Abby wants to "get out of her own way" to get her artwork out into the marketplace. I explain that it's not "her," but her process that solves that problem.

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Pippa Seichrist is the co-founder and CEO of Miami Ad School, one of the biggest schools in the world for a creative career, especially advertising. She helps us understand how to know if a creative career is right for you and how to go about it. Her most important advice: Say "yes."

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Krissy wants to market her new product line but is concerned about confusing her customers with her story instead of her brand's story. I explain how her story is just part of her bigger marketing story for her future brand.

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Kelly returns after being a guest on episode 6, about attracting a new kind of client, which lead to a new creative challenge of growing an audience. I advise on how to engage with people to help grow her dream.

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Helena wants to pursue multiple interests with a creative career, but is afraid that if she splits her time on any of them, that she'll lose out on the dream of accomplishing all of them. I show her how to look at her situation as parts of a whole instead of separate.

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Lynn wants to portray people as they are in real life in her advertising work, but feels she gets too much resistance from decision-makers. We talk about how little steps can create big change.

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Brittany went from working a full-time job to starting her own business, and now has to create a new work structure and be a voice of authority. I help her understand how to go from an office rhythm to a life rhythm.

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JoMarie wants more for her life and wishes she could find fast answers that work. I explain that actually this might be a time for slower answers that work even better.

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Lisa wants to write a screenplay but has writer's block. I explain that if she focuses on the "truth" of the story instead of the subject matter, she can work through the block and get back to writing.

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Greta returns to tell us if I gave her guidance that worked when she was on my very first show — on how she could create a better connection between her brand and her audience. We also talk about building community and how I can improve the show.

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