16 episodes
How to Be Creative Kat O'Leary
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5.0 • 12 Ratings
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How to Be Creative is a podcast about what it means to be creative across different disciplines, industries, life circumstances, and career structures. You’ll learn tips for fitting creativity into your daily life, and hear from a bunch of different people about how being creative has helped them reach goals, open doors, and live a more rewarding--or at least more interesting--life. I’m your host, Kat O’Leary, and I’m excited to introduce you to some of my favorite creatives, as well as the tools that help me get my most crucial work done.
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Using Affirmations to Shift Your Mindset and Achieve Goals
On this episode, I walk through my daily affirmation writing process and how it helps me a) orient my mindset for the day and b) envision and work toward big-picture goals.
Resources mentioned on this episode:
The Mantra ProjectJamie Varon coursesAn affirmation resource I forgot to mention: I Am app -
5 Tips for Navigating Change
Change is hard. In this episode, I explore five ways to make it easier, and the resources that have helped me get more comfortable navigating change.
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The Power of Now by Eckhart TolleLoving What Is by Byron KatieThe Work AppThe Artist's Way by Julia CameronMindset by Carol DreckMy Year of New project -
The Benefits of Consistency
In this episode, I talk about how developing consistent, daily habits has changed my life for the better. I cover:
6 tangible benefits I've seen from developing a habit practiceThe habits I do every day, + 2 habits I aspire to do dailyThe tools and resources I use to stay consistent and accountableResources mentioned in this episode:
Way of Life: habit trackingHeadspace: meditation (my link gets you a 30-day guest pass)Duolingo: language skillsJamie Varon courses -
Back in Black
I'm back after a four-year hiatus! This is a short update on where I've been and how it's impacted my creative work.
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Episode 11: Coming Home with Billy Peters
This week I'm talking to writer, veteran, and tech professional Billy Peters about World War III, the concept of coming home when home doesn't fully exist, and what it means to be a writer with military experience who doesn't want to be a war writer.
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Episode 10: Creating Your Own Future with Ivy Jelisavac
This week, I'm talking with director Ivy Jelisavac about intrinsic motivation, creating structure to get things done, and building community online. For the past two years, Ivy's been my creative accountability partner, and I'm tremendously inspired by her grit, talent, and commitment to creating a better world--and film industry.
Customer Reviews
Rich, textured dialogue about creativity through humanity
I had modest expectations about this podcast and the usual bullet-point, paint by numbers, digestible nuggets I can take from podcasts. To my joyous surprise, Kat O’Leary champions a much deeper discussion about creativity by wanting to know more about the guest and their journey. I absorbed a lot from her Ep5 discussion regarding mental health which lead wonderfully into how her guest was creative through those things. I would recommend this cast highly as I learned something new about creativity while at the same time being validated in it. Check it.