The Unmistakable Creative Podcast

Dave Cornthwaite reached a low point at the age of 25; he was completely dissatisfied with his life. Traveling via skateboard changed his view of the town he lived in, and eventually led to Expedition 1000, a mission to take 25 different journeys of 1000 miles or more using a form of non-motorized transport.

• Achieving surface level success at the age of 25
• A moment when Dave was less than inspired by himself
• Why a snowboarding trip altered Dave’s trajectory
• How skateboarding changed Dave’s perception of the town he lived in
• Why getting too comfortable kills your ambition
• The importance of getting off the grid and taking micro-adventures
• Making your first big decision to take a leap of faith
• Why improving ourselves endlessly is the key to growth
• Finding the things that satisfy us, creatively and futuristically
• Looking at life for what it could be, as opposed to what it is now
• Skateboarding nearly 5000 miles across Australia
• The advantages of working a job that you absolutely hate
• Finding the thing that is totally unique to you
• Why the only thing we control is how we spend our time
• Dealing with the moments when you doubt yourself and your capabilities
• The physical challenges that increased Dave’s mental prowess
• Developing your personal yes muscle with daily activities
• What causes Dave to turn down significant amounts of money

Dave Cornthwaite has built a career around his passions. He is a keynote speaker, author, and motivator, instilling his yes-oriented philosophy into his audience. He has contributed to the sprouting of many international adventures and strongly advocates for bettering the world through less consumption and more happiness.

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In this transformative episode of Unmistakable Creative, we have the pleasure of hosting Jonathan Fields, a renowned author, speaker, and entrepreneur. Prepare to be inspired as Fields shares his insights on going from zero to flourishing and living a life of purpose and fulfillment.

Fields, the founder of the Good Life Project and author of several best-selling books takes us on a journey of self-discovery and personal growth. He delves into the power of embracing vulnerability, taking risks, and finding meaning in our work and relationships. This episode is not just about success; it's about finding our true calling and creating a life that aligns with our values and passions.

Through engaging stories and practical advice, Fields provides a roadmap to go from feeling stuck or unfulfilled to flourishing and living a life of abundance. He shares strategies to overcome fear and doubt and how to tap into our unique strengths and talents. This episode offers profound insights for those seeking to live a purpose-driven life and make a positive impact on the world.

Don't miss this episode to learn from one of the most influential voices in personal development. Gain insights that could transform your approach to life and discover the path to flourishing with Jonathan Fields.

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Jerome Abramovitch took the art of body modification to another level, through performing acts such as cutting off one of his fingers and inflating his forehead (which lead him into the Guinness Book of World Records). In this awe-inspiring chat, he walks us through his evolution as an underground body modification artist.

• An early interest in tribal/aboriginal cultures
• Finding what speaks to us and reconnecting with it
• How we become cultural byproducts of our environment
• Staying true to yourself as an artist through a career
• Why self awareness is essential to everything in one’s life
• Separating the artist persona from the artist as a person
• Balancing artistic production and professional goals
• The 33% of magic that happens in any artistic project
• How a background as a musician influenced Jerome’s photography
• Jerome’s body modification experiments
• Getting in the Guinness book of world records for the largest forehead inflation
• The experience of cutting off his own finger

Jerome Abramovitch is a Montreal-based photographer. 

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As a high school exchange student, Jordan Harbinger was placed in the former East Germany. His frustrations with the language barrier caused him to dedicate himself to learning German, into an exploration of human behavior, and the way the world works.

• The life changing decision to become an exchange student
• Bringing about changes by attacking your fears and weaknesses
• Why fake confidence doesn’t lead you anywhere significant
• Building our internal confidence through developing self trust
• Choosing to take advantage of the opportunities in front of us
• Learning to look at things through a growth perspective at all times
• How Jordan consistently tests himself by pushing his own limits
• A kidnapping in Mexico City that enabled Jordan to develop his sense of self trust
• Why greater people skills accelerate your progress dramatically
• Learning to master the skill set of social competence
• Why developing a legacy that is greater than currency



Jordan hosts a successful show on Sirius XM Satellite Radio, founded The Art of Charm, a relationship, dating, and self improvement school, and is an accredited speaker. He is fluent in English, German, Spanish, and Serbo-Croatian.

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The question of how creative people decide what to do and keep at their endeavors drove Samantha Bennett to form The Organized Artist Company. In this episode, we have a discussion about her journey, and how to make significant progress on our creative projects in just 15 minutes a day.

• The role theater has played in Samantha’s career
• Finding the thumbprint of your own creative work
• How theater training plays a role in job interviews
• Learning to look at where we go in times of crisis
• Why you need to move your body and your mind
• Cultivating your personal intuition to lead your creativity
• Dealing with the difficulties of childhood depression
• Navigating the occasional uncertainty of creative work
• Why the thing that you will succeed at will surprise you
• The beauty of not knowing how to do something
• Spending 15 minutes a day on the projects that matter
• How we can use 15 minute tasks to make significant progress

Samantha Bennett is the creator of www.TheOrganizedArtistCompany.com dedicated to helping creative people get unstuck from whatever way in which they’re stuck, especially by helping them focus and move forward on their goals. Based in Los Angeles, Samantha offers her revolutionary “Get It Done” and “Get Your Work Out There” Workshops, teleclasses and private consulting to overwhelmed procrastinators, frustrated overachievers and recovering perfectionists everywhere.

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Mike Robbins was on the path to build a lifelong career as a professional baseball player. He was drafted by the Yankees out of high school, declined the offer to attended Stanford, and eventually played for the Kansas City Royals. At the age of 23, a career-ending injury lead to major changes in his life and career.

• Getting drafted by the Yankees, right out of high school
• Developing the mindset to tackle really big goals
• The dangers of the brass ring and achievement
• Insights revealed amidst a major car accident
• Navigating a childhood with a severely depressed parent
• Dealing with a career-ending injury at the age of 23
• Turning our tragedies into a catalysts for positive change
• Why pain and difficulty force us to look at our lives in different ways
• The internal conversations we have with and about ourselves
• Why dealing with ourselves is one of the hardest things we do
• The difference between self compassion and self esteem
• Learning to be kind to ourselves when we fail
• Changing the frame from which we start our self improvement efforts
• Using the process of self forgiveness as a catalyst for big change
• Why we must be willing to ask others for help
• Distinguishing between what happens to us and what happens to our ego

Mike Robbins is a speaker, consultant, and the author of three books. He has been featured on ABC News, the Oprah radio network, in Forbes, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, and many others. Since 2008, he has been a regular contributor to the Huffington Post.

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Liz DiAlto’s exploration of health and fitness eventually resulted in the creation of Wild Soul Movement and a powerful discovery that we can apply to every aspect of our lives. Everything we need in order to thrive lies within our physical bodies. In this episode, we explore habits and practices to tap into the power of our physical bodies, to create the changes we want.  

• Lessons learned from the world of selling Cutco knives
• Having the guts to take a 60% pay cut and work as a trainer
• Learning to recognize possibilities for yourself and your lifestyle
• A look at how the beauty industry creates certain perception
• Learning to trust yourself and listen to your intuition
• Why we must look closely at our own gifts and treasure them
• The danger of putting our heroes and role models on pedestals
• Getting to the point in your journey where you have no ego left
• Dealing with our shame around money and overcoming it
• How vulnerability enables us to overcome our challenges
• Why we must let ourselves feel things in order to heal them
• Using biofeedback to make decisions about our lives

Liz DiAlto is a speaker, writer, and the creator of Wild Soul Movement, a 12-week online experience of self-discovery that combines movement, meditation, and mantra. Her mission is to revolutionize the way women move and nourish their bodies and abolish current body image culture to create new standards for her peers, elders, and all the young women and little girls who come after her. She is known for her raw and honest approach to body love and self-acceptance. In 2013, Shape Magazine listed her alongside Dr. Oz, Ellen, Jillian Michaels, Tim Ferriss, and more, as a Top 30 Motivator.

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Sunni Brown is the leader of a global campaign for literacy called the The Doodle Revolution. In this episode, she talks to us all about the journey that led her to leading this revolution, and how we can make sense of the world by doodling. 

• Overcoming a challenging childhood environment 
• Learning to love and nurture your creative skills
• A life and career made of punctuated equilibrium
• The evolution of following your bliss as a career 
• Discovering where you thrive and where you don’t
• Why we need people who don’t take risks 
• The benefits of collecting a paycheck we ignore
• Early foundations for the info-doodle revolution 
• Recognizing the moment when you’re calling appears
• Increasing the odds of finding your element 
• Learning to remember the beginner’s mind 
• Creating info-doodles to make sense of the world 
• Why your doodles don’t have to be beautiful
• Insights that get revealed through the doodling process

Sunni Brown was named one of the “100 Most Creative People in Business” and one of the “10 Most Creative People on Twitter” by Fast Company. She is founder of a creative consultancy, an international speaker, the co-author of Gamestorming, and the leader of a global campaign for visual literacy called The Doodle Revolution. Her TED Talk on doodling has drawn more than a million views on TED.com. She lives in Keep Austin Weird, Texas.

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Noah Lederman’s 15 month quest around the world eventually led him to reconnect with the stories of his grandmother, a Holocaust survivor, and then a deep dive into the Cambodian genocide. 

• The stories of grandparents who survived the Holocaust
• A 15 month trip around the world that changed things
• Searching for answers in a Holocaust museum
• How a visit to Portland reconnected Noah to his grandmother
• Revisiting the difficult stories of our past
• Why it’s important to keep stories alive and put them on display
• Searching for our own answers to our own questions in life
• The children of the Cambodian genocide
• How 15 months of surfing and traveling world formed and revealed Noah’s creativity
• Changing the perception of a grandmother through stories
• An in-depth look into the Cambodian genocide and how it impacted the culture

Noah has a blog, Somewhere or Bust, that captures the essence of his travels and the stunning niches he has uncovered. He has written for a myriad of publications, including but not limited to the Chicago Sun-Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Jerusalem Post, Gadling, the Economist, the Cape Cod Times, Eastern Surf Magazine, Tikkun, Draft Magazine, Snowboard Magazine, SUP, France Today. He is currently working on three projects:  a nonfiction project about my grandparents’ lives in the concentration camps and my journey to understand their past, a novel, and a book about the Cambodian Genocide

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Dave Logan has been blending ideas from both the academic and business world to do work that creates true change in organizations and individuals. In this episode we get into the three laws of performance, and how to use the power of words to reinvent our future.

• Blending ideas from the academic and business world
• Why business is the most powerful force on the planet
• Discovering the work that makes you feel at home
• The foundations for the three laws of performance
• The synthesis of neuroscience, rhetoric, and transformational work
• An insightful look into how language shapes our experience of the world
• Using language to create situations and make changes on a dime
• Developing a word map to leverage language to rewrite the future
• Learning to make sense of things that you didn’t cause at all
• The five languages of leadership and how they influence our lives
• The language of change to rewrite the future
• One of the big reasons that affirmations don’t work The “oracle” question and the idea of the default future
• Replacing your default future with your invented future
• Why a massive setback will occur when you head towards an invented future
• Why we need a support system to help us get through challenges
• The power of embracing the darkness of your own nature

Dave Logan is the author of Tribal Leadership, The Three Laws Performance and a professor at USC’s Marshall School of Business. 

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