What Does It Mean To Be Creative: Exclusive Spoken Word [009]

Here’s a previously unreleased recording of a Spoken Word / Slam Poem I wrote in 2020 and performed in 2022 at Pax Coworking Studio during an Open Mic Night.

Iconoclasm, Enneagram, and Daily Practices: 8-9-1 Edition [008]

What do iconoclasm, the Enneagram, and daily practices all have in common? They all need a little unpacking, for one thing. And though I focus on practices for Enneagram Type 8’s, 9’s, and 1’s —they are really practices for all of us in various seasons of our life.

Episode [008] moves through all of these elements, but if you want to skip the philosophy portion, please consider the following loose timetable:

0:00-2:30 — Intro Nonsense
2:30-4:00 — Iconoclasm
4:00-9:00 — Enneagram Rant
9:00-11:45 — Enneagram Practices Intro
11:45-15:45 — Type 8 Practices
15:45-21:00 - Type 9 Practices
21:00-27:00 - Type 1 Practices
27:00-End - Integration Stuff

Stay tuned for the next episode featuring our friends in the Heart Center, with the Type 2-3-4 Edition.

Fun!

Practicing Mindfulness: Energy Is Better Than Strength [007]

“Everything that happens in the present is connected to the future. Change only happens in the moment, and we’ll become aware of it in the future.”

Episode [007] moves through the importance of practicing mindfulness, how we might integrate rhythms into our daily lives, the beauty and power of yoga, and why energy is better than strength.

We also briefly touch on some Enneagram application ahead of the next episode [008].

Everything is connected.

Obsessed With Presence: The Only Metric That Matters [006]

“Presence cannot be copied, imitated, or substituted; it is the single greatest currency and most authentic expression within interpersonal experiences.”

Season 2 is officially underway, resuming with [006] and brand new content.

What Are You Passionate About? The Worst Question [005]

Many years ago, a friend of mine once asked me the question that has haunted me all of my days when they couldn't quite figure out "What exactly I do..."

They said, very calmly and with intrigue, “You do so many different things—what is the one thing you’re passionate about?”

Here’s the problem: what happens when you’re passionate about…many things?

This scenario would be repeated over and over and over through the years, and through various friends, mentors, clients, and all manner of humanoids. Recently, this same question dealing with what I am passionate about came back—and I invite you into the process and my open-letter style response.

It’s the worst possible question for someone like me. Maybe you can relate.

They said, "I don't know what you're passionate about..." It propelled me into a dark abyss. But I came out the other side full of energy and hope. This was my journey.

Comparison Is A Damn & Sly Devil [004]

Thoughts, reminders, and encouragements to help you get unstuck—and inspiration for you to keep going through the “dark nights.”

The question becomes: how do you keep going—and what are the connections between fear, reality, and something of the creative, something of the spiritual?

View more Show Notes on my site.

See The Stars & Search The Sand: The Creative Process [003]

We’re often asked how to “be” innovative or where “good ideas” come from. How does one create an atmosphere for good ideas to be...developed? I get asked a lot of these questions because of my work as a Creative Director—which inevitably leads to an even more fantastic question: "What is a creative director?"

This episode takes a closer look at creative direction, thought tools for the creative journey, and Justin’s own creative framework ORBIT (the world's first and only acronym related to creative thinking—this is patently false—Observation, Realization, Breakthrough, Iteration, and Transformation.

View more Show Notes on my site.

The Enneagram, Really Real Reality, & Innovation [002]

I explore the #Enneagram and share my thoughts on the trend movement, danger of typing everyone you know, caricatures, and why it's still a vital tool in the mix of my own coaching sessions.

View the Show Notes are always available on my site.

Introduction [001]

The first episode of Lines & Shapes is a simple introduction from Justin Heap