

The Unmistakable Creative Podcast
Srinivas Rao
Timeless Practical Wisdom For Living a Meaningful LifeInspiring stories and practical advice from creatives, entrepreneurs, change-makers, misfits, and rebels to help you become successful on your own terms Our listeners say, “If TEDTalks met Oprah you’d have the Unmistakable Creative.” Eliminate the feeling of being stuck in your life, blocked in your creativity, and discover higher levels of meaning and purpose in your life and career. Listen to deeply personal, insightful, and thought-provoking stories from the world’s leading thinkers and doers including best-selling authors, artists, peak performance psychologists, happiness researchers, entrepreneurs, startup founders, artists, venture capitalists, and even former bank robbers. Former guests have included Tim Ferriss, Seth Godin, Justine Musk, Scott Adams, Rob Bell, David Heinemeier Hansson, Elle Luna, Jordan Harbinger Brett Mckay, and Simon Sinek.Join The Unmistakable CollectiveThe Unmistakable Collective is a monthly membership for writers, bloggers, podcasters, and content creators that gives you access to workshops, AMA's, and accountability from other like-minded peers to help you accomplish any creative goals! Click here to become a member.Connect with Us On Social Twitter: @unmistakableceoInstagram: @unmistkablecreative Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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May 29, 2017 • 1h 9min
Bruce Lipton: The Biology of Belief
Join us on Unmistakable Creative for an enlightening conversation with Dr. Bruce Lipton, an internationally recognized leader in bridging science and spirit. As a stem cell biologist and author of the best-selling book 'The Biology of Belief', Lipton's pioneering research in epigenetics has challenged conventional perceptions of biology and consciousness.In this episode, Lipton delves into the fascinating parallels between The Matrix, biology, and iPads, all of which he believes are interconnected through the concept of programming and brain function. He shares his groundbreaking studies on the cell membrane, which have contributed significantly to the field of epigenetics. Lipton's research not only implies the existence of the immortal spirit but also encourages listeners to challenge their own perceptions and beliefs.Lipton, a recipient of the 2009 Goi Peace Award, continues to inspire audiences worldwide with his revolutionary ideas. Tune in to this episode of Unmistakable Creative to explore the intriguing intersection of science, spirit, and self-belief with Dr. Bruce Lipton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 24, 2017 • 46min
Scott Norton: Building a Purpose Driven Business
I think if you take the hero’s journey or just the story arc of beginning, middle, end, protagonist and antagonist and you position what you have to share in this framework, it naturally will resonate with people. It will become more memorable. It will deeply impact them. Crucially in today’s society, it will become more likely that they can advocate for that story and tell that truth to someone else. As traditional media breaks down, and the one to one approach of the TV industrial complex begins to lose its efficacy, word of mouth and oral tradition has come back in a huge way in society. I think that telling the truth well, through the storytelling arc is crucial if you want to build a business and if you want to help people understand reality as you see it. – Scott NortonScott Norton is co-founder of Sir Kensington’s, the premier producer of all- natural ketchup, mayonnaise, and mustard distributed nationwide. With a mission to bring integrity and charm to ordinary and overlooked food, Sir Kensington’s condiments have become an integral offering at leading retailers, restaurants, and hotels. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 22, 2017 • 46min
Liz Wiseman: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter
The job you take is not that relevant. What really is relevant who you work for because your first boss out of school or any boss you work for. That person is going to shape your career opportunities far more than that job description. Go work for a growing company because where there’s growth there’s opportunity. And also a lot of sins are forgiven in growth environments. – Liz WisemanLiz Wiseman teaches leadership to executives and emerging leaders around the world. She is the President of The Wiseman Group, a leadership research and development firm headquartered in Silicon Valley. Liz has been listed on the Thinkers50 ranking and named as one of the top 10 leadership thinkers in the world and recipient of the 2016 ATD Champion of Talent Award. She is the author of three best-selling books: Rookie Smarts: Why Learning Beats Knowing in the New Game of Work,Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter and The Multiplier Effect: Tapping the Genius Inside Our Schools. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 17, 2017 • 56min
Graham Hill: The Profound Power of Living Small
The easiest way to go green is to just start by going smaller. Just realize, that particularly in the US there’s this real phenomenon. We’ve over the last 60 years supersized ourselves in this crazy way. 1000 square feet was the average housing size back in the 50’s. Now it’s like 2700 with smaller families. We have three times the space per person that we used to. – Graham HillGraham hails from the small town of Sutton, Quebec, Canada. He has a Bachelor of Architecture with distinction from Carleton University in Ottawa and did advanced studies in Industrial Design at E.C.I.A.D, Vancouver. He founded TreeHugger in 2004 with the goal of driving sustainability mainstream. Graham is also the CEO of LifeEdited, a project devoted to living well with less. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 15, 2017 • 44min
Erik Van Alstine: The Power of Perceptual Intelligence
<!–StartFragment–><!–StartFragment–>Perception which is the deepest driver in human nature automatically influences our emotion and motivations. When we try to change things, we typically try to change by approaching our motivations or our emotions or trying to deal with behavior. There is some merit to doing that. But when we can get into the perceptions that automatically influence the motivations change is much easier. – Erik Van Alstine <!–EndFragment–>Sponsors Twenty20 provides you with real-world, authentic stock photos. To get 5 free inspiring photos today, go to twenty20.com/unmistakable Hostgator hosts your website. As you have heard on the show, you can get a 30% discount on the hosting of your next creative or business project’s website hosting by clicking here.Designcrowd allows you to design logos, web sites, graphics and more. Use the promo code creative for $100 off your first design project. Erik Van Alstine is a humorous, dynamic communicator and strategic leader whose mission is to promote transformation in people and organizations around the world. Erik is the author of Automatic Influence: New Power for Leading Change, The Code: Unlocking New Power to Solve Problems and Get Things Done, and Breaking Free. Erik is also founder of Project 28, a learning provider for non-profit organizations.<!–EndFragment–><!–EndFragment–><!–StartFragment–><!–StartFragment–>Perception which is the deepest driver in human nature automatically influences our emotion and motivations. When we try to change things, we typically try to change by approaching our motivations or our emotions or trying to deal with behavior. There is some merit to doing that. But when we can get into the perceptions that automatically influence the motivations change is much easier. – Erik Van Alstine <!–EndFragment–>Sponsors Twenty20 provides you with real-world, authentic stock photos. To get 5 free inspiring photos today, go to twenty20.com/unmistakable Hostgator hosts your website. As you have heard on the show, you can get a 30% discount on the hosting of your next creative or business project’s website hosting by clicking here.Designcrowd allows you to design logos, web sites, graphics and more. Use the promo code creative for $100 off your first design project. Erik Van Alstine is a humorous, dynamic communicator and strategic leader whose mission is to promote transformation in people and organizations around the world. Erik is the author of Automatic Influence: New Power for Leading Change, The Code: Unlocking New Power to Solve Problems and Get Things Done, and Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 10, 2017 • 46min
Angie Thurston: Redifining Religion
What you illustrated with your frustration at a service in a religious context is that it’s not doing the job it’s supposed to do in your life. We come at this whole question from the perspective that religion is really about the tools that we use to make meaning of our lives and help us live flourishing lives. That means all sorts of things. It means giving you a sense of connection to other people around you, to your deepest self, to the natural world the moments of transcendence or the experiences that some people might call God, to a sense of time to history. Really it helps you find a place in the world, it gives you a sense of who you are. A ritual, a set of words, chant, or song, all the tools or religion were right at one point in time. To be honest, someone could still sit in that service and find something. But it’s not working for you, and you’re not alone in that question. The fastest growing religious group in the US is “none of the above.” – Angie ThurstonAngie Thurston and Casper ter Kuile are Ministry Innovation Fellows at Harvard Divinity School and On Being Fellows. They are the co-authors of How We Gather and Something More, two reports profiling new forms of meaningful community in America. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 8, 2017 • 48min
Yanik Silver: Finding the Real Essence of your Goals
In this captivating episode of Unmistakable Creative, we sit down with the renowned entrepreneur and marketing maverick Yanik Silver. Join us as we delve into the essence of goal-setting, uncovering the secrets to achieving authentic success and fulfillment in both business and life.As a pioneer in the world of online marketing and business growth, Yanik Silver has achieved remarkable success by challenging conventional thinking and embracing a unique approach to goal-setting. Throughout our conversation, he shares invaluable insights on how to break free from society's predefined notions of success and, instead, align your goals with your true passions and purpose.Discover the power of setting 'soul goals,' where you tap into your innermost desires and core values, igniting a fire within you to pursue endeavors that truly resonate with your soul. Yanik's philosophy challenges the traditional pursuit of external validation and encourages listeners to define success based on personal fulfillment, happiness, and making a positive impact on the world.Throughout the episode, Yanik Silver draws from his own entrepreneurial journey, sharing candid stories of overcoming challenges and redefining his own goals. By following his example, you'll learn to embrace the unexpected turns in life and find opportunities for growth and learning in every situation.Join us in this enlightening conversation with Yanik Silver as we explore the profound transformation that occurs when you uncover the real essence of your goals. Gain invaluable insights into how to cultivate a purpose-driven mindset and unleash your full potential as you embark on a journey to success that is truly your own. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 3, 2017 • 51min
Srini Pillay: The Power of the Unfocused Mind
Often I will ask people “do you want to live an exceptional life?” And most people will say yes. But an exception by definition is low probability. If you want to live a normative life you’ll be in the middle of the bell curve. But if you want an exceptional life it’s going to be low probability. Anyone who wants an amazing life is probably going to go for a low probability life, which means you have to activate some sense of possibility. You ask yourself what is the possibility of doing something? Rather than saying “how do I recover from this trauma or how do I recover from this grief” you ask yourself “what do people who recover from these situations amazingly do? There what you’re looking for is the exception.. The very first principle is think like the exception and not like the rule. – Srini PillayDr. Srini Pillay is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry (Part-Time) at Harvard Medical School. He is known for combining “head and heart” (figuratively and literally) in an approach to personal development and goal mastery that blends science, spirituality, and horns-grabbing joie de vivre to combat the stresses faced by ambitious and high-achieving people in academia, business, and life. He’s also the author of Tinker, Dabble, Doodle Try: The Power of the Unfocused Mind Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 1, 2017 • 49min
Daniel DiPiazza: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of Entreprenurship
For any listening who is thinking about starting a business, thinking about doing something on their own because instagram told you to or because you feel like it’s going to be easier, just know that you can’t have all the good stuff of entrepreneurship without the bad stuff too. It’s just not possible. It’s just like life. A lot of people are looking at entrepreneurship and saying “I want this result. I want a million dollars. And I’m very ambitious.” The link between those things is entrepreneurship. They’re thinking that they have to become entrepreneurs because they want to make money. That’s not the only way to make money and it’s certainly not the easiest way to make money. You have to be able to do all the stuff that nobody talks about if you want to be an entrepreneur. You don’t just start a brand and that makes you money – Daniel DiPiazzaDaniel is the founder of Rich20Something and leader of the tribe. He built the company up from humble beginnings blogging away in his basement. His honest and incredible writing abilities caused his blog to “break the internet” exploding him into the spotlight getting him features in outlets such as Time Magazine, Fortune, Entrepreneur, Business Insider, and Yahoo! Business. He’s also the author of Rich 20 Something: Ditch Your Average Job, Start and Epic Business and Score the Life You Want. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 26, 2017 • 46min
Charlie Hoehn: When Work Becomes Play
There’s this underlying current with everybody that you need to justify your existence with these major accomplishments. You need to show everybody else that you’re doing it right. But really, you were just given this life. None of us asked for this. This was all a gift. So it’s crazy to fall into these rhythms where we think “that’s what I need to be doing.” Rather than reflect on, what are the moments that brought me joy where no one was grading me, no one was forcing me to do the activity, I was just doing what I wanted to do. What were those things that you did as a kid, those activities where you were just left to your own devices, you were on your leisure time, you weren’t in school, no one was directing you or instructing you to do anything. What were the activities that you were repeatedly and voluntarily turning to because that’s really your Northstar. – Charlie Hoehn Charlie Hoehn is the Head of Author Marketing for Scribe Writing. As an author himself, he is the literary equivalent of a Snickers bar. His books, Play It Away and Recession-Proof Graduate, offer simple solutions that help people get on with their lives. He’s also the creator of Play for a Living: A Coffee Table Book for Your Inner Genius Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.


