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How to Work Your Inspiration Muscle...
- and stop taking things for granted
As we get older, things that used to blow our minds become... unremarkable.
But can we take steps to exercise our inspiration muscle and learn to notice more?
I'm so glad you asked!
That's exactly what I get into in this episode with 3 ways to stop taking things for granted and tune into the world again.
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Keep the Flow is a weekly podcast hosted by Scott McLemore that looks under the hood of the creative process to keep our creative engines humming.
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Stop Asking the Wrong Questions
In this episode of "Keep the Flow," I dive into the common struggle many creatives face: the tendency to ask ourselves the wrong questions. If you've ever found yourself trapped in a cycle of self-doubt and negativity, you're not alone – I've been there too. As a musician and creative professional, I understand how easy it is to fixate on perceived shortcomings, but I've learned that true growth comes from shifting our focus to the work itself. Instead of questioning why we're not better, we should be asking what we can create next or how we can approach our challenges differently.
Keep the Flow is a weekly podcast hosted by Scott McLemore that looks under the hood of the creative process to keep our creative engines humming.
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You can listen to my music here: https://scottmclemore.bandcamp.com
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Why You Need to Make Your Story Part of Your Creative Work
When we tell our own story it has multiple benefits. It allows people to connect with our work. It gives us an opportunity to communicate facets of ourself that can be therapeutic and provides us with a vehicle to understand ourselves.
Keep the Flow is a weekly podcast hosted by Scott McLemore that looks under the hood of the creative process to keep our creative engines humming.
You might like my newsletter called The Interval which is a weekly run-down of inspiration and updates.
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Hi. I'm Scott McLemore, a drummer and composer living way up north in Iceland. I make Keep the Flow every week that look under the hood of the creative process to keep our creative engines humming.
You can listen to my music here: https://scottmclemore.bandcamp.com
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Sometimes we can forget that the work we do is important. We can also get so fixated on our original ideas that we try to force things to conform to that vision instead of allowing outside forces to naturally shape the work, whether that’s through unforeseen circumstances or our collaborators.
This week on Keep the Flow, I reflect on an interview I heard with actor Gary Oldman. He talked about working with director Christofer Nolan and how the brevity he used in his minimalist direction inspired great performances.
Keep the Flow is a weekly podcast hosted by Scott McLemore that looks under the hood of the creative process to keep our creative engines humming.
You might like my newsletter called The Interval which is a weekly run-down of inspiration and updates.
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Hi. I'm Scott McLemore, a drummer and composer living way up north in Iceland. I make Keep the Flow every week that look under the hood of the creative process to keep our creative engines humming.
You can listen to my music here: https://scottmclemore.bandcamp.com
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Creatives can access their heart drive for deeper work. Another way to think of our subconscious is a more easily accessible “heart drive” which stores the feelings and memories that inform our ideas. Creative people access the heart drive all the time, but usually without realizing it. A more intentional approach using these 5 tips can strengthen the connection to our heart drive and lead to deeper work.
Keep the Flow is a weekly podcast hosted by Scott McLemore that looks under the hood of the creative process to keep our creative engines humming.
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😎 ABOUT ME:
Hi. I'm Scott McLemore, a drummer and composer living way up north in Iceland. I make Keep the Flow every week that look under the hood of the creative process to keep our creative engines humming.
You can listen to my music here: https://scottmclemore.bandcamp.com
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As creatives, freedom is essential—but without discipline, freedom can lead to aimlessness. In this episode, I break down 5 ways to be your own boss and integrate structure into your creative pursuits without losing joy.
When you master discipline, your creative career becomes an unstoppable force. 🚀
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😎 ABOUT ME:
Hi. I'm Scott McLemore, a drummer and composer living way up north in Iceland. I make Keep the Flow every week that look under the hood of the creative process to keep our creative engines humming.
You can listen to my music here: https://scottmclemore.bandcamp.com
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Yes, it's a bit of an announcement. In this episode I unveil my first eBook, Necessarily Creative - A Blueprint for a Creative Life.
https://book.scottmclemore.com
The episode gets into some of the same subject matter but it's more inspired by the book and not really a summary or presentation of the material.
Thanks to Med Badr Chemmaoui for the awesome picture in the episode art.
You might like my newsletter called The Interval which is a weekly run-down of inspiration and updates.
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First of all, I'm ok. It's funny how when I post episodes about negative issues we deal with, people assume I'm going through something. I always have a few people who reach out to make sure I'm ok.
I'm fine.
However, I'm not always fine. None of us are. That's where creativity can actually help. But it's easy to forget that.
In this episode I run through 4 factors to keep in mind that can help us stay creative when the going gets tough.
And, as I mentioned in the episode, here's a link to Sunna's new project of music to Icelandic poetry: https://sunnagunnlaugs.bandcamp.com/album/stin-bjarts-nin-og-andskotans-bla-ri-f-lkinu
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Creativity is why I started Keep the Flow and launched this YouTube channel. How many subscribers I have, or don't have shouldn't have an influence on what I create, but it's hard not to notice when we have a video that performs well.
This week I go over my workflow, how I stay consistent, my struggles and potential perks to having a YouTube channel.
As a creator, I'm trying to make sense of why my video "What Got You Here Won't Get You There" did better than usual. Should I even be trying to analyze the success or just smile and get back to work?
https://youtu.be/hjeYYDlCF8g
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When we get so close to our creative work, we can lose perspective. It’s good to have someone who can take an unbiased look at your work. Sometimes we miss things that seem obvious to others. We all make mistakes. Allowing someone you trust to give you constructive criticism shouldn’t mean less confidence for you, just that you’re human.
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By becoming more intentional with something we do naturally, it can change the way we look at the world and how we create.
In this episode I take examples from Prince covering Radiohead, Steve Martin's book Born Standing Up and Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon.
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We can sometimes get into endless debates with ourselves about the next step in our creative process. My own overthinking is usually based in fear or perfectionism and leads directly to inaction.
This week on Keep the Flow I get into how all creatives could learn a lot from improvisers and athletes. Learning to make decisions on the fly can get us over the hurdles we set up for ourselves.
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If you feel like you’ve been hovering around the same place in your creativity for longer than you would like; if you feel like your creative career has plateaued, this one’s for you.
This week on Keep the Flow we look at the idea of What Got You Here Won't Get You There as applied to creatives.
At the intersection of creativity and productivity, when we start to think of our creativity as a business sometimes what we ascribe to our success that has brought us to this point is maybe the wrong approach now or just not enough to get us to the next level in our careers.
If you feel open to talking about what 3 actions you think you should take to get out of the roundabout, please leave me a comment over on the YouTube version:
https://youtu.be/hjeYYDlCF8g
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Keep the Flow is hosted by Scott McLemore, a drummer and composer living way up north in Iceland. It looks under the hood of the creative process in order to keep our creative engines humming.
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Books mentioned:
What Got You Here Won't Get You There by Marshall Goldsmith:
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Slow Productivity by Cal Newport:
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What happens when we change our perspective, when we flip the subject upside down, when we entertain the notion that things could be different?
This week on Keep the Flow we look at how artists and creators can flip the script on themselves and enrich their work and their authenticity.
How do you think about authenticity?
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If you’ve ever felt like you’re putting off creating because of something you think you need to do or buy first, this one’s for you.
This week on Keep the Flow I'm tackling the pitfall of putting off our creative pursuits because somehow we feel like the conditions are not ideal.
I'm using myself as an example since I'm away from home and trying to keep up with the podcast and YouTube channel while still being "on vacation" and spending time with my family. It's tricky, but I think I found a happy medium.
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Short but sweet. This was a quick 'n' dirty recording I did while visiting in Virginia.
We get into the idea of quitting a creative outlet. I tell the story of my brush with quitting, how I found my way back and ultimately how we, as creatives, need to figure out a way to function in this world that allows us to survive financially and thrive creatively.
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Bored? Good. This week on Keep the Flow we look at 3 ways we can leverage boredom to unleash our imagination, curiosity and hone our problem solving skills. Let's all get bored!
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Sacred Rest by Saundra Dalton-Smith, MD
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Mel Robbins Podcast with Dr. K
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If you ever feel like your self-worth is tied to your creative successes and failures, this episode is for you.
This week we explore the creative's ego, process vs. results, fixed vs. growth mindset and 5 ways to hop off the Ego-Coaster.™
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It can be easy to misplace your priorities and forget why we're even putting the time and energy into this whole creativity thing at all.
This week on Keep the Flow, I get into the big WHY behind all of our efforts and struggles. Do we need to create? Is necessity really the mother of invention and if so, should we not be asking invention - who's your daddy?
Examples from Charles and Ray Eames as well as my own work show us what some of the motivations are for all our efforts.
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This week on Keep the Flow, we get into the idea of being able to choose our thoughts as creative people.
Ideas are a kind of thought, so to get good at dealing with our ideas we have to get good at dealing with our thoughts. We look at the relationship between cognitive flexibility and brain plasticity and what impact our environment has on our mental bandwidth.
Put your thinking caps on.
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