December 8, 2024 • 18 mins
Take a Break: How to Find Joy Amidst Life's Challenges
This episode of the Create Art Podcast centers around the theme of managing stress and rekindling creativity, inspired by Michael Brennan's workbook, "Make Fun a Habit." Timothy Kimo Brien shares his personal experiences with stressors in his life, particularly the challenges of juggling multiple creative projects while balancing family responsibilities. He encourages listeners to identify their own stressors and explore ways to take breaks, such as engaging in relaxing activities and spending time with loved ones. The episode features actionable items and tips on how to incorporate relaxation into daily routines, highlighting the importance of self-care and being kind to oneself. Timothy emphasizes that taking time for creativity and fun is not only beneficial but essential for personal growth and artistic expression.
The episode emphasizes the idea that creativity thrives in an atmosphere of playfulness and relaxation. Timothy articulates the struggles many face in maintaining a balance between responsibilities and personal interests, particularly during the hectic holiday season. He offers valuable insights into his own techniques for unwinding, ranging from music and documentaries to family time and physical fitness. As he shares his journey of self-care, he invites listeners to reflect on their own routines, urging them to carve out time for relaxation and creative expression. The actionable items discussed, such as going for walks in nature, reading, and spending time with loved ones, serve as practical tools to enhance mental well-being and reignite passion for creative endeavors.
Takeaways:
- Identify your biggest stressors and reflect on how they impact your creativity.
- Taking breaks during the holidays can help you recharge and reduce stress effectively.
- Engaging in relaxing activities like reading or spending time with loved ones is crucial.
- Consider practicing meditation or yoga regularly to enhance your mental well-being.
- Explore creative outlets without the pressure of sharing them with others.
- Setting aside time specifically for relaxation is essential for maintaining balance in life.
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Companies mentioned in this episode:
- Goodreads
- Pod Match
- PodBeacon
- TKB Podcast Studio
Making Fun A Habit Series
30 days to add fun to your creative practice. I will be going through Mike Brennan's Make Fun A Habit workbook and help you make fun a habit. I had the pleasure of interviewing Mike on my other podcast Find A Podcast About and talking about his podcast Creative Chats. This workbook leads you through steps to rekindle the fun in your life and get you into a space where you are your most creative. This is a 30-day book and I will tackle each day as if it were a week and provide insights on how to use his ideas in your creative practice. Each chapter is broken up with a short story, questions to ponder,...
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Create Art Podcast CommentaryClimb a Mountain hello friend.
This is Timothy Keem O'Brien,your head instigator for Create Art
podcast where I use my over 30years of experience in the arts and
education world to help youtame your inner critic and create
(00:28):
more than you consume.
So before we end the year outhere in 2024, and I'm recording this
in November of 2024, wanted tocontinue on with Make Fun a Habit
series.
And this is from MichaelBrennan's book Make Fun a Habit.
And it's a workbook that doesjust what it says.
(00:49):
It helps you make fun of habit.
Now, I had the pleasure ofinterviewing Mike on my other podcast,
Find a Podcast about andtalked about his podcast, Creative
Chats.
So definitely check out hispodcast and my other podcast.
Now this workbook leads youthrough the steps to rekindle the
fun in your life and get youinto a space where you can be your
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most creative.
Now, it's a 30 day workbookand what I've done is I've taken
each chapter and created aepisode out of each chapter.
So each chapter has a littleshort story to start off with and
then it goes into questions toask yourself, tips for you to think
(01:37):
about, and it also gives youaction items for you to go ahead
and do.
And I really like this becausefirst off, it's a quick read.
I like quick reads, what can I say?
But I also like it because itgives you a little bit of inspiration
to start off with and then itgives you some ideas or tools or
(01:58):
an assignment, if you will, togo ahead and try out for yourself.
So let's go ahead and getstarted with this episode on how
to climb a mountain.
And even though the title ofthe chapter is Climb a Mountain,
I think it talks a lot moreabout stresses in your life.
So let's start off with thequestions for this assignment today.
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First question is, what arethe biggest stressors in your life
right now?
Well, if you're in the UnitedStates, we just had an election earlier
this month and that is a hugestressor for me, I can tell you that
right now.
But it's also done with.
So whatever has happened has happened.
It's in the past and it doescause me some stress for the future.
(02:43):
But I think if we're justspeaking artistically or creatively,
I think it's that I have toomany projects going on right now
and I don't know which one tofocus on.
So that's kind of my bigstressor right now.
I, you know, I started offwith poetry, got into music and theater
and all that, and now I'm here.
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I am into podcasting, talkingwith you, and I still want to do
all those things, but I justdon't have the time because, well,
I have a life.
I'm a dad, I'm a husband, I'ma lot of things to a lot of people.
So that's kind of where mystress is right now.
So the next question is, whatcan you do to take a break from these
stressors?
And, well, the holidays arefast approaching us here in the United
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States.
We have.
We just got done withHalloween and now we're going into
Thanksgiving and thenChristmas and then New Year's.
So taking a break from thestressors for me is just allowing
myself to be quiet, allowingmyself not to do anything, which
is tough for me.
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I don't know if it's tough foryou, but I know it's tough for me
to not do anything.
But maybe, you know, get onthe PlayStation a little bit more
or read, you know, anotherbook or 25, which is what I'm trying
to do this week.
So, you know, just taking abreak from everything, taking a break
from social media and justsaying, you know what, I need some
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me time.
The next question is whatactivities help you relax and de
stress?
For me, I like music, I likewatching documentaries.
I just got done with twodocumentaries on Star Trek.
I didn't know there was thesetwo documentaries on there, but it
was fantastic because one wastalking about, you know, kind of
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the history of Star Trek from,you know, the very first episodes
in the 60s all the Way upuntil recently.
And then the other one was adocumentary by William Shatner on
the captains of each of theStar Trek ships.
So for me, that was wonderful.
And then Black Friday iscoming up.
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That's the day afterThanksgiving, and that's a day where
we can do a lot of shopping.
And so there is a record storeday happening.
Unfortunately, I'm going to beworking that day and I'm going to
be working out that day.
So I won't be able to go tothe stores at 5 o'clock in the morning
and wait in line, but I canstill listen to music anytime I want
to.
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And these are things that, youknow, help me relax and de stress.
I do play a lot of videogames, but that seems to cause me
a lot of stress because I'mtrying, you know, I play Call of
Duty, Modern Warfare, Diablo 4.
So I'm hacking and slashingand blowing things up.
So that can be a Little bitstressful, but that's the kind of
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stress that I like, I guess.
Now the last question is, whenis the last time you took time off
for yourself?
Well, I'm actually taking mybirthday off.
That'll be December 19th.
So if you want to send me acard or a gift or anything like that,
please go ahead and do that.
I'm not going to say no to that.
If you want to just send memoney, hey, money works too.
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Or gift cards.
I'm all good with that.
But the last time I took timeoff for myself, I usually take time
off to go to doctor'sappointments and that kind of stuff.
So I try to every week go outto the poetry readings and the poetry
reading here in town and just,you know, kind of support and relax
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that way.
But another thing I do, andthis is going to sound counterintuitive,
but working out and hittingthe pool, that's a great way for
me to relax.
So I.
And I need to do more of thatbecause I am of a certain age and
weight.
So for me, that's somethingthat I need to do every week.
And actually did go to thepool today, and it was packed.
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It was jam packed.
And I know it's going to bejam packed in January with all the
people that are, you know,doing their New Year's resolutions
to, you know, lose weight andall that kind of stuff.
And in about two weeks to amonth, it'll be empty again.
So that's what I'm doing ishitting the gym and hitting the pool
and just kind of, you know,allowing my mind to go when I am
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gasping for breath, shall wesay, in the pool.
All right, so we're going totalk about Mike's action items.
And I really like thesebecause it gives you something to
do.
It gives you an idea of whatyou can do.
First idea is go for a walk in nature.
Well, it's getting cold herein Virginia, but cold is a relative
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term.
So actually going for thatwalk around the neighborhood or with
a bunch of trees around, thatis a great idea, and that is probably
something I should be doingmore of.
The next idea Mike gives us isread a book.
So I have on my phone an app, Goodreads.
Maybe you have it on yourphone, too, and that tracks my reading.
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And you can set a goal up for yourself.
Every year, I usually put 25books a goal for me, and right Now
I'm on 23 of 25.
So I've read a bunch of books.
Now, granted, most of thebooks that I'M reading are poetry
magazines that are about 80 to100 pages long and the Paris Review,
(07:57):
which is a literary journal.
And that one's about 350 pageslong, 250 to 300 pages long.
So, you know, at least 12 ofthe books that I'm reading, probably
16, 14 to 16 of the books thatI'm reading are literary journals.
But I do have other books thatI do enjoy reading.
(08:18):
And I'm actually getting readyto read a Seth Godin book on strategy.
And I have some John Coltranebiographies that I'm going to be
reading in the near future as well.
Next up is number three, whichis Listen to Music.
So right behind me, and youprobably can't see it right now,
(08:39):
but I have a turntable withabout 500 records there.
Most of them are jazz records.
And I have a bunch that Ihaven't listened to.
So that's something that Ineed to do is while I'm working on
my day job, having that musicplaying in the background.
And that's something that Ipicked up during the pandemic, besides
Covid, but a definite love ofvinyl and exploring more jazz music.
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So definitely listen to music.
Music does soothe the savagebreast, as they say.
So give that a try, Give thata shot for yourself.
Next up is number four, spendtime with loved ones.
So, yeah, my.
I have twin 10 year olds, sothey're here all the time.
But most of my family livesacross the country, so for me, that's
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a little bit difficult to do.
If they come and visit, fantastic.
But usually I'm spending itright here with my family, my immediate
family.
So I spend a lot of time withloved ones.
Maybe too much time, who knows?
Okay, number five is meditateor do yoga.
Now that's something that I started.
I'm getting ready to finish a90 day challenge for meditation.
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And I gotta say, it really isdoing good things for me.
It's kind of mellowing me outa little bit and getting me more
in touch with myself.
So I can definitely recommendthe meditation, the yoga, it reminds
me too much of yogurt and Ilike Greek yogurt.
So, you know, if you can doyoga, by all means.
I would love to get into a taichi class in the near future as well
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as doing my meditation and myworking out five days a week.
So that's something that I'mgoing to be looking at in 2025.
Oh my God, we're alreadytalking about 2025, aren't we?
Okay, number six is get a massage.
I Do that every other month.
And I have my masseuse here intown, and I gotta tell you, I really
enjoy it.
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Yes, my body feels good, butthe conversation that I have with
my masseuse is usually pretty good.
So, you know, get a massage torelax your muscles, but also get
a massage to relax your mind.
If you have a good masseuse,it means the world.
So definitely do a favor foryourself and go get yourself a massage.
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And then his last action itemis do something creative.
Oh, I don't know, like, make apodcast and call it Create Art Podcast.
Do something creative.
Even if it's something thatyou're not going to give to anybody
else or have it viewedpublicly, just go do something creative
for you.
I mean, that's why I alwaysend the show the way I do.
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You know, go make somethingfor somebody you love yourself.
Do something creative foryourself right here, right now.
You can put this podcast onpause right now.
Go do something creative andthen come back and then email me
and thank me for that.
Okay, now we're going to go onto the tips that he gives us.
First tip is set aside aspecific time for relaxation for
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me.
I do my meditations usuallythe mornings before everybody gets
up.
I do a brain training game,and then I do do a lingo to learn
French, and then I'll do my meditation.
Today I'm running a little bitlate on my meditation, but after
I get done recording this,definitely I will go ahead and do
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some meditation as well.
And that's just, you know,that's not being selfish.
That's just taking care of yourself.
And that's the most importantthing to do.
Number two is find activitiesto help you relax and de stress.
So that could be going for awalk, reading a book, listening to
music, spending time withloved ones.
All of the action items areactivities that you can do to relax
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and de stress.
If you have others that you doand you want to share it with me,
feel free to email me.
I'd love to hear about it.
Okay, next up is avoidingchecking work or email during your
relaxation time.
And that is a tough one for mebecause I have my phone nearby at
all times.
I work in my home office, so Iget constantly pinged for this, that,
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and the other thing.
And I'm always like, you know,this meeting could have been an email
or do I have to go do this in person?
You could have just done virtually.
But turning off the phone,turning off the notifications, you
don't need them.
Nobody's going to die if youdon't answer that Facebook post or
if you don't watch that TikTokvideo, just turn it off for a while
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and allow yourself to relax.
Be selfish with your time.
If you're going to thinkyou're selfish, I give you permission.
Be selfish with your time.
Okay, the last thing for thetips number four is be kind to yourself.
Nobody else is going to bekind to you.
I'll be kind to you.
I mean, I like you, you're fine.
But be kind to yourself.
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First and foremost, youdeserve it.
You know, you're listening tothis podcast looking for creativity
and inspiration and so you'realready kind of being kind to yourself
in that aspect.
But find different ways to bekind to yourself by doing any of
the, you know, the actionitems that's being kind to yourself.
You deserve it.
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And if you don't feel youdeserve it, then you especially deserve
it.
That is a sure sign that meansyou need to be a lot more kind to
yourself.
Alright, so that is ourepisode for today on, you know, dealing
with those stressors andtaking good care of yourself.
Now I just want to let youknow that I appreciate each and every
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one of you.
I hope you all have a greatholiday season.
And if you'd like to reach outto me, you can email me.
Timothy create art podcast.comand I want to hear about your journey.
I want to know what you'reworking on.
I've had people reach out tome and say, hey, this person would
be a great guest on your showand guess what?
They were great guest on my show.
So definitely feel free toemail me.
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I'm not going to bite yourfingers off, I promise.
I might nibble on them, butI'm not going to bite them off and
only if they're clean.
So make sure you wash yourhands before I nibble on your fingers.
Okay?
Now if you found any value inthis podcast and I'm going to ask
you to go ahead and share itwith a friend because that's the
best way to discover new podcasts.
You know, I really want thisto be a five star podcast in your
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eyes.
So let me know what you'd liketo see.
Give me the good critique,give me the bad critique.
Feel free to email me on that.
I want to make this your go topodcast, that every time an episode
comes out you're like, yeah, Igotta listen to it.
He's gonna have somethingreally cool to say or really stupid
to say or something that Ineed to hear.
(15:15):
So definitely reach out to me,let me know and share the podcast
if you got something out ofit, because I know you did.
Because you keep on coming back.
I know you keep on coming back.
It's weird and I appreciate that.
Speaking about sharing it witha friend, I have another podcast.
It's called Find a Podcast about.
And that's where I help yououtsmart the algorithm and find your
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next binge worthy podcast.
You can find it at Find aPodcast About XYZ now this is the
part of the show where I tellyou how I get great guests because
I have had a ton of greatguests in this past year or two.
I use a service called Pod Match.
And what Pod Match does is itmatches up guests with hosts and
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you know, you fill out aprofile and you guys match up and
you have a wonderful interview.
So check it out in the show notes.
I have my affiliate link for that.
So if you do sign up throughmy affiliate link, just let you know.
I get a little bit of a kickback.
Not a whole lot, but what Ifound for me cost me six bucks a
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month.
And I have gotten such greatguests and such wonderful friends
that do listen to the show.
So definitely check it out foryourself at Pod Match.
Now, if you're a podcaster, Iuse a service called PodBeacon.
And basically what it is, itlooks like a little wrist, a little
wrist watch.
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And what it is is the NFL sNFC A little device there and somebody
can wave their phone over thetop of it.
And I'll take you right toyour podcast website.
So definitely if that'ssomething that you want to do, if
you're tired of business cardsor you're tired of saying, hey, go
to this website, blah blah,blah, blah, blah blah blah.
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Use this word on your wristand you know they can put your logo
on it.
And it's made by a really goodfriend of mine, Matthew Passey.
Wonderful guy.
So definitely check out myaffiliate link there and find out
all you can about Podcast Beacon.
Lastly, to remind you thatthis is a production of TKB Podcast
Studio, you can find it at TKBPodcast Studio Calm.
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And that has my wholeportfolio of all the podcasts that
I work on and I am taking clients.
So if you have an idea for apodcast, you want to get it started
up or you know, you want tohear what I've been doing outside
of create our podcast, go toTKB Podcast Studio Calm.
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And like I said, you can heareverything that I've been doing.
I do a lot more than just this show.
I do find a podcast aboutcannabis stories.
I do some shows for thefederal government, and I have a
couple of clients that I'mworking with right now that have
wonderful shows out there.
So definitely check all thoseout for me.
All right.
We're at that part of the showwhere I let you go get back on with
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your day.
And when I get back on with myday again, I want to thank you for
listening and for yourcontinued support.
I hope you have a wonderfuland creative holiday season.
Now go out there and tame yourinner critic.
Create more than you consume.
Go out there and make some artfor somebody you love yourself.
Talk to you again next time.
Create Art Podcast CommentaryClimb a Mountain hello friend.
This is Timothy Keem O'Brien,your head instigator for Create Art
podcast where I use my over 30years of experience in the arts and
education world to help youtame your inner critic and create
(00:28):
more than you consume.
So before we end the year outhere in 2024, and I'm recording this
in November of 2024, wanted tocontinue on with Make Fun a Habit
series.
And this is from MichaelBrennan's book Make Fun a Habit.
And it's a workbook that doesjust what it says.
(00:49):
It helps you make fun of habit.
Now, I had the pleasure ofinterviewing Mike on my other podcast,
Find a Podcast about andtalked about his podcast, Creative
Chats.
So definitely check out hispodcast and my other podcast.
Now this workbook leads youthrough the steps to rekindle the
fun in your life and get youinto a space where you can be your
(01:11):
most creative.
Now, it's a 30 day workbookand what I've done is I've taken
each chapter and created aepisode out of each chapter.
So each chapter has a littleshort story to start off with and
then it goes into questions toask yourself, tips for you to think
(01:37):
about, and it also gives youaction items for you to go ahead
and do.
And I really like this becausefirst off, it's a quick read.
I like quick reads, what can I say?
But I also like it because itgives you a little bit of inspiration
to start off with and then itgives you some ideas or tools or
(01:58):
an assignment, if you will, togo ahead and try out for yourself.
So let's go ahead and getstarted with this episode on how
to climb a mountain.
And even though the title ofthe chapter is Climb a Mountain,
I think it talks a lot moreabout stresses in your life.
So let's start off with thequestions for this assignment today.
(02:20):
First question is, what arethe biggest stressors in your life
right now?
Well, if you're in the UnitedStates, we just had an election earlier
this month and that is a hugestressor for me, I can tell you that
right now.
But it's also done with.
So whatever has happened has happened.
It's in the past and it doescause me some stress for the future.
(02:43):
But I think if we're justspeaking artistically or creatively,
I think it's that I have toomany projects going on right now
and I don't know which one tofocus on.
So that's kind of my bigstressor right now.
I, you know, I started offwith poetry, got into music and theater
and all that, and now I'm here.
(03:04):
I am into podcasting, talkingwith you, and I still want to do
all those things, but I justdon't have the time because, well,
I have a life.
I'm a dad, I'm a husband, I'ma lot of things to a lot of people.
So that's kind of where mystress is right now.
So the next question is, whatcan you do to take a break from these
stressors?
And, well, the holidays arefast approaching us here in the United
(03:27):
States.
We have.
We just got done withHalloween and now we're going into
Thanksgiving and thenChristmas and then New Year's.
So taking a break from thestressors for me is just allowing
myself to be quiet, allowingmyself not to do anything, which
is tough for me.
(03:48):
I don't know if it's tough foryou, but I know it's tough for me
to not do anything.
But maybe, you know, get onthe PlayStation a little bit more
or read, you know, anotherbook or 25, which is what I'm trying
to do this week.
So, you know, just taking abreak from everything, taking a break
from social media and justsaying, you know what, I need some
(04:09):
me time.
The next question is whatactivities help you relax and de
stress?
For me, I like music, I likewatching documentaries.
I just got done with twodocumentaries on Star Trek.
I didn't know there was thesetwo documentaries on there, but it
was fantastic because one wastalking about, you know, kind of
(04:29):
the history of Star Trek from,you know, the very first episodes
in the 60s all the Way upuntil recently.
And then the other one was adocumentary by William Shatner on
the captains of each of theStar Trek ships.
So for me, that was wonderful.
And then Black Friday iscoming up.
(04:50):
That's the day afterThanksgiving, and that's a day where
we can do a lot of shopping.
And so there is a record storeday happening.
Unfortunately, I'm going to beworking that day and I'm going to
be working out that day.
So I won't be able to go tothe stores at 5 o'clock in the morning
and wait in line, but I canstill listen to music anytime I want
to.
(05:10):
And these are things that, youknow, help me relax and de stress.
I do play a lot of videogames, but that seems to cause me
a lot of stress because I'mtrying, you know, I play Call of
Duty, Modern Warfare, Diablo 4.
So I'm hacking and slashingand blowing things up.
So that can be a Little bitstressful, but that's the kind of
(05:31):
stress that I like, I guess.
Now the last question is, whenis the last time you took time off
for yourself?
Well, I'm actually taking mybirthday off.
That'll be December 19th.
So if you want to send me acard or a gift or anything like that,
please go ahead and do that.
I'm not going to say no to that.
If you want to just send memoney, hey, money works too.
(05:51):
Or gift cards.
I'm all good with that.
But the last time I took timeoff for myself, I usually take time
off to go to doctor'sappointments and that kind of stuff.
So I try to every week go outto the poetry readings and the poetry
reading here in town and just,you know, kind of support and relax
(06:11):
that way.
But another thing I do, andthis is going to sound counterintuitive,
but working out and hittingthe pool, that's a great way for
me to relax.
So I.
And I need to do more of thatbecause I am of a certain age and
weight.
So for me, that's somethingthat I need to do every week.
And actually did go to thepool today, and it was packed.
(06:31):
It was jam packed.
And I know it's going to bejam packed in January with all the
people that are, you know,doing their New Year's resolutions
to, you know, lose weight andall that kind of stuff.
And in about two weeks to amonth, it'll be empty again.
So that's what I'm doing ishitting the gym and hitting the pool
and just kind of, you know,allowing my mind to go when I am
(06:54):
gasping for breath, shall wesay, in the pool.
All right, so we're going totalk about Mike's action items.
And I really like thesebecause it gives you something to
do.
It gives you an idea of whatyou can do.
First idea is go for a walk in nature.
Well, it's getting cold herein Virginia, but cold is a relative
(07:15):
term.
So actually going for thatwalk around the neighborhood or with
a bunch of trees around, thatis a great idea, and that is probably
something I should be doingmore of.
The next idea Mike gives us isread a book.
So I have on my phone an app, Goodreads.
Maybe you have it on yourphone, too, and that tracks my reading.
(07:36):
And you can set a goal up for yourself.
Every year, I usually put 25books a goal for me, and right Now
I'm on 23 of 25.
So I've read a bunch of books.
Now, granted, most of thebooks that I'M reading are poetry
magazines that are about 80 to100 pages long and the Paris Review,
(07:57):
which is a literary journal.
And that one's about 350 pageslong, 250 to 300 pages long.
So, you know, at least 12 ofthe books that I'm reading, probably
16, 14 to 16 of the books thatI'm reading are literary journals.
But I do have other books thatI do enjoy reading.
(08:18):
And I'm actually getting readyto read a Seth Godin book on strategy.
And I have some John Coltranebiographies that I'm going to be
reading in the near future as well.
Next up is number three, whichis Listen to Music.
So right behind me, and youprobably can't see it right now,
(08:39):
but I have a turntable withabout 500 records there.
Most of them are jazz records.
And I have a bunch that Ihaven't listened to.
So that's something that Ineed to do is while I'm working on
my day job, having that musicplaying in the background.
And that's something that Ipicked up during the pandemic, besides
Covid, but a definite love ofvinyl and exploring more jazz music.
(09:03):
So definitely listen to music.
Music does soothe the savagebreast, as they say.
So give that a try, Give thata shot for yourself.
Next up is number four, spendtime with loved ones.
So, yeah, my.
I have twin 10 year olds, sothey're here all the time.
But most of my family livesacross the country, so for me, that's
(09:25):
a little bit difficult to do.
If they come and visit, fantastic.
But usually I'm spending itright here with my family, my immediate
family.
So I spend a lot of time withloved ones.
Maybe too much time, who knows?
Okay, number five is meditateor do yoga.
Now that's something that I started.
I'm getting ready to finish a90 day challenge for meditation.
(09:48):
And I gotta say, it really isdoing good things for me.
It's kind of mellowing me outa little bit and getting me more
in touch with myself.
So I can definitely recommendthe meditation, the yoga, it reminds
me too much of yogurt and Ilike Greek yogurt.
So, you know, if you can doyoga, by all means.
I would love to get into a taichi class in the near future as well
(10:14):
as doing my meditation and myworking out five days a week.
So that's something that I'mgoing to be looking at in 2025.
Oh my God, we're alreadytalking about 2025, aren't we?
Okay, number six is get a massage.
I Do that every other month.
And I have my masseuse here intown, and I gotta tell you, I really
enjoy it.
(10:35):
Yes, my body feels good, butthe conversation that I have with
my masseuse is usually pretty good.
So, you know, get a massage torelax your muscles, but also get
a massage to relax your mind.
If you have a good masseuse,it means the world.
So definitely do a favor foryourself and go get yourself a massage.
(10:56):
And then his last action itemis do something creative.
Oh, I don't know, like, make apodcast and call it Create Art Podcast.
Do something creative.
Even if it's something thatyou're not going to give to anybody
else or have it viewedpublicly, just go do something creative
for you.
I mean, that's why I alwaysend the show the way I do.
(11:17):
You know, go make somethingfor somebody you love yourself.
Do something creative foryourself right here, right now.
You can put this podcast onpause right now.
Go do something creative andthen come back and then email me
and thank me for that.
Okay, now we're going to go onto the tips that he gives us.
First tip is set aside aspecific time for relaxation for
(11:40):
me.
I do my meditations usuallythe mornings before everybody gets
up.
I do a brain training game,and then I do do a lingo to learn
French, and then I'll do my meditation.
Today I'm running a little bitlate on my meditation, but after
I get done recording this,definitely I will go ahead and do
(12:02):
some meditation as well.
And that's just, you know,that's not being selfish.
That's just taking care of yourself.
And that's the most importantthing to do.
Number two is find activitiesto help you relax and de stress.
So that could be going for awalk, reading a book, listening to
music, spending time withloved ones.
All of the action items areactivities that you can do to relax
(12:24):
and de stress.
If you have others that you doand you want to share it with me,
feel free to email me.
I'd love to hear about it.
Okay, next up is avoidingchecking work or email during your
relaxation time.
And that is a tough one for mebecause I have my phone nearby at
all times.
I work in my home office, so Iget constantly pinged for this, that,
(12:46):
and the other thing.
And I'm always like, you know,this meeting could have been an email
or do I have to go do this in person?
You could have just done virtually.
But turning off the phone,turning off the notifications, you
don't need them.
Nobody's going to die if youdon't answer that Facebook post or
if you don't watch that TikTokvideo, just turn it off for a while
(13:08):
and allow yourself to relax.
Be selfish with your time.
If you're going to thinkyou're selfish, I give you permission.
Be selfish with your time.
Okay, the last thing for thetips number four is be kind to yourself.
Nobody else is going to bekind to you.
I'll be kind to you.
I mean, I like you, you're fine.
But be kind to yourself.
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First and foremost, youdeserve it.
You know, you're listening tothis podcast looking for creativity
and inspiration and so you'realready kind of being kind to yourself
in that aspect.
But find different ways to bekind to yourself by doing any of
the, you know, the actionitems that's being kind to yourself.
You deserve it.
(13:52):
And if you don't feel youdeserve it, then you especially deserve
it.
That is a sure sign that meansyou need to be a lot more kind to
yourself.
Alright, so that is ourepisode for today on, you know, dealing
with those stressors andtaking good care of yourself.
Now I just want to let youknow that I appreciate each and every
(14:12):
one of you.
I hope you all have a greatholiday season.
And if you'd like to reach outto me, you can email me.
Timothy create art podcast.comand I want to hear about your journey.
I want to know what you'reworking on.
I've had people reach out tome and say, hey, this person would
be a great guest on your showand guess what?
They were great guest on my show.
So definitely feel free toemail me.
(14:33):
I'm not going to bite yourfingers off, I promise.
I might nibble on them, butI'm not going to bite them off and
only if they're clean.
So make sure you wash yourhands before I nibble on your fingers.
Okay?
Now if you found any value inthis podcast and I'm going to ask
you to go ahead and share itwith a friend because that's the
best way to discover new podcasts.
You know, I really want thisto be a five star podcast in your
(14:54):
eyes.
So let me know what you'd liketo see.
Give me the good critique,give me the bad critique.
Feel free to email me on that.
I want to make this your go topodcast, that every time an episode
comes out you're like, yeah, Igotta listen to it.
He's gonna have somethingreally cool to say or really stupid
to say or something that Ineed to hear.
(15:15):
So definitely reach out to me,let me know and share the podcast
if you got something out ofit, because I know you did.
Because you keep on coming back.
I know you keep on coming back.
It's weird and I appreciate that.
Speaking about sharing it witha friend, I have another podcast.
It's called Find a Podcast about.
And that's where I help yououtsmart the algorithm and find your
(15:36):
next binge worthy podcast.
You can find it at Find aPodcast About XYZ now this is the
part of the show where I tellyou how I get great guests because
I have had a ton of greatguests in this past year or two.
I use a service called Pod Match.
And what Pod Match does is itmatches up guests with hosts and
(15:58):
you know, you fill out aprofile and you guys match up and
you have a wonderful interview.
So check it out in the show notes.
I have my affiliate link for that.
So if you do sign up throughmy affiliate link, just let you know.
I get a little bit of a kickback.
Not a whole lot, but what Ifound for me cost me six bucks a
(16:19):
month.
And I have gotten such greatguests and such wonderful friends
that do listen to the show.
So definitely check it out foryourself at Pod Match.
Now, if you're a podcaster, Iuse a service called PodBeacon.
And basically what it is, itlooks like a little wrist, a little
wrist watch.
(16:39):
And what it is is the NFL sNFC A little device there and somebody
can wave their phone over thetop of it.
And I'll take you right toyour podcast website.
So definitely if that'ssomething that you want to do, if
you're tired of business cardsor you're tired of saying, hey, go
to this website, blah blah,blah, blah, blah blah blah.
(17:00):
Use this word on your wristand you know they can put your logo
on it.
And it's made by a really goodfriend of mine, Matthew Passey.
Wonderful guy.
So definitely check out myaffiliate link there and find out
all you can about Podcast Beacon.
Lastly, to remind you thatthis is a production of TKB Podcast
Studio, you can find it at TKBPodcast Studio Calm.
(17:25):
And that has my wholeportfolio of all the podcasts that
I work on and I am taking clients.
So if you have an idea for apodcast, you want to get it started
up or you know, you want tohear what I've been doing outside
of create our podcast, go toTKB Podcast Studio Calm.
(17:46):
And like I said, you can heareverything that I've been doing.
I do a lot more than just this show.
I do find a podcast aboutcannabis stories.
I do some shows for thefederal government, and I have a
couple of clients that I'mworking with right now that have
wonderful shows out there.
So definitely check all thoseout for me.
All right.
We're at that part of the showwhere I let you go get back on with
(18:10):
your day.
And when I get back on with myday again, I want to thank you for
listening and for yourcontinued support.
I hope you have a wonderfuland creative holiday season.
Now go out there and tame yourinner critic.
Create more than you consume.
Go out there and make some artfor somebody you love yourself.
Talk to you again next time.
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