Perspective Podcast | Fuel For Your Mind & Creative Grind

How many times in life have you talked yourself out of something? How many times has that inner critic convinced you, “there’s no way you can do that, it’s impossible.” I spent the majority of my life letting my inner critic drag me down. It’s taken a long time for me to get to the point where I can object and stand up for myself. Why not me? Why can’t I be a successful artist / designer in my tiny corner of Iowa? Why can’t I become a professional podcaster or a traveling keynote speaker? Why not me? On those days where I’m convinced, it just feels like I’m going in the right direction. There are some days you’re just feeling it like the universe is this divine source of creative intuition and it’s nudging you along the path you’re supposed to follow. I’m pretty sure this is how Kobe was feeling the day he dropped 81 points on the Raptors (I’m a huge Laker fan if you didn’t know). On most days, however, it doesn’t come so easy. My mind automatically defaults to doubt so it takes A LOT of effort and A LOT of r