“Owning less is great, wanting less is even better” – Joshua Becker

Best-selling author of Simplify and Clutter Free With Kids, Joshua Becker, reaches 350,000 readers every month through his blog, Becoming Minimalist.a

Whether you enjoy the idea of a life that embraces simplicity or not, Joshua’s story, insights and simple strategies can help you to learn how he has benefited from a life less cluttered.

Own less, achieve more.

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Here’s the challenge:

Living in a busy, distracting world, with information overload, can feel overwhelming.

These challenges are greater still when there are so many new ideas to play with: we don’t know where to start - or even where to finish - when it comes to managing our creative projects

With so many other responsibilities this can all lead to stress and anxiety.

Yet we all seem to crave is peace, happiness and the space to create: to find and fulfil our true purpose.

In this special short action episode, mindfulness coach, Shakya Kumara, offers two brief exercises that you can try and actively engage in as you listen.

This is an easy opportunity to get a sense of mindfulness in practice and to gauge how it could help you.

Hear how to begin to achieve a happier, more peaceful and more creative life.

Shakya is a specialist who helps people to improve their quality of life through the reduction of anxiety, overwhelm and stress.

Hear the full interview with Shakya and more of his story (and more exercises) here.

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Shakya Kumara, is a specialist who helps people to improve their quality of life through the reduction of anxiety, overwhelm and stress.

He’s also a Bhuddist who enjoys nature and discovering everyday ordinary beauty through photography.

As a leadership and management coach who specialises in mindfulness, Shakya has a rich and diverse background.

His background includes having working with charities and multi-national companies across the globe. He has a fascinating story to tell.

In this special episode, Shakya offers exercises that you can actively engage in as you listen, as well as live demonstrations of mindfulness in practice.

Hear how mindfulness can help you to creative a more fulfilling life.

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Author, Amanda Turner, has created a life being able to write whilst living in different countries around the world with her family.

As with any creative project:

Any writer knows that writing isn’t always easy...

In episode 179, Amanda shared her story and experiences as an author and part-time digital nomad.

Offering insights into her own writing and creative practice, Amanda shares how she gets her creative work done.

Despite a multitude of distractions, and her own resistance, hear how she overcomes creative paralysis and what some people call writers block.

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http://www.vagabondingwithkids.com/

http://www.akturner.com/

In this short action episode, author and part-time digital nomad, Amanda Turner shares how she avoids distraction to keep focussed on the creative work that matters to her.

In episode 177, Amanda shared her own story and experience describing how she has created a life that she loves; one that comes with its own unique challenges.

As an author and as a mother who spends long periods of time away from home with her family, how does she find time to write?

Seemingly getting the best of both worlds, Amanda lives in exciting new places across the globe, with her family, whilst writing books, and she gets her work done.

Hear how in this short action episode.

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Amanda Turner is a writer, a mum, an author and a part-time digital nomad.

Despite many close calls with publishing houses, today she is a New York Times bestselling author.

All she needs is a pen and paper (or a laptop and an internet connection) and an inspiring place to live.

Having written a number of books that have received acclaim, Amanda is the author of a series of books called Vagabonding with kids, having developed a life living part-time on the road.

When not at their home base in Idaho, she works whilst living across the globe with her husband and two children.

In this episode, part one of our two-part chat, Amanda reveals the reality of writing multiple books whilst visiting many countries and how she remains focussed when there’s so much to do and see.

Hear how her young children receive an education and how travel has affected their characters and personalities.

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http://www.akturner.com/

Creative people struggle because they’re either stuck starting or struggling to launch a new idea, product or service.

Yet there’s a little-known formula to making big ideas a reality and getting things done.

In this short action episode of Inspirational Creatives, you’ll learn how you can make your big ideas happen in just four simple steps.

Creative entrepreneur and social sidekick podcaster, Laurie Solgon shared in episode 175 how she focusses to get things done.

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Laurie Solgon is a podcaster, blogger, software engineer, and web designer who has worked at various Fortune 500 companies.

She established her Social Sidekick podcast in 2015 having lost her job.

Whilst looking for a new job, Laurie realised that her journey could help others who desired to be their own boss too.

In this episode, Laurie reveals how she transitioned from computer professional along to creative entrepreneur and why she’s decided to write a book about letters between her parents, from the war, for herself.

Hear where Laurie, although a self-proclaimed introvert, finds her confidence for public speaking and how podcasting has helped her to navigate an ever-evolving life journey following her curiosity.

Also, what ideas Laurie would give for those looking to find their own destiny.

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http://SocialSidekickPodcast.com

In this special repeat short action episode of Inspirational Creatives, author and music producer, Bobby Owsinski, reveals his writing process, one which has seen him create a high volume of best-selling books and many hit records.

Bobby's simple yet very effective approach to his writing and creative work is broken down, step-by-step, for you to try.

Although the example given focuses on writing, as you'll hear, Bobby's approach can be applied to almost any creative endeavour.

Bobby is one of the best-selling authors in the music industry.

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http://www.bobbyowsinski.com/

Bobby Owsinski is a best-selling author and much sought after audio producer in the music industry.

In the repeat edition of this classic episode, Bobby reveals his writing formula and why he is excited about the future of the music industry.

He's worked on hundreds of projects for 'superstar' acts and written countless books that document and reveal the art and science of music production.

Having worked with, and interviewed, many A-list audio producers, in this episode of Inspirational Creatives, Bobby reveals why he hopes there is someone, somewhere creating a new style of music.

You'll also hear why you're in the wrong industry if you simply want to get famous and how selling a million records, today, is barely getting you into the game.

Hear what advice Bobby would give to his younger self and why he would have liked to have played bass guitar.

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http://www.bobbyowsinski.com/

Having automation and data is no good if you don’t have an exciting way to position your creative work to the right people.

In the re-run of this classic short action episode, serial entrepreneur and business founder, Jeff Goldenberg, shares 3 actionable tips you can try today to start growing your creative business quickly and effectively.

In episode 171, Jeff described what he learned having interviewed very successful business people for his new book “A Growth Hackers Guide To the Galaxy.”

Jeff is a serial entrepreneur based in Toronto and the co-founder of a digital marketing consultancy which specialises in business development and growth hacking.

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In this content-rich repeat episode of Inspirational Creatives, serial entrepreneur, Jeff Goldenberg, reveals how he raised over $10,000 USD to publish his new book, The Growth Hackers Guide To the Galaxy, using Kickstarter.

Co-authored with Mark Hayes (CEO of Tiger Tiger, and founder of one of the world's first growth hacking agencies) his book was written, and is being independently published, via the Kickstarter platform, with colleagues across shifting time-zones.

Jeff is a serial entrepreneur based in Toronto and the co-founder of a digital marketing consultancy which specialises in business development and growth hacking.

Having successfully launched a number of start-ups, and as the Head of Growth of a Canadian loans company, Borrowell.com, Jeff shares what he knows about the reality of being an entrepreneur and how to get started with growth hacking.

You'll learn why you don't have to be a coder to get started.

http://www.inspirationalcreatives.com/podcast/171-jeff-goldenberg

Have you ever noticed how insanely creative people get immobilised and stuck when attempting to take massive action?

It’s all to do with inner beliefs that limit us.

Beliefs that include the need to constantly be productive,

and those that include the need to seek external approval from others...

In this short action episode, we briefly explore how to overcome some of these limiting beliefs.

We also explore how catching ourselves experiencing self-doubt can lead ourselves towards being more at ease in the world.

In episode 169, coach and expert on thought mastery and mental focus, Kim Ades, shared a variety of reasons as to why these beliefs limit us and what to do about it.

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Kim Ades is the founder of Frame of Mind Coaching.

As a mother of 5 and as an author, speaker, coach and entrepreneur, Kim is an expert on thought mastery and mental focus.

In this episode we go deep into the topic of how our thoughts affect our feelings and how they affect our actions too.

Kim explains how her pioneering work has led to breakthroughs with her clients using on-line journaling.

And what we can learn about how parents behave towards children.

You’ll also hear how a need to be productive can be counter-productive.

And how people who possess high emotional resilience are often the most successful too.

How and why this all comes down to the ability to develop self management.

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http://frameofmindcoaching.com/

In all areas of life we need to be asking:

Elegantly, creatively, considerately and consistently.

Whether we realise it or not we are always asking.

When it comes to crowdfunding your ability to succeed or not comes down to your ability to ask.

So in this short action episode we explore how to ask anyone for anything.

In episode 167, renowned international SXSW speak, PR expert and author, Ariel Hyatt, shares what she learned from her first successful crowdfunding experience.

Having raised over $50,000 USD to fund her new book, Crowdstart, in this short episode we explore the fundamental principles, which Ariel believes, underpinned her success.

Crowdstart is a new book about how to create a powerful and profitable crowdfunding campaigns.

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http://www.arielhyatt.com

How do you create an effective crowdfunding campaign?

What can you expect to experience emotionally?

Crowdstart author and publicity expert, Ariel Hyatt, reveals the emotional reality of her first crowdfunding experience.

After years of advising clients on their own campaigns, Ariel put her money where her mouth is raising over $50,000 on Kickstarter to launch her new book, Crowdstart.

In this episode, Ariel shares how her tragic apartment fire, and a bad experience with Oprah, led to her crowdfunding success today.

Ariel reveals the three main benefits of starting a crowdfunding campaign and who her new book, Crowdstart, is for.

You’ll learn how her new book can help you to create your own powerful and profitable crowdfunding campaign, avoiding the mistakes that so many make.

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http://www.arielhyatt.com

In episode 165, successful business growth coach and entrepreneur, Kelly Roach, revealed how she helps people to grow their creative businesses often enabling them to double and triple their income.

In this short action episode of Inspirational Creatives, Kelly offers three ways to scale your creative business quickly and sustainably..

By learning successful strategies from coaches such as Kelly, we can save ourselves time, and misfortune, by focussing on the right things and avoiding the mistakes so many make.

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http://KellyRoachCoaching.com

Kelly Roach is a Former NFL Cheerleader and Fortune 500 Executive turned Entrepreneur, Mentor and 'Time-Compression' Business Growth Coach.

If you're struggling with not having enough time to create the life and living you want, then you'll enjoy the inspiration and motivation Kelly has to offer.

We discuss burnout and major life change.

And the importance of taking time out to get to know yourself...

In this episode of Inspirational Creatives, Kelly reveals what a successful life looks like to her today.

You'll also hear why success, however you define it, is never a straight-line journey.

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http://KellyRoachCoaching.com

As creatives, we get stuck for all sorts of reasons when attempting to achieve our big ideas.

Sometimes there’s a gap in our lives such as the support we need or the know-how;

Sometimes it could be fear.

In episode 163, adventurer and explorer, Laura Kennington revealed how she achieves her big aims and adventures in life.

In this short action episode, Laura shares how to get unstuck and started again on your big ideas and dreams.

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https://lauraexplorer.com/

Having traversed Russia, alone in a canoe, British adventurer and explorer, Laura Kennington, soon found herself in hot water with many thousands of Russians trying to track her down.

Having hitched a ride together from the local station to Yestival, last year, in this special before and after episode Laura reveals her feelings and experiences on a new personal adventure.

This year, 2016, Laura swam, cycled and kayaked around three of the Channel Islands.

But there was a surprise...

Hear her expectations before, and her reflections after, this personal mission.

You’ll hear how she trained and what she would do differently if she were to do all again.

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https://lauraexplorer.com/

What happens to our life on-line after we leave this physical, mortal world?

What happens to your Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts after you are gone?

In episode 161 of Inspirational Creatives, Death Goes Digital author, Pete Billingham, shared his thoughts on what it means to leave a digital legacy.

As creatives we need to be mindful about what we leave behind and to whom.

If you’re interested in living a creative life then your life’s work is your legacy.

Sometimes when we’re so busy creating stuff we don’t get the chance to slow down and think about these things.

In this short action episode Pete offers four tips to start managing your digital legacy.

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http://www.deathgoesdigital.com/

http://peterbillingham.com/

What would you want to happen to your Facebook account when you die?

Your creative life’s output is your legacy.

Online that’s your digital legacy.

In episode 159, funeral celebrant, speaker and author of the book, Death Goes Digital, Pete Billingham, shared with me his thoughts on what it means to leave a digital legacy.

Amongst our digital assets are social medium platforms including Facebook.

Pete shared in part one of our chat that there are over 35 million accounts on Facebook belonging to those who are sadly no longer with us.

In this short action episode you can learn how to quickly and easily manage your Facebook legacy settings.

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http://www.deathgoesdigital.com/

With over 35 million people no longer alive on Facebook now is the time to start considering your digital legacy

Who is going to manage your content when you die?

What’s going to happen to everything you've ever created online over time?

In this episode of Inspirational Creatives, funeral celebrant, previous guest and author of, Death Goes Digital, Peter Billingham shares his ideas, tips, thoughts and stories on what it means to manage your digital legacy before it's too late.

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http://www.deathgoesdigital.com/

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Matt Peet makes a living from his creativity.

He has his own wedding photography business.

And is the creator and founder of a podcast show called Finding Creative Success.

In this interview, Matt shares how his journey unfolded and some of the challenges that came with marketing and promoting his creative work.

Having been coached by previous guest, Michael Gebben, Matt shares how he was able to scale a successful model into a business which supports him, financially and satisfies him, creatively.

You’ll hear how he finds clients and how changes to his website have affected his business.

You’ll learn the importance of being authentic and the benefits of going above and beyond for your clients.

http://www.findingcreativesuccess.com

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Are you an artist struggling to make ends meet?

Are you a creative looking to make more money with your ideas, projects and endeavours?

According to money relationship expert, Joan Sotkin, in episode 155, what we earn is never to with money.

It’s to do with our relationships.

Relationships to ourselves and to others.

In this short action episode of Inspirational Creatives, Joan reveals what is at the essence making money from our creative work and why wealth is never about money...

http://ProsperityPlace.com

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What does it feel like to you to be financially free?

Does money affect your emotions or do your emotions affect your wealth?

In this episode, finance and money expert, Joan Sotkin, shares how to earn more and get out of debt by understanding our emotional relationships with money.

Drawing upon 25 years experience, Joan guides us with the emotional principles that underpin our financial results.

As an award winning author and as the host of The Prosperity Show podcast, she’s someone who is dedicated to helping those struggling financially to find financial freedom in their lives and business.

In this episode, Joan shares her own experience and how she has helped creative entrepreneurs and practitioners to earn more and understand what it really means to feel financial free.

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http://ProsperityPlace.com

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Creator, Nathan Chan, thinks creating Foundrmag is the most successful thing he’s ever done.

In this short action episode, the successful entrepreneur and creator, reveals the four little-known secrets to his success.

The turning point for Nathan was being able to feature Sir Richard Branson on the front cover of the free edition, enabling Nathan to build early trust and credibility.

You’ll hear what else he believes is the secret sauce to his own entrepreneurial success.

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Creator, Nathan Chan, claims creating Foundrmag is the most successful thing he’s ever done.

He’s interviewed Richard Branson, Seth Godin, Tim Ferriss and Arianna Huffington, and many more.

Foundrmag his visually attractive online magazine is designed to help folks break from the daily grind towards developing their own business.

In this interview, Nathan reveals how creating Foundrmag has challenged him and changed his life.

And why an epic T-shirt opportunity lead to an epic fail.

Nathan shares what he believes is the secret sauce to entrepreneurial success.

And how great design is becoming a modern commodity.

https://foundrmag.com/

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In this short action episode of Inspirational Creatives, musician and entrepreneur, Steve Palfreyman, shares how he takes action on new ideas.

Hear why Steve wishes he got started on his new online virtual summit for musicians one year earlier.

Also, hear how getting started on a new project or idea, now, can be a valuable exercise towards achieving the creative life, and community, you want.

In episode 151 Steve revealed the mindset behind his new free online virtual summit for musicians.

And why he’s fallen in love with his community once again.

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http://www.musiclaunchsummit.com/

http://www.musiclaunchhub.com/

Who doesn’t love music?

I haven’t met anyone who doesn’t love music (yet.)

Neither has today's podcast guest.

Previous guest, musician and entrepreneur, Steve Palfreyman, has fallen in love with audience again.

He’s back on the Inspirational Creatives podcast today talking about his new virtual summit for musicians.

But you don’t need to be a musician to appreciate this interview.

We talk about what it takes to create great value for your community as well as some of the challenges and benefits that come with doing so.

You see, Steve can’t imagine a life without music.

Music has helped him with adversity, pain, shyness and his own mother’s depression.

So it may be no surprise he’s attracted and built a community of, and for, musicians to help them with their own creative aims and success.

He’s found some of the very best experts in the music industry and he’s sharing their wisdom for free - for anyone who wants to learn.

Whilst many of us may have heard of an online virtual summit, we’re not always clear on what they are and how they can serve a community.

And he’s not doing this alone; he’s involving his community.

They are exploring their creative processes together.

In this episode we talk about the mindset behind creating a summit and what inspired Steve to serve his audience in this way.

We also talk about what music means to him and the importance of empathy in his most open interview yet.

Hear why Steve believe artists are incredibly empathetic people and how they can use this to their advantage.

You’ll also learn why Steve wishes he had started creating this summit one year ago, and why you need to get started on your big ideas now.

Learn from your successes, learn from your failures, learn from Steve.

Learn to fall in love with your audience and community again.

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http://www.stevepalfreyman.com/

http://www.musiclaunchsummit.com/

http://www.musiclaunchhub.com/

Earlier this year small business expert and serial entrepreneur, Mark Asquith of Excellence Expected, surprised his podcast audience when he announced he was stopping his podcast.

Since then Mark’s branding has evolved.

In this special episode you’ll hear why Mark has taken a break and how this has influenced the future direction of the Inspirational Creatives podcast. 

Listen, too, to a private conversation with social media expert, entrepreneur, musician and artist, Steve Palfreyman and how that conversation is now leading to changes in this podcast.

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http://www.stevepalfreyman.com/

http://www.excellence-expected.com/

In 2005, Mark Asquith decided he no longer wanted to work for someone else, 9 to 5.

In 2012, he almost burned out chasing freedom and looking for fulfilment working for himself.

Today, he is a successful British podcaster and small business expert.

As the host of the Excellence Expected podcast, and the co-founder of his own design, brand and marketing agency, Mark has found confidence, and better relationships, in his work today.

In this episode Mark shares what he believes underlies a fulfilling creative life and where you can really find your passions.

http://www.inspirationalcreatives.com/podcast

http://www.excellence-expected.com

One of the biggest challenges for creative is maintaining focus on their biggest aims in life.

Whether we enjoy setting goals or not, it’s something we all do whether we write them down or not.

In episode 147, successful entrepreneur, businessman and author turned coach, Stephen Rodgers, shared the strategy he used to achieve his own successes in life.

In this short action episode, Stephen shares what he has learned about overcoming his own resistance and how he achieves his highest aims.

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http://www.thealchemyadvisors.com

Stephen Rodgers’s wife health crisis changed his life.

Encouraged to re-evaluate the purpose of his own life, today he someone who is dedicated to helping others.

As the founder and CEO of The Alchemy Advisors he helps creatives find their own meaning, purpose and potential.

As the author of a new book, Lead to Gold, Stephen reveals what he believes creates success and happiness when leading a creative life.

Having once generated $25 billion dollars in annual sales, in the real estate business, today he is someone who enjoys not just the arts, but also traveling, yoga, meditation, sky diving and kung fu as part of his richer life.

Hear what Stephen has learned from his successful friends such as Warren Buffet, Brain Tracy and John Assaraff and why he believes every moment in life is an opportunity, a test, a challenge or a gift.

http://www.inspirationalcreatives.com/podcast

http://www.thealchemyadvisors.com

For many small business owners and creative entrepreneurs one of the biggest risks to their business and freedom is themselves.

In episode 145 of Inspirational Creatives, Standard Procedure author, Tony Brown, shared his best tips for anyone looking to scale their business, serve more people and find freedom from within their creative work.

In this short action episode, listen to what Tony had to say about overcoming the risks and challenges of having a business that is dependent on you.

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http://www.tonylbrown.com/

If you’re a creative entrepreneur or business owner you could be at great risk of getting trapped.

In this episode of Inspirational Creatives, Standard Procedure author, Tony Brown, shares what he knows about scaling ideas and business in a world full of challenges, fear and ego.

Having taken the leap from local authority employee to full-time freelancer, when faced with budget cuts and challenging circumstances, Tony shares how he has created his own success through the power of connections, a blog and a podcast.

Highlighting that there are great benefits of sharing what you know, and working with the right people, Tony shares his experience as a strategy coach and director of three businesses: revealing what he has learnt so far.

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http://www.tonylbrown.com/

Have you ever had that moment where you find yourself writing and you just get stuck?

Your mind is out of ideas and now writing feels like an up hill struggle.

You’re not alone.

Fiction writer, Ani Alexander, revealed in episode 143 what to do when it comes to dealing with getting stuck and moving forward again.

In this short action episode of Inspirational Creatives, you’ll also hear what to do with the reality of writers block.

You’ll learn about some of the more common challenges for writers and creatives (and what to do about them.)

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http://www.anialexander.com/

When Multi-linguist and fiction author, Ani Alexander, isn’t helping independent writers to get published, she’s listening to conversations in coffee shops as a source of inspiration for her fiction writing.

As a multi-linguist (Ani speaks 5 languages), who has been known to make her readers cry, she is someone who is passionate about the emotional power of the written word.

In this episode of Inspirational Creatives, you’ll learn what the common challenges are for writers and what Ani thinks about writer’s block (and what to do about it.)

You’ll also hear why Ani is making changes to what she does today and how she is hoping to take her audience with her.

http://www.inspirationalcreatives.com/podcast

http://www.anialexander.com/

Have you ever come up with an idea in the show or whilst driving and thought,

“Why hasn’t somebody already made one of those?”

In this short action episode of Inspirational Creatives, you’ll learn how to have your idea made and marketed to many without having to learn anything about manufacturing, marketing or distribution.

Stephen Key is an award-winning product artist and intellectual property strategist.

His products have been endorsed by Michael Jordan, Alex Trebek, and Taylor Swift and have sold at Disney stores and theme parks across the globe.

Having licensed more than 20 products in the past 35 years, Stephen reveals how you can license, or ‘rent’, an idea you have to a large company so that you are paid a royalty.

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http://www.inventright.com/

Stephen Key is an award-winning product artist and intellectual property strategist.

His products have been endorsed by Michael Jordan, Alex Trebek, and Taylor Swift and have sold at Disney stores and theme parks across the globe.

Having licensed more than 20 products in the past 35 years.

In this episode of Inspirational Creatives, Stephen reveals how he has made a living from his ideas, through royalties, and how he helps others to do the same.

http://www.inspirationalcreatives.com/podcast

http://www.inventright.com/

Saying No could be the answer to achieving what is that you want.

In this short action episode of Inspirational Creatives, Sam and Pete Billingham share their ideas and wisdom.

Learn how saying no in the short-term has helped them to achieve the lives they want in the long-term.

You’ll learn 3 powerful questions to help you get started towards achieving what it is you want.

http://www.inspirationalcreatives.com/podcast

http://peterbillingham.com

http://betterthangood.co/

In this special episode of Inspirational Creatives, Pete and Sam Billingham reveal the stuff memories are made of.

Pete, Sam’s father, is going digital with death. Sam has just returned from a global adventure.

Having walked the Camino and cycled California, what have they learned from each other?

You’ll hear about what it takes to create the life you want and the joy of having no expectations.

Learn why it’s important to generate your own wealth and the cost of comfort and the decisions you make.

http://www.inspirationalcreatives.com/podcast

http://peterbillingham.com

http://betterthangood.co/

Creative work can be an isolating and lonely place to live.

For journalist and startup founder, Aline Mayard, this could not be more true.

Having left Paris to start up The Blue House in Morocco, Aline soon found herself feeling isolated and alone.

In this short action episode of Inspirational Creatives, Aline reveals and reflects the three communities that form a support network critical to creative success.

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http://www.thebluehouse.io/

https://medium.com/@YallahAline/

For anyone thinking of starting up a venture, journalist and start-up founder, Aline Mayard, has to share may surprise to you.

Aline shares, in this episode of Inspirational Creatives, why co-founding a business, moving to Morocco and leading an entrepreneurial life made her miserable.

Having parted ways with her co-founder and having moved back to her home in Paris, Aline shares the successes, loneliness and lessons that came with her own entrepreneurial journey

From the basement of a Parisian cafe, you’ll hear how she has since found her own peace of mind back home.

http://www.inspirationalcreatives.com/podcast

http://www.thebluehouse.io/

https://medium.com/@YallahAline/

When attempting tocreate a living a doing what they love, many creative people findthemselves overwhelmed with too many ideas and not knowing whichideas to focus on.

In this short actionepisode of Inspirational Creatives, with podcaster, Colin Gray,from ThePodcastHost.com, you’ll learn why passionate is not enoughwhen it comes to deciding which ideas to focus on for a businessidea or venture.

You’ll also learn whatsteps can be taken to short-list your ideas when it comes todealing with idea overwhelm and indecision.

Whether you’reattempting to master a living as an artist, a freelancer, aproducer or as a small business owner or as a creative or socialentrepreneur one of the biggest mistakes you can make is to chaseone idea and then another simply because you’re passionate aboutthat idea.

http://www.inspirationalcreatives.com/podcast

http://www.thepodcasthost.com/

Colin Gray is a British speaker, teacher, and respected podcaster and online educator who helps businesses, artists and creative entrepreneurs to grow their audiences through broadcast.

Whether you’re interested in promoting your brand through audio, or simply finding presence and meaning in world full of exciting new media, Colin can teach you how to create trust and credibility with the power of podcasting.

As the founder of ThePodcastHost.com, Colin’s experience and knowledge of the subject of podcasting has enabled him to reach audiences once unreachable.

And in this chat, Colin shares his own story and journey as well as what is that makes him tick, indoors and outdoors, and so passionate about podcasting as he seeks presence in a world full of exciting new opportunities and new media.

http://www.inspirationalcreatives.com/podcast

http://www.thepodcasthost.com/

Harmony Eichsteadt shares her best tips to help you create a thriving and engaged community of dedicated and passionate people who can’t wait to share and contribute to your work.

Whether you’re just beginning to build a new community or grow an existing one, you’ll learn how to test how strong your existing community is and three new ways to build on what you’ve already developed.

In episode 133 of Inspirational Creatives, Harmony shared her story and how she survived a her battle with cancer having gained the support and power of her own community.

Today, Harmony helps people to use their own creative natures to build communities and mission based businesses. You’ll hear exclusive content including Harmony’s version of the fable, The Little Red Hen.

http://www.inspirationalcreatives.com/podcast

http://www.goodlifeproject.com/

Harmony Eichsteadt is the Head of Community for The Good Life Project, a small media company founded by popular and highly respected blogger and speaker, Jonathan Fields.

At the age of 29 Harmony survived cancer and she credits her own community for inspiring and supporting her through that life-changing time.

In this special episode of Inspirational Creatives, recorded in my own home, Harmony shares the reality of experiencing loss and how having had cancer and a supportive community has changed her perspective on life.

You’ll also hear about her working relationship with Jonathan Fields and what it means to be aggressively gentle.

http://www.inspirationalcreatives.com/podcast

http://www.goodlifeproject.com/

Claire Higgins is a martial artist and a performance, mindset and motivational coach who has worked in many tough situations working with organisations including the United Nations and the International Red Cross.

In this short action episode of Inspirational Creatives, Claire shares 3 powerful yet simple steps towards managing and confronting your own fear. She describes how she manages fear with those that she works with as a coach.

When it comes to reaching our own full potential we need to face what it is that is stopping us. In episode 131, Claire shared what her experience has taught her about making progress and confronting fear.

http://www.inspirationalcreatives.com/podcast/

http://www.clairehiggins.me/

Claire Higgins is a performance, mindset and motivational coach who has worked with many organisations including the United Nations and the International Red Cross.

In part two, and the final part of our two part conversation on Inspirational Creatives, Claire shares a powerful question to ask when confidently creating a life and living that you desire: one that faces and embraces fear towards inner and outer freedom.

You’ll also hear how, when faced with the possibility her own death, Claire adjusted her mindset and approach towards life whilst finding deeper levels of inner courage and confidence.

With a black belt in karate, and a passion for both yoga and Arabic calligraphy, Claire has recently completed writing a new book offering her own deep insights, Wild Zen.

Learn how Claire persisted writing the book despite personal challenges and where she found the confidence to proceed working with her own fears and courage.

http://www.inspirationalcreatives.com/podcast

http://www.clairehiggins.me/

Claire Higgins is a performance, mindset and motivational coach who has worked in many tough situations working with organisations including the United Nations and the International Red Cross.

In episode 129 of Inspirational Creatives, Claire shared how having worked in prisons as an Arabic interpreter led to her finding the courage and confidence to create the life and business she wants.

In this short action episode, Claire shares three insights as to how you can find the confidence and courage you need to take action when faced with a tough situation.

http://www.inspirationalcreatives.com/podcast/

http://www.clairehiggins.me

Claire Higgins is a freelancer and a performance, mindset and motivational coach who has worked with many organisations including the United Nations and the International Red Cross.

In this episode, part one of our two part conversation, you’ll hear how daunting prison work as an Arabic interpreter led to finding the courage and confidence to create and run her own business.

Having worked in prisons, refugee camps, and having coordinated human rights campaigns from London, today, she resides in the Middle East and holds a Masters degree in violence, conflict and development.

With a black belt in karate, and a passion for both yoga and Arabic calligraphy, she has recently completed writing a new book offering her own deep insights, Wild Zen.

You’ll also hear what it means and feels like to do really deep work despite feeling fear, testing circumstances and tough situations.

http://www.inspirationalcreatives.com/podcast/

http://www.clairehiggins.me

Copywriting expert, Ray Edwards, shares how to learn what your customers really want by understanding your community, audience and market better.

In this short action episode of Inspirational Creatives, you’ll learn how to find where your community are offering deep insights and, more importantly, what to look for.

You’ll also hear what the biggest challenge is for creative people trying to understand their market and what to do about it.

Ray Edwards is a Copywriter, Author, Speaker, and has worked with best-selling authors including Michael Hyatt, Dan Miller, Jeff Walker and Tony Robbins.

He’s also worked with Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen who co-author the book, Chicken Soup for The Soul.

In episode 127, Ray shared how to sell creative work ethically and more effectively to those that are genuinely interested.

http://www.inspirationalcreatives.com/podcast

http://www.rayedwards.com/

Michael Hyatt claims that Ray Edwards is “the best copywriting teacher I know.”

As the founder of his own company, his marketing expertise have helped sell an estimated and mind-blowing $200 Million worth of products and services helping others to sell using the written word.

With a new book out this week, How To Write Copy That Sells, Ray reveals how to sell your creative work ethically and to those that are interested.

In this episode of Inspirational Creatives, you’ll hear what copywriting is, what the building blocks of writing good copy are, and how to sell your products and services how the art of copywriting has changed from print into the age of the internet.

Ray Edwards is a Copywriter, Author, Speaker, and the host of one the most popular Business Podcasts on iTunes.

He's worked with some of the most powerful voices in leadership and business today including New York Times best-selling authors including Michael Hyatt, Jeff Walker and Tony Robbins.

He’s also worked with authors Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen who co-author the book, Chicken Soup for The Soul.

http://www.inspirationalcreatives.com/podcast

http://www.rayedwards.com/

Writer and teacher, Dave Ursillo, shares how and why investing a few minutes each day, with a personal journal, can help you to move towards the story you want to be living.

In this short action episode of Inspirational Creatives,  you'll learn how to overcome some of the more common blocks of creative writing such as self-criticism, self-doubt and personal judgement.

Dave shares how redefining the stories we tell ourselves, through this simple exercise, can have an immediate impact on the way the future unfolds.

http://www.inspirationalcreatives.com/podcast

http://www.daveursillo.com/

Dave Ursillo is a Teacher of Yoga and Writing.

In this episode of Inspirational Creatives, Dave reveals how he helps people to find their truth through their own stories and emotions exploring both writing and movement.

Hear how the stories we all tell ourselves determine our future and how to find your truth even when the outcome is uncertain.

Dave shares how he had a hard time expressing himself when he was younger and how he elicits moving stories from young students who claim they “don’t care.”

Plus why Dave hates talking about time management (and how your time is really telling you about how to find your truth.)

http://www.inspirationalcreatives.com/podcast

http://daveursillo.com

Paula Schramm is walking through Santiago de Compostela, 1600 miles from her home in Germany, to find what lies beyond.

In this short action episode of Inspirational Creatives, Paula shares the steps she takes when feeling anxious, overwhelmed or stuck.

You’ll learn how to gain deeper inspiration, more clarity and greater focus with this one step. A step that could lead to many....

http://www.inspirationalcreatives.com/podcast

http://www.paula-schramm.com/beyond-the-field-of-stars/the-zine

Paula Schramm is about to walk through Santiago de Compostela, 1600 miles from her home in Germany.

Although she’s travelling alone, she won’t be solo.

With her, is her latest creation, a new print magazine, Beyond The Field Of Stars, featuring contributions from worldwide adventurers such as Kim Nicol, Chris Gillebeau and Dave Cornthwaite

Having achieved a PhD candidacy in science, Paula is also a coach, guide, writer and yoga teacher who recently presented at TEDx Stuttgart on the subject of reclaiming power in the context of depression and anxiety.

In this episode of Inspirational Creatives, Paula talks about her forthcoming pilgrimage, the simplicity of being a pilgrim and what leading a meaningful life means to her.

http://www.inspirationalcreatives.com/podcast

http://www.paula-schramm.com/

Amanda Cook, founder of Wellpreneur shares three simple yet very powerful tips to help relieve the overwhelm often experienced in creative business and life.

If you find your mind is full of many creative ideas but you don’t know where to start, here’s how...

http://www.inspirationalcreatives.com/podcast

http://wellpreneuronline.com

Wellpreneur, Amanda Cook, reveals her story and how she escaped the corporate cubicle to teach what she knows about how to grow an audience and business online.

Sharing a seemingly miraculous story, Amanda describes an awakening moment when she realised what it was she wanted.

In this episode of Inspirational Creatives, hear how Amanda ended a relationship and left the United States as a 25 year-old.

Plus, why Amanda loves technology and how it can help you to manage your own life and ideas.

Find out how to spot if you are resisting or procrastinating on your best ideas too.

http://www.inspirationalcreatives.com/podcast

http://wellpreneuronline.com

In this short action episode of Inspirational Creatives, Michael Bungay Stanier reveals how you can gain more respect and create greater impact in your creative work by saying less and asking more.

Michael is the author of The Coaching Habit, a book that gives you seven powerful questions to help you work less hard and have more impact.

You’ll hear why, for many leaders and creative people, it’s hard not to quickly offer advice and solutions.

http://www.inspirationalcreatives.com/podcast

http://www.thecoachinghabit.com/

Michael Bungay Stanier’s new book, The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More and Change The Way You Lead Forever, almost got abandoned.

It’s taken Michael three years, four false starts, and a decision to fire his agent to complete.

Yet having reconnected with his vision, remembering who he was writing for, he found himself back on track.

Michael and the Box of Crayons team have now self-published The Coaching Habit to great acclaim.

In this Inspirational Creatives conversation, Michael shares his struggles and triumphs whilst revealing his own insights gained writing the book.

You’ll hear how questions create the world we live in and how these 7 questions could mean you are able to work less hard and have more impact.

http://www.inspirationalcreatives.com/podcast/119-michael-bungay-stanier

http://thecoachinghabit.com/

Tim Meek reveals one action you can take today towards your own happiness and success.

Whenever Tim feels he needs inspiration he goes to the TED talks.

In this short action episode of Inspirational Creatives, you’ll hear how a TED talk on the Happiness Advantage inspired a Meek family  daily habit that helps them to keep motivated and have a positive outlook on life.

You’ll hear how happiness, and gratitude, could be the key to your success (and not the other way round).

http://www.inspirationalcreatives.com/podcast

http://www.dotrythisathome.com/

When you are on the road sharing space with a younger generation it seems you can learn a lot about being creative and your own creativity.

In part one of this chat on the Inspirational Creatives podcast, the Meek family revealed what motivated them to take their girls out of school, sell their house and create a living on the road.

In today’s episode, part two, the final part of our chat, the Meeks go deeper sharing how they sustain friendships and what it means to give up almost everything in search of adventure and to receive an education on the road.

The parents, Tim and Kerry Meek, share what it feels like to co-learn with their children.

Ten year-old Ella reveals what it feels like to learn outside of school and twelve year-old Amy shares what she loves about learning to be an author whilst traveling.

http://www.inspirationalcreatives.com/podcast

http://www.dotrythisathome.com/

Hear what Amy Meek can teach you about taming your inner critic to positively serve you.

In episode 115, Tim, Kerry, Amy and Ella, aka the Meek family shared their experiences and insights from being on the road for over eighteen months.

In this short action episode of the Inspirational Creatives podcast you'll learn how Amy was inspired by one of her favourite authors, Jennifer Donnelly.

http://www.inspirationalcreatives.com/podcast

http://www.dotrythisathome.com

The Meeks are an everyday family of four, traveling the UK (and beyond), in search of a lifestyle that offers education and adventure.

They call this EdVenture.

In this episode, recorded from their motor-home situated in a caravan park beneath the infamous BBC Crystal Palace transmitter mast, the Meeks share their story so far.

Hear, as they are about to depart for France, why they chose to give up their house, their school and previous lifestyle in search of EdVenture.

Also, how they became recognised by the Ordnance Survey as Get Outside Champions.

http://www.inspirationalcreatives.com/podcast

http://www.dotrythisathome.com/

In this short action episode of Inspirational Creatives, hear what 12 year-old Jack Webb learned on his yearlong road-trip about becoming present and more in the moment.

In episode 111, Matt, Eva and Jack from the Webb family shared their experiences and insights having travelled to all 50 states, meeting young change-makers all across America on a yearlong road-trip.

Hear what the Webb family can teach you about offering curiosity, vulnerability and playfulness to almost any situation helping you to be more in the moment.

http://www.inspirationalcreatives.com/podcast

http://www.oneyearroadtrip.com 

In this episode of Inspirational Creatives, part two of our chat, Matt, Eva and Jack Webb reveal what they learned about how to live a creative life to the fullest, from the young change-makers they met on their yearlong road-trip.

In episode 111, part one with the Webb family: Matt, Eva, Jack, Evie and Solveig, a family who dedicated a one year road-trip to meeting and interviewing young change-makers from all 50 states across America, shared what it meant to meet a generation of generosity.

You'll hear how Matt lost and regained his willingness to take risks. Also, how Jack, Eva and Matt were moved by very special people often affected by serious circumstances and now choosing to change the world.

Learn why a celebrity chef is writing a $200 cheque for Evie's dog treats, and how a child, researching ovarian cancer, lead to children being able to build a computer using Minecraft gaming software.

Part one was published last Friday.

http://www.inspirationalcreatives.com/podcast

http://www.oneyearroadtrip.com/

Matt, Eva, Jack, Evie and Solveig Webb achieved their one year road-trip dream because they found the 2 biggest things that supercharged their own creative purpose.

In this short action episode of Inspirational Creatives, you'll learn the 2 biggest things that will help you to create the life you want whilst inspiring and gaining the support of others.

http://www.inspirationalcreatives.com/podcast

http://www.oneyearroadtrip.com/

Meet Matt, Eva, Jack, Evie and Solveig Webb.

They are the Webb Family from Pasadena, California who dedicated a one year road-trip to meeting young change-makers from all 50 states across America.

In this episode of Inspirational Creatives, part one of our two part interview, you'll hear how and why they chose to leave everything behind to meet a generation of generosity.

Hear how they made their one year road-trip a reality, how they are embracing different styles of learning, and how home education is playing a part in their lives.

In part two, next Friday, The Webbs share their fears and how the young change-makers inspired their inner confidence.

http://www.inspirationalcreatives.com/podcast

http://www.oneyearroadtrip.com/

In this short action episode of Inspirational Creatives, Anne-Laure Carruth describes how she found confidence and inspiration, to quit her job, through a community of like-minded people called Project Awesome.

You'll hear how a conversation with founder, Danny Bent, inspired Anne-Laure to be the artist she believes to be and how exercise crushes her creative blocks.

Project Awesome is a community of people committed to fitness and living their best life. Based in London, founder Danny Bent shares the importance of being surrounded by positively-minded people who support each others' aims.

http://www.inspirationalcreatives.com/podcast

http://www.projectawesomelondon.com/

http://www.inspirationalcreatives.com/podcast

In the second part of this two-part Inspirational Creatives interview with artist, Anne-Laure Carruth, she shares a moving story of how she overcame a breakdown around the time she was retaking her architecture exams at college (whilst everybody else was celebrating an exhibition in Hyde Park).

Having taken the leap and quit her job, Anne-Laure has found the confidence to call herself, and become an artist, thanks to a community called Project Awesome.

In this episode, you'll learn how life, as an artist, can be a seasonal affair and what to look for when you're in need of self-care.

Anne-Laure reveals how she prevents her creativity from killing itself and why it's so important to talk about mental health.

http://www.anne-laurecarruth.com/

http://www.inspirationalcreatives.com/podcast

In this short action episode, Anne-Laure Carruth shares the moment when she 'turned pro' found the confidence to call herself an artist.

You'll hear how Julia Cameron's book The Artist's Way inspired Anne-Laure to explore who she was and how an expedition in the Middle East gave her the opportunity to find confidence as an artist.

http://www.anne-laurecarruth.com

http://www.inspirationalcreatives.com/podcast

Anne-Laure Carruth has just quit her job.

She's terrified.

This isn't the first time she's quit to become a full-time artist either...

Following her calling to become a creative practitioner, Anne-Laure shares how 5 minute sketches in Morocco became 8 hour drawings by the time she arrived in Turkey.

Travelling anti-clockwise around the Mediterranean in a 1971 Land-Rover with her companion, Lucy, hear how Anne-Laure gave herself permission to be an artist to create a different picture of the Middle East.

In the first instalment of this two-part interview, Anne-Laure shares a moving story, having trained as an architect at the Royal College of Art, of how she overcame a breakdown around the time she was retaking her architecture exams at college (whilst everybody else was celebrating an exhibition in Hyde Park.)

Having lived in eight different countries, creating visual reflections of the people and places she has met on her travels, hear what happened when Anne-Laure became the resident artist on a ship called Tenacious.

http://www.anne-laurecarruth.com/ 

http://www.inspirationalcreatives.com/podcast

In this short action episode of Inspirational Creatives, Chris Ducker shares how to create more freedom in your life through a powerful exercise and mind-dump.

Could you be suffering from superhero syndrome?

In his book, Virtual Freedom, Chris reveals how you could be on the road to burnout if you're trying to handle too much.

You know you're busy. You know you're overloaded and overwhelmed but...

Where do you begin to create space in your own life?

This short action episode reveals how.

http://www.chrisducker.com/

http://www.inspirationalcreatives.com/podcast

In this episode of Inspirational Creatives, virtual CEO, serial entrepreneur and author of the book, Virtual Freedom, Chris Ducker, shares his inspirational story of how he burned out, and bounced back, before it was too late.

Find out why Chris is so passionate about relationships and what Chris' mum taught him about tough love.

Chris shares how he overcame working 16-hour days, six days per week. How he has since created brands including his latest a global community to support solo entrepreneurs, Youpreneur.

http://www.chrisducker.com/

http://www.youpreneur.com/

http://www.inspirationalcreatives.com/podcast

In this short action episode of Inspirational Creaties, digital branding and social media expert, Amy Schmittauer, shares what she knows about getting started using video on social media for the first time.

You'll learn the most common challenges faced for every first-time video content creator and how to overcome them.

Learn why buying gear isn't your solution. Also, which is more important: quality or quantity.

http://www.savvysexysocial.com

http://www.inspirationalcreatives.com/podcast

What Amy Schmittauer doesn't know about social media marketing and digital branding for small business isn't worth knowing.

Offering tips on where to get started, what equipment to use, and what not to do, Amy explains why practice is important and why more content doesn't mean more value.

You'll learn how you can develop your own authority with social media from where you are today.

Amy also shares how she transitioned from a career in political science into digital marketing, social media and branding.

Concise, savvy and to-the-point, Amy reveals how a wedding video she shared inspired her to create a living, doing what she loves with video and social media at the core.

http://www.savvysexysocial.com/

http://www.inspiraitonalcreatives.com/podcast

In this short action episode of Inspirational Creatives, creativity expert, Jonathan Tilley, shares with you a powerful 3-step approach that will help you to get unstuck and get your creative ideas flowing into unstoppable action.

We explore why creative people get stuck (clue: it's to do with expectations) and how you can prevent weeks, months and years of stress, anxiety and discomfort by doing something that can take less than a minute to do.

Exactly what to do for when your new ideas spring into action is also explored.

Once you hear what Jonathan had to say, you might laugh at yourself as you realise how intuitively obvious, and how easy these three steps are to take.

Listen to episode 101 for the full interview with Jonathan Tilley.

http://www.jonathantilley.com

http://www.inspirationalcreatives.com/podcast

Jonathan Tilley is no stranger to creativity and living a creative life.

He's been a voice actor, a dancer and the author of an award winning book for start-ups.

With a new book on the horizon, in this episode Jonathan shares what it means to embrace the F-word, Failure.

You'll hear how creating your own sacred space can help you to find time for your important creative work.

Jonathan also shares his own experience of how he prevented an acquaintance from sabotaging a creative project showing you how you can manage others from doing the same to you.

As a marketing specialist and branding expert who helps creative people transition into successful freelancers, Jonathan reveals what the successful creators of Dyson, Angry Birds and WD-40 can teach you about adjusting your creative ideas until they work.

We explore the delicate balance of left-brain logic with right-brain creative work and how a jet-skier could change your creative life...

http://www.jonathantilley.com