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 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.

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Episodes

Jul 4, 2019

Create Your Success: How to identify what skills/talents bring you joy

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.
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Jul 3, 2019

Mastery: what it is and how to achieve

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 2, 2019

Skills and Talents - what's the difference and each benefits you

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 1, 2019

What are you good at and how can you use it to succeed

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.