Inspirational Creatives Podcast

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Direct download: ICP106-first-steps-to-freedom.mp3
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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.

 

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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.

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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.


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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.

 

 

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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...

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Direct download: ICP101-Jonathan-Tilley.mp3
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