Tapping Creativity

How did the great success stories begin?

I asked my past guests to shed light on how they started out their journey as creatives and have mashed up their responses for today's episode. I hope they wil…

How do you turn a supposed failure into success? Vinnie Potestivo advises, "Give it time". On this episode you will learn about how to set yourself up for success by pattern breaking and finding what…

Our guest for this week, Geoffrey Calhoun, used to work as an MRI technician. What turned him to professional screenwriting?  What did he take to make that pivot?

In this episode we discuss several t…

Why do true crime series appeal to us? Not the click bait titles actually, but literary works about actual crimes.

According to our guest today, Kim Daly, it’s because of the powers that victim focuse…

It's commonly said that Genius is one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration. I have found this to be true in my projects over the years. Part of the sweat is poured in the research stage so…

Collaboration is a key part of the creative process. No artist can ever do it all by themselves: whether the project is writing a book or recording music or shooting a film.

On this episode of Tapping…

As creatives, life always reminds us that the application of our creative gifts isn’t limited to our arts and crafts. Creativity is essential in all spheres of our being.

On today’s episode, Omar Garr…

We all carry creative wounds with us. These wounds may come from life itself, or from other creative projects or how people react to these past creative works...

On this compilation episode, I talk t…

Must poetry be inaccessible? Can you be a full time poet? What is more exposing -publishing your own poetry or editing an anthology of other poets' works?

I had so many questions for this week's gues…

"Much of the stress that people feel doesn't come from having too much to do. It comes from not finishing what they've started." I totally agree with David Allen on this. Not just from the funk I'm i…

Are you afraid of failure? Do you question your ability even after years of mastering your craft? What if we're to tell you that failure is a necessity to any creative's process?

This week, I host Tay…

Are you scared of the options before you? Do you feel like retreating back to your comfort zone? Don't. And this is just the episode for you. As I'm also in the process of making big changes in my li…

We all have creative wounds. As we all carry shrapnel from bombing a performance or from our expectations blowing up on our faces. How do we heal from the rejection, negative criticism or utter indif…

Do you feel stuck in your creative work? What is holding you back from creating your dream project? Is it having limited resources? Or interruptions in life? Or lack of time?

According to our guest th…

One part of the creativity process that's overlooked is deep listening. Listening to yourself, and others too. It's equivalent to the negative space in art and design as it allows our perspective to …

Are you ready to get into massive debt for your film or other creative project? Our guest for this week charged a couple of his short films to his credit card. Does he regret it? No. Why? We have to …

Mostly, we define ourselves by what we do for ourselves or for who we want to be perceived as. In essence, we identify ourselves with our egos, these tiny fractions of who we really are. What if thou…