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Michael Port has written six books, including Book Yourself Solid and Steal the Show, the latter which—according to the former President of Starbucks—“might be the most unique and practical book ever written on the topic of public speaking.”

Once a professional actor, and having guest starred on popular television shows, including Sex & The City and Law & Order plus films you may know including The Pelican Brief and Down to Earth, today he can be found on air as an expert in communication and creative business development.

In this episode, Michael shares how to treat many 'high-stake' moments in life as an opportunity to 'steal the show'. Plus tips on how to create a compelling story and performance.

Michael is the founder of Heroic Public Speaking.

http://www.michaelport.com/

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In this short action episode of Inspirational Creatives, teacher, journalist turned PR consultant and creative entrepreneur, Janet Murray, shares the importance of following your heart in life and business.

Hear why keeping focussed on what you believe in, particularly when times are tough, can pay off.

You'll also learn one word to look out for that could indicate you are following the dreams of others and not your own.

Janet also shares a short story of a friend who is creating more opportunities by saying no to what she doesn't want.

http://www.janetmurray.co.uk/

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Once upon a time something someone said to Janet Murray changed her creative career path forever.

Having sacrificed an opportunity to pursue a career in music, Janet has since focussed on her writing, creating a living doing what she loves, from her infamous ‘Shedquarters’.

In this episode, you’ll hear why Janet gave up a career as an English teacher to become a journalist and how, now, she helps others learn about PR.

You’ll hear what her parents said when she left a traditional career, why she loves being a creative entrepreneur and why creative entrepreneurs don’t like to take holidays.

http://www.janetmurray.co.uk/

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In episode 095, New York Times best-selling author, Kevin Kruse, revealed the habits and secrets of ultra-successful people: Entrepreneurs, Olympic athletes and Billionaires.

In this short action episode of Inspirational Creatives, Kevin shares his 3-2-1-zero technique to help you overcome email overwhelm making more time for your creativity.

You’ll also learn how to fit email into your daily schedule and how to process email quickly and easily.

http://www.kevinkruse.com/

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How do you invest the 1440 minutes you have in a day?

Kevin Kruse can help you to become more productive and prosperous whilst less overworked and overwhelmed as a creative.

Having interviewed billionaires, multimillionaires, olympic athletes and successful creative entrepreneurs for his new book,15 secrets successful people know about time management, Kevin shares, in this episode, the habits and ideas which will help you to boost your daily productivity.

Learn why you might want to do away with traditional to-do lists and what to do instead. You'll also hear who the most important person highly successful people schedule time with.

Kevin is a New York Times best-selling author and recognised as a Top 100 business thought leader in America.

http://15timesecrets.com

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Having ditched the corporate career some years ago, indie author, Joanna Penn, today makes a six-figure income selling her books in no less than 68 countries.

So, what’s her secret?

In this short action episode, Joanna shares what she has to offer about the mindset for those wishing to sell and market their own creative work.

Joanna is a New York Times and USA Today best-selling author who has self-published more than 14 fiction and non-fiction books of her own.

http://www.thecreativepenn.com

It’s hard to believe that at one time, best-selling independent author and founder of thecreativepenn.com, Joanna Penn, did not believe she was creative.

From a corporate career in IT to a thriving lifestyle as a writer of fiction and non-fiction she is now selling her work in 68 countries (and counting).

Today, voted as one of The Guardian UK’s top 100 creative professionals, and as a speaker on creative entrepreneurship, she makes a living doing what she loves.

In this episode of Inspirational Creatives, you’ll learn why Joanna is fanatical about proving that a living being creative is a proper job.

Learn what Joanna loves about stickers and colouring books for adults and why sharing pictures of graveyards on Pinterest is important to her audience.

Joanna also reveals the power of hiring freelancers and virtual assistants as well as sharing tips on hiring people to help you publish.

You’ll also hear why she believes the Scrivener application is essential for writers and why authors should never do their own book covers.

http://www.inspirationalcreatives.com/podcast/093-joanna-penn

http://thecreativepenn.com

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In this short action episode of Inspirational Creatives, you'll learn five ways to create an environment that ignites and promotes your creativity allowing you to generate an abundance of new ideas.

Dr. Cyndi Burnett, from the international centre for studies in creativity, shares how to find time to focus on your creativity, and how to use that time to generate multiple ideas.

You'll also learn the importance of creating an environment and finding people that support your creativity.

http://creativity.buffalostate.edu/faculty/cynthia-burnett

http://cyndiburnett.com

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Dr. Cyndi Burnett is an assistant professor at the international centre for studies in creativity. She believes everyone has creative capacity.

Her work includes understanding creativity in a hyper-connected world whilst connecting together communities of creative thinkers using social media.

In this episode, Dr. Burnett reveals how the desire to improve can ignite your creativity and why weaving creativity into education is critical for the livelihoods of future generations.

Dr. Burnett also shares her own insights from her creative research plus what more she believes can be done to promote creativity in schools, at home and in education.

Learn how, and why, Cyndi moved on from a career as an actress and why Cyndi's office has 6 chairs (and has never had a desk.)

http://cyndiburnett.com