The Unlikely Artist

The Unlikely Artist

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  • How to Think Your Future into Existence | UA10
    Learn how to start making the future you want to create happen now. In this week’s episode, I talk about one of the most powerful tools I know. This is an episode you won’t want to miss!
    There’s a mindset and science behind the process of thinking yourself into the person you want to become.
    When we imagine ourselves in a desired future, our brains can’t distinguish between the imaginary and the real. We start acting as if we were already that person now. This allows us to start navigating our lives in the same way our desired future self would do. When we do that, we make that future happen.
    If you’re thinking, “Well that’s all fine and good, but I’m not an imaginative person and I don’t think I can imagine the future.”, you’re not giving yourself credit. If you’ve ever worried about something that might happen, it’s evidence that you so have the capacity to imagine future events - scary versions of the future! If you can do that, it’s equally possible for you to imagine the future you want to happen.
    In the podcast I refer to Dr. David Hamilton’s discussion of the piano note study. You can read his discussion by clicking on the link here:
    https://drdavidhamilton.com/does-your-brain-distinguish-real-from-imaginary/#:~:text=You%20can%20clearly%20see%20that,t%20distinguish%20real%20from%20imaginary!andtext=It%20means%20that%20what%20you,as%20your%20brain%20is%20concerned
    My mission in this podcast is to help you find the freedom to become who you want. In every episode I arm you with one useful idea or strategy you can use immediately to start taking your life in a beautiful, new direction.
    24 min
  • The Savvy Way to Create Time | UA09
    Find out why it’s NOT true that you don’t have enough time to do things that you KNOW deep inside are important to you.
    In this episode, I prove to you that you have more time than you think, and I show you how to find it.
    It’s possible to create the time you need to fuel yourself even if you feel overwhelmed, constantly pressured and behind the 8 ball. Even if you’re absolutely convinced that you don’t have one extra hour in the week!
    When you learn how to show up for yourself and create the time you need, you’ll be amazed at how much better every part of your life feels. You’ll be spending your days enjoying life, knowing there’s enough time for you to do all the things you love with people you love, to grow and evolve, to relax and get quiet, and to get to know yourself better and dream more.
    My mission in this podcast is to help you find the freedom to become who you want. In every episode, I arm you with one useful idea or strategy you can use immediately to start taking your life in a beautiful, new direction.
    16 min
  • Unleashing Your Magnificence | US08
    If you ever ask yourself, “Who am I to think I could do THAT?”, listen to this episode to learn why you should ask yourself instead, “Who am I NOT to do it?”
    In this episode, I explore how we hold ourselves back by making assumptions about what we CAN’T do and what’s NOT possible for us, instead of choosing to explore ways to make what we desire to happen.
    This is an important message I want you to hear. Why? Because the result of holding yourself back from what you could be creating is that you’re depriving other people by not sharing the things that are amazing about you, are uniquely yours to give, and only YOU could create in your own special way. The result is that you’re not allowing other people who need what you’ve got to benefit from the gifts you were meant to share.
    And yes, if you have a yearning to do something, that’s all I need to know for sure that YOU definitely have valuable things to offer that only YOU can offer.
    My mission in this podcast is to help you find the freedom to become who you want. In every episode, I arm you with one useful idea or strategy you can use immediately to start taking your life in a beautiful, new direction.
    18 min
  • From CPA to Creative Entrepreneur – Kristi Stangeland’s Story | UA07
    In this delightful interview with Kristi Stangeland, we explore why she left a successful accounting career to search for something that would help her feel more whole.
    Kristi started her journey by asking herself the age-old question, “Is there something more?” The answer was a resounding, “Yes!”. But it didn’t happen all at once. To find her answers, Kristi adopted an attitude of exploration and creativity.
    We dive into Kristi’s thought processes as she first decided to create her own business as a website designer, study the ancient art of Feng Shui, buy a gorgeous property in Maine where she could offer a variety of experiences and retreats and, ultimately, founded her meditation-focused My ParaVita Circle membership.
    Kristi takes women on insightful adventures through meditation, retreats and Feng Shui. You can find out more about Kristi’s latest offerings at https://myparavita.com/ or you can go there to join her My ParaVita Circle community.
    44 min
  • Who’s Driving Your Bus? | UA06
    When we let other people’s opinions about what we SHOULD do control our decisions, they’re “driving our bus”.
    In this episode, I dive into why so many of us let someone less qualified than us drive our bus. When we do this, we exclude ourselves from experiencing the side journeys and fascinating explorations that would help us grow and evolve and become the person we want to be.
    There will always be other people we know and respect who will think that some of the choices we want to make are wrong. They don’t understand that it’s exactly those choices we NEED to make to find out more about own values, passions and interests, step into our natural magnificence, and chart our own unique paths.
    Other people’s objections, no matter how earnest or filled with conviction, have nothing to do with us and everything to do with them.
    We can love all the people in our lives AND not let them drive our bus.
    My mission in this podcast is to help you find the freedom to become who you want. In every episode, I arm you with one useful idea or strategy you can use immediately to start taking your life in a beautiful, new direction.
    19 min
  • Finding Your True Identity | UA05
    When we believe our identity can be described as a collection of our current roles, we blind ourselves to what’s possible. We’re like a racehorse wearing blinkers who can only see the path straight in front of us. We’re missing the rest.
    In this episode, I teach you how to overcome this narrow way of thinking by defining yourself in a totally different way. I end the episode with a series of questions for you to explore. This short exercise will help you change your ideas about the breadth of choices available to you.
    This new way of identifying who you also gives you a rock-solid foundation to help you navigate through uncertain times.
    My mission in this podcast is to help you find the freedom to become who you want. In every episode, I arm you with one useful idea or strategy you can use immediately to start taking your life in a beautiful, new direction.
    14 min
  • Public Speaking, Fear and Being Yourself | UA04

    In this episode, I tell a story about how I overcame my fear of pubic speaking and the important lessons I learned about just being myself.

    We spend too much time catering to the “they” we’re so convinced are out there waiting to judge us. This keeps us from showing up as our best selves and reaching our highest potential.

    At the end of this episode, I share some questions to help you think a bit deeper about the reasons you’re not already going all out to achieve the goals you really want.

    My mission in this podcast is to help you find the freedom to become who you want. In every episode, I arm you with one useful idea or strategy you can use immediately to start taking your life in a beautiful, new direction.

    MY PODCAST LAUNCH CONTEST – FIRST 4 WEEKS ONLY!

    To celebrate the first 4 weeks of my podcast launch, I’ve created a super fun contest. To enter the contest, you’ll need to subscribe to the podcast and leave me a review, and then post your photo on Instagram, Facebook or LinkedIn and tag me (https://www.instagram.com/gracedcanvascoaching/, https://www.facebook.com/heatherirenekerr, https://www.linkedin.com/in/heatherkerr/) or send me an email to [email protected] with a copy of your photo.

    When I see your photo, I’ll add your name to a hat. I’ll be doing a weekly draw for a free one-hour dream analysis session with me. This session is something outside my normal coaching program, so it’s a rare opportunity. It’s a fun and useful way to access deeper truths about what you really want and the wisdom you need to know right now. If you’re not the kind of person who remembers your dreams, no problem. I have another fun way I apply the dream methodology to your waking thoughts. I guarantee you’ll be surprised at what you learn about yourself.

    I’D LOVE TO GET TO KNOW YOU BETTER

    If you’re loving something you hear, have suggestions about topics you’d like me to explore, or have ideas about things I could improve, I’d love to hear from you. I want to make sure that I’m keeping my promise to provide you with practical information you can actually use each

    week. You can reach me in all the ways: DM me on Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/heatherkerr/, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/heatherirenekerr or Instagram https://www.instagram.com/gracedcanvascoaching/, drop me a comment on my website www.gracedcanvas.com, or send your comments to [email protected].

    If you’re interested in finding out how to take this work deeper, let’s explore coaching together in a free one-hour personal strategy session. We’ll talk through your challenges, then I’ll give you some insights about what’s creating your issues and how to fix them. Click on this link to book your free strategy session https://gracedcanvascalendar.as.me/freestrategysession. You can find out additional details at https://gracedcanvas.com/work-with-me/.

    Don’t forget to subscribe for my Creative Expansion...

    22 min
  • The Magic of Decluttering Your Mind | UA03

    My objective in this episode is to inspire you to “Marie Kondo” your mind. For those of you who don’t know her, Marie Kondo is a Japanese consultant who has a Netflix show about helping hoarders declutter their homes. She asks them to ask themselves if each item in their house brings a “spark of joy”. If it does, they keep it. If not, they throw it out or give it away. And voila! More joy in their homes.

    Decluttering your mind does something similar to your mental state. It happens when you become aware of all the thoughts that don’t serve you and you decide whether to keep them or to explore more useful thoughts.

    Decluttering your mind also happens when you learn to rest your mind and step into that place of deep spaciousness. This is the source for your best insights and deepest creativity.

    I show you how to use a decluttering approach when you’re struggling to make progress on a project, worrying about something that might happen, or trying to make a decision.

    My mission in this podcast is to help you find the freedom to become who you want. In every episode, I arm you with one useful idea or strategy you can use immediately to start taking your life in a beautiful, new direction.

    MY PODCAST LAUNCH CONTEST – FIRST 4 WEEKS ONLY!

    To celebrate the first 4 weeks of my podcast launch, I’ve created a super fun contest. To enter the contest, you’ll need to subscribe to the podcast and leave me a review, and then post your photo on Instagram, Facebook or LinkedIn and tag me (https://www.instagram.com/gracedcanvascoaching/, https://www.facebook.com/heatherirenekerr, https://www.linkedin.com/in/heatherkerr/) or send me an email to [email protected] with a copy of your photo.

    When I see your photo, I’ll add your name to a hat. I’ll be doing a weekly draw for a free one-hour dream analysis session with me. This session is something outside my normal coaching program, so it’s a rare opportunity. It’s a fun and useful way to access deeper truths about what you really want and the wisdom you need to know right now. If you’re not the kind of person who remembers your dreams, no problem. I have another fun way I apply the dream methodology to your waking thoughts. I guarantee you’ll be surprised at what you learn about yourself.

    I’D LOVE TO GET TO KNOW YOU BETTER

    If you’re loving something you hear, have suggestions about topics you’d like me to explore, or have ideas about things I could improve, I’d love to hear from you. I want to make sure that I’m keeping my promise to provide you with practical information you can actually use each

    week. You can reach me in all the ways: DM me on Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/heatherkerr/, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/heatherirenekerr or Instagram https://www.instagram.com/gracedcanvascoaching/, drop me a comment on my website www.gracedcanvas.com, or send your comments to [email protected].

    If you’re interested in finding out how to take this work deeper, let’s explore coaching together in a free one-hour personal strategy session. We’ll talk through your challenges, then I’ll give you

    22 min
  • Why What You Want Matters | UA02

    In this episode, I flip on its head the idea that paying attention to your deepest wants is selfish.

    Both women and men are socialized to deny themselves the things they most want. We spend our time doing all the things we believe we “should” do. We try to appease our parents, bosses, spouses, friends, mentors, teachers, priests and gurus, and we’re left feeling frustrated, resentful and unfulfilled. We’ve forgotten the sacred art of listening to ourselves.

    In this episode, I flip on its head the idea that paying attention to your deepest wants is selfish.

    Both women and men are socialized to deny themselves the things they most want. We spend our time doing all the things we believe we “should” do. We try to appease our parents, bosses, spouses, friends, mentors, teachers, priests and gurus, and we’re left feeling frustrated, resentful and unfulfilled.

    We’ve forgotten the sacred art of listening to ourselves.

    Listen in to find out why sacrificing what you truly want doesn’t serve you or anyone else.  

    I end the episode with three questions you can ask yourself to explore what an unrestricted life would feel like and what’s possible for you.

    My mission in this podcast is to help you find the freedom to become who you want. In every episode I arm you with one useful idea or strategy you can use immediately to start taking your life in a beautiful, new direction.

    MY PODCAST LAUNCH CONTEST – FIRST 4 WEEKS ONLY!

    To celebrate the first 4 weeks of my podcast launch, I’ve created a super fun contest. To enter the contest, you’ll need to subscribe to the podcast and leave me a review, and then post your photo on Instagram, Facebook or LinkedIn and tag me (https://www.instagram.com/gracedcanvascoaching/, https://www.facebook.com/heatherirenekerr, https://www.linkedin.com/in/heatherkerr/) or send me an email to [email protected] with a copy of your photo.

    When I see your photo, I’ll add your name to a hat. I’ll be doing a weekly draw for a free one-hour dream analysis session with me. This session is something outside my normal coaching program, so it’s a rare opportunity. It’s a fun and useful way to access deeper truths about what you really want and the wisdom you need to know right now. If you’re not the kind of person who remembers your dreams, no problem. I have another fun way I apply the dream methodology to your waking thoughts. I guarantee you’ll be surprised at what you learn about yourself.

    I’D LOVE TO GET TO KNOW YOU BETTER

    If you’re loving something you hear, have suggestions about topics you’d like me to explore, or have ideas about things I could improve, I’d love to hear from you. I want to make sure that I’m keeping my promise to provide you with practical information you can actually use each

    week. You can reach me in all the ways: DM me on Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/heatherkerr/, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/heatherirenekerr or Instagram https://www.instagram.com/gracedcanvascoaching/, drop me a comment on my website

    21 min
  • My Unlikely Journey from Tax Lawyer to Artist and Coach | UA01

    In this inaugural episode, I share my own unlikely journey from an international tax lawyer to artist and coach.

    Why unlikely? Because I’d given up on art when I was 11. Because I’d labelled myself as “uncreative” for decades. Because my tax law practice was thriving, and it seemed so odd to leave my high-profile job to do something I had no evidence to believe I’d be good at. Because until 4 years ago, I had no idea that something like life coaching existed or that I’d be so taken with it. I start by sharing my journey because this podcast is about possibility. What happened to me seemed so impossible. I hope my story will open your mind and instill in you a curiosity about the amazing and beautiful things that are more possible for you than you’ve been believing.

    My mission in this podcast is to help you find the freedom to become who you want.

    In every episode I arm you with one useful idea or strategy you can use immediately to start taking your life in a beautiful, new direction.

    MY PODCAST LAUNCH CONTEST – FIRST 4 WEEKS ONLY!

    To celebrate the first 4 weeks of my podcast launch, I’ve created a super fun contest. To enter the contest, you’ll need to subscribe to the podcast and leave me a review, and then post your photo on Instagram, Facebook or LinkedIn and tag me (https://www.instagram.com/gracedcanvascoaching/, https://www.facebook.com/heatherirenekerr, https://www.linkedin.com/in/heatherkerr/) or send me an email to [email protected] with a copy of your photo.

    When I see your photo, I’ll add your name to a hat. I’ll be doing a weekly draw for a free one-hour dream analysis session with me. This session is something outside my normal coaching program, so it’s a rare opportunity. It’s a fun and useful way to access deeper truths about what you really want and the wisdom you need to know right now. If you’re not the kind of person who remembers your dreams, no problem. I have another fun way I apply the dream methodology to your waking thoughts. I guarantee you’ll be surprised at what you learn about yourself.

    I’D LOVE TO GET TO KNOW YOU BETTER

    If you’re loving something you hear, have suggestions about topics you’d like me to explore, or have ideas about things I could improve, I’d love to hear from you. I want to make sure that I’m keeping my promise to provide you with practical information you can actually use each week. You can reach me in all the ways:

    DM me on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/heatherkerr/

    Facebook https://www.facebook.com/heatherirenekerr

    Instagram https://www.instagram.com/gracedcanvascoaching/

    Drop me a comment on my website www.gracedcanvas.com

    Send your comments to [email protected]

    If you’re interested in finding out how to take this work deeper, let’s explore coaching together in a free one-hour personal strategy session.

    We’ll talk through your challenges, then I’ll...

    18 min

About The Unlikely Artist

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The Unlikely Artist gives you permission to stop settling for a life and career you don’t love. You’re an intelligent, accomplished, soul-searching, curious, creative and passionate human being. This podcast will help you master the skills you need to create a more powerful, purposeful and personally fulfilled life.