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Episodes
Selling with integrity in your creative business with Amanda Joyce Weber
25 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s podcast is about a topic that’s often tricky for all artists out there: selling. We’ll tackle the discomfort and fears of pricing ou...
Surrendering to the unknowing— on exploring stillness
30 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This was a tough episode to record. I’ve been waiting to get clear about the lesson of this difficult life phase and it simply hasn’t happened yet...
Align your creative business with your energy with Laetitia Andrac
16 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I’m chatting with Laetitia, Soul and Biz Doula at Essential Shift, about how entrepreneurship can be more of a spiritual journey ra...
Prioritizing self-care in your creative business with Carolynne Colbeck
10 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Whether it’s through daily habits or a handy set of tools, taking care of one’s self shouldn’t feel shameful nor should it be treated as an afte...
Finding balance between focus and flow in your creative practice
02 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we explore the link between our desire for freedom and our need for control (hello perfectionism tendencies, I see you!). We identify...
Moving through the discomfort of selling as an artist or creative entrepreneur
14 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A lot of us have this resistance when it comes to selling. We either demonize it or procrastinate to avoid it. Whatever this awful vision of what sell...
Slowing down and stepping away from hustle culture as a creative entrepreneur
08 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Obviously, running a business requires work. There’s no getting around it. But hustle culture has us convinced that it’s a “one size fits all'' ...
Growing steadily and respecting who you truly are in your creative business
05 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A lot of us get caught up in the whirlwind of entrepreneurship. For many creatives and conscious entrepreneurs, building a business is a gateway to li...
Getting out of your head and into your heart, with Celina Stobbe
14 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Are you ready to create change in your life, and start living and embodying your truth? In this episode, Celina Stobbe, who’s a healing guide and pr...
Fear of rejection: Creating a diluted version of you are to fit in (when you're meant to stand out)
31 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we’re exploring another trap that gets in the way of our creative life and business: our fear of rejection. It’s a tricky one because o...
Fear of success and growth: self-sabotaging the closer we get to our goals
25 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Are you getting in the way of your growth? Fear of success and growth is something I chat often with my clients. This week on the podcast, we're explo...
Imposter Syndrome and Comparison: Learning to build self-trust
17 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As we keep exploring creativity be it through entrepreneurship or in general, this week we’ll focus on a big hurdle: the imposter syndrome. This can...
Indecisiveness & Fear of Commitment: Learning to make decisions
10 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I share about another “creative-block power couple”. These blocks are some of the traps that we often succumb to as creative soul...
Procrastination and Perfectionism: Understanding the creative block
03 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this second episode of season three, dedicated to creativity and living a creative lifestyle, we’ll start getting into some of the blocks and tra...
[Season 3] The art of living creatively
24 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this first episode of season 3, which will be dedicated to creativity as a whole, I started thinking about what creativity means to me, what it hel...
Designing your creative business around your unique identity
09 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Creating and launching a business from the ground up requires a lot from us. Thankfully there’s a wealth of knowledge available to us but in doing s...
Navigating uncertainty and holding yourself steady through change
20 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Change and uncertainty go hand in hand and we tend to minimize the anxiety that comes with change. While the uncertainty of the 2020 pandemic has affe...
Planning for 2021 — an alternative approach to goal setting
16 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As someone who loves planning ahead, I’ve learned how to make the best out of my planning efforts. Oddly enough, I’ve noticed that planning throug...
Slow, steady, sustainable growth in business
02 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Entrepreneurship often propagates the importance of hustling, of being busy or doing more. But more doesn’t always get you further ahead. If anythin...
Creating a harmonious life & business, with Melissa Donovan
26 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Taking time to process what is happening. Being in tune with yourself. Allowing yourself to feel. Doing what feels good. Following joy. These are thin...
Infusing playfulness in your creative business with Angela Mastrogiacomo
04 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
People often wonder what are the main struggles when it comes to launching your first business. Ironically enough, it’s how to enjoy having your own...
How to navigate the seasons and cycles of business
30 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Out of all the learnings over the years of being an entrepreneur, if I had a way to go back in time and give my younger self a tip it would be this: b...
Simple market research for creatives
28 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Should I create this content? Is my messaging clear? Is my targeting on point? Should I launch this new offer? What should I include in my email seque...
Honouring the balance of feminine and masculine energy in business
22 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sell. Just another “four-letter word” for a lot of us. When people describe a bad selling experience we often hear about “pushy”, “impersona...
How to show up as an inspiring leader in your creative business
20 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Any entrepreneur looks up to certain leaders. We gravitate towards leadership yet, we all struggle in putting our finger on what it means to be a good...
Behind the scenes of a creative business, with copywriter Steph Laffy
14 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Steph Laffy Steph is a copywriter, entrepreneur, dog lover and all-around beautiful soul. When she decided to launch a business about a year ag...
How to build confidence as a creative entrepreneur
07 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We all struggle with being confident - be it in our personal lives or as entrepreneurs. Considering how much we strive to improve our confidence...
Do less, be more as a creative entrepreneur
03 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this era where productivity is King, is it crazy to think that doing less can actually lead to increased productivity? Beyond that, can it also lea...
Reframing work/life balance as a creative or an artist
23 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
There’s a reason why balance is difficult to attain but also maintain. Work-life balance for creative entrepreneurs is no exception. Is it possible ...
How to stop overthinking + get out of analysis paralysis
16 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This solo episode is great for those of you who feel “they need a plan to get out of overplanning”. As someone who has been (and still is at times...
6 pillars to grow a steady creative business
09 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
During my month off, I started thinking about what I believe would be the path to results - sustainable results that is. I realized that the ans...
The power of self-mastery as a creative entrepreneur with Shinjini Sur
23 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Shinjini & I talk about how self-mastery and self-awareness can greatly benefit you not just as a person but also as an entrepreneur. We also disc...
How to challenge yourself out of a 9 to 5 with Michelle Laforest
26 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
If you're still in a 9 to 5 and you're lost as to how to get out of it and where to start, Michelle is a great reference. She talks about how she real...
Launching a creative business, one step at a time with Steph Laffy
06 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For those of you that wonder “how should I get started” as a location independent, Steph Laffy is a great model to follow. In a short amount of ti...