show up in your creative work and life. Why it is so important to share your story, your experience, and your take on it all? What happens when we share our vulnerable, raw, and unedited stories without falling into this trap of 'it's all been done before. What's even the point?'

Today's episode is about embracing the idea that you already have all the answers inside of you. You need to learn to believe that, tune in and listen to the voice of your own inner mentor. Otherwise, you'll end up feeling frustrated, lost, and overwhelmed. I am sharing what worked for me when I was feeling like that and how I manage to find my still in the midst of all the chaos.

Today's episode is about giving ourselves permission to begin and be okay with not being as good at the things that we are really passionate about right from the beginning. I am sharing three simple steps to take if you struggle with giving yourself permission to be a beginner. I am also sharing my own example of what struggling with this looked like for me.

Today's episode is about why it is important to define our very own version of success and also naming the metrics we are going to measure our success against. I am sharing my lived experiences of learning to question the preconceived notions of success. Also, I'm sharing a few journaling prompts for you to start this journey of redefining success for yourself. For episode show notes & links, head to https://hirasahmed.com/podcast/

In this episode, I am sharing why I think it is okay to begin even if we don't have all the answers right away. I am also sharing my personal experience as to what it looks like when we are building a creative work and life practice that would work for us but we don't know what it could possibly look like yet. I'm sharing encouragement for you to begin even if you don't yet know where you are going.

In this episode, I am sharing why I think we need to part ways with the should do's from our creative work and lives, what do I mean by should do's, and what I don't mean. I am sharing examples of some amazing artists who chose to go against the tradition and ended up creating some exceptional works of art. I am also inviting you to consider the way you approach the should do's in your life and sharing an alternate approach.

Welcome to the second season of the podcast. In this episode, I am sharing updates, behind the scenes pre-pandemic + post-pandemic, and introducing the second season. I am also sharing some vulnerable truths and how recording this season is making me feel the discomfort. The discomfort that an inevitable part of the process and I am also inviting you to ask some deeper questions while you tune into this season.

Agnes is an artist, freelance science communication consultant and creator of the online shop, we are stardust. We are stardust is a print design shop where art and science collide.