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Some of the most interesting and inspiring stories I’ve heard are about people’s creative journeys and what they’ve learned along the way. The world needs to hear more of those stories, and now you can hear them on the Follow Your Curiosity podcast. Twice a month, you’ll hear a new interview where we delve into one person’s creative journey. Some of these folks will be better known than others, but they’ll all hold up a mirror to the importance of creative endeavor in every life. In the alternating weeks, you’ll hear short Creative Pep Talk episodes where I feature a creativity tool or tip to help you keep your creative energy flowing. You’ll find something you can use in every episode of Follow Your Curiosity!
Episodes
Wednesday Sep 21, 2022
Wednesday Sep 21, 2022
Once you've wrangled with the truth, what do you DO with it? (Spoiler: don't ignore it.)
Please leave a review and in it, tell us about a time when you listened to your wisdom!
Want more tips? Check out this playlist with all my previous Creative Pep Talks!
Get stuff DONE at my free Creative Check-In/Parallel Universe Time session. Learn more and register here.
Feeling stuck in your creative process? Or wondering how to start having a creative process at all? Check out my super-affordable Creative Tune-Up, which is full of my favorite coaching tools to help you get moving TODAY.
Wednesday Sep 14, 2022
Wednesday Sep 14, 2022
Hillary Webb describes herself as a cultural anthropologist, author, and mixed-media storyteller with a focus on theater anthropology and cross-cultural perspectives on human consciousness. It’s a mix that covers a lot of territory, both literally and figuratively. Hillary has traveled the world for research on shamanism and consciousness, and has even managed to stumble into the world of stand-up comedy in Berlin. We talk about Western ideas of individualism and how they influence our ideas of being part of a group, how those dynamics function in a place like Peru, and how they all influence our senses of who we really are. We also explore the current cultural ideal of authenticity and how it intersects with enthusiasm—and come to a conclusion that might surprise you.
If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a review, and in it, tell us something you're enthusiastic about, whether large or small.
Check out the show notes at fycuriosity.com, and join the conversation on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter! I also post pretty regularly on TikTok, and you can also listen on YouTube. And if you're feeling stuck in your own creative process, I made the Creative Tune-Up just for you!
Get stuff DONE at my free Creative Check-In/Parallel Universe Time session. Register here.
Need a dose of calm and wonder? Join me for Gratitude and Wonder! Register here.
Wednesday Sep 07, 2022
Wednesday Sep 07, 2022
Do you recognize and respect the truth? Or is your relationship with it a little different? Spoiler: It may not be what you think it is!
Please leave a review and in it, tell us about a time when you realized you were trying to outwit the truth!
Want more tips? Check out this playlist with all my previous Creative Pep Talks!
Get stuff DONE at my free Creative Check-In/Parallel Universe Time session. Learn more and register here.
Feeling stuck in your creative process? Or wondering how to start having a creative process at all? Check out my super-affordable Creative Tune-Up, which is full of my favorite coaching tools to help you get moving TODAY.
Wednesday Aug 31, 2022
Wednesday Aug 31, 2022
[I'm on vacation this week, so I'm re-upping one of my favorite interviews from the last year. I'll be back with new episodes next week!]
Musician Paul Bessenbacher, known to his friends and fans as PB, lives a genuine optimism best summed up in his signature statement: “It’s gonna be great.” PB has followed the flow of that sentiment from an undergraduate degree that let him experiment with every genre he could find, to learning recording engineering on the fly, to forming a band—more of a collaboration—Opus Orange. Oh, and he also composes for film.
We talk about all that and particularly about how he navigates the flow, avoids being bogged down by worry, and why we should all embrace failure and give each other grace for being imperfect.
Check out the show notes at fycuriosity.com, and join the conversation on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter! I also post pretty regularly on TikTok, and you can also listen on YouTube. And if you're feeling stuck in your own creative process, I made the Creative Tune-Up just for you!
Get stuff DONE at my free Creative Check-In/Parallel Universe Time session. Learn more and register here.
Wednesday Aug 24, 2022
Wednesday Aug 24, 2022
Well, covid finally got to me, so this week's pep talk is a replay, and one that seemed fitting, considering. Please enjoy while I rest up, so I can be back with new episodes in September.
It's okay to rest! In fact, I highly encourage it. And I'm telling you why in under three minutes.
Please leave a review and in it, tell us about a time when you let yourself rest, and how it made a difference!
Want more tips? Check out this playlist with all my previous Creative Pep Talks!
Get stuff DONE at my free Creative Check-In/Parallel Universe Time session. Learn more and register here.
Feeling stuck in your creative process? Or wondering how to start having a creative process at all? Check out my super-affordable Creative Tune-Up, which is full of my favorite coaching tools to help you get moving TODAY.
Wednesday Aug 17, 2022
Wednesday Aug 17, 2022
Linda King caught the travel bug at an early age. She also grew up in a family of writers. After working in the travel and banking industries—and discovering that there was an appetite for her travel advice—she started The Smart Travelista: a website and series of travel books to help people travel wisely and save money doing it. Linda tells me more about that journey and about her more recent foray into creative nonfiction, and also offers some travel tips and a pep talk for anyone who needs a little motivation to give travel a try. We also talk about how travel influences your creative process.
If you enjoy this episode, please leave a review, and in it, tell us how travel has influenced your life.
Check out the show notes at fycuriosity.com, and join the conversation on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter! I also post pretty regularly on TikTok, and you can also listen on YouTube. And if you're feeling stuck in your own creative process, I made the Creative Tune-Up just for you!
Get stuff DONE at my free Creative Check-In/Parallel Universe Time session. Learn more and register here.
Sign up for my monthly Gratitude and Wonder session here.
Friday Aug 12, 2022
Friday Aug 12, 2022
A pep talk AND an invitation: How Parallel Universe Time can help you get past procrastination and get things done. If you're intrigued, you're invited to join us for scheduled PUT sessions that will help you make progress and energize your creative process.
Register here for the Zoom link and to be kept informed of new PUT session times.
Questions? Contact me at nancy@fycuriosity.com
Want more tips? Check out this playlist with all my previous Creative Pep Talks!
Wednesday Aug 10, 2022
Wednesday Aug 10, 2022
What if I told you your creative blocks are totally normal? There's nothing wrong with you.
Please leave a review and in it, tell us about a time when you realized you were actually totally normal, and how that felt!
Want more tips? Check out this playlist with all my previous Creative Pep Talks!
Get stuff DONE at my free Creative Check-In/Parallel Universe Time session. Learn more and register here.
Feeling stuck in your creative process? Or wondering how to start having a creative process at all? Check out my super-affordable Creative Tune-Up, which is full of my favorite coaching tools to help you get moving TODAY.
Wednesday Aug 03, 2022
Wednesday Aug 03, 2022
Gael Wood started her career as a massage therapist, opening her own day spa and eventually starting her own online business. While that business has taken different forms throughout the years, she’s always found a creative groove in what she does, be it through creating the perfect spa ambience, writing her own marketing materials, or authoring her own books. Along the way, she’s also out together large telesummits and business mastermind groups. Gael talks with me about her experiences in all these endeavors, plus the challenges and magic of staying in trust, finding flow, and learning to live in gratitude, even in situations most of us would not want to be grateful for—which is where the real magic of a gratitude practice lives.
Check out the show notes at fycuriosity.com, and join the conversation on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter! I also post pretty regularly on TikTok, and you can also listen on YouTube. And if you're feeling stuck in your own creative process, I made the Creative Tune-Up just for you!
Get stuff DONE at my FREE Creative Check-In/Parallel Universe Time session. Learn more and register here.
Wednesday Jul 27, 2022
Wednesday Jul 27, 2022
Why you might want to be open to the possibility of being wildly wrong (or even just slightly wrong) about everything from your new creative project to interpersonal dynamics.
Please leave a review and in it, tell us about a time when you were wrong and it turned out well anyway!
Want more tips? Check out this playlist with all my previous Creative Pep Talks!
Get stuff DONE at my free Creative Check-In/Parallel Universe Time session. Register here.
Feeling stuck in your creative process? Or wondering how to start having a creative process at all? Check out my super-affordable Creative Tune-Up, which is full of my favorite coaching tools to help you get moving TODAY.