Are you feeling stuck, burned out, or just going through the motions? Do you want a life that feels present, alive, and joyful? Your Creative Mind is here to spark your imagination, awaken your spirit, and help you build the life and career you’ll love. Hosted by Izolda Trakhtenberg—an expert in creativity, communication, and mindfulness—this podcast dives deep into how we can use creativity to solve life’s biggest challenges. Whether you’re writing your first novel, sketching your next masterpiece, or tackling global issues like the climate crisis, creativity holds the key to transformative solutions. Episodes feature intimate and inspiring conversations with Grammy and Tony winners, bestselling authors, acclaimed actors, and innovative leaders. They share their secrets on staying motivated, inspired, and productive, offering practical tools and fresh perspectives to supercharge your creative drive, mindfulness, and communication skills. Other episodes will give you actionable steps you can take today to infuse your life with the juice and sizzle of creativity. Discover answers to profound questions that even our guests have never considered, and gain actionable insights to unlock your own creative potential. From tech CEOs to Broadway producers, conservationists to comedians, our guests span industries and disciplines, bringing you cutting-edge ideas and timeless wisdom. Your Creative Mind is more than a podcast; it’s a guide to living fully, thinking boldly, and creating with purpose. Subscribe now and start transforming your world one creative solution at a time.
Episodes
Thursday Jun 02, 2022
How to Keep From Getting Resentful When Other People Pass You By
Thursday Jun 02, 2022
Thursday Jun 02, 2022
Ways to Set Goals and not Resent What you Haven't Achieved.
I meditate daily. I have been setting intentions for my meditation practice. I want to figure out the psychology behind inaction. This week I’ll be tackling the following thoughts.
Meditation Realizations
- Hope without action leads to delusion.
- Desire without action leads to envy.
- Promises without action lead to falsehoods.
- Goals without action lead to resentment.
- Inspiration without action leads to stagnation.
- Apologies without action lead nowhere.
Today I’m looking at how to set goals and achieve them without resenting not having gotten there yet.
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Wednesday Jun 01, 2022
How to Keep Your Word in Business and to Yourself
Wednesday Jun 01, 2022
Wednesday Jun 01, 2022
Ways to Keep Your Promises
I meditate daily. I have been setting intentions for my meditation practice. I want to figure out the psychology behind inaction. This week I’ll be tackling the following thoughts.
Meditation from this morning
- Hope without action leads to delusion.
- Desire without action leads to envy.
- Promises without action lead to falsehoods.
- Goals without action lead to resentment.
- Inspiration without action leads to stagnation.
- Apologies without action lead nowhere.
Today I’m looking at how to keep the promises you make to yourself and others. Listen in to find out how you can keep your word and stop lying to yourself.
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Tuesday May 31, 2022
What you need to thwart jealousy and envy
Tuesday May 31, 2022
Tuesday May 31, 2022
Morning Meditation Series on Envy, Stagnation, and the Ways to Thwart Them
I meditate daily. I have been setting intentions for my meditation practice. I want to figure out the psychology behind inaction. This week I'll be tackling the following thoughts.
Meditation from this morning
- Hope without action leads to delusion.
- Desire without action leads to envy.
- Promises without action lead to falsehoods.
- Goals without action lead to resentment.
- Inspiration without action leads to stagnation.
- Apologies without action lead nowhere.
Today I'm looking at the first two. Listen in to find out how you can keep hope and desire from turning into delusion and envy.
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Monday May 30, 2022
How To Build Back Your Team’s Morale with Onyx
Monday May 30, 2022
Monday May 30, 2022
How to Build Morale With Interactive Outdoor Activities Your Team Can Do Together
Melissa Lopez currently serves as the CEO of Positive Adventures and CEO and Co-Founder of Onyx Offsites & Trainings. Lopez continues to be the driving force behind Onyx, playing an instrumental role in growing the brand and providing resources for corporations of all sizes. Prior to joining the Positive Adventure team and launching Onyx, Lopez utilized her 25 years of experience in the marketing industry to launch her agency start-up with three other business partners in 2013. Under her leadership as Co-Founder and CEO, Katana was recognized by San Diego Business Journal as one of the Fastest Growing Private Companies in both 2017 and 2018
Ryan Shortill is the Executive Chairman and Co-Founder of Onyx Offsites & Trainings and Positive Adventures, and the driving force behind the brand’s mission. Recently named Community Leader of the Year (2013) by Meeting Professionals International-San Diego (SDMPI), Shortill breaks through the humdrum of the traditional. Passionate about helping communities, organizations, teams, and individuals realize their productive power and capabilities, Shortill uses insightful, purpose-driven techniques delivered in a unique way.
Together, they form the core of Onyx Offsites & Trainings. Onyx is a new corporate concierge team-building company, with a mission of empowering businesses to create meaningful culture, connection and change. Catering exclusively to companies and corporations, Onyx offers team building, offsites, retreats, virtual programs and more.
Connect with Onyx
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/onyxteamsca
Twitter: https://twitter.com/onyxteams
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onyxteams/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/positiveadventures-onyxteams
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzofeRcvoJZrDumMmbztlJA
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Friday May 27, 2022
How art and creativity you like can change your work, life, and worldview
Friday May 27, 2022
Friday May 27, 2022
To expand your appreciation of and skills in creativity, start doing it.
How do you know what you like? How do you decide what appeals to you? And how does that affect your ability to think, act, and respond in innovative ways?
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Thursday May 26, 2022
Ticket Prices, Autographs, and Artists Getting What They’re Worth
Thursday May 26, 2022
Thursday May 26, 2022
How much should an artist be paid for their art? How much does that artist owe to the fans who keep them popular?
Listen to this exploration on artists, fans, and money.
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Wednesday May 25, 2022
What to do if Reciprocity Isn’t Happening
Wednesday May 25, 2022
Wednesday May 25, 2022
Are you spending all your time giving and not getting anything in return?
How do we get OK when there's no reciprocity from colleagues, clients or customers? What do they owe us if we've given to them? What do we owe ourselves as we navigate these waters?
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Tuesday May 24, 2022
The Psychology of Reciprocity
Tuesday May 24, 2022
Tuesday May 24, 2022
How Much Do We Owe Each Other?
What is the psychology of reciprocation? How do we handle and negotiate interactions if we don't want them to be transactional. But if you find yourself always giving and never receiving, what will that do to your relationships with friends, family, clients, and customers?
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Monday May 23, 2022
Monday May 23, 2022
KYRIAKI aka Katie Elizabeth Chonacas on mental health, art, acting, and how she wins in the NFT space.
In this episode we discuss mental health, art, creativity, and Katie's latest efforts and wins in the NFT space.
Katie Chonacas aka Saint Kyriaki is a globally outstanding Greek-American actor with over two decades of experience in the Hollywood entertainment industry. She began her career as a classically trained actor, model, poet, painter, and philanthropist at an early age.
As an actor, Chonacas made her first appearance on a network TV show. She has been on shows like CSI: NY, Cold Case, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and Law & Order SVU. She has also appeared in films with Al Pacino, Milla Jovovich, and Nicolas Cage, to name a few. Chonacas is a leading top talent as a Voice Over artist who loves animations, playing in video games, etc… and her branded vo name is “Cartoon Katie”
Chonacas is a Renaissance person, multi-disciplinary artist & blockchain trailblazer who is thriving to empower women. The Hey Layer platform recently released her latest NFT collections, 11 Pillars of Katie Chonacas, A Lover’s Fairytale Poetry Pieces, and a Women Empowerment collaboration curated by Saint Kyriaki. Last year, she released her EDM musical “Dreamland 1111” Album on Opensea and sold two of the NFTs at Art Basel Miami 2021 to Blake Jamieson, a fellow NFT artist, collector, and curator. Kyriaki’s genesis NFT made her the very first person to have minted a “love poem” on the blockchain.
In addition, Katie is a host of a popular podcast titled She’s All Over the Place and an entertainment industry coach that empowers others to improve their lives and reach their full potential. She is an artist who uses her profession and the arts to spread hope and love.
Her first poetry book on love titled “A Lover’s Fairytale” is now on Amazon. Check out her two music videos and her debut album Dreamland 1111 on all music streaming platforms.
Connect with Katie
https://www.chonacas.com/links/
https://www.tiktok.com/@chonacas
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Friday May 20, 2022
Wisdom In The Sky 4
Friday May 20, 2022
Friday May 20, 2022
Peak Performers Share Their Wisdom Wisdom from the Sky part 4
"If you had an airplane that could skywrite anything for the whole world to see, what would you say?"
Peak performers give their succinct yet profound answers on what we need to know to shine, thrive, succeed, and live a good life. They are artists, authors, musicians, futurists, teachers, educators, and they have all answered the question I ask of every guest. Some answers are short. Some more in-depth, but they are all critical grains of wisdom you need now and tomorrow.
The first three sets of answers have already been released. Listen and let the ideas and wisdom flow over you.
This is the last set of these snippets of gold. To hear more, listen to the end of every single interview episode. Listen to them. They will change you.
This Week's Wise Sayings Come From The Following People
James Young (He/They)
Sally Shaver DuBois
Stephen Heidenreich
Suzanne Bates
Tamsen Webster
Marjorie Alexander
Katie Kyriaki Chonacas
Ryan Hayashi
Alex Bradley
Renée Camus Bradley
Teresa Funke
Tim David
Tom Peters
Valerie Higgs
Vikas Garg
Wally Green
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