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Hello Everyone out there in Own Your Creativity land. You’re in for a blast today with my guest, James is an author and speaker focused on habits, decision-making, and continuous improvement. His work has appeared in the New York Times, Entrepreneur, Time, and on CBS This Morning. His website receives millions of visitors each month and hundreds of thousands subscribe to his popular email newsletter. You can sign up at jamesclear.com.

James is a regular speaker at Fortune 500 companies and his work is used by teams in the NFL, NBA, and MLB. Through his online course, The Habits Academy, Clear has taught more than 10,000 leaders, managers, coaches, and teachers. The Habits Academy is the premier training platform for individuals and organizations that are interested in building better habits in life and work. You can learn more at habitsacademy.com

Now, I’ve been reading James’ blog for many years. I first stumbled upon his blog about the importance of sleeping habits. It literally was my wake-up call on this issue, and I immediately set about changing my approach to sleep as a resultJames Clear, author of Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones.

I’ll leave it there and let James tell you in his own words why this is so important later in the show.

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Hello Everyone! Elizabeth Johnston here of Own Your Creativity - the podcast for women over 40 with a story to tell - and the host of the Memoir Summit. The summit is a free, online conference for aspiring writers happening Nov. 14 - 16. It consists of over 20 interviews with undustyr experts and best-selling authors who share their wisdom and expertise with you about writing, publishing and selling your memoir. To join us at the Memoir Summit, go to memoirsummit.com.

Today is Remembrance Day, a day all about honoring our veterans and all those military people who have sacrificed so we can live better lives. Though I never served in a combat zone, this day always holds poignant meaning for me -- from the POV of being a former militia member, but also for the sacrifices my grandparents made during the 2nd WW. My grandfather was a Polish soldier captured by the Germans and held in a prison camp. My grandmother, also Polish, was forced to work on a German farm during the war. My grandparents  met in a displaced persons camp after the war. Neither talked a lot about their experiences but they had pictures from that time in the camp. I inherited those pictures and subsequently made a video poem called Keepsake. On this podcast episode, you'll hear the audio of that video. Its me reading the poem I wrote set to an original score, the brainchild of Fred Graham, who is the drummer and percussionist for The Irish Rovers. Fred, along with guitarist Gord Fisch and violinist and fiddler Sarah Frank, created the score. Fred was inspired by the Polish composer Chopin's nocturnes. Interestingly, Chopin himself was inspired in his nocturnes by the Irish composer John Field. 

Another element to this video is the visuals, which you unfortunately can't see through this medium, but they are quite beautiful, if I do say so myself. They are a combination of live action and stop-motion animation created by a super talented animator, Patricia Granato. If you would like to see the video poem, instead of just hear it, go to bit.ly/oyckeepsake

.... That was the audio from my video poem Keepsake, inspired by the black and white photos given to me by my grandmother of the time she lived in the displaced persons camp in Germany, just after the second world war. If you'd like to see the video, just go to bit.ly/oyckeepsake

And if you're interested in learning more about writing your own story, join us at the memoir summit, a free online conference for aspiring writers happening Nov. 14 - 16. Go to memoirsummit.com to grab your free ticket. See you soon, and until then, own your creativity so that you live with clarity, confidence and joy.

Hello Everyone! I’M ELIZABETH JOHNSTON of Own Your Creativity and the memoir summit. Today I’m introducing memoir summit speaker, Meryl Cook.

Meryl is an author, speaker, creativity workshop leader, and contemporary rug hooking artist. She launched her hugely popular book One Loop at a Time, a story of rug hooking, healing and creativity in January 2017 and has sold over 800 copies.

A former homeopath, Meryl stepped aside from patient care to rediscover her life’s purpose following her diagnosis of breast cancer. She uses her experience to inspire others to embrace creativity as a means to get unstuck and move forward in life.

Meryl’s second book One Loop at a Time, the creativity workbook will be published this fall.

During our conversation at the memoir summit, Meryl talks about how she used writing and rug-hooking to help her through the healing process, and how it transformed her life in surprising and profound ways.

To join us at the summit go to memoirsummit.com to sign up, and

I’ll see you at the summit on November 14 to 16.

Introducing memoir summit speaker, Linda Babulic. Linda is a successful Personal Business Strategist, Community Builder and Researcher, and Amazon #1 best selling author of ZEST Your Life - A Taste of Inner Wisdom; She is also a certified Dream Coach® and leads a monthly Wisdom Circle.

Linda’s proven programs promote and serve women seeking greater meaning, deeper understanding and fulfillment in their lives. She understands your challenges, she provides you with the steps you need to take to improve your life and she keeps you committed to your goals along the way. Her wisdom, knowledge and experience have helped women find the confidence, clarity and courage they need to bring change into their lives.

During our conversation at the memoir summit, Linda talks about how she got the idea for her book, how it evolved as she wrote it, and how she used the book in her business.

To join us at the summit go to memoirsummit.com to sign up, and

I’ll see you at the summit on November 14 to 16.

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One of the elements that can keep a person from writing about their life is the fact of having to reveal private and intimate details. Well, it doesn’t get more private than talking about your lady parts! During our conversation at the memoir summit, Tammie talks about how she found the right way for her to tell her story and a lot more.

To join us at the summit go to memoirsummit.com to sign up, and

I’ll see you at the summit on November 14 to 16.

Hello Everyone! Elizabeth Johnston here of Own Your Creativity and the memoir summit. Today I’m introducing Brian Rotsztein. Brian is a renaissance man whose passion and enthusiasm as an experienced digital entrepreneur has shone over the last two decades. With a unique constellation of talents, he successfully multitasks between being a CEO, Internet marketing professional, author, conference speaker, consultant, photographer, web designer, and TV media guest. His highly praised book, Content Marketing Ideas, is a complete guide to content creation and maintains a five-star rating on Amazon.

There are many stages to the writing process itself. There’s writing the various drafts, editing, proofreading, and preparing the manuscript for printing to name a few. Plus there’s this thing called building an author’s platform. During the summit, Brian talks about what that is, how to market your book effectively, networking and more!

To join us at the summit go to memoirsummit.com to sign up, and

I’ll see you there on November 14 to 16