Dr. Nicole LePera is a trained clinical psychologist with years of experience through Cornell University, The New School for Social Research and the Philadelphia School of Psychoanalysis. While extremely passionate for her field, she found herself frustrated by its conventional limitations and sought to expand her career in search of new solutions to mental wellbeing. Dr. LePera invested immeasurable amounts of time and research into writing her first book, 'How to Do the Work',... read more ›
Dec
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Dec
05
I’m a huge believer in making art for art’s sake. Taking photos that no one is going to pay you for. Shooting films that aren’t commissioned or funded. Writing words that the world may never read. I’ve said before that doing and making always trumps talking about it, but there’s also a difference between the doing and making that pays the bills and the doing and making that brings joy, that hones craft, lights creative... read more ›
Nov
30
Neil Pasricha is the product of a Kenyan mother and Indian father who immigrated to Canada in the late 1960s. He and his sister were born and raised in Toronto to what he describes a "very, very lucky childhood", his parents working hard as a teacher and accountant to provide for them both until his early twenties. It wasn't until later in life, in his later twenties, that Neil experienced a crisis that would ultimately... read more ›
Nov
28
If you’ve been a long time listener of this show, you’ve heard me say “you can’t stand out and fit in at the same time. If you never make anything, if you make only what you’re comfortable making, or if you are making but you never share, you’re hiding. Once you start hiding, you stop growing. Part of you goes to sleep. Even as I reached what I thought was my creative zenith, it took... read more ›
Nov
24
In this episode, I'm answering some of my favorite questions from a recent AMA. It was impossible to answer every question, but I did try to select common themes so a single question hits in the ballpark of several others. Listen to the Podcast Some topics we get into: How to navigate ever-changing social media platforms and still get our work seen How do we get more comfortable with social interaction in a post-covid world... read more ›
Nov
22
Let’s face it, when you put new creative ideas into the world few people understand it. Others may reject it. Overall it’s likely you’ll be met with resistance. That’s ok. Get used to it. Build that muscle. 💪🏼 Listen to the Podcast <span style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" data-mce-type="bookmark" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span> Cynicism is Poison You know as well as I do that some people in our lives discourage us and weigh us down... read more ›
Nov
16
The world of business is notoriously serious and results-driven. But what if we looked at work through a different lens? What if we focused on the creative, abstract side of innovation? This is a question that Mauro Porcini, Chief Design Officer at PepsiCo, strives to answer. With over 1100 design and innovation awards under his belt, Mauro is no stranger to the value of creativity in business. In fact, he's made it his life's work... read more ›
Nov
14
When you’re out to start a new career, you learn quickly that hope is not a strategy. Regardless if it’s the first job, a new job, or the shake-up from the economy, these are great inflection points to take steps toward the things that fulfill us in life. Even the healthcare field, career pivots are no longer limited by geography. Thanks to advances in telemedicine and digital health platforms, professionals can now contribute meaningfully from... read more ›
Nov
11
The world is creative, innovative, and curious. It’s constantly inviting us to develop new ideas, improve on existing ones, and tap into endless possibilities. It’s also challenging as a creator to maintain an innovative mindset. We have so many pressures coming at us these days. If you’ve ever wondered how great innovators delve into their endless resource of ideas, it helps to learn from the source. Award-winning designer and author Hussain Almossawi has a... read more ›
Nov
07
We all have things that zap our time and energy. Many we are aware of, some we're not. Big confession: some of these took way longer to address than I care to admit. Over the pandemic I employeed a few different personal experiements that ended up changing my life for the better. In this episode I share what I tried and how it helped. Listen to the Podcast These have been some of the biggest... read more ›