The Alina Marie Podcast: Recent Episodes
Alina Marie
Short audio recordings for the dimensional avant garde business owners, thought leaders, visionaries and creatives with zero fluff or filler.
"The internet is not going anywhere, but for many, they’re personal habits with it are changing. Not totally or across the board obviously, but for some niche markets and demographics, this will become a real factor. In fact, a lot of the shift is also coming from the creatives too. I hear it often, a nagging curiosity or preference to not be as “digital centric” as they have become, or seem to have to be. I feel it too."
"Sometimes the pressure to narrate what you’re still freshly experiencing, processing, learning, trying, deciding, sensing and receiving can cause you to force what's just not there yet."
"Creating “for no reason” and “just because” or “i’ve always wanted to try” allows the time for you to get thoroughly engrossed in making something with pure love, curiosity, choice, humility and freedom. Whether it’s directly related to your signature lane of profit, or if it’s outside of it. Being fully engrossed in something that is personal, chosen and delightful triggers a primal reminder to the maker in us."
"When you opt-out of thinking you have to be this one thing and it has to look this one way to matter, your world opens up and you see what you’re doing now as beautiful, worthy and a part of your own story being told. It’s freedom. And at the end of the day the enrichment of our interests, skills, inspirations and talents is what makes many of us feel alive, if you allow it. "
"Sometimes we get so excited, or so inspired, or in some very real circumstances, so desperate that we just push and push and push. And, most of the time that’s not a bad thing, not at all. It’s only bad when you begin to allow a certain strategy approach, a desired accolade, a general quest for validation or goal to now overide and determine your moves. When it begins to blind and numb your own intuition and instincts, and you no longer take the time to check in and evaluate with God if your method is still on course, it’s no longer a good thing. "
"give yourself permission to transcend title, genre, expectations + industry norms. your existence can become proof that complexity, layered giftings, nuance + eccentricity is allowed... and can thrive."
The why behind my decision to take social media out of my life, creativity and work, and my intentions for the podcast.
every single creative at some point or another has struggled with this, even if you didn't know that's what it was. in this episode we highlight and connect the dots of what causes it and how to renew our mindset in a way that helps you get rid of it.
your emotional, mental + spiritual health as a creative is vital to your creative potential. this episode takes a look at the culture within the industry and how it can impact those areas of your life.
we all want growth but when you don't plan for it, it can become a problem to solve. learn how to anticipate scaling your business for when it pops.
the things people say or how people react to what you do and what you're believing for can have a lasting impact on your confidence and perspective as a creative. this episode goes in depth on how to handle that and how to understand where it comes from so that it doesn't weigh down your faith + determination.
the idea of niche is essential but the process of it can be frustrating. this episode digs into how you can find yours and how to navigate it as it inevitably evolves so you don't end up stifling your growth or losing brand clarity.
while social media can be huge tool for creatives, it can also ruin your business and mindset. learn how to approach it in a way that's balanced and realistic.
"It's almost like if you what you want to really create isn't attached to a sales funnel, it doesn't matter. I'm THE last person to tell that funnels don't matter, because they do, they really do. But, there's a lot of people losing the authenticity of their own creativity.
An honest chat for the modern millennial woman about giving each other the space to be and create.
New ways to think about being ahead of your time, what it looks like and how it might be that way on purpose.