The Art of Wonder

In January 2009, Kristin Oakley wrote her first words to Carpe Diem, Illinois. Five years later, Little Creek Press published the book, and it won the 2014 Chicago Writers Association Book of the Year Award! Its sequel, God on Mayhem Street, was a finalist in the 2018 Winning Writers North Brook Street Prize. Kristin Oakley is an accomplished writer, novelist, and helps other writers with their craft. Her latest series, The Devil Particle, is available June 6th.

In this episode, Ryan and Kristin explore the motivation to write, how research can be fun, how to keep going, and much more. You can find Kristen here: https://kristinoakley.net/about/

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Darryl Stickel is one of the world’s leading experts on trust. He teaches leaders how to find and use their most powerful tool. A tool that is always in a leader’s control, how to effectively build trust in their relationships. Darryl is an unshakable force of positivity and brings the best out of people. His personal trials have strengthened his resolve and character to be a positive force for Trust. He believes in a bright future and our ability to build it together.

Dr. Stickel is an executive coach with over 20 years of experience focused on Trust. His PhD "Building Trust in Hostile Environments" from Duke University established his unique and practical approach to Building Trust. In this episode, Ryan and Darryl explore why trust is waning in our days, how to rebuild it, why it doesn’t take as long as you’d think, and much more. You can find Darryl Stickel at Trust Unlimited: https://www.trustunlimited.com/

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* Darryl’s latest book: “Building Trust: Exceptional Leadership in an Uncertain World.”

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John Livesay, aka The Pitch Whisperer, is a sales keynote speaker where he shows companies’ sales teams how to turn mundane case studies into compelling case stories so they win more new business. From John’s award-winning career at Conde Nast, he shares the lessons he learned that turn sales teams into revenue rockstars. In this episode, Ryan and John chat about the power of storytelling in all of life, why we all have a story, how to get at our story, and much more. You can find John here: https://johnlivesay.com/

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* John’s book: “The Sale is in the Tale.”

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Ryan riffs on the human side of sports. Billions of people watch, play, and consume sports of various kinds. Why? Do they really matter? Will they cure cancer? No, but don’t miss the stories woven into the sports we love. Listen in and see what Ryan has to say. Do you agree, disagree, or don’t care? It’s fine, we’re all adults here.

Ramona Lee Soo-Jun is a German-Romanian novelist and screenwriter currently based in London, UK. Born on July 5, 1997, in Sindelfingen, Germany, Lee grew up in Holzgerlingen, Baden-Württemberg. Lee moved to London in early 2019 to further pursue a career in writing and film. In this episode, Ryan and Ramona talk about her early beginnings in writing, why it’s never too early to start writing, how to use social media well, never giving up on your dreams, and much more. Find Ramona here: https://ramonaleesoojun.com/

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* Ramona’s latest book: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B07ZPGRH4R/about

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In this episode, Ryan explores the missing ingredient for making better art, and living a deeper life. This ingredient is not talked about enough, neglected, and minimized for poor imitations. Get this into your life and see what happens?

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* Life of the Beloved by Henri Nouwen (quoted on the show)

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In this episode, Ryan chats with musician, composer, educator, teacher, and artist Jimmy Black. James has been creating music most of his life and now is realizing an essential truth: you don’t have to live in fear about sharing your work. In this chat, they explore the roots of Jimmy’s love of music, why music can be a catalyst for healing, how to share our work and not be spammy, the spiritual side of music, and much more. You can find Jimmy Black (at)thisisjimmyblack.

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In this episode, Ryan talks about finding truth in the most unexpected places. Why we find universality in the particular stories, experiences, and Truth all around us. Ryan also talks about wonder and why it’s essential to a deep life, and a deep life of art. 

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* Ryan’s essay:

* Abraham Joshua Heschel book:   “I Asked for Wonder.”

* Rick Rubin book: “The Creative Act: A Way of Being.” 

* “Big” with Tom Hanks: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094737/

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In the first episode of The Art of Paying Attention Podcast, Ryan talks about the connection between art, activism, creativity, and faith. You can’t have one without the other. In every cultural moment addressing social injustice you find new art right around the corner. You also find new expressions of faith and spirituality.

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* Martin Luther King documentary “King in the Wilderness”: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7689960/

* Shepard Fairey (Street Artist):

https://obeygiant.com/

* Corita Kent (Nun/Artist):

https://www.corita.org/

In this episode Ryan interviews author, business coach, and entrepreneur Steve Kidd. Steve is helping people get their books and voice into the world. Kidd has made hundreds of his clients bestselling authors. In this interview, Ryan and Steve explore the difficulty of writing, why certain books sell (and others don't), marketing for ordinary people, what Steve does for his clients, and much more.

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• Free Gift from Steve: https://thrivingbestsellers.thrivecart.com/only-the-beginning/
• We Moved: join us on our new platform: https://ryanjpelton.substack.com/
• All the things: ryanjpelton.com

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