The Unmistakable Creative Podcast

In this episode of the podcast, Buddhist Geeks founder, Vincent Horn discusses how to conduct a deep process of self inquiry through mindfulness and meditation.

Highlights 

• Defining moments that alter our career paths 
• Transcending your personal ego and personal narrative
• The converence of practical, pragmatic and idealistic
• Conducting a process of self inquiry to bring about your own existsential crisis
• The incredibly short attention span of the human mind
• Making the shift from concentration to mindfulness
• How to free yourself the internal stories that hold you back 
• Leveraging the breath and body to start the process of mindfulness
• Using meditation to navigave the emotional journey of life 

Resources Mentioned

• The Reboot Podcast
• Buddhist Geeks 

Vincent Horn is part of a new generation of teachers who are translating the wisdom traditions of the past into 21st century code. In his 20s Vincent spent over a year doing silent meditation practice in Buddhist retreat centers across the country. During this time he also started Buddhist Geeks, a media project which explores the convergence of Buddhism, technology, and global culture. After years of prototyping and learning he developed a way of training the mind that is neither framed in terms of ancient religions nor which denies their powerful influence. At mindtraining.io he teaches meditation for the digital age, and as the resident mindfulness coach at reboot.io he works with CEOs and tech-startups who want to transform the world by reprogramming their inner operating systems.

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In this episode of the podcast, Bhuddist Geeks founder, Vincent Horn discusses how to conduct a deep process of self inquiry through  mindfulness and meditation., 

Defining moments that alter our career paths 

Transcending your personal ego and personal narrative

The converence of practical, pragmatic and idealistic

Conducting a process of self inquiry to bring about your own existsential crisis

The incredibly short attention span of the human mind

Making the shift from concentration to mindfulness

How to free yourself the internal stories that hold you back 

Leveraging the breath and body to start the process of mindfulness

Using meditation to navigave the emotional journey of life 

Today’s episode of the Unmistakable Creative is sponsored by our friends at Audvisor. It’s an app that allows you to get short, powerful insights from hundreds of experts in just 3 minutes. It’s avaialbe for both Apple and Android, and features many former Unmistakable Creative guests. 

The Reboot Podcast

Bhuddist Geeks 

Vincent Horn is part of a new generation of teachers who are translating the wisdom traditions of the past into 21st century code.  In his 20s Vincent spent over a year doing silent meditation practice in Buddhist retreat centers across the country.  During this time he also started Buddhist Geeks, a media project which explores the convergence of Buddhism, technology, and global culture.  After years of prototyping and learning he developed a way of training the mind that is neither framed in terms of ancient religions nor which denies their powerful influence.  At mindtraining.io he teaches meditation for the digital age, and as the resident mindfulness coach at reboot.io he works with CEOs and tech-startups who want to transform the world by reprogramming their inner operating systems.

In this episode of the Unmistakable Creative, 25 year creative director and Mad Men co producer Josh Weltman who helped make Don Draper act and sound like a genius discusses his new book, Seducing strangers, and the art of persuasion through advertising. 

HIGHLIGHTS

• How Josh Discovered his artistic talent at an early age
• The importance of finding the right teacher at the right time
• Why creativity is an aversion to the way things are 
• Why we miss moments when we experience flow 
• Lessons from the making of Mad Men
• Why there is no path for people who inclined to make their own
• How we can shift the thinking in our educational system
• The power of creative cross training 
• The process of developing advertising campaigns
• The 4 Key types of ads 
• The two main reasons human beings communicate 

Resources

The Secrets of Seducing Strangers: How to Get People to Buy What You’re Selling

Quotes

I think that creativity is a pathological aversion to the status quo

Josh Weltman is a twenty five year veteran of the advertising business, a working creative director, co-producer, writer and artist.

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In this episode of the Unmistakable Creative, 25 year creative director and Mad Men co producer Josh Weltman who helped make Don Draper act and sound like a genius discusses his new book, Seducing strangers, and the art of persuasion through advertising. 

How Josh Discovered his artistic talent at an early age

The importance of finding the right teacher at the right time

Why creativity is an aversion to the way things are 

Why we miss moments when we experience flow  

Lessons from the making of Mad Men

Why there is no path for people who inclined to make their own

How we can shift the thinking in our educational system

The power of creative cross training 

The process of developing advertising campaigns

The 4 Key types of ads 

The two main reasons human beings communicate 

The Secrets of Seducing Strangers: How to Get People to Buy What You’re Selling 

I think that creativity is a pathological aversion to the status quo

Josh Weltman is a twenty five year veteran of the advertising business, a working creative director, co-producer, writer and artist.

In this episode of the podcast Mark Bowden talks about the power of body language, and how non-verbal communication can be utilized for influence, persuasion and changing human behavior. 

• Dealing with the stigmas that come with dyslexia
• Lessons from the world of visual and physical theater
• Using body language to change the feelings of an audience
• Why everything is learnable and teachable 
• Using your own body language to influence and persuade other people 
• The amazing impact of how body language changes the way we communicate
• Getting a result for us vs a result for me 
• How gesture planes radically change our communication 
• The body language a of person who is calm and assertive

Mark Bowden is a body language and behavior expert and the creator of TRUTHPLANE®, a communication training company and unique methodology for anyone who has to communicate with impact. With a reputation as one of the world’s foremost authorities on nonverbal communication, Mark travels all over the world to train groups and give keynote speeches. His clients include leading businesspeople, teams, and politicians, presidents and CEOs of Fortune 500 companies and current Prime Ministers of G8 powers. You can follow him on twitter @truthplane

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In this episode of the podcast Mark Bowden talks about the power of body language, and how non-verbal communication can be utilized for influence, persuasion and changing human behavior. 

Dealing with the stigmas that come with dyslexia

Lessons from the world of visual and physical theater

Using body language to change the feelings of an audience

Why everything is learnable and teachable 

Using your own body language to influence and persuade other people 

The amazing impact of how body language changes the way we communicate

Getting a result for us vs a result for me 

How gesture planes radically change our communication 

The body language a of person who is calm and assertive

Mark Bowden is a body language and behavior expert and the creator of TRUTHPLANE®, a communication training company and unique methodology for anyone who has to communicate with impact. With a reputation as one of the world’s foremost authorities on nonverbal communication, Mark travels all over the world to train groups and give keynote speeches. His clients include leading businesspeople, teams, and politicians, presidents and CEOs of Fortune 500 companies and current Prime Ministers of G8 powers. You can follow him on twitter @truthplane

In this episode of the podcast, Tom Yorton, CEO of SecondCity Works, Chicago’s world renown improv theater whose alumni include Steven Colbert, Tina Fey and many other high profile comedians talks about what the world of improv can teach us about creation, communication and collaboration.

• Finding different ways to connect with an audience
• The role that music played in Tom’s career
• Redeveloping curiosity and tolerance for risk
• Why the resume building approach to education hurts kids
• Developing adaptive skills and becoming an agile learner
• Finding the through line of your career
• Using humor as a way to get to the truth 
• Applying the improviser’s tool kit to your work
• Key concepts from improv that allow you to communicate, create and collaborate more effectively 

Quotes

Life is a series of happy accidents if you want to look it that way.

Resources

Yes, And: How Improvisation Reverses “No, But” Thinking and Improves Creativity and Collaboration–Lessons from The Second City

3 Improv Exercises That Can Change The Way Your Team Works

As CEO of Second City Communications, Tom Yorton is creating a positive, disruptive force that changes how people communicate, collaborate and learn in the business world. His work is guided by a fundamental assumption: Business is an act of improvisation. Through comedy, his organization brings sorely needed humanity and authenticity to work environments by challenging unproductive conventions in marketing, learning, business development, and internal communications.

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In this episode of the podcast, Tom Yorton, CEO of SecondCity Works, Chicago’s world renown improv theater whose alumni include Steven Colbert, Tina Fey and many other high profile comedians talks about what the world of improv can teach us about creation, communication and collaboration. 

Finding different ways to connect with an audience

The role that music played in Tom’s career 

Redeveloping curiosity and tolerance for risk

Why the resume building approach to education hurts kids

Developing adaptive skills and becoming an agile learner

Finding the through line of your career 

Using humor as a way to get to the truth 

Applying the improviser’s tool kit to your work 

Key concepts from improv that allow you to communicate, create and collaborate more effectively 

Life is a series of happy accidents if you want to look it that way. 

Yes, And: How Improvisation Reverses “No, But” Thinking and Improves Creativity and Collaboration–Lessons from The Second City

3 Improv Exercises That Can Change The Way Your Team Works

As CEO of Second City Communications, Tom Yorton is creating a positive, disruptive force that changes how people communicate, collaborate and learn in the business world. His work is guided by a fundamental assumption: Business is an act of improvisation. Through comedy, his organization brings sorely needed humanity and authenticity to work environments by challenging unproductive conventions in marketing, learning, business development, and internal communications.

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Lisa Congdon didn’t start drawing or painting until she was 30. In this episode of the podcast Lisa talks about her journey from doing education reform work in the non-profit world to making a full time living as an artist.

Highlights

• A painting class that was the catalyst for a career change
• Infusing a spirit of generosity into the world of art
• The starving artist narrative that perpetuates our culture 
• Dealing with fear of claiming your identity as an artist
• Identifying the special, important and transformative moments of your life 
• The process of self discovery to uncover latent skills
• How we get comfortable with putting our work in front of an audience 
• Navigation the emotional journey of a creative career
• Leaning into the discomfort and messiness of your life and work 

RESOURCES

Art Inc

The Expression of Your Soul’s Calling

Lisa Congdon is a fine-artist, illustrator and the Author of Art Inc: The Essential Guide to Building Your Career as an Artist. You can follow her on twitter @lisacongdon.

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