It's about being self aware of your own limiting beliefs that challenge your vision. Today's topic was inspired by a question asked of a member of my Facebook group, Nion Community. How do you, as an artist, learn to trust your creative vision? What can you do to gain more confidence in your craft? Listen […]

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The whole secret to being an artist and building a career is just being prolific. I've been thinking lately about creative momentum, and how important it is. It's something I talked about with this week's guest, Eric Ray Davidson. He's a brilliant photographer who has been showing up more and more in the last few […]

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You must use every asset of knowledge, every skill, everything that you can do to help generate time and money for you to create the sandbox for you to practice your craft. I was hanging out with some friends the other night when we started discussing the age old question of art and commerce. It […]

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Use everything you know to do what you love. Use it all. Today I'm talking to celebrity choreographer and creative director Luam. She works on events, concerts, music videos, galas, and more with celebrities like Beyoncé, Britney Spears, Janelle Monae, and Kelly Rowland. The list goes on and on. I love Luam's story of transitioning […]

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To elevate your work, you must invest. Today I'm giving you a five minute takeaway about investing in your creative journey. It's important not only when you are starting out, but also as you continue to build your career, you have to constantly invest back into your art with time, money, and more. This conversation […]

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If you put art or something creative out into the world, of course you want to see it do well. Today I'm talking to Jared Kleinert, a returning guest, and one of the youngest people I've had on the show. Jared has a new book out, 3 Billion Under 30, that he is self publishing […]

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I lucked out into loving what I did enough that I was willing to deal with the scrappy moments. Today I'm talking to Sarah Jones, an extremely talented actress. Sarah has been on Broadway in a one woman play with over 20 characters, for which she won a Tony award. She has also won an […]

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That's what creating your moments is all about - taking a proactive approach to life. Welcome to the first episode of 2017! What a year it has been - there have been a lot of amazing moments, but I have also been put through the ringer, just like a lot of people I've talked to. […]

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Anything that could get me stronger, faster, smarter, more creative, I'm into it. Today I'm talking to my friend Matt Gallant, who is a poker champion, ex-rock guitarist, has a degree in kinesiology, and is the CEO of BiOptimizers. I really wanted to share with you some of Matt's tricks for mind and body hacking. […]

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People love to be appreciated. Lately I've been thinking a lot about showing appreciation and gratitude to those that help you. It's not something that I have always been great at, but it's something that my girlfriend Stacy does really well, and she has inspired me to think about it and work a little harder […]

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