I Don't Wanna Fit In: Recent Episodes
Anung of Courageous Creativity
Interviews of people living different lives outside the norm. They decided to live, have fun, and make money very differently then what society says is "normal' and "acceptable". Showing you that you can do things differently and some steps to how.
We all need a handle on our money. It makes the world go round and sadly can make or break our lives. A lot goes into that we were never taught. Not by school or our family. If we’re lucky we wouldn’t have gotten any bad habits or beliefs, but that’s doubtful. So we need to be proactive in learning what we need.
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I’ve always had a love for wolves. I almost did my major on wildlife management and research. Though I didn’t go that route I have always wanted to keep learning about them. Which is quite funny since The International Wolf Center has always been in my state. It wasn’t until after college that I was able to finally visit.
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We have been told very young to pick a career and work towards. With almost laser-like focus. Go to school or get whatever training you need. Just get the job and make money. But what if what you want doesn’t have an easy path? Or you most do it on your own so it's a lot of trial and error? There is no 6 step plan that can be implemented in 2 years. There’s no going back and I sure as hell don’t want to just take a job just because it's the easy answer. So sometimes you need to take odd jobs with odd hours just to have the time and space to build what you want.
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Starting a business or side hustle is so easy to do now. With so many easy options online and people to teach. But there is still a stigma for a lot of creative work to make money from it. It comes from a combination of things. People not respecting it, not thinking its worth much, or its so easy to do so why should it cost.
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Lollapalooza finally came back to Chicago in 2022. And the lineup was jam-packed. I only went for 3 of the 4 days. Even though I love music and enjoyed every day I went, I knew I would not have the energy to do it all. But I was in the city for a few days before and after to just hitting museums and going on artist dates.
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There is the joke that rich kids and kids of celebrities all go into some kind of art. But people do not look into that deeply. Seeing that if people have the space to do what they want they want to create. That people want to put something out into the world.
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At the end of August up until Labor Day (12 days) thousands of people head to the Minnesota State Fair grounds to eat, watch shows, compete, and general entertainment. Today, often referred to as the “Great Minnesota Get-Together,” the annual Minnesota State Fair is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the region.
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We all remember growing up and people (mostly unknowingly) pushing that if you picture a nurse you see a woman, but see a man when thinking of a doctor. But luckily that sexism is changing. Because in every area there are prejudices about who is or should be something. That only rich people deserve vacations. Or only the well-educated can have well-paying jobs. Sexism, racism, and classism runs rampant.
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Words are such a peculiar thing. All language is made up and it took thousands of years before the written language was created. And throughout the years it shifted and changed. In modern times we can see in real-time new slang popping up and when it becomes less used. But that has been happening all throughout history.
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Taking the road of being an artist, a creative, is never easy. There are millions of people who took a safer way and that is a perfectly valid choice to make. We all need doctors, cleaners, waiters, and garbage people. Each job and way of life out there is important, but it needs to b your choice.
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One of the great things about technology is that we all have cameras with us. That we can always document great moments in our lives. People forget that we use to rarely have images of us or our loved ones. Its how we see how things were in the past. Remember someone who has passed. See events that should not be forgotten.
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I am such an introvert. That I have no problem doing a lot of things alone. Eating at a restaurant by myself has never been a problem. I seriously have no problem being left on my own and not talking to anyone. And this bled over to my traveling. Half of all the traveling I’ve done has been solo and it has been some of the best trips I have taken.
The first one I’ve taken since the pandemic was going to Las Vegas for four days. Not because I really wanted to go there but because of a concert. This is definitely my year of concerts and I’m loving it. Yeah, I did plan a trip to go to days 3 and 4 of the BTS concert.
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I have so much music that has defined me in my life. It can be single songs that perfectly portrayed what I was feeling at the time to a whole artist that helped me on my journey in life. It brings back memories whenever we hear it. Comforts us in our time of need. To just give us an energy boost to get something done. (We’ve all danced in our rooms while cleaning.)
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Over the years, life has shown us how important art is. It is a part of everything we do. The tv and movies we watch, the music we listen to, and the books we read. The things we use to relax or explore. It's what we need to add joy to our lives. And when we had to stay home, it was our connection to the world. Each of us needed that connection that art gave us.
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We all have things that we hold off on. Going to the beach until we lose weight. Booking the dream vacation until you make more money. Save for a dream house until you get married (even if you are single). Even something as small drinking the wine you got as a gift or using that nice notebook until you can find something exciting enough to use it for.
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We’ve all heard about how we should niche down in order to be successful in business. And if you want to make money being creative, it is a business. But some of us are just not built that way.
There is a belief out there that those who are really creative are disorganized and scatterbrained. The depiction that usually comes to mind is a painter whose home is a mess that can’t remember even the most basic family things. They just can’t live normally because their creativity doesn’t let them. That’s honestly a character. Maybe in the past, some people did that, but only rich people. Most people now do not have the means to do that. And it's not even necessary to live like that to actually be creative and successful at it.
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When you start doing something new there is always the drive to go big with things. With all the drive and enthusiasm there’s nothing wrong with that. You should be able to grow things you enjoy. Even better if it makes you money. But at some point, you will have to decide how far you want to grow it. It doesn’t make you a failure in any way if you don’t want to go real big.
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There are times in life when you will seem to be choosing work or a passion over others. And sometimes you may be. Nothing wrong with that. You need to make the choices in life that fulfill you. Sometimes to get where you want to require major changes. And those changes can be hard for others to understand or accept.
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We can learn to do anything, really. But do we really need to? Yeah, in business you should have an idea about how things work. But who really has the time or energy to do that for everything we do in life?
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Building something for yourself can be hard. And you do need to know how every part works. But at some point, the only way to level up is to get help. And that is a whole other problem in itself. There are two main ways to go about this. Each has its pros and cons. You’ll have to see how well you know people and how much you trust them to see which would work best for you.
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We should all have some hobbies. They give us time to relax and just have some fun. But there is a fine line between being really good at a hobby and making some money from it. It's a perfect place to start when doing a side hustle. It would also be nice to help fun said hobby so you can do it more. But there are times when you should just keep them as hobbies.
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We all want to live a fulfilling life. And at times that can mean going a direction, some may think isn’t “right”. But we need to do what is needed for ourselves. It can be scary to feel like you are doing all this alone. With very little guidance or direction. There will be times you will need to be strong against others who will be able to accept the choices you make.
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The connotation of being a black sheep is mostly not good. The one who doesn’t belong, fit in, and just making things difficult. But I’m proud to be the black sheep in my life. Yeah, I don’t fit in most places but I also don’t need their validation. I’ve always followed my own path and don’t regret the directions I’ve taken. I’ve definitely had a lot of fun this way.
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Manifesting isn’t is as hard as some people think. It does take work and real thought into it. Some of what is important is a change of mindset. Cassie is a manifesting coach and has a podcast called Manifesting Success Stories and Manifest. Even though manifesting seems all woowoo there is a system behind it, but it all takes trust.
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Things have been changing. And this last couple of years very drastically. People are not letting work dictate everything they do in life. People are starting to realize that you can fit work into your life instead of the other way around. That you can still make a living and have the lifestyle you want. Whether it’s having a different sleep schedule, only working 4 days a week, more travel, or just more time to just be home.
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Too many of us try to go the “good” route for growing up. Going to school or getting training and getting a job that just pays the bills just enough. But too much of the American Dream has turned toxic. We are supposed to take the best years of our lives to just work and raise a family. Vacations should be short so we don’t burden our job with having to find someone to cover us.
Sharla is a coach, educator, author, and eternal optimist passionate about helping people get more joy and fulfillment by creating and living a life they love. Find her on her website here
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We all have many things we want to do in life. But sadly it can feel like we can never get to them all. With everything else we have to do, responsibilities, and just not having the time or money for them. But you don’t need to be discouraged about that. As long as you don’t let everything get away from you, it’s not that you’ll never do them just not right now.
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We all stumble through life. It is rarely a linear thing. So we all need to get the idea out of our heads about the instant successes and always doing the “right thing”. Shannon is a business and visibility coach living n Italy. Things right now look great for her, but it wasn’t an easy road there.
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As a child, everything is new. We are constantly learning new things. Learning to walk, talk, and just being social. We stumbled and fell all the time. But as we got older, it got harder to do. People made fun of us or criticized what we did. So it got harder for us to even want to try as an adult. Which sucks because we should still be trying new things. Finally being old enough, big enough, have the actual freedom, or the money to try the things we’ve always wanted to do.
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Having more than one source of income is almost a must these days. With the uncertainty on jobs and the rising costs of things, we all need a little cushion. Before it was just getting a part-time job to make some extra money. Luckily now there are so many more options for everyone. And this has nothing to do with whether or not you keep your job or go it on your own. This is just to have more ways to make money.
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This was not a big thing for most people to worry about. Since I’ve been working on it for a few years to finally be working full-time from home. But now there are a lot more people doing this and wanting to stay this way. The main problem I get from people, and I’m sure more of you are seeing this now, is that others think that you can just be free whenever they want you.
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Claudia-Sam is a Soul Coach for driven women who are stuck with where they're at in life, who feel like they've lost sense of their purpose and who feel unfulfilled and who don't know how to put themselves first without feeling guilty. She supports them to trust themselves, find their purpose, make decisions about their life that they're happy with (even if they're afraid of judgement from others) and helps them to put themselves on their to-do list and feel good about it, using her Tune-In method!
Claudia-Sam's signature program is called Tune-In: Your Confident Self Awaits. It's a 3-month soul coaching initiative for inner guidance. Visit tuneinprogram.com for more information.
You can find her at claudiasamsoulcoaching.com.
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Rebecca is a fellow multi-passionate podcaster and creative wellness coach. She helps people have a balance of wellness and creativity to fight burnout. Because there is too much culture out there where we brag about how busy we are and how little sleep we get. And we need to change that.
For most people, creativity is not the first thing they think of when they think about self-care. But it can be one of your creative hobbies that give you the time and space to rest, and allow the space to work things out. And some of your wellness can be taking away the things that do not bring you joy and can be taken away to give space for other things that are important.
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Rebecca Hass is a creative wellness coach, pianist, and composer living in Berkeley, CA. As a coach, she helps ambitious creative people self-compassionately reduce overwhelm so they have more energy to focus on the work that matters most, with space to enjoy life.
As a pianist, she specializes in Brazilian music and her compositions span a variety of topics, from samba grooves to crime-fighting manatees, which you can hear on her album Florescer (Bloom).
She also hosts the podcast Being a Whole Person, full of inspiration, encouragement, and tangible tips to help you self-compassionately grow your creative practice from a supportive foundation of wellness.
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Coaching website: coachingforcreativewellness.com
Music website: rebeccahass.com
Being A Whole Person podcast: coachingforcreativewellness.com/podcast
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Side hustles are the easiest way to start a business. And it may go well and start to be really successful. But there are good reasons to not go full-time with it and make it a big business. Because not everything needs to be more than what it is.
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For those of us who want to start writing a book, especially fiction, William gives some great tips to getting started. The Pandemic gave some people the push that they needed to try (perfectly fine if you didn’t have the capacity to do so). There are so many ways to do this, even if your dream is to write a book.
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William Allen, an HSP male. I have just published a book called, Confessions of a Sensitive Man, An Unconventional Defense of Sensitive Men. I wrote this book for every man or boy that was told that they are too sensitive or too emotional; that they aren’t man enough or masculine enough simply because they feel more, sense more, and experience a broader range of emotions. (Website)
I am a retired corporate executive who has been writing a blog on male sensitivity for the past four years, www.thesensitiveman.com.
Some of us have to or even want to work from home. There’s no rush hour, weird water-cooler discussions, and just more freedom to get things done. Even for those of us who love working from home, it can get lonely. Especially when you’ve never actually had to work from home and have a whole new set of distractions. Not only do you have to fight for respect from people who think you are just “free” just because you are at home, but you also have to fight yourself.
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ShangriLa Renden is a triathlete Guinness World Record holder. She's also a motivational speaker and a coach as well as a bestselling author. Her book is called Secrets of 10 Entrepreneurs who had to Lose and Pivot to Profit and Win with Purpose.
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Though working remotely from home has become a necessity during this pandemic situation, it is challenging to keep up with productivity while managing personal life. Fostering a culture of accountability can help you out in this regard. It is one of the key factors that increase your efficiency and boosts productivity, even when you are working from home.
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I wanted to end the season on a high note. This isn't the end, I will have another season and several other podcasts. But I want to leave with hope. Hope for a better future. Hope that we have a choice to make our own choices and not be punished for them.
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Working towards your own version of success. A great discussion about working through the ups and downs of life, not quite knowing where you want to go. And when sometimes life just throws something, hard, at you.
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Rebecca Scott is a Futurist, a Business Technologist, a Strategy
Consultant and the founder of Vivid Spring Solutions. She is also the
host of the Humans, Now and Then podcast, which explores how our
rapidly changing world impacts people, now and in the future.
Do’s and don’t to building confidence. So you can take those steps to building your own dreams.
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Victoria is an Intuitive Counselor and Coach. She has been a counselor for years with a Masters's degree.
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Who hasn't had a small fantasy about being a Mermaid? Well, dreams do come true and even for the more fantastical. Cause I'm really excited about this Interview with Che of The Fat Mermaid Society.
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We all want the best to happen. Especially when it comes to making plans for ourselves for the future, starting a business, a side hustle, moving somewhere taking a vacation, but batch it happens. And sometimes it is our mistake. And sometimes it's just by whatever else happens in the universe, like you can't. Here are the steps you can take to alleviate the anxiety.
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A discussion with 2 people growing up Asian in a dominantly White country and the similarities and differences.
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There will always be a time in your life where you're going to need to figure out that you need to pivot. Whether it is what in schooling with work, starting a business, side hustles all these different things. pivoting in your life is normal, it's change, you should always be changing.
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Being an artist is never a straight lineArtists are important. Everything in life is touched by it.
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Two big things to keep in mind when deciding and planning for something in your life are what is more important, security or freedom. Some people want more security in their life. They want to make sure they know they have a paycheck week to week because they want more things taken care of the other end. Others want a little more freedom.
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What the four tendencies are, is how you actually react to expectations. There are four different kinds and they are a combination of inner expectations and outer expectations. Outer expectations are what others place on us like meeting a work deadline. Inner expectations are what we place on ourselves, like a new year's resolution.
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Purpose is what you have been designed and created for. It is something that is actually part of your DNA. It's the very fabric of your being and it's why you are here on this planet.
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Not everyone will be a supporter. Honestly, all their fears should not be your problem.
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Sydney of Lake Anama about Intuitive wellness, slowly finding your path, and appropriation. Check out the blog post here.
Trying out something new can be scary. Especially something like a business or side hustle. There’s the added pressure to make something of it and make money. But there are ways to get started that doesn’t require as much risk.
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Core Values are what can give you live direction and meaning. It takes steps out of your decisions. Finding what they are makes life easier.
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Natural intuitive, bestselling author, and metaphysical coach Emily Davis began accessing her spiritual gifts as a child. Over the years all the fear and yuck of modern day life got in the way of that magic and, after leaving an abusive relationship, she set out on a quest to recapture her spirit! Now, Emily specializes in helping people discover their purpose in life through unblocking their intuitive gifts and learning to use them without fear. It is her mission to make magic part of everyday ordinary life. Emily and her family, including her many furry muses, adventure from Lake Tahoe, California where she also co-hosts her metaphysical comedy podcast Perceptionists Anonymous! We chat about finding your intuition and guides, and how to follow that path.
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Trying something and figuring out it wasn’t for you is not a failure. you had the courage to try it and learned something new. Check out the blog post here.
Creator of WOC Podcasters community on Facebook. Which grow enormously because it came out of the Spotify bootcamp that was just for Women od Color. But since they dropped the ball Danielle took it upon herself to create something that would be a help to so many (like myself).
She also started her own podcast (The Thought Card) from running the group. Check out the blog post and all the links here.
Hearing from all these great people about how they took the leap and lived differently is all great. But if you do not work on the inner stuff you will never really get to where you want to be. In this episode, I go over what I call the 'Freedom Mindset'. What it is and why it's important.
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Serial Expat means somebody that lives out and usually works outside of their home country, in my case the US. But it's someone who goes from a different country to a different country and does not get back to their “home” country. Stephanie talks about her journey through one place and job to another. Check out the blog post here.
Talented choreographer and dancer Ruby talks about going into dance, traveling, and finding her place in Morocco. Check out the show notes here.
A multifaceted spiritual worker who feels a little kindred to me. She is an Energy Worker, Reads Tarot, and is in all the metaphysical that I love too. But she also has had to work through a lot from her family and religion. But she's able to make what she loves into work that she is proud of.
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How Jenny found a career that aligned with her love of animals.
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Rollercoaster life of travel and work. Her journey to find her place and exploration into many eastern schools of thought.
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Just a quick overview of what the podcast will be giving. The kinds of stories you'll get from the interviews.