We talk about the concept of presence in VR, how his team avoids motion sickness, and why immersive storytelling can spark curiosity, empathy, and a deeper connection to history, science, and culture. Nelson also opens up about imposter syndrome, pioneering a new medium, and taking big creative dreams one step at a time.

I’ve known Nelson for years, and it’s been amazing to watch his work evolve — including his current exhibit at THEMUSEUM in downtown Kitchener.

Highlights:

1. How VR creates real presence and empathy
2. The science behind avoiding motion sickness
3. Making work that takes people somewhere new
4. Staying naturally curious
5. The weird world of building VR theatres
6. Imposter syndrome when you’re breaking new ground
7. Why the next step is the only step you need to take

A thoughtful, inspiring conversation. Let’s go.

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This week on the podcast, actor Dylan Simpson joins me to talk about the moment acting grabbed hold of him and connected him to a feeling he had not felt since he was a kid.

We talk about creativity, ambition, and the “zone” that shows up in sports, performance, and art. Dylan shares how one acting class changed the direction of his life, why creativity is not sacred but meant to be used, and how he approaches his work with a Swiss Army knife mindset through acting, writing, and constant learning.

We also get into imposter syndrome, inspiration versus doing the work, and what it feels like to be fully present inside a creative act.

A thoughtful, honest conversation about showing up, following the thread, and letting creativity change you.

For more information about the podcast, Ryan and his work, including the new horror zine Lonnie, visit

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We talk about building a company that values community, the power of fellowship in the creative process, and how some shows just need to be born. They share how they’ve developed original musicals together and what it takes to keep a small theatre company going with heart, grit, and a lot of love for their people.

I’ve had the privilege of working with these two on a couple productions, including singing a solo in Little Heaven last September. It was a big moment for me, and they made it a great experience.

🎧 Highlights include:

• Creating space for young artists to thrive
• Balancing structure with inspiration
• How collaboration fuels their work
• The importance of kindness and trust in creative environments
• What it feels like when a show clicks
• Why theatre still matters, especially now

It’s a great one. Let’s go.

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We talk about the hunger that keeps artists evolving, the difference between rejection as an actor and as a writer, and what it really means to collaborate when the work is personal. Deborah shares how writing her first short film, Cash for Gold, opened a new creative path and why she’s now focused on directing. Her latest short, Such a Pretty Girl, is currently making the festival rounds.

This is a wide-ranging and honest conversation about staying creatively alive while juggling ambition, discipline, and a mind full of ideas.

🎧 Highlights include:

• Going from stage to screen to behind the camera
• Why she finally stopped “playing small”
• The difference between theater in LA vs. Chicago
• Directing your own story and letting others bring it to life
• Using body-doubling and discipline to get writing done
• Living a creative life like a lottery ticket — not a sure thing

It’s a good one. Let’s go.

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We talk about what it really takes to create meaningful portraits—building trust, embracing imperfection, and staying open even when burnout hits. Curtis shares how discomfort and spontaneity actually fuel his best work, why he still loves shooting on film, and how he keeps his creativity alive by stepping back, switching gears, and sometimes just being a goof behind the camera.

This conversation was the first I recorded after a hiatus, and it reminded me exactly why I started this podcast. Honest, grounded, and full of insight—this one’s a solid start to Season 5.

It’s a great chat - do it up!

🎧 Highlights include:

• The influence of graphic design on his photography
• Shooting portraits like conversations, not poses
• Navigating discomfort and vulnerability on both sides of the lens
• The value of imperfection and play in creative work
• Burnout, boundaries, and creative recovery
• Climbing, books, guitars, and finding joy outside the work

In this episode, I’m reintroducing myself and the podcast, sharing where I’ve been, where I’m headed creatively, and revisiting some of the best moments from Season 4. You’ll hear clips from incredible conversations with Amy Silva, Matty James, and Stacey Tookey, offering a chance to catch the heart of what I’m building with this podcast.

Whether you’re a longtime listener or just tuning in for the first time, this episode is a great way to get a feel for what Creative People Podcast is all about.

New season, new conversations—let’s get into it!

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We will talk to Rachael about her latest book, Power Up Your Creativity, which is a must-read for anyone who wants to unleash their creative potential. The book is packed with practical exercises, inspiring stories, and helpful advice on how to develop a productive practice, set goals and achieve your dreams. Rachael will share with us some of the insights and lessons she learned from her own creative journey, as well as from her mentorship of hundreds of aspiring designers. She will also give us a sneak peek into her upcoming projects, which include a new collection inspired by her travels to Cuba.

If you are looking for a boost of motivation, inspiration and creativity, you won’t want to miss this episode. Tune in and get ready to power up your creativity with Rachael Taylor!

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Katie is part of Digital Sabbath - a kw local film company

they're the ones who made the Business Unusual series.

Over the last 2 years,  I've interviewed a few of those guys

todays it's time for the gal's point of view. 

Katie Billo is married to her Digital Sabbath partner, Kyle Sawyer

(https://www.creativepeople-podcast.com/episodes/kylesawyer)

The two of them are the driving force behind the company...

they also have an incredibly cute, film centric meet cute

I've enjoyed getting to watch them start and grow their film company,

fitting in these chats with their whole crew along the way.

Katie is the perfect way to cap that off

Today we're talking the joy of editing, producing... what producing even means.

we chat about dogs, Quantum Physics, woodworking and parenthood with a little bit of David Fincher "fan boy & girlying" in there for good measure.

It's a great chat.   Do it up!

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On this episode I'm chatting with Montreal video producer, xcephasx

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Cephas describes himself as a business man first - and an artist second... which i think is great because we need more business minded creatives as far as I'm concerned!

So today we're talking business systems and animaniacs?  

Cephas talks to me about pushing it so that people feel it, how he never wanted to grow up and how art is exciting but so is seeing the money deposited in your bank account!

it's a really fun chat this week, you are going to love it!

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Katrina tells me about being a little girl who idolized Judy garland and Sabrina the Teenage Witch. We talk about when she started performing and how she took control of her career and  how now she's out to get everything she wanted from it.

She talks about the challenge of doing anything fully and using magic to get backstage at a rolling stones concert.

Great chat, do it up.

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Carina contacted me about being on the podcast - for a podcast switch actually. Now, I often say no to those types of things and it's not that I'm unfriendly, all though I can be.  It's just that most of time with the podcast I follow my gut to find guests, but this time I felt like I should yes and I'm glad that I did.

Money isn't something I've focused a lot on with the podcast, for good reason, I've never really been good with it. But I do want to change that so todays conversation was pretty interesting especially because I recently decided that I didn't care if I ever made money with my creativity.

Carina did show me that, maybe it doesn't need to be so black and white. Regardless of money or the lack there of Carina has some excellent, practical, mindset shifting tips.  It's a great convo - you will enjoy it

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EM aka Hushpuppy Designs is in the studio to talk luck, making art for the underdogs and friends who are intimidatingly good at drawing.  I had such a great time chatting with EM.  Great vibes in this one.  Enjoy!

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Hey, I'm Krista Kankula.  I'm a creativity coach who focuses on helping adults pursue their creative expression & do it in a way that’s fun and true to who you are. 

Today I’ve got a challenge for you, if you choose to take up the invitation. 

Since -  changing our perspective and having novel experiences are so important to our creativity, I’m inviting you to go create somewhere that feels NEW or unusual to you. 

That might mean, you take your sketchbook down to your laundry room in your basement, or you lay on the floor on your back and paint, or you try illustrating from your car (while parked of course), or dancing barefoot in your backyard. Maybe you go to the mall, find a place to sit and write your novel.

You don’t have to plan a trip somewhere far to experience something new or to look or think about what you’re creating in a different way. You can do it within your own space, by switching around your furniture, your body positioning, or creating in a different room than you normally do - like a hallway even.  Trust me, painting in on your hallway floor is more fun than it sounds or at least I found it to be.

Consider thinking about the spaces in your community that maybe you haven’t visited in a while or have never spent time creating in - a bowling alley or a  restaurant…or going to a friend’s house or garage.

Let yourself experiment with creating somewhere just a little bit different from where you normally do and see what happens. Keep this practice in your back pocket so you can pull it out if you’re not feeling inspired or creative or maybe you simply want to make a habit of challenging yourself to create in new spaces.

If you feel inspired, snap a picture of the new spot you’re creating from and tag Ryan @creativepeople.podcast and me @kristakankula. I’m committing to trying this practice out again myself - stay tuned to see where I go. 

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Hey, I'm Krista Kankula.  I'm a creativity coach and I’m here to offer short exercises to help you cultivate and express your creativity and do it in a way that’s rooted in joy, playfulness and self-belief.

The exercise I’m about to share with you is great if you’re:

• Wanting to work up the courage to share your art with more people 
• Feeling like people don’t see/recognize your creativity or art
• If you’re experiencing a lot of self-doubt about your progress and creative skills
• Or if you have a dream to one day have your work featured in a gallery, festival or some sort of public space.

The practice today is this:
You’re going to imagine you’re hosting an art open house and it's going to be featuring your art/your creations. 

You get to curate and design how you’ll display your art and which pieces you’d like to feature.  

And then once you’re done you can decide if you’d like to invite friends, family, colleagues - the people in your circle to view it OR if for right now you’d prefer to view it yourself, and share it with others later.

Often we don’t spend a whole lot of time with what we’ve created when it’s finished. It might stay in a sketchbook and after we’re done we’re flipping to the next page, or it gets tucked away in a box or it lives in a digital folder, on our phone, on a social media feed or our camera roll. 

Going through what you’ve created is an opportunity for you to be present with what you’ve made. To fully take it in and appreciate it. 

It’s an opportunity to see your journey as a creative, how your skills and perspectives has changed over the months and years. 

Through this process of reviewing and displaying your art   you can look back and admire what you’ve created and maybe even get inspiration from these past creations. This process also gives us the opportunity to appreciate something we made, that maybe at the time we couldn’t fully appreciate because self-doubt  or perfection was clouding our perception at the time.

So find a way to display a collection of your art, your creations. Use this exercise as a way to pause and appreciate your progress. Use this exercise as a practice in seeing your creative gifts and seeing yourself as a creative/artist - often we want other people to recognize our gifts/creativity, but what are we doing to recognize ourselves? What are we doing to really see + honour our creativity?

As always Ryan and I would love to hear from you. Take a photo + share your display/collection with us or let us know what this process of reviewing and displaying your work was like for you. Tag Ryan @creativepeople.podcast and me @kristakankula 

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This week we’re talking comics, imposter syndrome, and store ownership with comic book creator Alfonso Espinos of Studio Comix!  I met Alfonso when I stopped in on the way to my barber, and I immediately knew I had him on the podcast.  Alfonso’s passion for comics and helping creators is infectious and it was interesting to learn about the history of comic books in Mexico.  We had a great time.  Do it up.

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Have you ever been working on a creative project or maybe marketed something you’ve created and found yourself thinking “do I just say the same thing over and over again”

Or have you ever found yourself bored with the very topic you’ve centered your creative project on - not necessarily because you find it terribly boring…you’re maybe bored because you’ve spent some much time with it  and spent so much time thinking about it/loooking at it in the same way.

Well today’s exercise will help you if you’re finding yourself in one of those scenarios,  if you’re feeling stuck or if you simply want to activate your imagination and experiment with a little creative challenge.

I’m not sure exactly where I was/what I was thinking when I thought about this exercise, but let’s pretend I was sitting at my desk, opened my drawer - that let’s be honest is probably better described as a junk drawer/mish mash of stuff and the first thing that caught my eye was an eraser.

Today’s exercise is to challenge yourself to write for 20 minutes about an eraser.

Why an easer? Well it’s not the most exciting object in the world, but likely one we have some familiarity with.

The focus of this exercise is to think about the eraser in different ways - what other uses could it have/how could it get repurposed, get curious about it (maybe think about where/how the eraser was invented, how the first eraser was made vs. the ones that get made now) and also to use your imagination and play with telling a story about an eraser. 

Let’s break down how this exercise can help you a bit more:

#1 - it’s giving you some constraints to work with. Instead of saying write about anything for 20 mins, you’re given the topic of an eraser. Constraints can work in our favour and help us generate more ideas/solutions.

#2 - It’s a creative experiment with a slight (but not overwhelming) sense of pressure. There is a time limit and so it challenges you to come up with some bit of writing in just 20 minutes. And it can help challenge our thinking of what’s possible to create in a smaller chunk of time. And hey if you have a writing deadline, you can recall that time you did an exercise like this and you were able to be calm, cool and creative under pressure and get it done.

#3 This one sort of contradicts the last one - but I think you’ll get where I’m going with it. Even though the time may induce a bit of pressure, the exercise itself is low stakes. There’s no assignment to turn in, you don’t have to publish it as a blog post or turn this draft story about an eraser into a novel. You don’t have to worry about whether it’s interesting or your audience or editor or anyone for that matter will like or read what you wrote - because its just for you.

I hope you give this exercise a try - for the record I did and I began a story about the last eraser on earth who kept escaping its glass case in the museum where it was to be on display, so it could go live in the forest with its best friend the pencil. Cheesy? Yeah, but its an exercise I’ll definitely lean on in the future to bring some fun into the writing process, challenge myself and see what other stories I can come up with.

Think about how you can apply the elements of this exercise to what your creating - constraints, being curious, looking at it from different perspectives, making things up/using your imagination.

Let us know what this exercise was like for you + what it inspired in your writing. Tag Ryan

Hi I’m Krista Kankula! I’m a creativity coach that helps adults make time for + access their creativity & do it in a way that’s rooted in joy, playfulness and self-belief. 

Have you ever been working on a creative project or maybe marketed something you’ve created and found yourself thinking “do I just say the same thing over and over again”

Or have you ever found yourself bored with the very topic you’ve centered your creative project on - not necessarily because you find it terribly boring…you’re maybe bored because you’ve spent some much time with it  and spent so much time thinking about it/loooking at it in the same way.

Well today’s exercise will help you if you’re finding yourself in one of those scenarios,  if you’re feeling stuck or if you simply want to activate your imagination and experiment with a little creative challenge.

I’m not sure exactly where I was/what I was thinking when I thought about this exercise, but let’s pretend I was sitting at my desk, opened my drawer - that let’s be honest is probably better described as a junk drawer/mish mash of stuff and the first thing that caught my eye was an eraser.

Today’s exercise is to challenge yourself to write for 20 minutes about an eraser.

Why an easer? Well it’s not the most exciting object in the world, but likely one we have some familiarity with.

The focus of this exercise is to think about the eraser in different ways - what other uses could it have/how could it get repurposed, get curious about it (maybe think about where/how the eraser was invented, how the first eraser was made vs. the ones that get made now) and also to use your imagination and play with telling a story about an eraser. 

Let’s break down how this exercise can help you a bit more:

#1 - it’s giving you some constraints to work with. Instead of saying write about anything for 20 mins, you’re given the topic of an eraser. Constraints can work in our favour and help us generate more ideas/solutions.

#2 - It’s a creative experiment with a slight (but not overwhelming) sense of pressure. There is a time limit and so it challenges you to come up with some bit of writing in just 20 minutes. And it can help challenge our thinking of what’s possible to create in a smaller chunk of time. And hey if you have a writing deadline, you can recall that time you did an exercise like this and you were able to be calm, cool and creative under pressure and get it done.

#3 This one sort of contradicts the last one - but I think you’ll get where I’m going with it. Even though the time may induce a bit of pressure, the exercise itself is low stakes. There’s no assignment to turn in, you don’t have to publish it as a blog post or turn this draft story about an eraser into a novel. You don’t have to worry about whether it’s interesting or your audience or editor or anyone for that matter will like or read what you wrote - because its just for you.

I hope you give this exercise a try - for the record I did and I began a story about the last eraser on earth who kept escaping its glass case in the museum where it was to be on display, so it could go live in the forest with its best friend the pencil. Cheesy? Yeah, but its an exercise I’ll definitely lean on in the future to bring some fun into the writing process, challenge myself and see what other stories I can come up with.

Think about how you can apply the elements of this exercise to what your creating - constraints, being curious, looking at it from different perspectives, making things up/using your imagination.

Let us know what this exercise was like for you + what it inspired in your writing. Tag Ryan

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2) It gives us an opportunity to appreciate and celebrate our capacity to be creative - remembering even when we’re feeling blocked or uninspired we always have the ability to be creative.

3) It’s a chance to explore our relationship with creativity and be curious about what we might need to support and allow our creativity to flourish. 

So you’re going to close your eyes or focus your gaze. If you’re listening in the car, come back to this when you can close your eyes or focus your gaze safely. 

Take a deep breath in and slowly exhale out and you can even let yourself sigh. Repeat this two more times.

Begin to picture yourself walking through a park, there’s a windy pathway lined by evergreen and maple and birch trees, there are patches of gardens with wildflowers in different shades of yellow, pink, orange and blue and there’s a slowly flowing river off to the side.

In a moment you’re going to walk up and see your creativity.
. Imagine what your creativity would look like if you animated it? 
What kind of character or object would it turn into? 
What colour or colours is it? 

How does it move and communicate with you? 

You now see your creativity waiting for you on a bench. You’re excited to spend some time together.

You’re going to ask your creativity some questions and just notice what it wants to share with you:

Ask your creativity, what encouragement or guidance do you want to share with me?

What’s something you want us to collaborate on and create together?

And lastly, what does your creativity need in order to flourish?

You can open your eyes now and you may want to write down any messages or ideas you got from this visualization. You can always re-ask yourself these questions and journal about them. 

You can use this visualization as a way of connecting with your creativity - maybe you take time to have a weekly or monthly brainstorming session with it OR you can use the visualization to inspire a piece of art - maybe you draw, paint or make a comic about your creativity. 

I hope this exercise helped you activate your imagination and think of your creativity in a playful and different way! 

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What’s important to keep in mind is that:
1) Feeling blocked creatively is not a sign that we’re not creative or that something is wrong with us (there’s nothing wrong with you, we’re all creative)

2) although they may feel like it, they’re not impossible to move past

And 3) When we bring in a playful energy or attitude we can change the way we perceive creative blocks. Instead of dreading them, we can see them as an opportunity to get curious and learn.

That’s because creative blocks offer us helpful information. For example, they might be trying to communicate to us that…

1. There’s a part of us that feels afraid, uncertain, or vulnerable.
   
   
   
2. We need to change something in our environment or approach.
   
   
   
3. That we need rest, a break from that creative activity
   
   
   
4. That we need to shift our perspective.
   
   
   

Play is one of the ultimate antidotes to helping us past a creative block. Play helps us embrace the unknown when we’re not sure how to move past a block, it helps us imagine different possibilities and is really like a warm-up for our creativity.

Here’s how we can bring in that energy or attitude of playfulness to meet these blocks..

First, we bring attention to what’s present
Visualize or name the block (ex. I feel like there’s a block stopping me from saying and writing what I want to say or from allowing me to paint in a way that feels fun)
Then get curious about what’s there - what is this block trying to tell us?

Second, we bring in the energy of playfulness

We can do that in a number of ways, but I like using either movement AND/OR visualization as they both can be done pretty much anywhere and without any equipment.

Through Movement
Move in a way that feels playful to you, such as dancing,  jumping up and down, hopping on a swing in your backyard or participating in a game.

Through Visualization 
Picture a time when you felt really playful, maybe imagine yourself playing when you were younger and notice how the energy of playfulness feels in your body.

If you can’t picture that, imagine a child you know or one of your pets, a cat or dog being playful. Notice how seeing them be playful brings that energy of playfulness into your body.

Now that we’re embodying that playful energy we want to ask ourselves questions to get at solutions.

Here are some examples of questions we might ask ourselves:
How might I move past this block if I were being playful?

What would it look like if this activity felt playful again?

Finally, we want to look back at the block and observe:
How do you feel now?
What do you notice that you didn’t before? 

This process was inspired by what is called the coaching arch in life coaching. 

We can use parts of this process or the whole thing to help us when we’re feeling blocked. 

I hope you give this exercise a try and let a mindset of playfulness fuel your creativity and help you move past any blocks you may encounter.

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Hi, I’m Krista Kankula - a Creativity Coach and I’m all about helping you use play and creative self-expression as a tool to cultivate more self-connection, FUN and joy in your life!

Today is opposite day. Or at least we’re going to pretend it is.

Novelty is such an important factor in creativity.
And for a lot of us who are really living creatively it's something we find ourselves seeking out.

When it comes to our creative practice or creative work it's important to shake things up every now and then and just be curious about how it inspires or influences what we’re making or our mindset.

For whatever project or creative practice you’re working on at the moment you’re going to challenge yourself - just for fun to do the opposite of that for one day. 

I’ll give you some examples of how you can approach this opposite challenge:

If you’re someone like me who paints with a lot of colours - specifically pinks, oranges, greens and blues

You challenge yourself to paint only in black and white 
OR you challenge yourself to paint with your eyes closed
OR you challenge yourself to only use words to create an image or pattern on the page

If you’re someone who photographs landscapes and nature

You can challenge yourself to draw or paint what you see instead
Or take photos of objects or people instead

If you’re someone who writes blog posts

You can challenge yourself to use a voice memo to talk out and record your blog post instead of writing.
Or you can challenge yourself to draw a comic that communicates the main theme behind your blog post

If you’re designing posters
You can challenge yourself to make a poster out of cardstock and cut and glue on the shapes and text

Or You can challenge yourself to create a 2-minute video communicating the event or ideas from the poster instead.

These are just a few ideas to get your creative brain warmed up and thinking about how you can practice this FUN opposite challenge for yourself.

And if you take on this challenge, which we really hope you do, share what you created and tag Ryan @creativepeople.podcast and me @KristaKankula on Instagram. We can’t wait to see what you create and how this opposite approach inspires you!

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• Design a failure resume from creative projects/pieces you’ve created
• Use inspiration from the Book the rise and explore how you reframed or transformed each failure into another creation, into a meaningful experience. 
• Talking about the challenges of failure and what comes after it.

Normalizing failure as part of the creative process.


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For one - It's part of the process for our work.  Getting better at our craft is a road through disappointment.  Often, the things we create are not what we see in our heads and it takes time and practice to get it to where those two things match.  

And then you challenge yourself again, and the cycle starts over.  More disappointment ahead!  That’s the process.

But the burden is more than that.

Speaking bluntly, it’s people… they are going to disappoint you.  Not in like a heavy, let you down when you really needed them kinda way. (though...) 

But in aesthetic, in scope, in execution, in their capacity, or not seeing what you see, etc, and so on.

It's part of the loneliness that comes along with this life.  People you love won't get it.  Their efforts may not look the way you want them to or be as inspired as you like.  They may be silent expressions or express love in a way that goes under our "creative person" radar.

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For us creative people, ideas are the name of the game.  It’s what we work in.  Creative living is having an idea, make an idea happen, over and over again.

But things get messy.  It’s not as simple as that in reality. Because ideas are like badly labeled seeds.  You don’t always get what you’re expecting, or when you’re expecting it.  It’s part of the fun.  

It’s also a massive pain in the ass.  

Here’s a scenario:  

2 Ideas arrive on the same morning.

One that you’re not supposed to use for years 

The other, you’re going to use that afternoon.  

Both good ideas, intended for very different timelines.  But how are we supposed to know?  Sometimes we do, it’s obvious.  That “idea seed” arrived with a good label.  But what about when they don’t?

The first step is to figure out if they are good ideas.  That’s a whole other blog post.  But part of the “bad labeling” thing is that ideas can be a lot of things.

Great.
Great, but not for right now.
Great, but not for you.
Bad.
Bad, that seems good.
Ok.
Ok, but the seed of something great could be in there.
Good.
Good, but seems boring or too much work.
Lifechanging.
A distraction.
A distraction that you need.

This whole blog post could be a list of ideas.  But that’s the job, sorting through ideas and then pulling them off.   

The problem is that we can easily misidentify an idea, and start trying to use it in a place it doesn’t fit or at the wrong time.

This will burn us out, or depress us.  It could lead us to question our intuition or talent.  But it might just be you put a “good idea” in the wrong place or you weren’t ready for that idea yet.

Here are some of the signs the idea isn’t for right now:

You are forcing it.

Great ideas don’t need to be forced to work.  If you feel like you’re forcing it, stop and reflect.

It’s distracting you

If it’s taking you away from work that you need to finish, that’s a distraction and it needs to wait.  Or, you need to re-evaluate the work.  Perhaps that previous idea has run its course.  You gotta figure that out.

Honesty with yourself is essential here.  Because sometimes we SHOULDN’T finish the first project.  Sometimes we SHOULDN’T act on a good idea.  Only you are really going to know that, and it can take some time to train our intuition to know what to look for.  

We only get so much time on this planet and you have to narrow down the ideas that you’re going to spend your time on.    

The flip side is that we are Creative People, we are building a body of work and you don’t have to be perfect.  I think we should finish, or bring to an end point, most of our projects.  You will learn something by finishing, and if you can bring it to a finishing point, it will give you a sense of closure.  

Abandoning an idea is the last resort, in my opinion.  I think a long list of abandoned ideas undercuts the confidence that you need to finish a great project.  Finish the project, even if that means massively cutting down the scope. Finish something.

So, how do we know if an idea is for now? 

And how do we get better at identifying our ideas?  

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I recently went out on my own, job-wise. I’m Full-Time Creative  It’s something I had been planning on, dreaming about, and on July 1st, I did it.  Then everything hit the wall.  What I had built and the direction I was going, wasn’t working.  The buffers I had in place broke, and I was stuck on where to go next.

Oh shit, now what?

Years ago, this would have crushed me.  My mind would say that clearly, I’m a failure and I don’t deserve love or cash for my efforts.  I had a black & white perspective on the world and held the dreaded FIXED MINDSET.  

My mind would tell me that,
“If I was any good, this would have been good.  And because it’s not, I’m not. “
 

Back then, I didn’t understand the GROWTH MINDSET and I didn’t have any idea how creativity worked.  It stopped me from getting shit done and I was miserable.  But now, I’m starting to know better… 

Here’s what I know now:

I know that when I hit a wall, it means that my idea needs to grow.  The idea I had before got me this far, but in order to keep going, it needs to die or evolve.  It doesn't mean it was a bad idea… it just wasn’t THE BIG IDEA you thought it was.  That is ok.

Ideas are kind of like the spinoff Pig Game from Angry Birds. Bad Piggies  I know, I know, but hear me out.

Basically, the rules of Bad Piggies are that you build a crazy vehicle for your pig, then push him down the hill and see if anything survives.  

That’s exactly what we do with ideas.

• Gather all the stuff we have around us; our skills, our taste, and the materials that we have access to.
• Then we build a crazy little IDEA Vehicle with all the parts that seem to work.  
• Next, we push it down the hill of life. Meaning, we put it out into the real world and we see what happens.  
• Now to see if it survives.  We observe it to see if it finds an audience or fails miserably.  Or worst of all… if it doesn’t do anything at all.
• Then we’re supposed to adjust.  

If it doesn’t work the first time, it doesn’t mean you’re a failure or not creative or that you should give up.  It means you have to pivot and grow.

The things we build with creativity are structures of ideas.  Creations we make in our minds and then we bring them into the real world and see if they work.  Ideas lead to other ideas and it’s all about growth. It’s this process happening again and again - that is creative living.  

I had to learn to become ok with an idea not working.  I am still learning to let it go and grow because holding on to ideas that should have died will burn you out.  

I have to be ok with people seeing me fail.  

That can be embarrassing.  People are going to see you fail!   You’re going to have to get over it.

So here I am today, taking my next idea, putting it together the best that I can… and running it down the hill.  If it survives and I’m happy with it.  Great!! On to the next one.   If it doesn’t, then it’s back to the top of the hill and trying again.     That’s what creative living is and how we grow.

I hope you found this encouraging.  You got this, bud!

Show up, and do the work.
I’m in the trenches of creativity with you.
- Ryan Leacock

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Today on the podcast Krista and I are sharing our 5 main takeaways from The Practice.  How we used them in our creative practice and we get to know Krista a little bit.  

I love what Krista is up to, creativity coaching is a great idea especially if you want to fastrack your creative output.  I have included a link to her website below.

Have a good week creative people.

Revel in the Mess - Creative Coaching with Krista

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Jackson Rowe is a Canadian comedian, writer and filmmaker from Toronto. After studying English at Wilfrid Laurier University, he enrolled in The Second City where he excelled in both the standup program and the improvisation conservatory program where he was nominated for the coveted Tim Sims Award. He is one third of the comedy trio Trophy Husbands who’s award winning material has been featured on Amazon Prime, Funny or Die, JFL, Huffington Post and more, amassing millions of views online.

About For Heaven’s Sake

CBS All Access, ViacomCBS’ digital subscription video on-demand and live streaming service, today announced a new series order for comedic documentary series FOR HEAVEN’S SAKE, created by and starring Mike Mildon and Jackson Rowe (“Trophy Husbands”). Mildon and Rowe will also executive produce alongside Tony Yacenda and Dan Perrault (“American Vandal”), Joe Farrell (Funny Or Die) as well as Jonas Prupas and Courtney Dobbins (Muse Entertainment). The series will be directed by Tim Johnson (“Virginia 12th”).

FOR HEAVEN’S SAKE blends comedy and crime documentary formats for a unique take on uncovering the truth. The series will follow the search for Harold Heaven, who mysteriously disappeared from his remote cabin in Ontario, Canada, in the winter of 1934. While local police searched the nearby woods and dredged the adjacent lake, Harold was never found nor heard from again. The case was unceremoniously closed as a likely suicide. 85 years later, his great-great-nephew, Mike, attempts to solve this coldest of cold cases, with the help of his extended family and true-crime-obsessed best friend, Jackson. 

“The true-crime genre may never be the same as best friends Mike and Jackson rely on their real-life bond and total lack of crime-solving experience to try and figure out what happened to Mike’s great-great uncle Harold,” said Julie McNamara, Executive Vice President & Head of Programming, CBS All Access. “We couldn’t be in better hands than with this hilarious duo, ‘American Vandal’s’ brilliant Tony and Dan at the helm as executive producers, alongside the tremendous teams at Muse Entertainment and Funny Or Die, as we continue to expand our comedy slate.”. 

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Kalsey Kulyk's effortlessly bright and unmistakable vocal, paired with thought-provoking lyrics and overall messaging, is something most songwriters never master. “After my parents’ divorce, my dad would listen to ‘Nobody Knows It But Me,’ by Kevin Sharp, over and over again. I knew exactly what he was feeling without him telling me what he was feeling. That’s when I knew what music could do for people. That’s what I want to do for people.”"

"Eric Ethridge and Kalsey Kulyk though solo artists in their own right, Eric and Kalsey are also married, and due to the pandemic decided to make the move back to Canada from Nashville, fix up a van and take their talents cross-country, filming it all for their forthcoming digital series “Love On The Road”. "

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2017 marked the release of Moscow Apartment’s acclaimed self-titled debut EP that turned industry heads and won them a Toronto Independent Music Award and a Canadian Folk Music Award. The following year they clinched a Canadian Songwriting Contest prize and won Slaight Music’s ‘It’s Your Shot’ songwriting contest and its $100,000 grand prize in artist development. Fry and Padilla have spent the intervening years touring and developing their skills as producers and writers, receiving guidance from the likes of Broken Social Scene’s Kevin Drew and Grammy-winner Chin Injeti.

The duo produced Better Daughter in collaboration with Grammy winner Vance Powell (who produced Two Timer) and long time collaborator Guillermo Subauste, who assisted in bringing a poetic and multilayered collection of songs to life. Tackling subjects which range from internalized misogyny to the complicated nature of adolescence, the new E.P continues to bring electric crunch to indie folk.

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Jennifer is the creative mastermind behind Every Day Boss. Her passion is to help other entrepreneurs identify their big scary dreams and make them a reality. It starts with mapping out an action plan to focus on the right goals and putting them to work. With over 8 years of blogging and 5 years running a social media management & VA agency, Jennifer built her dream life, retired her husband, and made living her best life a mission. Jennifer is a color-loving coffee addict with two pups, a crazy black cat, and a whole lot of creative energy always ready to share.   

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