I have touched on this topic in past episodes, but some events from this past week really made the relevance of those points come back to mind!

As teachers/educators, we are not only responsible for delivering information but we are extra-responsible to deliver that information in an engaging and inspiring manner to those who have placed their trust in us.

It's about inspiring your students to trust and believe not just what you say, but also who you are as someone who speaks with an air of authority and experience without coming off as arrogant or even worse- unbelievable!

New and seasoned teachers/educators can all draw something from the points in this episode, you may remember some important lessons and you may learn something new!

All Aboard?

A wonderful conversation with Stacy Anderson and TJ Corbet- two women finding not only therapy but healing and joy through their art and creativity after brain injury and the "big C".

Art therapy is a very real thing, and over the next 30-something minutes you'll hear how these two amazing humans overcame severe odds to not only rise up but thrive in their artistic expression and also in how to find the simple joys in life with a creative outlook!

Here's some of my experience gained from writing podcast scripts, radio and social media ads, and from talking to people for more than 30 years as an educator and public speaker.

If you are going to start a podcast but are not sure how to start getting organized, have a listen- I outline my own process from idea, to documenting, recording and editing to create an engaging, interactive and convincing podcast that educates, entertains and inspires my listeners!

Inspired by a real conversation with a musician who instead of learning some new technology and adapting his workflow, decided he should just quit altogether.

I won't let him get away with it!

My big take-away is that it's important sometimes to ask ourselves how much we value "traditional ways", especially if they are an impediment!

Have a listen, let me know what you think.

Lacey King is a creator and writer with some very unique perspectives on creativity, inspiration and process.

In this episode, Lacey and I discuss those "subtle energies" which we all know are there, but we have difficulty defining or describing.

Call it the Muse, a Vibe, a whisper or a tap on the proverbial shoulder; whatever you call it is unimportant, but how you acknowledge it, foster it and flow with it is super important!

And that's what we are discussing in this episode. All Aboard?

This episode ties in to a few others, on developing your unique voice, getting stuck in a creative rut, and asking yourself some very important questions about your work, your process and especially your results.

This was inspired by a new music student, who is not new to playing or songwriting, but one who found himself predictably stuck (we ALL get that!) and how he opened up to me about his creativity and goals.

Have a listen and see if any of this fella's issues sound familiar to you, and check out how we started to overcome that "stuck-ness".

This goes beyond your speaking or singing voice; in this episode I'm going into the topic of originality, artistic identity and creative integrity. Just a few small things!

This theme comes up often with my music students who want to branch out into songwriting, none of them *want to sound like someone else, but it kinda always happens that their early influences become obvious.

Is this a good or bad thing? Actually, it's totally normal, expected and encouraged, but how do we get past that initial stage? Hop on board to find out!

In this second episode, Daniel and I get into some pretty deep topics such as how people perceive us as artists and how that can affect family dynamics; our roles as mentors and educators, keeping focused and passionate when we feel overwhelmed and how your life inevitably changes from "normal people" mode when you are a full-time artist.

I found this incredibly inspiring and buoying and I hope you do too!