Your World of Creativity

In my interview with Jayne Madigan and Norwood, they describe the World-Class Online Singing Lessons and Artist Development program they've created.

Some of the key lessons they teach are shared in an online community for young singers and parents hosted by music industry experts with decades of experience. www.singingsuccessgroup.com

Check out their website at youngartistacademy.net

Also, Jayne recommends the book From Individual to Empire: A Guide to Building an Authentic and Powerful Brand, by Laura Bull.

Last year, when we published our book PATIENT ACTIVATION, no one could have envisioned the impact of the current pandemic.

Yet today, the need and opportunity for a different approach is even more urgent.

Jess Maitri helps us look INSIDE for creative inspiration -- and to overcome obstacles to getting our creative work out into the world.

The method Jess has developed, Yothera, is an embodied therapy modality that includes traditional and non-traditional approaches to healing.

Jess' approach bridges mind and body by blending modern therapy with yogic and embodied practices for a holistic mental health experience. 

Listen as she shares how to break free from old emotional, mental, or physical patterns that are holding you back from your highest potential.

Jess is offering Yothera Method Facilitator Certification beginning in January 2021. Details at https://yothera.com/certification

Learn how to gain authority over your life by gaining authority over your emotions. Download your free guide "5 Skills to Change Your Life" at https://yothera.com/yothera-5-skills-download

Follow the YOTHERA blog at https://yothera.com/blog

Learn more about Jess at jessmaitri.com

Connect with her at linkedin.com/in/jessmaitri

Mark Hartman shares his new app, Alosha.

But even more, he shares his inspiring personal journey from an orphanage in Russia, to being adopted by an American family -- to working his way through school, moving out on his own, create his music, and forming a partnership to start a business.

The Alosha app helps aspiring artists find their way: painters, musicians, sculptors, and others get exposure, earn money, and discover new and upcoming art -- all within this online platform.

You can learn more about Alosha at alosha.net

Download the app from the Apple or Google app stores. 

Connect with Mark Hartman on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/mark-hartman-37b4b055

And follow him across social media at @aloshaapp

Excerpts are copyrighted, provided by the author, and used with permission.

In this episode, Mark talks with Gene S. Jones about his compelling new book Younger and Wiser.

This is a book that travels beyond traditional formats to explore the full spectrum of human emotions and experiences. Utilizing pithy vignettes anchored by clever backstories, Younger and Wiser relates the eclectic saga of the author’s fascinating personal odyssey. The result is a mind-expanding reading adventure that expresses heartfelt emotions and life lessons while demonstrating a deep appreciation for humanity’s ability to improve itself.

Featuring intimate storytelling and witty humor interspersed with profound wisdom, Younger and Wiser delivers bite-sized nuggets of invaluable insights for readers of all ages. (Listen midway through the interview for Gene to read one of the poems, Writer's Block.)

Nationally acclaimed game show host Gene Jones has spent his life entertaining and inspiring other to achieve creative excellence. From seminars on innovation to more than thirty-five years of professional speech writing, the breadth of Jones’s extraordinary career in the world of entertainment spans more than four decades.

Jones has also enjoyed notable success as a professional juggler, fire-eater, magician, producer, director, radio personality, arts administrator, and television sports commentator in addition to serving as Associate Editor of the Guinness Book of World Records. During that span of time, Jones often appeared on national television shows as the official Guinness Book of World Records spokesperson and world record judge.

As a result of his work with the Guinness Book of World Records, Jones created the ingenious GIMME A HINT!® Trivia Game Show. Touring nationwide, he has performed this comedic theatrical game show more than twenty-five hundred times in the past three decades. In addition to hosting game shows, Jones frequently teaches his three signature seminars: The Nine Pillars of Creativity, The Art of Presentation, and The Art of Breakthrough Thinking. For major events and special occasions, Jones often writes customized speeches for his numerous long-time corporate and private clients.

Jones’s most eclectic pursuit is in the field of Sound Healing. Utilizing Tibetan bowls, crystal bowls, tuning forks and exotic musical instruments, Jones has developed a sophisticated transformational sonic protocol. This unique program creates an exhilarating experience for individual clients as well as larger group meditations. In addition to leading transformational sound workshops, Jones is also a recipient of the Friendship Award from the United Nations for his concert performances with crystal bowls.

Throughout his career Jones has written in a variety of genres ranging from radio commercials to murder mysteries. His unique backstory format in Younger and Wiser bridges the gap between literary memoir and free-form prose forming a powerful synthesis that is intimate and insightful.

Penned over the course of Jones’s extensive career, often in exotic locations around the world, the poems of Younger and Wiser were collected in a leather briefcase that became their home for decades before being dusted off and distilled into passionate reflections brimming with wisdom and humor.

Learn more about Gene and the book at dreamquestpublishing.com

Connect with him at linkedin.com/in/genejonestrivia

Charlie Whyman is a Business Development Strategist, B2B LinkedIn Consultant and Trainer, Speaker and host of The Curiosity Key Podcast.

She says "I believe that great businesses come from powerful networks built from authentic and strategic relationships."

Charlie has experience working across more than 10 different industries and sectors in various commercial leadership roles -- as well as having experience as a Rowing and Olympic Weightlifting Coach.

WHAT MAKES YOUR LINKEDIN NETWORK SO VALUABLE? You’ve heard people say that your network is your net worth well it’s true! You can use your network as a way to:

• Generate leads, enquiries, referrals and introductions
• Follow-up with prospects and convert connections into customers
• Become known in your industry so that people come to YOU
• Grow your reputation
• Demonstrate credibility and authority
• Find referral partners and people to collaborate with
• Learn from others
• Keep an eye on the competition
• Keep up to date with what’s going on in your industry
• and more! 

Charlie shares her OTTER framework as a tool you can use to help you create a marketing strategy and plan. It will help you reduce marketing overwhelm, save time and do more with less.

•  O – Set clear and measurable OBJECTIVES so that you know what to focus on and where to prioritize.
• T – Discover what TOOLS, Assets and Resources you have available to help you achieve your objectives.
• T – Understand where your gaps in skills and knowledge lie and what TRAINING you may need.
• E – Align your EXPECTATIONS both with yourself and the people you’re working with so you’re not disappointed and can work towards excellence.
• R – Regularly reflect and REVIEW progress so that you know what to start doing, stop doing and continue doing.

Connect with her on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/charliewhyman

Join her Curious B2B Marketing Club at https://the-curious-b2b-marketing-club.mn.co/

Listen to Charlie's podcast at https://player.captivate.fm/episode/c9c78d58-b684-4d22-a665-139e5f402bc3

Meet Dr. Lisa

She is a speaker, writer, licensed clinical psychotherapist, PhD in addiction psychology, eating disorder professional, and hypnotherapist changing the view about obsessions.

Dr. Lisa helps readers meet difficult challenges through practical, structured, step-by step advice and reveals how others have found relief and resolution of seemingly never-ending issues.

Her new book Release Your Obsession With AGING: Heal from the Inside Out is a result of a lifelong journey of professional study and patient care, as well as her own self-discovery.

In this episode, we discuss how to overcome many creative blocks -- real and imagined.

Learn more about Dr. Lisa at https://weightcontroltherapy.com/

See all her books at amazon.com/Dr-Lisa-Ortigara-Crego

Click here to get Dr. Lisa's new book at amazon.com

Soma Stein is a mix of jazz-pop-infusion. Imagine Sara Bareilles meets Alicia Keyes.

Soma’s style has evolved through various genres of music and has a crystal clear soulful voice.

Soma strives to catch the ears of her audience with her originality and class. Her new song has just been released and you can watch the new video on YouTube

Soma says:

"As far as I can remember, I have always had a knack for being creative. It was at the age of five, singing my heart out to The Little Mermaid when I realized I wanted to be a singer. Whitney Houston, TLC, and Mariah Carey are just a few artists from the 90's who highly influenced me at such a young age."

"I figure the more love for music that you can spread around, it helps the world become a better place. Expression boosts confidence. Expression also relieves pain and usually conveys messages, meaningful to the artist."

"I always know that there will be at least one person out there who digs my stuff. I don't fret because I know I'm just doing my own thing, and doing something I love.

Like Soma sings in her songs, "We break a sweat and complicate it, while others like to sit and judge. It's no surprise we lose ourselves in this fight."

She doesn't intend to lose herself to anything or anyone, except to the music that she loves.

Connect with her at somastein.com

Follow Soma on Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/artist/7akTje34BPDGIsvKzqmv2Z

And watch the video of Lover's Abloom at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4OvIzU9fIk

Music tracks are copyrighted, provided by the artist, and used with permission.

ART RIOS is on a mission to help people embrace the gift of today, enjoying life’s simple – and sometimes guilty – pleasures to their fullest.

A trial lawyer by profession, a student of humanity by choice, and a friend to all by nature, he’s the author of Let’s Talk … About Making Life Exciting, Easier and Exceptional.

A connoisseur of good old-fashioned gab, he advocates for the revival of genuine conversation as a way to connect with others, expand our minds, improve our world, and get more enjoyment and satisfaction from life. Strike up a conversation with Art in the Let’s Talk Community.