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Episode 5 - Finding Your ”Why”

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This week we chat about defining our “why”. What drives us to create? Is creativity in all of us? Robyn starts a daily painting challenge for the month and Michelle (mostly) gets to bed earlier, but struggles to sleep.

Recorded on January 7th, 2024

Resources, references, and further exploration:

Clarifying Your Vision worksheet (the prompts use the words “music” and “musical” but can easily be answered by all artists) https://drive.google.com/file/d/1B8tV5jN_fkUdQxwapcymbO9-3U0yDeOR/view?usp=sharing

The artist Robyn mentioned, Pet Portraits by Hercule https://www.instagram.com/portraitsbyhercule/?hl=en

Brad Stulberg’s book Master of Change https://www.bradstulberg.com/books

Michelle’s blog post on knowing your “why” https://www.michellemonettemusic.com/post/do-you-know-your-why

Michelle’s blog post on developing your musical (artistic) voice https://www.michellemonettemusic.com/post/develop-your-musical-voice

Michelle’s blog post on how we’re all built to make music (all arts apply) https://www.michellemonettemusic.com/post/we-are-all-built-to-make-music

Michelle’s blog post on the power of asking “what if?” https://www.michellemonettemusic.com/post/what-if

Michelle’s blog post on the perfect time to start https://www.michellemonettemusic.com/post/the-best-time-to-start

Quotes, ideas, and insights referenced:

"The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now." Source: https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/joy-and-pain/201504/the-best-time-plant-tree-was-20-years-ago-no-matter

“The satisfactions of manifesting oneself concretely in the world through manual competence have been known to make a man quiet and easy.” - Matthew B. Crawford, Shop Class as Soulcraft

“For all the things in life that you cannot control, there is at least one that you can: your core values, which represent your fundamental beliefs and guiding principles. They are the attributes and qualities that matter to you most.” - Brad Stulberg, Master of Change, page 103

Links:

Learn more about Robyn at https://www.robynlester.com/

Learn more about Michelle at https://www.michellemonettemusic.com/

Please feel free to send questions and comments to [email protected]

Connect with like-minded artists and creatives at our Discord server: https://discord.gg/mHa8GSQqsv

Credits:

Podcast art by: Robyn Lester

Intro music by: Michelle Monette

Podcast editing by: Michelle Monette

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37 episodes

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Content provided by Robyn Lester and Michelle Monette, Robyn Lester, and Michelle Monette. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Robyn Lester and Michelle Monette, Robyn Lester, and Michelle Monette or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.

This week we chat about defining our “why”. What drives us to create? Is creativity in all of us? Robyn starts a daily painting challenge for the month and Michelle (mostly) gets to bed earlier, but struggles to sleep.

Recorded on January 7th, 2024

Resources, references, and further exploration:

Clarifying Your Vision worksheet (the prompts use the words “music” and “musical” but can easily be answered by all artists) https://drive.google.com/file/d/1B8tV5jN_fkUdQxwapcymbO9-3U0yDeOR/view?usp=sharing

The artist Robyn mentioned, Pet Portraits by Hercule https://www.instagram.com/portraitsbyhercule/?hl=en

Brad Stulberg’s book Master of Change https://www.bradstulberg.com/books

Michelle’s blog post on knowing your “why” https://www.michellemonettemusic.com/post/do-you-know-your-why

Michelle’s blog post on developing your musical (artistic) voice https://www.michellemonettemusic.com/post/develop-your-musical-voice

Michelle’s blog post on how we’re all built to make music (all arts apply) https://www.michellemonettemusic.com/post/we-are-all-built-to-make-music

Michelle’s blog post on the power of asking “what if?” https://www.michellemonettemusic.com/post/what-if

Michelle’s blog post on the perfect time to start https://www.michellemonettemusic.com/post/the-best-time-to-start

Quotes, ideas, and insights referenced:

"The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now." Source: https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/joy-and-pain/201504/the-best-time-plant-tree-was-20-years-ago-no-matter

“The satisfactions of manifesting oneself concretely in the world through manual competence have been known to make a man quiet and easy.” - Matthew B. Crawford, Shop Class as Soulcraft

“For all the things in life that you cannot control, there is at least one that you can: your core values, which represent your fundamental beliefs and guiding principles. They are the attributes and qualities that matter to you most.” - Brad Stulberg, Master of Change, page 103

Links:

Learn more about Robyn at https://www.robynlester.com/

Learn more about Michelle at https://www.michellemonettemusic.com/

Please feel free to send questions and comments to [email protected]

Connect with like-minded artists and creatives at our Discord server: https://discord.gg/mHa8GSQqsv

Credits:

Podcast art by: Robyn Lester

Intro music by: Michelle Monette

Podcast editing by: Michelle Monette

  continue reading

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