Tapping Creativity

We all carry creative wounds with us. These wounds may come from life itself, or from other creative projects or how people react to these past creative works...

On this compilation episode, I talk to writer Brooke Adams Law, writer Rea Frey, actor and painter Iman  Nazemzadeh and illustrator Hallie Bateman about:
1. how they define creative wounds
2. how they deal with these wounds and
3. how not to get trapped in these wounds in the first place.

Written and Produced by Matthew C. Temple
Edited by Tyen Musa
Original Theme Music by Adrian Lee

Must poetry be inaccessible? Can you be a full time poet? What is more exposing -publishing your own poetry or editing an anthology of other poets' works?

I had so many questions for this week's guest, the poet and writing coach James Crews, and he was gracious enough to share his insight. Apart from talking about how he started out as a poet, and how to build a community as artists,  he also read from his upcoming collection 'Path to Kindness' .

Written and Produced by Matthew C. Temple
Edited by Tyen Musa
Original Theme Music by Adrian Lee

"Much of the stress that people feel doesn't come from having too much to do. It comes from not finishing what they've started." I totally agree with David Allen on this. Not just from the funk I'm in right now but also looking back at how stress and fatigue affected my creative work in the past.

How did I manage to stay creative in spite of the stress and exhaustion? Listen in:

Written and Produced by Matthew C. Temple
Edited by Tyen Musa
Original Theme Music by Adrian Lee

Are you afraid of failure? Do you question your ability even after years of mastering your craft? What if we're to tell you that failure is a necessity to any creative's process?

This week, I host Taylor Lewis -of the filmmaking trio Lewis Brothers.  From setting each other on fire in their parents' backyard,  they started their production company before graduating high school. They have grown an impressive client list (Amazon, Microsoft, DJI) that has them shooting projects all around the globe.

Check out their filmmaking course here.

You can also book a 1:1 coaching session with me here.

Written and Produced by Matthew C. Temple
Edited by Tyen Musa
Original Theme Music by Adrian Lee

Are you scared of the options before you? Do you feel like retreating back to your comfort zone? Don't. And this is just the episode for you. As I'm also in the process of making big changes in my life, here's my take on the benefits of risking it all.

Written and Produced by Matthew C. Temple
Edited by Tyen Musa
Original Theme Music by Adrian Lee

We all have creative wounds. As we all carry shrapnel from bombing a performance or from our expectations blowing up on our faces. How do we heal from the rejection, negative criticism or utter indifference of the world to our work so that we can continue to create? I posed this question and others to our guest this week, Brooke Adams Law.

Brooke is a writer and creative coach. She uses writing as a tool to help women step into sovereignty, reclaim their voices and remake their stories. You can buy her latest novel, Catchlight, here.

Written and Produced by Matthew C. Temple
Edited by Tyen Musa
Original Theme Music by Adrian Lee

Do you feel stuck in your creative work? What is holding you back from creating your dream project? Is it having limited resources? Or interruptions in life? Or lack of time?

According to our guest this week, Austin Kleon, all these can work in your favor. Creativity becomes a matter of subtraction and routine. As Stephen King says, it can overwhelm you to write a 365 pages long book, but what if you wrote a page a day?

Austin is an Austin based 'writer who draws'. His books, mostly about creativity, have been on the New York Times bestseller lists for years, translated into tens of languages and sold over a million copies. He recently released a 10th year edition of his classic, 'Steal like an Artist'. Gift yourself or someone else a copy here.

You can also book a free 1-on-1 coaching session with me here.

Written and Produced by Matthew C. Temple
Edited by Tyen Musa
Original Theme Music by Adrian Lee

One part of the creativity process that's overlooked is deep listening. Listening to yourself, and others too. It's equivalent to the negative space in art and design as it allows our perspective to broaden up amongst other things.

How good a listener are you?

Written and Produced by Matthew C. Temple
Edited by Tyen Musa
Original Theme Music by Adrian Lee

Are you ready to get into massive debt for your film or other creative project? Our guest for this week charged a couple of his short films to his credit card. Does he regret it? No. Why? We have to take control of our stories and pay our dues at some point.

Brian Crewe is an all round filmmaker. He is an acclaimed director, producer, writer and editor. He  has directed numerous projects including the award-winning short films "Cabeceo," “Far,” “Une Libération,” and “Electoral Emissions” as well as commercials for Princess Cruises.

Written and Produced by Matthew C. Temple
Edited by Tyen Musa
Original Theme Music by Adrian Lee

Mostly, we define ourselves by what we do for ourselves or for who we want to be perceived as. In essence, we identify ourselves with our egos, these tiny fractions of who we really are. What if though, we pursued what makes us one with others in our lives? What if we served others wholly?

Written and Produced by Matthew C. Temple
Edited by Tyen Musa
Original Theme Music by Adrian Lee