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The Creativity Companion

By: Andrew Silberman and Dan Nestle
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  • Let's face it: it's tough to be creative. Whether creating your own content or doing it for a company or other organization, you will get stuck. Blocked up. Hit a wall. Whatever the metaphor may be, there will be times—could be every single day—that you’ll struggle with creativity. But fear not. You’re not the first, nor the last, to face the challenge of keeping your creativity flowing, your ideas fresh, and your energy high. Join Andrew Silberman and Dan Nestle as they take a practical, funny, and somewhat metaphysical approach--based on Andrew's book, Get a GRIP on Creativity-- to getting unstuck and finding your creative groove.
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Episodes
  • It’s Time to Discover Your Creativity

    It’s Time to Discover Your Creativity
    Apr 3 2023
    Welcome to our very first episode of The Creativity Companion!  Dan Nestle, creator and host of The Dan Nestle Show, and Andrew Silberman, author of Get a G.R.I.P. on Creativity, are teaming up to talk about all things creation and creativity. Get ready to embark on an enlightening journey as they break down inspiration, innovation, and collaboration!  In this episode, Dan and Andrew are connecting to unpack our understanding of creativity, how they exercise their creative muscle, and the different facets of creativity that foster imagination, problem-solving, leadership, and more. They also offer you some valuable practices to begin discovering or recovering your creative energy, such as meditation and free writing.  “Discovery is finding that inspiration, finding something to get your creativity going in some ways.” – Dan (3:22) Through this podcast, Andrew and Dan want to send you out into your life armed with this understanding of creativity:  “We’re here to say that everybody is creative, and you owe it to yourself and you owe it to your job or your family or whatever to open up that creative vein, to discover that creativity.” – Dan (10:48) We’ll be back next time to talk about gathering creativity, so follow along on Apple Podcasts or Spotify to join us!  In This Episode: (0:58) Andrew discusses discovering creativity in the context of his book (3:35) Dan shares how he accessed his creativity early on in his career (8:15) The different facets of creation (12:08) Writing as a craft  (14:55) Injecting creativity into your daily life  (15:55) How to discover or recover your sense of creativity Resources & Links: Dan Nestle LinkedIn Andrew Silberman LinkedIn Get a G.R.I.P. on Creativity by Andrew Silberman The Dan Nestle Show  The Remote Work Companion   Mentioned: The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron 
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    23 mins
  • The Next Step – Gather Your Resources

    The Next Step – Gather Your Resources
    Apr 11 2023
    So you’ve discovered your creativity, but what’s the next step in the creative process? How do you keep those creative juices flowing? In this episode of The Creative Companion, Dan and Andrew are taking you to the next step in the process of creativity and breaking down the importance of gathering your resources and energy.  Whether we’re talking about accumulating the physical tools you need to create or just trying to find the time, energy, and brain space to imagine new possibilities, this episode is all about developing the skills that will allow you to gather the resources you need to conduct and funnel your creative energy.  “What are the things we can do to gather? OK, we go out and seek what other people say can help in terms of your resources. One of my favorite lines Tony Robbins gave us a long time ago – I don’t know where he got it from – was, ‘It’s not about the resources; it’s about the resourcefulness.’” – Andrew (8:09) There are a variety of ways to bring intent and resourcefulness to your creative journey, but Andrew and Dan are here to offer just a few tips to gather your resources as you work to maximize and hone all of your creative potential!  Keep an eye out for our next episode where we explore circulating, available wherever you listen to podcasts! In This Episode: (1:38) Why gathering creativity is the next step in the process (4:10) The ritualistic nature of creativity  (9:40) Approaching your creative journey with intention (11:41) How you can gather your creativity and intent Resources & Links: Dan Nestle LinkedIn Andrew Silberman LinkedIn Get a G.R.I.P. on Creativity by Andrew Silberman The Remote Work Companion   The Dan Nestle Show  Mentioned:  The Healing Promise of Qi by Roger Jahnke
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    16 mins
  • Circulate to Access Your Creative Energy

    Circulate to Access Your Creative Energy
    Apr 17 2023
    Are you experiencing a creative dry spell – a season of writer’s block or just struggling to access your imagination?  In this episode, Dan and Andrew unpack this common occurrence for most creatives and how you can combat it when that dry season is upon you. As they share their thoughts on fostering inspiration to get the ideas and sparks flowing, you’ll learn some valuable tactics to circulate and access that creativity.  “A lot of people tend to sit down and then think about what they want to write. And I say that’s not the way to do it. You want to get out. You want to be walking around or doing other things while you can be thinking, so that then you can sit down, and instead of thinking about what to write, you just write down what you’ve been thinking.” – Andrew (4:12) They also dive into the importance of being in a community and how developing connections with others can offer us new perspectives on creation. We have to keep moving forward in pursuit of new positions, new friendships, new projects, etc. In the words of Woody Allen, “a relationship is like a shark. It has to keep moving forward or it dies.” The same concept applies for creativity!  “So you don’t want your creativity to become a dead shark. And the more I think about it, I think it’s like that. You do need to keep some sort of movement and momentum going. You have to keep replenishing the water running through your gills if you’re the shark. Otherwise what you’ve got on your hands is a dead shark.” – Dan (9:32) And keep an eye out for next week’s episode wherever you listen to podcasts!  In This Episode: (1:25) How does circulating work?  (6:30) The importance of connections for incoming inspiration (8:30) Keep moving forward (11:43) The ways networking can help us learn and grow (14:08) Why curiosity is importance for creatives (16:28) How you can practically circulate  Resources & Links: Dan Nestle LinkedIn Andrew Silberman LinkedIn Get a G.R.I.P. on Creativity by Andrew Silberman The Remote Work Companion   The Dan Nestle Show  Mentioned:  The Healing Promise of Qi by Roger Jahnke
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    19 mins
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