The Infinite Creator Podcast

In a world of decision exhaustion, how do creators keep their juices flowing?

In this episode, Beth Lapides explores the relationship between creativity and decision-making. How to soften the violence of choosing, and why your imagination and your “why” are critical tools for thriving.

The difference between micro, macro, and “maxo” decisions

Strategies to manage decision fatigue

The two (very different) committees

How to breakthrough

Why stay connected to your evolving why

Beth shares insights, tactics, and soul-level encouragement for anyone standing at a creative crossroads. If you liked today’s episode, subscribe, share, and consider becoming a paid subscriber to support the community. 💖

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Mini Strategy Sessions with BethP.S. If you're standing at a crossroads and want clarity and guidance, my next free Pick Your Next Project mini masterclass is Wednesday May 21 at 5 PT — would love to see you there. Register for the free zoom here.

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Easter got me thinking about rebirth. And especially as it’s connected to creativity ofc.The projects we leave behind — the ones shoved into drawers or buried in folders. Is the “final-final-FINAL.” actually done. (PS I’ve given up this naming madness and simply call files “name of project’ with the date. You never know it’s the final until later right?) This episode is about revisiting, rebirthing and remembering. About changing. Partly sparked by my billboard. See above! How does self-love help us with rebirthing? Might how does DIY and being able to ask for help track into love? How does loving impact our creative life? Tender. Weird. And hopefully useful.

This one’s about the long game, the big shift. And was sparked not just by Easter but also a client who came to me with a question about reworking an old project. How do we decide?Thanks for listening and use the comment section - to comment, sure! - but also to ask questions you’d like me to address in an upcoming episodes.

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Thanks for listening! Sharing is caring - and every time you do it’s like you rebirth the episode!!

Friday night 4/27/25 is our April UnCab! Every show is a rebirth! Get your tickets now!

Need help deciding which project to do next? Should you resurrect a project? My mini zoom masterclass Pick Your Next Project is coming up on Wednesday may 21 at 5 PT!!

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Hey friends,

This week’s episode of The Infinite Creator Podcast is part spiritual pep talk, part creative coaching session, and part (slightly damp?) Torah portion. It’s about what it really takes to begin — and keep beginning — especially when things feel unclear, scary, or completely stuck.

Because here’s the truth:

“In order to do the thing, you have to do the thing.”

Yes, it’s simple. But as this episode explores, it’s also complex, emotional, hilarious, and spiritual. I go deep into:

* Why clarity comes through doing, not before it

* The myth of readiness (and what "red, red, ready" means to me)

* Rumi, the Red Sea, and your creative project

* Why drafts, mess, and bathingsuit-snags are sacred

* Stories about solo shows, Spalding Gray, Bridesmaids, and being a JCC cheerleader (yes, really)

This is the one to listen to if:

* You’re circling your project but not starting

* You’ve started but feel like you're drowning

* You just need someone to lovingly shout "WALK INTO THE SEA!"

Listen now: 🎧

And if you’re feeling stuck? Confused? Waiting for the creative seas to part…start walking. The clarity lives in the doing.

You walk. You get clearer. The clarity helps you move forward, you get clearer....

It’s one of the most beautiful infinite loops of the infinite creator.

xo, Beth

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Our next UnCabaret is Friday April 25. Awesome line up tickets here.

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So many of us are dealing with the why bothers.Tending your own creative fire is tricky.Some solutions… and a mysterious connection. I draw the subjects for these weekly podcasts from conversation with and questions from creatives like you. And you! Feel free to populate questions in the comments.

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Aurhenticity. Why knowing who you are and working to express it is a key factor in creative success. And why it’s extremely and esspecially important right now.

This one was inspired by my rose bush.

I cover the sound of your voice, enoughness, inspiration, second chances and why we are even here.

Reminder. Don’t waste a crisis.

Essentially: A pep talk for creatives.

Dolly Parton says, “Find out who you are and do it on purpose.”

Oscar Wilde says, “Be yourself, everyone else is taken.”

If you are in Los Angeles love to see you at UnCabaret. Tickets for Friday, March 28 at El Cid in Silverlake here.

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B

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A listener asked me to talk about hiding. Happy to and I break it down here. How we use hiding productively and sometimes destructively. Do you hide? How? Is it helpful? How do you use the pulse of hiding and seeking? Questions about your creative work? Send them over to me at [email protected].

Tickets to March 28 UnCabaret right here, if you’re in Los Angeles love to see you there where I will not be hiding!

I mentioned my book, So You Need To Decide, if you haven’t listened to it yet… here’s the Amazon link, but it’s available everywhere audiobooks are including your library. Variety called it, “a potentially life-changing treasure!” And it was on Vulture’s Top 10 Comedy Books of the Year list.

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In this episode I talk about the unsexy yet life changing habit of consistency.

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I got wordle on a first try. And it was very revealing!

This week intuition, red carpets and blowing up your life.

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UnCabaret on Friday was so vibrant! Get tickets for the March 28 show here!

Reach out with questions. I love a question.

Maybe I’m going to start doing drawings for each of the podcasts. I did today.

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Drilling down into the meme of our times. My desire to be well informed Is at odd with my desire to stay sane.

How to news. Why to news.

If you are n LA come visit at UnCabaret this Friday!

Thank you for listening and please share your news strategy in the comments!

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Hiiii! Happy to have you hear/here. This one is just the tip of the iceberg on time/space and creativity. We’ll be getting more into all this as we go.I’ve been dabbling in these substack podcasts but now we’re fully in a beta test of a SundayStack. Giving it three months and then we will assess. I’ll be watching stats of course but feel free to tell me what you love or want more of. I’ll be experimenting.Also! I have a special on paid subscriptions! $5.00 for now. Substack’s algorithm does care about how many of the almost 6k of you are paid subscribers. And so your paid subscription helps you help me help more creatives.

Currently I don’t have any special features for paid subscribers but I am working on that. Chats and zooms etc. And very much appreciate you all, paid, free, drop in listens.Here’s how you sign up…

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Also sharing with new folx is super helpful. And btw I have subscribers in every state except North Dakota, West Virginia and Wyoming. If you know anyone in these states it would be oddly satisfying to have every state in the mix.

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Tickets for our February 28 UnCabaret in Los Angeles! Killer line up! Do you happen to need a laugh?As always - and for now…

Infinitely Yours, Beth

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