Stumbling Toward Genius is a storytelling podcast for creatives hosted by writing and creativity coach Cynthia Morris. It’s your haven for when it seems like a good idea to give up your creative dreams. Tune in weekly for actionable inspiration to feel less alone and more empowered as you stumble toward your genius.
In conversation with Mark McGuinness on how to write a book
It's always fun to talk with Mark McGuinness, a creativity and productivity coach in the UK. And it was a true honor to be a guest on his podcast, The ...
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Women, Words, Wisdom Podcast
Robin Salcido has a great podcast for women over the age of 50. She's on a mission to rewrite the story that women's lives aren't interesting or valuable after a ...
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Organizing a Big Project: Coaching on Stumbling Toward Genius Ep 15
Most of our projects have many moving pieces. Trying to organize our ideas so we can bring them to life is almost always a challenge. In this coaching episode of ...
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Revitalize your writing practice (coaching) Stumbling Toward Genius EP 14
If you're like most of us, your writing or creative practice ebbs and flows. How to get back into it? In this live coaching episode of Stumbling Toward Genius, you ...
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Creative Practice: Do It Daily: Stumbling Toward Genius Episode 13
Have you ever wondered what doing a project for 100 days would be like? If you're feeling creatively stuck, a daily challenge could be a great way to revive your ...
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Design Your At-Home Writing Retreat: Stumbling Toward Genius Episode 12
Stuck at home, we may feel an urge to do some writing on a project. But it’s hard to focus with so many distractions. Wouldn't it be great to slip ...
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How to Focus When It Feels Impossible: Stumbling Toward Genius Episode 11
In this episode of Stumbling Toward Genius podcast, I try a new format. If you struggle with focus even in the best of times, this will help you garner some ...
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Earn the gifts at the finish line: Stumbling Toward Genius Ep 10
In this episode of Stumbling Toward Genius, you’ll hear the story of a book I wrote that changed a life-long narrative I'd been telling myself. In this episode I will ...
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I went to Seattle to Suck This Badly?: Stumbling Toward Genius: EP 9
In this episode of Stumbling Toward Genius, you’ll hear the story of how I went all the way to Seattle for an urban sketching workshop and how badly I sucked ...
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The Humbling Nature of Getting Feedback: Stumbling Toward Genius: EP 8
In this episode of Stumbling Toward Genius, I share how a critique session completely changed the way I think about writing and creating. In this episode: What happened when I ...
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Kneel at the Altar of Your Craft: Stumbling Toward Genius: EP 7
If only the glorious genius of our ideas matched our skills! But the truth is, there’s a lot of repetitive and humbling work that goes into making things. In this ...
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We All Just Want to Look Good: Stumbling Toward Genius: EP 6
In this episode of Stumbling Toward Genius, you’ll hear about a big moment in my creative career and how it challenged me to my limits. You’ll see how I abandoned ...
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What an F Did for My Artist: Stumbling Toward Genius: EP 5
Have you ever had an experience early in life that determined your path? Even if that wasn’t your path, a comment or a person directed you away from an essential ...
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When it feels like there’s no place for you, do this: Stumbling Toward Genius: EP 4
There comes a fork in the road that happens at least once - probably many times - in a creative project. It’s the moment when it seems like a much ...
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Every Project Has a Mountain to Climb: Stumbling Toward Genius EP3
Having genius ideas is the easy part of creating, right? It’s in the making where we stumble. If you’re like me, almost right away you bump up against the hows: ...
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Draft After Draft After Draft: Stumbling Toward Genius: EP 2
It’s humbling to commit to a project over the long term. Most projects take more time and effort than we think when we’re going into them. In this episode, I ...
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Leap in with Bold Innocence: Stumbling Toward Genius: EP 1
In this first episode of the podcast Stumbling Toward Genius, find out how I started my coaching business 20 years ago. It was without a clue, with a lot of ...
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Stumbling Toward Genius podcast launches
We’ve never had more resources to bring our creative ideas to life. Yet we still get stuck and often abandon our dreams for our books, art or businesses. Maybe it’s ...
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