Your Creative Mind

Behind every book, play, and song is a person juggling self-doubt, deadlines, and the drive to create. On Your Creative Mind, Izolda Trakhtenberg talks with writers, artists, musicians, and creative professionals about how they create and how they manage the stress and anxiety that often come with creating. Izolda and her guests explore the unexplained mechanisms and personal experiences that shape creative artists, writers, and others.

Through candid interviews and practical insights, you’ll learn storytelling techniques, productivity practices for creative professionals, and strategies for overcoming perfectionism in writing, music, and art. Whether you’re searching for inspiration, tools to strengthen your resilience, or fresh ideas for balancing creativity and everything else in your life, this podcast is your guide to creating with courage, confidence, and joy.

A new feature of this show is a more introspective, yet universal, look at our inner workings. 

Episodes

Jul 12, 2019

9 min

Enjoy this second episode and get a preview of "Gorgeous Just As I Am," my latest bid in bringing joy, happiness, and beauty to the people I see. We're all beautiful in our own way. But wow do we get bombarded with messaging that we aren't enough, we don't have enough, and we don't do enough. 
If you followed this show for any length of time, you've probably heard about my project where I tell strangers they're beautiful just as they are. No artifice. No reason for it except to spread some happiness.
Well, I'm taking, "Gorgeous Just As I Am," to the next level. You can follow these stories as they happen on Instagram. Join in me celebrating real beauty just as it is. https://www.instagram.com/gorgeousjustasiam/

Jul 12, 2019

9 min

Jul 8, 2019

5 min

I've done it! I've broken it down into a pretty simple mathematical formula. If you follow it, you'll achieve mastery.
Today's episode gives you some of the steps. But I'll be detailing all of them in future episodes.

Jul 8, 2019

5 min

Jul 5, 2019

4 min

I'm a shameless eavesdropper. So, enjoy this brand new Friday feature. Every Friday I'll be highlighting snippets of life (and their lessons) that I hear. 
You'll get a peek inside strangers' lives. And you'll see how to fill the well of your own creative drive.

Jul 5, 2019

4 min

Jul 4, 2019

3 min

Here's the latest episode in the Create Your Success series. We can run from one activity or job to another. We do the work but feel unsatisfied. And that's not going to work long term. You either need to find what you like about what you're doing or you need to start doing things you like. In this episode, I discuss how to figure out what brings you joy. And then I marry that process to what you're good at doing. If you want to create your success from a holistic place, this is the path to go. 
Grab the "What Brings You Joy" worksheet to simplify this process.
Don't forget to subscribe to this podcast so you can get all the latest info on how to create your success.

Jul 4, 2019

3 min

Jul 3, 2019

2 min

In today's continuing episode, I discuss mastery. What it is and how we can achieve it. In the next few episodes of the show, I'll break it down further with steps and resources. Tune back in tomorrow to get more ideas on how to create your success.

Jul 3, 2019

2 min

Jul 2, 2019

6 min

Do you know what your skills are? How about your talents? What are the differences? And how can we use what we've got to succeed? This episode will help you figure it and make it happen.
Grab the worksheet that will help.
 
 

Jul 2, 2019

6 min

Jul 1, 2019

4 min

Many of us don't realize that our talents are valuable. In today's episode, I explore how to identify your talents. And then, I look at how you can leverage what you're already good at to succeed.

Jul 1, 2019

4 min

Jun 10, 2019

5 min

If you have trouble meeting new people or breaking the ice, this short episode is for you.

Jun 10, 2019

5 min

Jun 7, 2019

7 min

Jun 7, 2019

7 min

letting go

Jun 6, 2019

Jun 6, 2019

8 min

Jun 6, 2019

8 min

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