The Innovative Mindset

Are you terrified at the thought of putting your voice on a recording? Does facing a microphone fill you with dread?

Has someone asked you to speak about a topic and you're afraid the Earth will open up and swallow you whole?

If you want to ace your next podcast or another audio interview, this episode will do the trick. 

 

Here are the two links I mentioned in the episode.

1. Warmup

2. Proper Breathing Deep Dive

It's not easy, but for Creatives, it's crucial. You need to have the energy to create. And you still need to have the drive to live your life and take care of the day-to-day. Today's episode has some practical ideas on how to maintain your energy levels so you can be wild in your art and practical in your life.

Do you want to know the exact things to say or do to achieve creative success? Do you want to live your best truth? Ask the person who knows you best. Ask yourself. But don't do it on the surface. Go deep. Ask your subconscious. Learn some key techniques on how to listen and interpret what you're trying to tell yourself.

Learn some practical techniques on how to keep your mind engaged, creative, and flexible.

A practical and tactical episode on how to budget your time and resources.

Rich Potter is a variety entertainer, comedian, and artist. Full disclosure, he also happens to be my husband. We’ve been talking about having him on the show for a while now to talk about creativity and its role in the world of clowns, juggling, and fire-eating. So, I’m super happy to have finally done it.

Rich is a graduate of Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus’ Clown College. He was in the circus for three years and then spent a number of years traveling the world with his one-man show as a busker. He’s recently written and stars in God the One Man Show. To me, the show is about what would happen if God had severe ADD and he was running late creating the universe. To hear how you can go from performing under the Big Top to busking the streets of Europe to embodying a hilarious ADD-addled diety, listen to this week's episode.

RESOURCES

Clowns by John Towsen

Durov’s Pig by Joel Schechter 

Juggling book by Carlo 

Juggling for the Complete Klutz 

The Complete Juggler by Dave Finnigan 

Gazzo has some great videos 

Mime Spoken Here by Tony Montanaro 

Looney Tunes

Buster Keaton, Chaplin, Dick van Dyke Show, Lucille Ball, Your Show of Shows, Ernie Kovaks, Laurel and Hardy

Rich Potter on social:

Godtheonemanshow.com

Godtheonemanshow on Facebook

RichPotter.com

ClownCabaret.com

Awfulcute (Instagram)

Richisnice (Twitter)

Are you a Creative who's trying to spread the word about your work? What do you need to know to engage your audience? Here are some tips and techniques to engage and excite your tribe.

Many talk about how creatives are inherently broken. We don't have to be. We can create wild, vibrant, life-changing art. And we can be healthy, healed, and whole while we do it. Flaubert said, "Be orderly in your life so you can be wild in your art," (forgive the slight paraphrase). And it's true. Let's get rid of the "mad" in "mad genius." Listen to this episode to find practical ideas on how to do just that.

Let's explore what it takes to make an effective business card for a creative. You want a card that will highlight what you do and entice people to work with you. What information should you have on it? Do you want social media links? What's your elevator pitch and how do you use it in your card's design? Here's what you need to know.

Marjorie Alexander has been telling stories for years. As a film producer, she worked on more than a hundred media pieces. In addition to her production work, she’s also an environmental activist. After more than a decade in film production, she started the “A Sustainable Mind” podcast. As the host of the show, Marjorie focuses on highlighting every-day people who work to building a more sustainable world. What’s great about her show specifically is that she works to bring relatable stories and actionable content to her growing audience.

This episode will give you ideas on how to live a smaller footprint lifestyle. And Marjorie also has a ton of great information if you want to start a show of your own.

Listen for her wisdom and humor. You'll enjoy her spirit just as much as I did.

Here is the A Sustainable Mind show page.

Find Marjorie and A Sustainable Mind on social media.

Instagram

Twitter

Facebook

Resources we discussed in the episode.

The Guardian

Grist

Triple Pundit

Marjorie's Favorite Documentaries

Planet Earth

Planet Ocean

Gasland