Create for No Reason

In this episode, Kate chats with Social Audio Influencer & Entrepreneur, Alexander Gonzalez. His life changed forever after losing eighty-four pounds and finally discovering his purpose. He has dedicated his life to helping others work through similar life-changing transformations and live a more fulfilling life. Kate and Alexander talked about strategies to start before you're ready, finding your why, how to lead with confidence, how to lean into your superpower, and more. To stay connected, sign up for Massive Optimism, a weekly newsletter sharing journaling prompts, book recommendations, and other ideas to inspire you every week: www.MassiveOptimism.club.

In this mini-episode, I share a few thoughts that may inspire you in your creative work. First, are you creating content that people would miss if you stopped sharing? It's a great question inspired by Seth Godin. I think about it a lot when I'm creating content. Second, do what makes you better. These are the words that fell out of my mouth while I was journaling the other morning. Listen to this episode and let me know what you think. To stay connected, sign up for Massive Optimism, a weekly newsletter sharing journaling prompts, book recommendations, and other ideas to inspire you every week.

Andrew Davis is a bestselling author & keynote speaker. He's built and sold a digital marketing agency, produced for NBC and worked for The Muppets. Today, Andrew Davis teaches business leaders how to grow their businesses, transform their cities, and leave their legacy.In this episode, Kate and Andrew talk about what it takes to earn attention from your audience, short-form vs. long-form content, and the number one way to become a better content creator. Kate asked Andrew if the market is too crowded for more content creators. Andrew explains why there is always a content hole in the market and how to find your version of FishTV (you'll have to listen to find out). Learn more about Andrew at www.akadrewdavis.comTo stay connected, sign up for Massive Optimism, a weekly newsletter sharing journaling prompts, book recommendations, and other ideas to inspire you every week: www.MassiveOptimism.club.

Who are you? What do you want? These are two questions Donnie Tuttle encourages people to ask themselves during different phases of their lives. We're constantly learning, growing, and becoming. In this episode, we talked about collaboration, handling fear, being addicted to work and productivity, and more. We explored judgment and shame around the creative process and how to give yourself creative power.At the end of the show, Donnie asked Kate for a bit of coaching. He wants to be a generous artist unafraid of sharing his work with the world. He holds himself back and needs a little push. If you're scared to share your work or creative project, I hope the conversation inspires you to get it out. The world needs your idea.

In this episode, Kate chats with Jackie Minsky about energy, intuition, hypnotherapy, and more. Can you really attract the things you want in your life? Jackie believes you can. In fact, her podcast, Stupid Wise Girl, landed on Entrepreneur Magazine's Top 20 Podcast list in 2020. She attributes that along with other successes to the energy work she does to create a great life. To stay connected, sign up for Massive Optimism, a weekly newsletter sharing journaling prompts, book recommendations, and other ideas to inspire you every week.

In this episode, Kate chats with her friend Tariq Roberson. They chatted about Kate's experience in Tariq's poetry workshop, the creative process, and what it takes to become a good writer. Tariq shared some of his favorite artists that inspire him and he even read one of his poems at the end of the episode. 

In this episode, Kate shares her experience with the 30-day cold shower challenge she started last month. There's something really exciting about incorporating a challenge to help you build a new habit. She also challenges you to turn one piece of content into three to five. If you're already investing time into creating one video, article, or post, think about how much better it will be when you turn it into multiple pieces of content to share online. Are you up for the challenge? 

Happy New Year! Like many people, I took some time to reflect on the past year. To think about what I've learned, relearned, and created. I even spent some time creating my dream list which was fun. In this episode, I share a few thoughts and ideas that will hopefully inspire you to create more of what you love in 2022. Enjoy. 

In this episode, Kate chats with Dimple Thakrar about love and relationships. Being in healthy, loving relationships helps us create more freely. We learn more about ourselves, what's important to us, and how we can communicate better. Dimple talks about the importance of getting clear on who you are before getting into a relationship. She also shared a great exercise to help you discover who you want to become. If you want your partner to show up as their authentic self, you must do the same.  For more information about Dimple and her incredible courses, check out: https://www.dimpleglobal.com/

In this episode, Kate introduces you to her friend Lolita E. Walker. She's an incredible coach, author, speaker, poet, and incredible human doing amazing things in the world. She encourages everyone she meets to live boldly and pursue their passions. She shared a wonderful affirmation exercise that you can do today. When you write your powerful affirmation, share it with Kate (@KateVolman) and Lolita (@HeyCoachWalker) on Instagram.   Thanks for listening to the show. If you haven't written a review, please do. Go create something only you can.