The more you stretch as an artist, the more space you have.\nHave you ever heard a live spoken word performance? The kind that makes you nod your head and makes the hairs on the back of your neck stand up?\n\nThat\u2019s how I felt when I first heard In-Q. This man is an uber talented spoken word poet, and he is incredibly skilled as both a writer and a performer; So skilled, in fact, that he has performed with Cirque du Soleil, on Russell Simmons\u2019 Def Poetry Jam, and even for the president. But he\u2019s not just a poet. He\u2019s also a talented songwriter who has written songs with Miley Cyrus, Aloe Blacc, Mike Posner, and Selena Gomez.\n\nWhat I love about In-Q\u2019s poetry is that he writes about the human experience, encouraging people to ask questions about themselves, their environment, and the world at large. Listen in to our conversation to hear us talk about not only art, commerce, and making a living as a spoken word poet, but also about In-Q\u2019s writing process and why he encourages people to express themselves.\nI want people to realize that they\u2019re all poets and they\u2019re all storytellers.\n\nSome things we learn in this podcast:\n\n \tHow he realized he was more of a poet than a rapper [3:05]\n \tHow he jumped into the music world [3:55]\n \tThe value of thinking outside the box [4:30]\n \tHow poetry became his outlet [7:20]\n \tWhy he loves the Matrix movies [9:20]\n \tWhy he encourages people to express themselves [11:50]\n \tWhat his day to day life is like [17:10]\n \tHow you can experience time differently [18:10]\n \tWhy he wants to break poetry into popular culture [21:30]\n \tWhy you have to know your why [22:50]\n \tWhy he doesn\u2019t seek validation from anything external [24:20]\n \tHow art and commerce should coexist [26:50]\n \tWhy we think growing up means we stop learning [36:10]\n \tWhy he wants to do stuff he\u2019s not good at [37:20]\n \tWhy capitalism and the priorities of society need to shift [41:00]\n \tWhy it\u2019s not just about growth, but about how you grow [45:00]\n \tWhat his writing process is like [54:50]\n\nLinks mentioned:\n\n \tCheck out some of In-Q's Disney Junior videos\n \tRead Simon Sinek's book Start with Why\n \tMusic Credit: Wonder by Finding Hope\n\nConnect\xa0with In-Q\xa0Instagram\xa0|\xa0Twitter\xa0|\xa0Website