17. Avoiding The Self Improvement Trap

21. Honor the Season that You Are In

This episode of Chasing Genius is a little different. No script.No structured outline.Just a notebook, a few intrusive thoughts, and an honest reflection about the season of life I find myself in. Recently, I realized something uncomfortable: the way I’ve always operated, which is discipline, pushing harder, forcing outcomes, and that is not what this moment in my life requires. Instead, this season is asking something different of me. To surrender.To be patient.To trust the timing of my life. Maybe you’re in a season of building.Maybe you’re in a season of solitude.Maybe you’re in a season of uncertainty. Whatever season you’re in, the question remains the same: Are you honoring it? Listen to the full episode below. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chasinggenius.substack.com [https://chasinggenius.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

20. Own Your Particular POV — Inside the Mind of Issa Rae

After a long hiatus, Chasing Genius is back! In this episode, I unpack the importance for creatives to discover and own their POV. Issa Rae is someone who never gave up on her dreams and did what it took make them come true. In doing so, she never lost sight of who she was. She owned her unique and particular POV that shows up everything she does. There's a lot we can learn from her. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chasinggenius.substack.com [https://chasinggenius.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

19. Stop Waiting For Permission to Create

There are so many incredible artists in the world who hide behind this desire for validation, but constantly seeking others approval to create, stifles creativity. We lose our creative voice, we rely too much on external influences and we miss out on the chance to just be ourselves. Stop waiting for permission to create. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chasinggenius.substack.com [https://chasinggenius.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

18. Embrace Being a Work in Progress

Life is all about being a forever work in progress, especially as creatives, we are always redefining our creativity, our style, and our impact. Learn to embrace it. Through this journey, you’ll discover that you had everything you needed the whole time. Right inside you. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chasinggenius.substack.com [https://chasinggenius.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

17. Avoiding The Self Improvement Trap

At the root of it, nothing is wrong with self-help or self-improvement. it’s for those of us who are self-starters and aspire to be better than we were yesterday. it’s a way of learning new things that can be applied to our lives. But if you find yourself consuming more than creating, then that's a problem. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chasinggenius.substack.com [https://chasinggenius.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]