Podcast

In this Sparked podcast with Jonathan Fields I am responding to a question from listener Mell – Sparketype: Maven/Advocate

Listener Mell shares an interesting query about how to balance her desire to learn new things and advocate for what she cares about most with a recent diagnosis that may make those desires harder to act on. Mell puts forward the question, how do you embrace your innate impulse and find joy in work and life whilst navigating newly discovered neurodiversity?

We discuss the following:

1. How do you balance the desire to learn new things
2. How to advocate for what you care about most.
3. How do you embrace your innate impulse?
4. How do you find joy in work and life whilst navigating newly discovered neurodiversity?

RESOURCES MENTIONED:

• Stumbling toward genius podcast episode with Cory Huff
• How to ADHD YouTube channel
• Book: The Smart but Scattered Guide to Success: How to Use Your Brain’s Executive Skills to Keep Up, Stay Calm, and Get Organized at Work and at Home
• Book: Daily Rituals: How Artists Work

More on Sparketypes at: Discover You Sparketype | The Book | The Workshop | The Website

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In this Sparked podcast with Jonathan Fields I am responding to a question from listener Michael (Sparketype: Advisor/Maven | Nurturer.)

Michael poses the question, do you follow your latest area of interest and continue to collect portfolio career roles or should you find a traditional employer and potentially more job security and collaboration?

We discuss the following:

1. When considering options believing there are ‘no false steps’
2. Does your age affect your willingness to run ‘career experiments’?
3. What actually is a portfolio career?
4. Studying a process versus a specific domain or industry
5. Getting really clear about what you want your days to look like

Enjoy this Sparked Hot Take on how to reframe your own portfolio dilemma.

More on Sparketypes: Discover You Sparketype | The Book | The Website

In this Sparked podcast with Jonathan Fields we shine the spotlight on creative inspiration and how to turn it into action taking and output. We explore the purpose of inspiration, understanding who our creative ancestors are, and more. And in this time of reimagining, global burnout and upheaval we look at the difference between passively consuming, being simply inspired and the desire to deconstruct and learn from the art we’re enjoying.

We discuss the following:

1. What is the purpose of inspiration
2. Who are your creative ancestors
3. The dance between consuming vs being inspired by vs deconstructing & learning
4. Tapping into how a creative work makes you feel and how to infuse your creativity
5. The humbling nature of writing and many drafts needed
6. How to listen out for your inner bullsh*t detector

I also share a great strategy for journaling to connect with your ‘artist self’ and we both reflect on the many drafts it takes to create great work and the humbling nature of writing.

Enjoy this Sparked Hot Take on creativity, inspiration and expression. I hope it ignites some creative action taking of your own.

More on Sparketypes: Discover You Sparketype | The Book | The Website

I’m part of a rotating lineup of mentors on the SPARKED podcast, a podcast that explores how to find and do work that makes you come alive.

And we’re looking for special guest “wisdom-seekers” to share the moment you’re in, then pose questions to Jonathan and the Sparked Braintrust to be answered, “on air.”

To submit your “moment & question” for consideration to be on the show go to sparketype.com/submit .

Who are your creative ancestors, and how can their stories influence your creative journey?

Your creative ancestors are those people who make you, you. They build you up and inform your creativity through the things they teach you, even from a distant past. Their legacies inspire you to share their stories with future generations through your art. They are part of what I call your Artist’s DNA.

Adri Norris’ successful “Women Behaving Badly” series was born out of a desire to share the stories of important women whose stories have largely gone untold. These works are a window into their truth, created to inspire today’s generation with role models they might not otherwise be exposed to.

Adri says of the project, “It was basically combining my love of learning with my love of drawing and painting faces and learning how to tell a story with my work.”

Listen in to hear Adri talk about how she infuses her work with the power of storytelling, as well as:

• How she’s using her mural work to inspire both the community and the next generation of artists
• How she’s proving that you don’t have to pick one area of art to work in as long as you’re clear on your core
• Her Artist Residency and the long-overdue surprise project she’s working on now.

Plus, she’ll share what her biggest challenges have taught her and the big shift that changed the way she views her work.

If you’ve ever wanted to dive deep into storytelling through your art but don’t know where to start, this episode is for you.

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

Afro Triangle Designs

Women Behaving Badly

Adri on Facebook

Mango House

Cleo Parker Robinson Dance