Spark Your Inner Fire for Creatives

Have you ever encountered things you don’t want to do and talk yourself out of? Or you feel an utter sense of doom and gloom? Or maybe you’re avoiding a phone call because you just know what the outcome will be?

These 3 scenarios are interconnected in our minds and this episode tackles how to identify this doomsday habit and what to do about it.

“People are not disturbed by things, but by the view they take of them.“ -Epictetus- Greek Philosopher.

Is there a magic button somewhere that can help discover what I'm meant to do? No. Sorry to break it to you. But I have discovered some ways to help explore, experiment and cultivate new possibilities to find the hidden spark within. 

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"A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects."

-Robert A. Heinlein

What's that BIG goal for you? The pie in the sky dream that keeps getting pushed further and further away? Or maybe the goal is in close proximity but its still not done? For you maybe its a new choreography piece, an artistic painting masterpiece, or maybe its a book you want to write. You know its IN YOU to create but something keeps getting in the way. In this episode:

"The greatest amount of wasted time is the time getting started." - Dawson Trotman

"Procrastination is attitude's natural assassin. There's nothing so fatiguing as an uncompleted task." William James

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How many times in 2020 did you say, "when is this year going to be over?!" I know... me too. It’s been a wild ride. As you are likely just starting your goals or resolutions, you have the choice to choose to make your day or allow your day to make you. In this episode I talk about ways to navigate and adjust the sails as storms may come smack dab in the middle of you trying to accomplish our goals. Push forward anyway, you’ve got this!

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Buckle your seats and grab some popcorn, we’re about to enter the “Big Top!” Nicoll Dominguez, aka Nicky D, is a 5th generation circus performer, 23 years old, born in Venezuela, does a variety of aerial acts and grounds acts, has worked in big shows in Las Vegas like Criss Angel the Supernaturalist, V Theater at Planet Hollywood, Purple Rain at Tropicana, traveling circuses and more. She’s also a DJ, dancer, model, magician assistant and is part of the Dominguez Family which are known to be the best Globe Riders in the circus industry. We talk about:  • What it's like to be a circus kid • Harsh realities of injuries in show business • The most shocking stage moment she experienced (it involves an elephant) • Stage fright and mindset for auditions • Some hilarious stories both on stage and off.

It's technically the night before, the night before Christmas but it's jolly and happy and we can all use that!

What better time to read this beautiful classic, "Twas the night before Christmas." It was originally written by Dr. Clement C. Moore in 1781 in Chelsea Square, New York. Dr. Moore wrote it to give to his Children for Christmas. The rest is history as it was printed in newspapers, magazines, and translated into many languages. I'm sure Dr. Moore had no idea what impact this little work of art would become. I'm honored to recite it today, and you're never too old to listen to this beauty so grab a cup of hot cocoa or a glass of wine and tune into, "Twas the night before Christmas."

As mush as we hate to admit it we've all got a little Ebenezer Scrooge in us. We all have tendencies that don't look so pretty when when you look back on them. Join me in spreading more Cheer and Joy this holiday season, regardless of all that craziness going on out there, we can choose to not be a Scrooge. 

“It is a fair, even-handed, noble adjustment of things, that while there is infection in disease and sorrow, there is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humor.” -Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol

Natacha began her professional dance career at the age of 17, as a Corps de Ballet member with Ballet Arizona. It was there that she had the opportunity to dance ballets such as Serenade, Copelia, Pequita, Romeo and Juliet, Swan Lake, sleeping Beauty, Divertimento No. 15, and many more.  Her television credits include The 82nd Annual Academy Awards opening number, dancing for Lady GaGa in the Sinatra100 CBS special, the HBO TV movie Behind the Candelabra, and most recently the Netflix original GLOW. She has also had the pleasure of dancing lead roles  in Vegas The Show at Planet Hollywood, Showstoppers at The Wynn, and one half of the lead ballroom couple in BAZ at The Venetian on the Las Vegas strip.

In this episode Natasha takes us behind the scenes on what it’s like to work in a ballet company, how to keep a healthy body image even with the high demands of directors, dancing through injuries, transitions to other creative avenues, and how she almost stopped dancing but decided to follow her love and passion for dance instead.

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Ahhh the most wonderful time of the year, hot cocoa, Santa, and awkward family moments. Here's some uplifting nuggets that will hopefully help to navigate the upcoming family or work holiday gatherings. 

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Can I just say, I'm so grateful for you?!! As we approach a Thanksgiving that will look very different for so many of us, I want to take this moment to thank you, from the bottom of my heart, I'm so grateful for every single one of my listeners. You're awesome!! My hope is that wherever you are, whoever you're with or not able to be with, I want you to know you are loved. I hope this episode gives a dose of encouragement and a sliver of motivation, and most of all a smile. 

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"Piglet noticed that even though he had a very small heart, it could hold a rather large amount of gratitude." — A.A. Milne

"Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some." — Charles Dickens