

Finding the Throughline with Kate Hanley
Kate Hanley
Finding the Throughline: Conversations about the Creative Process invites you into the minds of writers and other creatives as they open up about their process, their doubts, and what kinds of changes they’re thinking about making. The questions are mildly invasive, honestly, and the answers are unvarnished…and so refreshing! Whether your creative work is writing, painting, making music, parenting, or simply living, Finding the Throughline can help you get—and stay—inspired. Invigorated, even. For detailed show notes on each interview, visit katehanley.substack.com. And if you’d like to hear these interviews in one ad-free episode (as opposed to broken up into three shorter episodes with a few ads sprinkled in to keep the lights on), become a paid subscriber once you’re there..
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Jan 20, 2021 • 14min
Find Your Motivation: Motivation Is Bullshit, with Terri Trespicio EP: 364
Today I’m talking to Terri Trespicio. Who, says she doesn't believe in motivation. And who, whether she likes it or not, is a motivational speaker. Her Ted talk "Stop Searching for Your Passion" has gotten over 6 million views. Today she shares what to seek instead of motivation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 19, 2021 • 6min
Find Your Motivation: Calculate Your Ripple EP: 363
Sometimes it takes thinking about how your actions affect other people to really get yourself into gear. And usually, when we are avoiding doing something, we’re not thinking about other people. And I say we should be. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 18, 2021 • 9min
Find Your Motivation: Procrastinate Productively EP: 362
Like most things in life, procrastination isn’t 100% bad or 100% good. It’s what you make of it. And I’m saying, some procrastination can actually be helpful. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 15, 2021 • 7min
Find Your Motivation: Think About After EP: 361
Remember how Bugs Bunny would smell something yummy, like a roast chicken, and he would start floating in the air towards it? Well, envisioning how good you’ll feel after you’ve done something is the real life equivalent of that. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 14, 2021 • 8min
Find Your Motivation: Consider the Costs EP: 360
If there’s something that you’re wanting to do, or needing to do,
and you’re not doing it, a good way to get yourself motivated is to think about the ways your inaction is costing you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 13, 2021 • 19min
Staying Motivated Over the Long-Term, an Interview with YA Author Hayley Krischer EP: 359
Hayley Krischer is author of the amazing and important book about sexual assault, Something Happened to Ali Greenleaf. Hayley worked on this book, which is her first, for over 20 years, and she’s got a thing or two to share about how to find your motivation, as well as how to sustain it over the long haul. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 12, 2021 • 7min
Find Your Motivation: Take the Next Right Step EP: 358
It’s tempting to feel like you have to wait to get motivated before you take any action, when the truth is, getting going will put wind in your sails and get your motivation humming. Here's how to get into motion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 11, 2021 • 9min
Find Your Motivation EP: 357
This week on the podcast, I’m focusing on motivation. Because it’s an important thing at any time, but it’s something we’re even more interested in at the start of the year. And, after a year like 2020, which was so um, eventful, and stressful, it may be feeling hard to access.
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Jan 8, 2021 • 6min
5 Questions for an Awesome New Year: Question Number 5 EP: 356
I know you’re not supposed to pick favorites of your own creations, but today's question is kind of my favorite! It influences everything that you do in the new year, and even if you never set one goal afterward, it can change your life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 7, 2021 • 6min
5 Questions for an Awesome New Year: Question Number 4 EP: 355
You’ve REALLY got to work hard not to censor yourself when answering this question, because your ego will just love to chime in and say, 'What are you thinking? That’s not possible.' It's so important that you name your true answers anyway. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices