Creativity Episodes

“Even with business stuff, we have to listen to our gut just as much as we do when we're writing.” – Amy Wallen

“All of us have experiences and challenges. The baggage and drama are optional. It's all in how you choose to look at your life.” – Clay Boatright

"I truly had a radical healing by a radical God." - Sharon Hughes

“Worrying is a down payment on a problem you may never have.” – Allison Graham

"When you focus on the reader's experience, a lot of things take care of themselves for you in ways and manners that you can anticipate." – Andrew Kap

“Curiosity can and will change the world.” - Shana Francesca

“Show up as who you were created to be.” – Teresa Velardi

“Bad things happen to good people, but it's really how you deal with that adversity and overcome it.” - G.S. Gerry

"Fear kills fun." – Mike Montague

"Your creation gives you feedback on where to go." - Michaell Magrutsche

"True love is willing to sit down and have an honest and diplomatic conversation about what you're actually feeling and thinking." - Angeline M. Hart

"Writing groups have been a great way to improve my writing and get feedback. It really helps to have a deadline and fellow writers to hold you accountable." – Kimberly Sullivan

"Don't allow fear to dictate your output." - Bridget Cook-Burch

"Our heart is our GPS system." - Tracey Whittet

Acting can serve you in real life.

“If you're having a bad day, just have a great conversation. It costs nothing and anyone can do it." - Robin Dreeke

“If you want to be a writer, you just have to write. If you want to be an artist, you just have to make art. If you want to be a singer, sing. We can find our passions and we can do what we want to do.” - JoAnna Baanana

“Honor the environment that you’re in.” - Katherine Lazaruk

"When you make a decision to change your thought process, your belief process, the people around you have two choices: they can either change also or they can accept that they're going to move further away from you." - Leslie Davis

"Calm is a superpower.” – Robin Sacks

“Let your growth be a lighthouse for others.” – Dominique “Dom” Brightmon

"Having stories like this supports others to not be afraid of being controlled by other things in their life." - Gina Lobito

"Your podcast is a recipe, it's not a statue. You can change it later." – Dave Jackson

“Every time something really outrageous would happen... it completely reframed my experience of working because instead of getting frustrated, it would be more fodder for my book” - Debra Blaine