Create for No Reason

In this episode, Kate chats with writer and creator Don Martin. Although Don is a full-time fraud investigator, it doesn't stop him from exploring his creativity. Don is a multi-passionate creative. With over 123K followers on TikTok, he understands the importance of storytelling and building a relationship with his community. His advice to other creators is to stop worrying about the algorithm and be a whole person first. Enjoy multiple outlets for your creativity. Don shares his journey of working with Simon & Schuster and writing the book he never thought he would write. Check out Don's podcast Head on Fire.Get book recommendations, journaling prompts and weekly inspiration delivered to your inbox by signing up for Massive Optimism. Kate's YouTube Channel

In this episode, Kate chats with Stu Jeffery. Stu has over nine hundred thousand followers on TikTok. He creates hilarious videos simply by being himself and sharing his stories. Kate discovered that Stu started his career as a writer and even challenged him to write his first book of essays. Kate & Stu discussed the creative process, writing, video creation, and what Stu will do when he reaches one million followers. Get book recommendations, journaling prompts and weekly inspiration delivered to your inbox by signing up for Massive Optimism. Kate's YouTube Channel

During this episode, Justin Konikow shares his formula for living a more creative life. He believes that living a fulfilling life means integrating your work and your purpose together in an authentic way. Justin explains why we shouldn't care about vanity metrics when it comes to our content. We also discussed how to become a more active reader and Justin's top three books. We explored why Justin believes creativity and authenticity are two in the same and how haters are just confused admirers. Click here to gain access to Justin's free resources.Justin's YouTube Channel Get book recommendations, journaling prompts and weekly inspiration delivered to your inbox by signing up for Massive Optimism. Kate's YouTube Channel

In this episode Kate chats with Ramon Ray. He shares strategies on how to become the CEO of your life. They discussed how to get started with your side hustle or hobby, the best way to approach sponsorships, the importance of building your personal brand, and the difference between a Creative Pursuit and a business. If you're interested in writing a book, but not actually writing the book, Ramon shares the tactics he used to publish his book Celebrity CEO. Get book recommendations, journaling prompts and weekly inspiration delivered to your inbox by signing up for Massive Optimism. To learn more about Ramon Ray, go to SmartHustle.comRamon Ray is an in-demand expert on small business success and the founder of SmartHustle.com. He has started four companies and sold two of them and is a four-time author. He's a global keynote speaker, event host and emcee, entrepreneur, and best-selling author.

In this episode of Create For No Reason, Kate chatted with Mike Zeller, Business Architect & Entrepreneur Mentor. Mike shared strategies to help us lean into our creative genius and live in our purpose. Mike also shared how to stop playing in small-itis, how to eliminate procrastination, and how to discover your powerful alter ego to help you push through fear and do the work you're meant to do. Get book recommendations, journaling prompts and weekly inspiration delivered to your inbox by signing up for Massive Optimism. Free resources from Mike: CLAIM YOUR POWER NLPhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZV48qtyWDv86 PAGE ZOG GUIDE https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gr_MxRzqS7U-OZgDagdcrhoXC-LzNpfl/view?usp=sharingGenuisWithinBook.com

In this mini-episode of Create For No Reason, Kate shares a piece of unfinished work. Some stuff is better to polish and make beautiful before sharing it with the world, but there is something special about seeing or hearing someone's unfinished work and thought process that is so interesting. Do you ever share work that isn't fully complete? Get book recommendations, journaling prompts and weekly inspiration delivered to your inbox by signing up for Massive Optimism.

In this episode, Kate chats with Larisa Harrington, owner/founder of Strong By Nature, and a 20-year Air Force retiree, wife, and mother of 2. For over 2 decades, she has been helping clients live happier and healthier lives. During this episode, we talked about creating a mindfulness practice, how to identify burnout, and how to live a more peaceful and fulfilling life. Get book recommendations, journaling prompts and weekly inspiration delivered to your inbox by signing up for Massive Optimism.

In this episode, Kate chats with Julie DeLucca-Collins. They talked about TikTok, content creation, consistency, and how to gain confidence in your creative work. Julie is the Founder and CEO of Go Confidently Services and the host of the popular Casa DeConfidence Podcast®. As a Business and Life Strategist Coach, Julie helps women business owners launch or grow their businesses, get clients, be productive,and achieve their dreams. Julie helps her clients create simple habits to achieve goals and change lives. Julie is also the best-selling author of the newly released book Confident You Confidence.

In this episode, Kate chats with Pedro Maciel about the power of social audio. If you have a message to share with the world, it's inside of you for a reason. Social audio like podcasting, Clubhouse, and live streaming is a great way to share your message and the right people will find it. We talked about imposter syndrome, how to find your voice, and simple ways to get started. I hope you find it helpful.

In this mini-episode, Kate shares three ways to live a happier life. The first of which is to identify your dreams. So many people have stopped dreaming. We become more fully alive when we allow ourselves to dream and actually go after them.