Ep. 54 | Make Your Life Your Art with James McCrae aka @wordsarevibrations
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James is a dear friend of mine and an epic human and its SUCH a pleasure to have him on today.
\\nJames McCrae is an author, poet, creativity teacher, and meme-artist based in Austin, Texas. In his writing and art, he applies the principles of mindfulness and Eastern philosophy to modern life with humor and candor. As the founder of Re-Creation Studio, James offers coaching and consultation services, and teaches classes on conscious creativity.
\\nJames is the author of two books: Sh#t Your Ego Says (Hay House, 2017), an autobiographical guidebook for quieting negative self-talk and reconnecting with intuition, and How to Laugh in Ironic Amusement During Your Existential Crisis (Thought Catalog, 2021), a book of poetry and memes about leaving your comfort zone to embrace the unknown.
\\nAs a creative strategist, James has led workshops and brainstorms with top global brands (including Microsoft, NBC, Target, Organic Valley, and United Healthcare) to help define their mission, vision, and brand story.
\\nHe has written articles on creativity for publications like Forbes, HuffPost, Adweek, Yogi Times, Entrepreneur, and Elephant Journal, and his poetry has been featured in literary journals such as American Journal of Poetry, 34th Parallel Magazine, Thought Catalog, New Millennium Writings, and Musepaper.
\\nOn his popular Instagram page (@wordsarevibrations) James shares daily memes, poems, and illustrations that delight and inspire his audience. He also hosts Words Are Vibrations, a podcast that explores the intersection of creativity, consciousness, and culture.
\\nIn this episode we talk about:
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- His journey into claiming his natural creative essence \\n
- How we can utilize our own creativity in our lives to support our own expression \\n
- What it means to be an artist and how it can be different into unravelling our own creativity \\n
- How he left his corporate job to be a full time teacher, meme creator and coach \\n
- How to use humour into a world that is considered very serious \\n
- His journey as an author and writer \\n
- How he chooses to unfold his own creative process \\n
- Not waiting "for the perfect time" to get inspired \\n
- Why waiting for inspiration doesn\'t work \\n
- Doing the most natural thing that you love will unlock your creativity \\n
- Coming back to your roots \\n
- What does finding clarity even mean \\n
- The power of meditation \\n
- How meditation supports creativity \\n
- The energetics of the yang and yin (feminine & masculine energetics) \\n
- How to embody more of our own personal creativity in our everyday lives \\n
- The world NEEDS you to birth your own creativity in whichever way it chooses too \\n
- The power of community \\n
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