CREATIVITY SPARKS: IMPOSTER SYNDROME
On this episode of The Spark File, Susan and Laura examine that deep seated fear that you're just not as good / worthy / capable as others think you are. Imposter Syndrome. Check
out this episode and you just might find ways to let go of those coping mechanisms and start to believe in your own abilities.
CREATIVITY SPARKS: THE MIND OF JILL BOLTE TAYLOR, PT 2 ELECTRIC BOOGALOO
This week, Susan and Laura, still super sparked by the life-changing whole brain approach of Jill Bolte Taylor, take an even deeper dive into her work, applying her philosophies to our creativity.
CREATIVITY SPARKS: PERFORMANCE ANXIETY
This week, Susan shares a spark so vast, we give it all our attention - Performance Anxiety. If you've ever felt tormented by fear, panic or anxiety related to your chosen profession, please do not miss this episode! Susan and Laura go deep into the prevalance of performance anxiety, what it feels like, who experiences it, and potential solutions to keep it at bay so that you can go on shining your light with ease.
CREATIVITY SPARKS: THE BEST ADVICE YOU’VE EVER RECEIVED + THE SIXTH STAGE
This week, Susan and Laura take a spin through some of the best advice they've ever received (including "don't pickle it!") plus, the very encouraging signs that people everywhere are entering the sixth stage of grief - finding meaning.
MAKERS: JENNY CLIFT: TAPPING INTO OUR EMOTIONAL FREEDOM
This week, Susan and Laura delve into EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) with Jenny Clift, Coach for classical musicians and stage performers. Jenny paves the way to wealth, success, balance, and inner peace using the scientifically proven power of tapping.
CREATIVITY SPARKS: WHY + THE CREATIVE HABIT
This week, Susan and Laura dig into two worthy explorations -- Do you know your Why? Do you know why your Why matters? So many ways to consider how we can act intentionally, on and with purpose. Plus, they revisit Twyla Tharp's classic book: The Creative Habit. Do you have a habit of creativity? If not, you know The Spark File feelings on it - better get one quick!
CREATIVITY SPARKS: THE ATTENTION ECONOMY + EINSTEIN TIME
This week, Susan and Laura dive into two new sparks of creativity - the attention economy that will literally eat up all of your time (if you let it) and the Einstein Time concept that will allow you to make more time, if you need it!
CREATIVITY SPARKS: CHAMPIONS OF BREAKFAST + THE FEEDBACK PROCESS
This week, Laura and Susan take a deep dive into the fascinating tale of betrayal, corporate espionage, and family feuds that resulted in the world's most famous breakfast cereals, and how the feedback process can work in service and support of the artist to the benefit of all.
CREATIVITY SPARKS: MAKING ART OUT OF ART + REFLECTIONS ON A MOMENT
This week, Susan and Laura offer up two new sparks of creativity - the many ways we can be sparked to make art out of art, plus, a myriad reflections on the tumultuous past few weeks, and how reflecting might just put us on the path to healing. Tune in, get inspired, and then take it and make it!
CREATIVITY SPARKS: THE UPPER LIMIT PROBLEM + THE STORYTELLING SECRETS OF DAVID SEDARIS
This week on The Spark File, Susan and Laura explore how an Upper Limit Problem (as defined in The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks) might be keeping you from pursuing or completing your creative goals; AND file under "Insight from The Greats"-- storytelling secrets gleaned from the David Sedaris masterclass.
CREATIVITY SPARKS: BURNOUT + MY OCTOPUS TEACHER
This week on The Spark File -- news you can really use! Two hot sparks of inspiration, starting with the book Burnout by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski, and the ways we can complete the stress cycle to avoid feeling fried. Physical activity, breathing, laughter -- all serve a higher purpose in our overall wellbeing. Next, the documentary My Octopus Teacher illustrates how a man's extraordinary relationship with a cephalopod brings him back from the brink of burnout, restores his energy, his human relationships, and his creative expression.
CREATIVITY SPARKS: HAIKU + COLLECTIVE CREATIVITY
Riding high from the recent Spark File New Year 2021 Creativity KickOff, Susan and Laura discuss the highlights, and share two sparks inspired by the event - the enduring artform of Haiku, and the power we yield when we make things together, such as the work done at quilting bees, crafting bees, raising bees -- also known as collective creativity.
