S1 E6: Bravery and Creativity with Emily Ann Peterson
In this episode, you’ll hear singer-songwriter, speaker, creative consultant, and author Emily Ann Peterson share her journey through the many facets of her career, and how her life as a musician changed when she received a degenerative neurological hand tremor diagnosis in 2013. This diagnosis led to a fascination with the concept of bravery, which led to a podcast, Facebook community, and eventually the bestselling book Bare Naked Bravery: How To Be Creatively Courageous. In her learning lab for creative visionaries, The School of Bravery, she also teaches creative entrepreneurs how to prepare, launch, and recover from their own seasons of bravery, which is inherently required of all business owners and creative people We’re really excited for you to hear her wisdom on the overlap of all of these topics!
TOPICS DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE:
The various facets of Emily Ann’s career, such as songwriting, consulting, and writing, and how they make up her “income quilt”
Her Cello Yoga project and its unexpected success
Utilitarian projects vs. artistic projects
When “good enough” is just fine, instead of bullying oneself into perfection
Her health condition, which forced a career change away from the cello as her main focus
How this led to her interest in bravery and courage, and eventually her podcast and book Bare Naked Bravery
The recipe and ingredients for bravery and using them in life and business
Figuring out the crossover between separate audiences for different career facets while still speaking specifically to a specific niche
Finding ways to thrive and work efficiently with chronic illness
The importance of market research when starting a business
Planning for failure in order to succeed
The root of overwhelm
Automating self-care
Creative practices as spiritual practices
Not being ashamed of day jobs or side hustles
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Pianist and composer