The Unmistakable Creative Podcast

Today we are joined by Gahmya Drummond-Bey, a Global Education Curriculum Designer, TED-Resident and Visionary Educator. Gahmya shares the childhood experiences that helped shape her into the woman she is today. She also dives into the wisdom behind her teachings that enable children and teenagers to overcome many of the hardships that they face today, such as finding a sense of belonging, feeling valuable or even as far as finding a will to live. Pay close attention because what Gahmya has to share with us is truly the lesson of a lifetime.   To find out more about Gahmya Drummond-Bey, visit her website EvolvedTeacher.com Follow her on Instagram @EvolvedTeacher Sponsors For small business owners, being plugged in and ready to go when an opportunity arrives is crucial to growing your business. Those moments happen all the time. They’re even happening right now. Having a business card that shows how professional you are, right in your pocket and ready to hand out, is the first step to making things happen. Vistaprint wants you to do something great for your business right now, which is why our listeners will get 500 high-quality, custom business cards starting at $9.99. Just use the code ‘Creative’ at Vistaprint.com Today we are joined by Gahmya Drummond-Bey, a Global Education Curriculum Designer, TED-Resident and Visionary Educator. Gahmya shares the childhood experiences that helped shape her into the woman she is today. She also dives into the wisdom behind her teachings that enable children and teenagers to overcome many of the hardships that they face today, such as finding a sense of belonging, feeling valuable or even as far as finding a will to live. Pay close attention because what Gahmya has to share with us is truly the lesson of a lifetime.   To find out more about Gahmya Drummond-Bey, visit her website EvolvedTeacher.com Follow her on Instagram @EvolvedTeacher Sponsors For small business owners, being plugged in and ready to go when an opportunity arrives is crucial to growing your business. Those moments happen all the time. They’re even happening right now. Having a business card that shows how professional you are, right in your pocket and ready to hand out, is the first step to making things happen. Vistaprint wants you to do something great for your business right now, which is why our listeners will get 500 high-quality, custom business cards starting at $9.99. Just use the code ‘Creative’ at Vistaprint.com

Want to know how some of the most creative minds in the world today function? Then take a listen to one of our greatest interviews as Justine Musk dives into the psychology of visionaries such as Elon Musk, David Bowie, and Steve Jobs! She discusses how to come out of the shadows in your life and how to find the things in your life that will lead to creativity! Justine Musk is the author of the contemporary fantasy novel Blood Angel and writes about creativity, self discovery, and culture. Want to know how some of the most creative minds in the world today function? Then take a listen to one of our greatest interviews as Justine Musk dives into the psychology of visionaries such as Elon Musk, David Bowie, and Steve Jobs! She discusses how to come out of the shadows in your life and how to find the things in your life that will lead to creativity! Justine Musk is the author of the contemporary fantasy novel Blood Angel and writes about creativity, self discovery, and culture.

In today’s episode we sit down with James Clear, an author, photographer; and entrepreneur, who is a pioneer of productivity. James’ work largely aims to uncover the scientific truth behind habits and human potential in order for us to live better lives. His research is both profound and easy to understand, allowing us to take the latest scientific research into human behavior and actually use it in our own lives, starting right now. Here you will find James’ latest book including many other useful resources and downloads – AtomicHabits.com Atomic Habits Book Giveaway Sponsors Find your ideal work‑life balance. With so many distractions and possibilities in your digital life, it’s easy to get scattered. RescueTime helps you understand your daily habits so you can focus and be more productive. Get started today by simply visiting RescueTime.com to sign up. In today’s episode we sit down with James Clear, an author, photographer; and entrepreneur, who is a pioneer of productivity. James’ work largely aims to uncover the scientific truth behind habits and human potential in order for us to live better lives. His research is both profound and easy to understand, allowing us to take the latest scientific research into human behavior and actually use it in our own lives, starting right now. Here you will find James’ latest book including many other useful resources and downloads – AtomicHabits.com Atomic Habits Book Giveaway Sponsors Find your ideal work‑life balance. With so many distractions and possibilities in your digital life, it’s easy to get scattered. RescueTime helps you understand your daily habits so you can focus and be more productive. Get started today by simply visiting RescueTime.com to sign up.

In this episode we sit down with Renita Kalhorn, a peak performance expert, executive coach, Juilliard-trained concert pianist and martial arts black belt with an MBA from INSEAD.  Renita takes us through a few life-changing moments that helped shape her journey as well as who she is today. Not only this but she also coaches us on many powerful tools that help us reach our peak performance. These include things like shifting from living in survival mode to growth mode, chasing your deepest desires and reaching the peak performance experience that you want to have. To find out more about Renita Kalhorn, visit her website at  http://www.renitakalhorn.com/     In this episode we sit down with Renita Kalhorn, a peak performance expert, executive coach, Juilliard-trained concert pianist and martial arts black belt with an MBA from INSEAD.  Renita takes us through a few life-changing moments that helped shape her journey as well as who she is today. Not only this but she also coaches us on many powerful tools that help us reach our peak performance. These include things like shifting from living in survival mode to growth mode, chasing your deepest desires and reaching the peak performance experience that you want to have. To find out more about Renita Kalhorn, visit her website at  http://www.renitakalhorn.com/    

Money is a byproduct. It’s a byproduct of value creation. Really the biggest way to deliver that value is to create a compelling vision. I think vision is the rarest commodity that there is in the world. When we’re in scarcity it’s hard to have vision. But if you can be more abundant, what you realize is that vision is what drives the most value. – Garrett Gunderson Sponsors Four Sigmatic is a superfood company founded by a group of Finnish Funguys. They aim to popularize functional mushrooms and adaptogens by incorporating them in mainstream products like coffee, tea and cacao. They are offering a discount for Unmistakable Creative listeners. Just visit foursigmatic.com/creative and use the promo code ‘creative’ for 15% off. Money is a byproduct. It’s a byproduct of value creation. Really the biggest way to deliver that value is to create a compelling vision. I think vision is the rarest commodity that there is in the world. When we’re in scarcity it’s hard to have vision. But if you can be more abundant, what you realize is that vision is what drives the most value. – Garrett Gunderson Sponsors Four Sigmatic is a superfood company founded by a group of Finnish Funguys. They aim to popularize functional mushrooms and adaptogens by incorporating them in mainstream products like coffee, tea and cacao. They are offering a discount for Unmistakable Creative listeners. Just visit foursigmatic.com/creative and use the promo code ‘creative’ for 15% off.

The way we navigate our inner thoughts in our everyday lives is the most important factor of our life success. Susan David is an award-winning psychologist and author of Emotional Agility. In this episode, Susan touches on the powerful process found within her book, which ultimately leads us to accept the existence of our circumstances and allows us to adapt and thrive in life regardless of who we are or whatever we face. Susan David’s #1 Wall Street Journal Bestseller – Emotional Agility: Get Unstuck, Embrace Change, and Thrive in Work and Life. Join over 100,000 quiz takers and get your free Emotional Agility report – EA Quiz TedX – The gift and power of emotional courage | Susan David Sponsors Muse is not only giving away a headset for our listeners which you can enter to win at unmistakablecreative.com/muse. You can buy Muse at Target, Best Buy and Amazon but for our listeners we’re giving 15% off by using the code ‘Unmistakable’ when you order at choosemuse.com. Four Sigmatic is a superfood company founded by a group of Finnish Funguys. We aim to popularize functional mushrooms and adaptogens by incorporating them in mainstream products like coffee, tea and cacao. We were founded in 2012 and came to the U.S. in 2015.   Susan-David.mp3 Another just very quick strategy is that often people will say things like you know I say it. I am being undermined in this meeting so I'm going to shut down. I am stressed. And when I say I am what makes it sound is as if you are the emotion. You know I am sad all of me. 100 percent of me is sad. And you can see that in this context and there's no space between you and the emotion because you've made all of you the emotion. So a very practical way that I teach my clients and I use in organizations is just name for emotion feeling for what it is. It's a thought and it's an emotion or it's a feeling it's not a directive to action you know who's in charge here that's been caught with a thought. So instead of saying I am sad I'm noticing the feeling that I'm sad instead of I am stressed. I'm noticing the feeling that I'm stressed. It's so subtle that what you're doing by prefixing I am noticing the feeling I'm noticing the thought you're naming them for wh

Sometimes, your creativity may lead you on a path that leaves you feeling as if you need to entirely forget what you’ve been taught in order for you to continue with your creative journey. What do we do when we find ourselves here? David Kadavy is an author, creative entrepreneur & host of the Love Your Work podcast. Through sharing many of his own experiences and personal insights, he helps us to understand how to reconcile our social programming and creative desires. Sometimes, your creativity may lead you on a path that leaves you feeling as if you need to entirely forget what you’ve been taught in order for you to continue with your creative journey. What do we do when we find ourselves here? David Kadavy is an author, creative entrepreneur & host of the Love Your Work podcast. Through sharing many of his own experiences and personal insights, he helps us to understand how to reconcile our social programming and creative desires.

In classic cult psychology or cult literature, there’s really two characteristics to a cult. First is that it’s ideologically intense and of course that can describe a lot of organizations. Everything from say something like the Landmark forum to the United States of America. We have an ideology that sits behind the organization. In order to be a part of the US government you have to adopt a certain kind of ideology. There’s this idea that we have an ideology. And cults for that reason pray on people like myself who really want to make the world a better place, want to change the world or feel dissatisfied in some way. There can be political cults. There are quite a few of those out there. There can be spiritual cults. There can be even commercial cults. Real estate is apparently a really common place right now where you find people who are learning how to flip houses and do all this stuff. And they began to develop these really intense ideology around how they approach the world and how they see the world. – Bob Gower In classic cult psychology or cult literature, there’s really two characteristics to a cult. First is that it’s ideologically intense and of course that can describe a lot of organizations. Everything from say something like the Landmark forum to the United States of America. We have an ideology that sits behind the organization. In order to be a part of the US government you have to adopt a certain kind of ideology. There’s this idea that we have an ideology. And cults for that reason pray on people like myself who really want to make the world a better place, want to change the world or feel dissatisfied in some way. There can be political cults. There are quite a few of those out there. There can be spiritual cults. There can be even commercial cults. Real estate is apparently a really common place right now where you find people who are learning how to flip houses and do all this stuff. And they began to develop these really intense ideology around how they approach the world and how they see the world. – Bob Gower

Are you a Visionary, an Architect, a Builder; or a Cultivator? Today we get to sit down with mentor, director, consultant and entrepreneur, Michael Potts. In this episode, Michael shares with us many powerful lessons and life experiences, whereby we can learn more about ourselves and the areas in which we are most efficient. Join us to discover the value of your individual strengths and ultimately, your zone of genius. Are you a Visionary, an Architect, a Builder; or a Cultivator? Today we get to sit down with mentor, director, consultant and entrepreneur, Michael Potts. In this episode, Michael shares with us many powerful lessons and life experiences, whereby we can learn more about ourselves and the areas in which we are most efficient. Join us to discover the value of your individual strengths and ultimately, your zone of genius.

In this episode, bestselling author, inspirational speaker, entrepreneur, and blogger, Danielle Laporte shares the thought-provoking and inspirational truths that unfold in our lives when we make Love our bottom line. Danielle expands on many intimate concepts including spirituality, belonging, affection, and surrender; as well as how, with a mindfulness of Love, we can lead a peaceful life of choice and self-acceptance. Open your heart to what Danielle has to share because with this one, she truly brings it home. In this episode, bestselling author, inspirational speaker, entrepreneur, and blogger, Danielle Laporte shares the thought-provoking and inspirational truths that unfold in our lives when we make Love our bottom line. Danielle expands on many intimate concepts including spirituality, belonging, affection, and surrender; as well as how, with a mindfulness of Love, we can lead a peaceful life of choice and self-acceptance. Open your heart to what Danielle has to share because with this one, she truly brings it home.

In this episode, author Warren Berger joins us to talk about the power of leveraging questions to drive innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship. HIGHLIGHTS How asking questions drives innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship The importance of letting our work be shaped by different perspectives Why questioning matters and why we don’t appreciate it as much as we should  How questioning unintentionally gets trained out of us  Developing a capacity for and a habit of asking questions  The why, what if, and how framework for asking questions How the Polaroid camera came into existence through a child’s question    An expert on design thinking and innovation, Warren Berger has studied hundreds of the world’s leading innovators, designers, education leaders, creative thinkers, and red-hot start-ups to analyze how they ask game-changing questions, solve problems, and create new possibilities. Warren believes that questioning leads to innovation, can help you be more successful in your career, and can spark change in our businesses and lives. In this episode, author Warren Berger joins us to talk about the power of leveraging questions to drive innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship. HIGHLIGHTS How asking questions drives innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship The importance of letting our work be shaped by different perspectives Why questioning matters and why we don’t appreciate it as much as we should  How questioning unintentionally gets trained out of us  Developing a capacity for and a habit of asking questions  The why, what if, and how framework for asking questions How the Polaroid camera came into existence through a child’s question    An expert on design thinking and innovation, Warren Berger has studied hundreds of the world’s leading innovators, designers, education leaders, creative thinkers, and red-hot start-ups to analyze how they ask game-changing questions, solve problems, and create new possibilities. Warren believes that questioning leads to innovation, can help you be more successful in your career, and can spark change in our businesses and lives.

In today’s episode, we get to sit down with Facilitator, Advisor and Connector, Bob Gower, as well as natural foods Chef, author, speaker, TV personality, and holistic health counselor, Alex Jamieson. Throughout this discussion, they answer many powerful questions that unveil their understanding and raw experience of positive thinking, true happiness and success. More than this, Bob and Alex give us an insightful look into Intentions, Concerns, Boundaries and Dreams – the fluid practice of getting to Hell Yes! In today’s episode, we get to sit down with Facilitator, Advisor and Connector, Bob Gower, as well as natural foods Chef, author, speaker, TV personality, and holistic health counselor, Alex Jamieson. Throughout this discussion, they answer many powerful questions that unveil their understanding and raw experience of positive thinking, true happiness and success. More than this, Bob and Alex give us an insightful look into Intentions, Concerns, Boundaries and Dreams – the fluid practice of getting to Hell Yes!

In this episode, coach, speaker and decision analyst, Michelle Florendo, unfolds the science and emotions that we as humans typically encounter when making decisions. Michelle takes us through an empowering wisdom-filled episode on how to use tough decisions as opportunities to better our lives while avoiding the often anxiety-inducing habits of decision making. You can be certain that this and many more truly profound lessons can be learned from what Michelle has to share today. Michelle Florendo is a coach specializing in helping people unlock the power of good decision making to craft fulfilling careers and happier lives. Learn more about her work at MichelleFlorendo.com Michelle Florendo- The Art and Science of Decision Engineering One of the things that I realized would be a good practice for myself is really leaning into dealing with uncertainty and viewing uncertainty for what it is and not like always thinking that it’s about the risk of bad things happening. And what really solidified that for me was plane travel. I don’t know if you’ve heard about this before. Travel roulette is basically when you pack a bag. You go to the airport without a destination in mind. And upon arrival at the airport you book a ticket for under 500 bucks and you go and I remember having a lot of anxiety but I figured you know this this would be a good thing even if things turn out bad it be good for developing resilience and doing this like being in the moment and roll with things thing that my husband does. And that trip turned out way better than anything I could have ever planned and that’s when I realized you know we we get into this habit of you know this like reaction of fear whenever uncertainty comes up because we’re so conditioned to fear the bad things that may happen that we forget that uncertainty is also the possibility of wonderful things happening. I’m Srini out and this is the unmistakable creative podcast where you get a window into the stories and insights of the most innovative and creative minds who started movements built thriving businesses written best selling books and created insanely interesting. For more check out our 500 episode archive unmistakable creative doc Mashup what can be supportive thanks for taking the time to join us. Thanks for having me. Super excited to be Here is likely to have heard were one of a long line of amazing people who has been referred by our friend and former domestic creative guests are back. So I really thrilled to have you here. I want to start by asking you where in the world did you grow up. What impact did you grow up interested. Yeah so I grew up in the San Francisco Bay area in a suburb large

Do you remember those wild-eyed dreams you had when you were a kid? What if you could make some of them come true as an adult? Motivational cartoonist Stephanie Halligan talks about how we can use our creativity to make hour childhood dreams come true as adults. Srini’s newest book, An Audience of One, is out now! Take a listen to an excerpt from Srini’s latest book, and if you have an Audible subscription, you can now download the audiobook of An Audience of One for just one credit! Steph Halligan is a motivational cartoonist and creator of Art To Self, where she delivers daily inspiration to your inbox.  Do you remember those wild-eyed dreams you had when you were a kid? What if you could make some of them come true as an adult? Motivational cartoonist Stephanie Halligan talks about how we can use our creativity to make hour childhood dreams come true as adults. Srini’s newest book, An Audience of One, is out now! Take a listen to an excerpt from Srini’s latest book, and if you have an Audible subscription, you can now download the audiobook of An Audience of One for just one credit! Steph Halligan is a motivational cartoonist and creator of Art To Self, where she delivers daily inspiration to your inbox. 

Education is a hot topic right now, and William Deresiewicz has studied it for a very long time. He specifically has looked at how America’s elite have been educated, and he’s noticed there are a lot of problems in the system. He discusses education being more than a path to a paycheck, ne0liberalism, and much more. William Deresiewicz is an award-winning essayist and critic, a frequent speaker at colleges and other venues, and the best-selling author of Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life. Education is a hot topic right now, and William Deresiewicz has studied it for a very long time. He specifically has looked at how America’s elite have been educated, and he’s noticed there are a lot of problems in the system. He discusses education being more than a path to a paycheck, ne0liberalism, and much more. William Deresiewicz is an award-winning essayist and critic, a frequent speaker at colleges and other venues, and the best-selling author of Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life.