Podcast appearances and mentions of charlotte eriksson

Today we talk about, “You Have Arrived!”Charlotte Eriksson said “I will never lose the love for the arriving, but I'm born to leave.”   At the end of my drinking and using, I felt worthless, all my past glory was gone, I didn't feel like I belonged anywhere, and there was nothing left to celebrate.I was so desperate and damaged when I arrived in the rooms, that I listened to people with all my might, as if my life depended on it.  Thankfully, the people I met listened to me with all their might too. They made me feel important, like I had finally arrived.That acceptance, support, and love they showed me, carried me through the challenges of early recovery; especially taking the steps, cleaning up my past, and finding my place in this new community I had been dropped into.  As I look back over my years of sobriety, I see a bunch of different plateaus I've “arrived” at. But the brightest and most fulfilling, are always the ones where I was surrounded by the fellowship, active in the steps and doing as much service as I possibly could.   Wherever you are on your journey, jump in the middle of us and get busy! Then dream, create, be daring, be brave, but most importantly, be the you, you've always wanted to be and don't care about what people say. Because wherever you are, you have arrived…..Today we'll close with a brief, relaxing meditation.Aloha

For what it's worth: it's never too late or, in my case, too early to be whoever you want to be. There's no time limit, stop whenever you want. You can change or stay the same, there are no rules to this thing. We can make the best or the worst of it. I hope you make the best of it. And I hope you see things that startle you. I hope you feel things you never felt before. I hope you meet people with a different point of view. I hope you live a life you're proud of. If you find that you're not, I hope you have the courage to start all over again.” ― Eric Roth, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button You can start anew at any given moment. Life is just the passage of time and it's up to you to pass it as you please.” ― Charlotte Eriksson, You're Doing Just Fine When we dive into something new we have to be willing to push through that tough beginning part when we are so consciously bad at whatever we are trying. The past decade I have purposely thrown myself into new situations to learn new things and this concept of being a freshman really helped me. So many people are proud of things they did once, a long time ago but once they become adults and professionals they are afraid of “looking stupid” or feeling awkward. Guess what! You, and I, and everyone is ignorant of more things than we are competent at. If you are not comfortable being a freshman then you are stuck at whatever level of knowledge you have until you check out. Or you'll just keep adding micro levels of new information to what you already know or can do. Boring. People have told me they could Never do improv and just make up conversation. I remind them that they just made up that whole sentence without any prior rehearsal. Others tell me they are incapable of learning a language and I point out they they are doing just fine with English though they didn't know a word when they were born. Life has a way of making us freshman anyway. Each new stage of life throws us into things we've never done before. Each emergency makes us do things we've never done before. Throwing ourselves into the discomfort of conscious incompetence and then working towards some level of competence or even mastery builds those muscles and confidence for when life throw things at us…as this pandemic has illustrated so well. Think about things you can do now that you couldn't do a year ago. Maybe you mastered video conferencing or have become more of teacher for you kids as they worked at home along side you! What is normal for you now that you hadn't done a year ago? Congrats! I'm writing this because I find myself a freshman once again with all the new things I'm learning with the book/podcast/blog project. I was scared to start my book. Scared I couldn't finish it. Scared no one would like it. I had so much anxiety about the first sessions I recorded my podcast. I prepared the best I could, got the best advice I could find, but eventually the first day of school arrived and I had to just do it. Last week I recorded my 9th episode and I was so thrilled at how much easier it was than the first ones. It's exciting because something I had never done 2 months ago is something I'm becoming more and more comfortable with. And that, boys and girls, is fun. We are going to be living in this weird covidy world for a big part of this year. The post-covid world is going to be different. What do you want for yourself in that world. What do you want to be, have, do? Make a list and begin. Now. Enjoy the awkwardness of being really bad at something and enjoy the process of learning. Learing about a subject or diving into just learning more about yourself. The time will pass either way. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/carlopodcast/support

Connie's motivational quote for today is by – Charlotte Eriksson, “Sometimes you need to sit lonely on the floor in a quiet room in order to hear your own voice and not let it drown in the noise of others.”   YouTube: https://youtu.be/bIILgY7qllk   Check Out These Highlights: I love this quote!  Sitting and thinking so we hear our own genius and drown out all the noise is critical to building a business that is worthwhile, profitable, and serves others in a big way!  So, we do have to rise above all the noise on the digital playing field.  Why is this so important and how the heck do we do this, well my amazing guest and I are going to dig in and discuss what a genius-driven business is and why it's so important now more than ever.   About Jim Niswonger: Jim is the owner of Enlightened Profits, and he helps mission-driven coaches, consultants, and other experts sell more of their products and services by helping them zone in on a clear message so they can show up bigger and serve their clients better!   How to Get in Touch With Jim Niswonger: Email:  jim@geniusdriven.biz Website:  www.geniusdriven.biz   Stalk me online! Enlightenment of Change Facebook group: tinyurl.com/EOCFacebookGroup Website:  https://whitmanassoc.com Connie's #1 International Bestseller Book - ESP (Easy Sales Process): 7-Step to Sales Success:  https://whitmanassoc.com/resources/ Download Free Communication Style Assessment:  www.whitmanassoc.com/csa   Subscribe and listen to Enlightenment of Change podcast on your favorite podcast streaming service or on YouTube.  New episodes post every week - listen to Connie dive into new sales and business topics or problems you may have in your business. 

Quote of the Week- 0:0:39 “When I discovered music — when I discovered the craft of shaping a song — my being fell into place.” - Charlotte Eriksson. Shabbat Shira: 0:0:54 In this episode, Michele discusses why the Shabbat when we read parshat Beshalach is called the Sabbath of Song. She discusses three different songs that pertain to the Torah portion and how song becomes prayer. Sources & Links: Song of the Sea Miriam's Song Devorah's Song Mi Chamocha Judges 4 & 5 Jewitch Calendar- 0:06:57 This week's Parsha: Bo Shabbat Candle Lighting Time: 4:26 PM EST Havdalah: 5:31 PM EST Next week's Parsha: Beshalach Shabbat Candle Lighting Time: 4:34 PM EST Havdalah: 5:38 PM EST Jewitch Torah Study: https://www.facebook.com/groups/jewitchtorahstudy Jewitch Book Recommendation- 0:08:44 The GLAM Witch: A Magical Manifesto of Empowerment with the Great Lilithian Arcane Mysteries by Michael Herkes Q & A- 0:11:02 Do you have a Jewitchy question you're itching to have an answer to? Send me an email and I may answer it in an upcoming episode. It might also become the topic of an upcoming episode. Questions can be sent to: hello@livingmoonmeditation.com Links: Jewish Magic Podcast: https://anchor.fm/michele-lefler Everyday Magic Podcast: https://anchor.fm/everyday-magic My YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/YouTubeLivingMoonMed Let's Be Social: Instagram: www.instagram.com/livingmoonmeditation Facebook: www.facebook.com/livingmoonmeditation Bad Witch Society: My Free Online Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/badwitch Support the Podcast: New Moon Guide: https://livingmoonmeditation.gumroad.com/l/VOYIQ Haggadah for Witches: https://livingmoonmeditation.gumroad.com/l/FBzwf Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/jewishmagicpodcast Other Shop Items: https://livingmoonmeditation.gumroad.com Work with me: https://livingmoonmeditation.com/services/ Theme Music Credits: Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/sunshine License code: S3PNJD9GJYC4K3B7 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/michele-lefler/message

Seperti apa yang dinyatakan Charlotte Eriksson, dalam bukunya Everything Changed When I Forgave Myself, "No one will come riding on a white horse and take all your worries away" jadi sebagai perempuan menjadi mandiri bukan lagi sebuah pilihan. Yakinklah bahwa kita dan semua perempuan di luar sana adalah kuat. Let's be bold as a Queen

Leaving her home of Gothenburg, Sweden with nothing but a guitar, her stories, and a dream, rising talent Charlotte Eriksson, The Glass Child has achieved so much more than she had ever imagined. Eriksson is an artist, an author, a songwriter, and founder of the artist collective, Broken Glass Records. On a personal mission to "touch at least one soul out there and make them feel they belong," the world inhabited by The Glass Child is a beautiful place. As an author of 4 books of prose and poetry including her latest release, Everything Changed When I Forgave Myself, Eriksson shares her growth and collections of memories spanning from her vagabonding ways, her artistry, her search for a home and mental health to travel essays on love and loss in the hope that her readers would find a connection and comfort in her words. She slowly began to find herself and her supporters one by one, wandering through foreign cities, finding shelter at train stations, airports and helpful friends’ couches, singing and sharing her stories to whoever would listen. Eriksson’s captivating literary prowess continues to be widely shared in the hundreds of thousands and embraced by multiple, diverse, like-minded communities such as The Artidote, Wordporn, and The Good Quote; while her quotes and poetry have been published by sites such as Thought Catalog, Rebelle Society, Bella Grace Magazine and Open Minds Quarterly. Breaking through to the musical sphere, Eriksson’s independently released single, “I Will Lead You Home,” successfully reached #2 on the Swedish iTunes-chart and has garnered the attention of major radio stations across Europe including BBC6 (UK), Sveriges Radio (Sweden) and 3FM (Netherlands). With a true love for her craft, Eriksson is a wanderer in nature and spirit seeking those needing to hear her words, melodies, and stories. She continues to roam the world collecting and sharing her stories and touring alongside names such as ARY (Norway), River Matthews (UK) and Jay Brannan (US). The Glass Child has to date released 3 full-length albums, 9 EPs, published 3 books is scheduled to release her 4th full-length album accompanied by her 5th book end of 2020. You can find Charlotte on social media (The Glass Child) and here:https://www.charlotteeriksson.com/

Today we celebrate the Spanish Enlightenment priest and botanist who named the Dahlia and the glamorous movie star who traded in her star sapphire collection for a tractor. We'll learn about the item vintners were selling during prohibition and the woman who became the most widely read American Garden author in the United States. Today’s Unearthed Words feature thoughts on the blackest month of the year: January. We Grow That Garden Library™ with a new book written by a 20-year Fellow of the Linnaean Society - he's the man who began his career as a forensic botanist after getting a phone call from the authorities. I'll talk about a garden item that comes in so handy - especially if you're going to hang things in trees. And then we’ll wrap things up with thoughts on the lengthening days - we gain about two minutes of sunlight a day right now. But first, let's catch up on a few recent events.   Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart   Curated Articles Planting Hope by Debi Holland | Richard Jackson's Garden Here's an inspiring post from Debi Holland @RJGarden: "I work with people who have experienced bereavement or long-term illness. Gardening has been a tremendous respite, an escape from the house, provided achievable goals with visible results from a few hours toil when other aspects of life may not be so straightforward."   Marks Hall Arboretum and walled garden in Essex - Gardens Illustrated Marks Hall Arboretum is absolutely gorgeous in the winter. The Arboretum sits on a 2,200-acre estate in Essex. You wouldn't know it by looking at it, but the soil there is clay. The beautiful thing about this garden is that it has been organized into geographic zones, so from an inspiration standpoint, it's splendid. There's a beautiful 3-acre lakeside garden. This garden beautifully compliments the rest of the estate offers five interlinked gardens. There are hedges and walls, groupings of ornamental grasses, and long flowering perennials.   Now, if you'd like to check out these curated articles for yourself, you're in luck, because I share all of it with the Listener Community in the Free Facebook Group - The Daily Gardener Community. There’s no need to take notes or search for links - the next time you're on Facebook, search for Daily Gardener Community and request to join. I'd love to meet you in the group.   Important Events 1745 Today is the birthday of the Spanish Enlightenment priest and botanist Antonio José Cavanilles ("Cah-vah-nee-yes") Antonio was a prolific botanist and probably Spain's first expert botanist. He was born in Valencia - Spain's third-largest city. When Antonio struggled to find a job at the university, he moved to France. In Paris, he was influenced by Andre Jussieu ("Juice You")and André Thouin (pronounced "too-ah"). By the time he was 36, he had decided to focus on botany. Antonio named over a hundred genera. He gave the name Cosmos to the Mexican Aster. Cosmos comes from a Greek word meaning harmonious or orderly. When Alexander Von Humboldt sent seeds of a beautiful plant to Antonio, he suggested that the plant should be named after Antonio called Cavenillesia. But, Antonio declined the honor named it the Dahlia after the botanist Andrew Dahl, instead. Dahl was Swedish and a student of Carl Linnaeus. Ironically, Dahl never had anything to do with the Dahlia. The plant’s botanical name is Dahlia pinnata ("pin-AYE-tah"). Pinnata refers to the fact that the leaves are divided in a feathery manner. Now, around the same time, dahlia seeds arrived in Germany, and a botanist there decided to name the plant Georgina after a Russian explorer by the name of Professor Georgie. For decades, Germans refused to call it the Dahlia and stuck with the name Georgina. However, in 1834, London Gardeners Magazine settled the matter once and for all, declaring that the name would be Dahlia and not Georgina. German gardeners capitulated. And, despite being the first to grow the Dahlia, no Dahlia variety has ever been named after Antonio José Cavanilles. The French Revolution caused him to return to Spain. Antonio was 45 years old when he returned home, and he had already established himself as a respected botanist. At the turn of the century in 1801, Antonio was promoted to be the director of the Royal Botanic Garden. The garden was created by King Fernando VI in 1755 (10 years after Antonio was born.) In 1774, three staggered terraces were added to the botanic garden along with an iron gate that surrounds it. A greenhouse was constructed. Decades later, it would become Antonio's professional home. During Antonio's lifetime, botanists were beginning to classify plants using Carl Linnaeus's classification method. Not every botanist agreed with this, but Cavanilles was quick to jump on the bandwagon. Under his direction, the Madrid Botanical Garden became the center of botany for Spain and Europe. Antonio died three years after becoming the director of the garden. His early death prevented Cavanilles from finishing his book on the plants of the garden. It featured descriptions and drawings of the main species at the garden - many were the fruit of the great scientific expeditions of the 18th century. Four years later, after Antonio Cavanilles died, Napoleon would invade Spain, and the botanical torch would be passed to England and France - Spain's botanical golden age was over. Today the Madrid Botanical Garden is home to over a 100,000 plant species and roughly 1,500 trees.   1920 (100 years ago!) Prohibition began in the U.S., and many people became interested in learning about fermentation overnight. You might be curious to know how vintners handled the challenge of prohibition. Well, instead of making wine, they made wine bricks. Wine bricks were essentially grape concentrate. Some cities and towns even went so far as to ban wine bricks. The city of Richmond Virginia band them, and in an article from 1931, the Attorney General had to do his duty. The law does not differentiate between the person who buys wine bricks for the delicious fruit juice in them and the person who maliciously tampers with them in such a way as to produce a forbidden beverage. No chances must be taken. Every Virginian must be protected against himself. Wine bricks were marketed as a way to make your own grape juice, but of course, everyone knew the real reason for the wine brick Market. And there was a little slogan that became popular during the wine brick era: "Hic! Hic! Here's the brick with the kick!"   1942 Today is the anniversary of the death of the movie star and homesteader Carole Lombard. Lombard died tragically when her plane crashed shortly after taking off from Las Vegas. Three years earlier, just before the premiere of Gone With the Wind, Carole had married Clark Gable. As newlyweds, Carole and Clark had bought a 21-acre estate - just 40 minutes outside of Beverly Hills. Instead of living glamorously, they turned the estate into a working farm. Lombard had sold her star sapphire collection to fund their dream. Carole set up all the crops they would grow, and she worked long hours on the ranch. They had an orchard/citrus grove, a dairy, and a vineyard, and the farm produced peaches, grapes, oranges, lemons, walnuts, apricots, hay, and alfalfa. They used the alfalfa they grew for feed. They sent their grapes to the local hospital. The Farmers Association marketed their citrus crop. Many biographies mention that Carole and Clark raised turkeys for MGM to use at its commissary. Carole bought Clark a tractor, and Clark enjoyed taking care of his two prized racehorses and the cattle. To top it all off: Carole and Clark called each other “Ma” and “Pa.” They were really and truly living a farm fantasy. They even used kerosene lamps in their living room. They loved their simple life together on their ranch, and Carole loved watching things grow.   1948 Today is the anniversary of the death of the American Gardener and Garden writer Louisa Boyd Yeomans King. At the age of 26, she married a wealthy man from Chicago by the name of Frances King, which is why her pen name was Mrs. Francis King. Louisa learned to garden from her mother-in-law Aurelia. Her mother-in-law lived on a large estate, and she had a huge garden and an impressive garden library. In 1902, Louisa and her husband moved to Michigan, where they built a home called Orchard House. With the help of a gardener by the name of Frank Ackney, Louisa began to plan and create her garden. She also began writing about her Gardens. Soon, she was giving lectures, contributing pieces to magazines, writing columns, and organizing garden clubs. She even became friends with prominent gardeners of her time like Gertrude Jekyll, Charles Sprague Sargent, and the landscape architects Fletcher Steele and Ellen Biddle Shipman. Louisa learned to garden during the heyday of American Garden Culture, and her garden writing in newspaper columns and magazine publications made her the most widely read American Garden author in the United States. For Louisa's first book, "The Well-Considered Garden," the preface was written by her dear friend Gertrude Jekyll. In 1915, when the book debuted, it was considered an instant classic in garden literature. Louisa would go on to write a total of nine books. The garden estate known as Blithewold has a copy of "The Well-Considered Garden." Their particular text also contains a handwritten inscription along with Louisa's signature. The inscription borrows a quote from Sir William Temple who said, "Gardening is an enjoyment and a possession for which no man is too high or too low." Louisa changed the quote and wrote, "Gardening is an enjoyment and a possession for which no woman is too high or too low." In 1922, House & Garden Magazine dubbed Louisa, "The Fairy Godmother of Gardening." We know that the garden photographer Frances Benjamin Johnston was a fan of her work because she donated her entire collection of Louisa's books to the library at the New York Botanical Garden. Louisa helped start the Garden Club of America and the Women's National Farm and Garden Association. She held leadership positions in both organizations. When her husband died suddenly in 1927, Louisa was forced to sell Orchard House. She moved to Hartford, New York, and bought a property she called Kingstree. This time, she set up a smaller garden. The size meant less work, which better-accommodated her writing and speaking commitments. When Louisa died on this day in 1948, her ashes were scattered at Kingstree. It was Louisa Yeomans King who said, "Each has his most real thing. Mine is the garden."   Unearthed Words Today's poems reflect on the harshness of January. The winter months can be in agony - if for no other reason than the biting cold. Thus the saying, “The blackest month in all the year Is the month of Janiveer.” Another piece of winter lore says, “As the days lengthen, the cold strengthens.” January and February are the coldest months of the year and the toughest for many people to get through. It’s no wonder that people have vented their feelings about these two cold months through poetry.   Where has thou been all the dumb winter days When neither sunlight was nor smile of flowers, Neither life, nor love, nor frolic, Only expanse melancholic, With never a note of thy exhilarating lays? — Alfred Austin, English Poet, Poet Laureate, "A Spring Carol," Soliloquies in Song   [W]hat a severe yet master artist old Winter is... No longer the canvas and the pigments, but the marble and the chisel. — John Burroughs, American Naturalist, "The Snow-Walkers," 1866   It’s January, and I’m kicking snow off the ground. I just threw out the flower you made me promise to water, handle with care because I was too careless, you said. Careless with things and people, around me and behind and I remember being still for just a second or two, thinking that it’s so much easier to leave and start anew, then take care of what’s already here. ― Charlotte Eriksson, Author, The Glass Child   January, month of empty pockets! let us endure this evil month, anxious as a theatrical producer's forehead. — Sidonie Gabrielle Colette, French Author, Nominated for Nobel Prize   January gray is here, Like a sexton by her grave; February bears the bier, March with grief doth howl and rave, And April weeps—but, O ye hours! Follow with May’s fairest flowers. — Percy Bysshe Shelley, English Romantic Poet, Dirge for the Year   Grow That Garden Library Murder Most Florid by Mark Spencer The subtitle to this book is: Inside the Mind of a Forensic Botanist Mark is a passionate plantsman, and he's a champion of plants and the study of Botany. Mark is also passionate about connecting people with the natural world. Creating a niche for himself, Mark is a consultant botanist who specializes in Forensic Botany as well as the history of botany. Murder Most Florid is a book where Mark shows us how plants and the environment can help investigators solve crimes. Mark didn't train to become a forensic botanist. He became one through an accidental event in his life. It started with the phone call asking for help with a murder. Forensic Botany actually goes back to the early part of the 20th century and was memorably used to convict the kidnapper of the Lindbergh baby. “Murder Most Florid is an enthralling, first-person account that follows Mark's unconventional and unique career, one that takes him to woodlands, wasteland, and roadsides, as well as police labs, to examine the botanical evidence of serious crimes. From unearthing a decomposing victim from brambles to dissecting the vegetation of a shallow grave, Mark's botanical knowledge can be crucial to securing a conviction. More widely, this gripping book challenges our attitude to death and response to crime. It picks holes in the sensationalized depictions of policing we see on TV and asks pertinent questions about public sector funding in the face of rising crime. Most importantly, Mark's book shows us how the ancient lessons of botanical science can still be front and center in our modern, DNA-obsessed world.” And before I forget, let me just tell you that there is a fantastic video podcast of Mark presenting to the Linnaean Society Where he's been a fellow for over 20 years. Mark is an honorary curator at the Linnaeus society’s herbarium. He has worked for over a decade at the Natural History Museum in London. In this presentation, Mark talks about the book and his work. I thought it was fascinating. If you get a chance to watch it, you really should. I have created a link to it in today's show notes.   Great Gifts for Gardeners 5 Pack 12 Inches Tree Branch Hooks, S Shape Hooks - Metal Hanger Hook for Hanging Bird Feeders, Baskets, Plants, Lanterns and Ornaments (Black): Garden & Outdoor $13.99 Material: Black metal S hook, anti-rust. Premium vinyl coatings rust-resistant heavy-duty metal Diameter 1/5 Inch holds up to 35 pounds. Very sturdy. Size: 12 Inches or 23inches Easy to Use: S-shaped hooks can be easily hung on the existing objects without any tools. Multipurpose: Ideal for outdoor hanging bird feeders, birdhouses, plants, wind chimes, string lights, lanterns and ornaments, and so on. Applications: They can be used both indoor and outdoor. Specially designed for outdoor use, can be hung on trees, bushes, gutters, ladders, balconies, and more.   Today’s Botanic Spark Despite the fact that we're in the middle of January and it's so cold, and our gardens are buried under many feet of snow, The days are getting longer. The good news is that the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year, is behind us. It took place on December 21st. In January, each day gains about 2minutes of daylight. In February, we gain about 2.5 minutes of sunlight each day. Here are some thoughts on the lengthening days by the English poet, novelist, and garden designer Vita Sackville-West: "The shortest day has passed, and whatever nastiness of weather we may look forward to in January and February, at least we notice that the days are getting longer. Minute by minute, they lengthen out. It takes some weeks before we become aware of the change. It is imperceptible even as the growth of a child, as you watch it day by day until the moment comes when with a start of delighted surprise, we realize that we can stay out of doors in a twilight lasting for another quarter of a precious hour." The next Winter Solstice will take place in the northern hemisphere on Monday, December 21st, 2020, at 4:02 p.m. Central Standard Time.  

This week Charlotte Eriksson returns to the show to talk about her brand new single! Also tracks from Lindsay Foote, Jeryko, and Lennon Stella. Accompanying Links: The Lemonade Magazine Holiday Special https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/lemonademag/episodes/2019-11-28T22_05_03-08_00 Charlotte Eriksson: https://www.charlotteeriksson.com/ Music Video for "Feeling Everything, Holding Onto Nothing": https://youtu.be/f68OMhca15c Lindsay Foote: https://www.lindsayfoote.com/ Jeryko: https://www.jeryko.com/ Lennon Stella: https://www.lennonstella.com/

This week, Ryan sits down with one of his favorite indie artists, singer/songwriter/author Charlotte Eriksson. Known professionally as "The Glass Child," Charlotte's latest project is her podcast "Behind the Glass." Charlotte's podcast gives her the opportunity to have interesting conversations with her favorite artists, while also giving Charlotte the opportunity to bear her soul to her fans and bring them in to her creative process. Ryan talks to Charlotte about her podcast and also has her discuss why it is valuable for singer-songwriters to get into podcasting. Our guest also shares some great tips on what indie artists can do to start their own show. Check out Behind the Glass on Apple Podcasts (and other platforms), follow Charlotte on Twitter @justaglasschild, and visit her website at www.charlotteeriksson.com. Rate/review/subscribe to the Podcast on iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, and Google Play. Follow Ryan @ryankair and the Podcast @thebtbpodcast. Like Break the Business on Facebook and tell a friend about the show. Visit www.ryankairalla.com to find out more about Ryan's entertainment, education, and business projects.

In this episode I'm hanging out with music writer and journalist Brandon Enyeart of Lemonade Magazine! We're chatting all things music, writing and what it's like to interview real cool peep Read Lemonade Magazine here: www.lemonademagazine.net Follow Brandon on Twitter here: www.twitter.com/Brandon_E Come follow me here! ✧ Website: www.TheGlassChildOfficial.com ✧ Merch, books & CDs: www.theglasschild.bigcartel.com ✧ Email newsletter: eepurl.com/t9GTr ✧ Instagram: www.instagram.com/justaglasschild ✧ Tumblr: www.theglasschild.tumblr.com ✧ Facebook: www.facebook.com/theglasschild ✧ Twitter: www.twitter.com/justaglasschild ✧ Support me on Patreon: www.patreon.com/theglasschild And you can find my music here: ✧ SPOTIFY: open.spotify.com/playlist/57f2cw9YAsMGtzUFf4DLWi ✧ iTunes: itunes.apple.com/album/id12153537…?ls=1&app=itunes ✧ Google Play: bit.ly/2o9mK5F ✧ Soundcloud: @TheGlassChild ✧ Bandcamp: www.TheGlassChild.bandcamp.com ✧ Youtube: www.Youtube.com/aglasschild *** *** *** *** Music used in the video: CHILLHOP Listen on Spotify: bit.ly/ChillhopSpotify Music by Chillhop: youtube.com/chillhopdotcom

The craftsmen make it seem so simple. The writer presents his words as if they came as natural as a breath. I put my headphones on and the songs with the sounds and atmospheric layers spread wide as if it just happened out of natural euphoria in the flick of a second and this is the danger with art. The art is not the art-form itself, but the way the artist makes something complicated feel uncomplicated; something messy feel intact; something weak feel beautiful. I am 26 and I am learning what it means to be an artist, for I am not an artist, because it takes life and a life lived well, to the limit, to see the patterns in storms, but I am 26 and I am learning. I am learning shame and solitude, forgiveness and goodbyes. I’m learning persistence and the closing of doors, the way the seasons come and go as I keep walking on these roads, back and forth, to find myself in new time zones, new arms with new phrases and new goals. And it hurts to become, hurts to find out about the poverty and gaps, the widow and the leavers. It hurts to accept that it hurts and it hurts to learn how easy it is for people to not need other people. Or how easy it is to need other people but that you can never build a home in someone’s arms because they will let go one day, and you must build your own. That is the act of the arts. It is not the task of writing about the simple ride from bus to town, but the ride that was not so simple, not so joyful, but to make it feel okay anyway. Because life is not so simple most of the days, but it’s okay anyway ‘cause we’re all on the same ride, all in the same boat, but not everyone can make it feel okay, anyway, and that is the job for the artist. That is why we exist. A place that must be filled. Music used in this episode: The American Dollar - Long March Broadripple Is Burning - The Glass Child: https://open.spotify.com/track/4cKHuBwoJrS9M3p4qcMjTD

In this episode I'm answering some of your questions, talking about things I'm struggling with right now, writing and growing more humble. Music used in this episode: Stan Forebee - I'm Walkin (The Essenchills Volume 1) Brandon - Sunset Heights (The Essenchills Volume 1) fujitsu - Steady @chillhopdotcom Heroes - The Glass Child >>> https://open.spotify.com/track/0BcpIQvQsfukO27ETby917

The guest for EP230 is a very talented Singer/Songwriter/writer Charlotte Eriksson from The Glass Child. Things talked about was Chris comes clean, coffee in the morning, finding writing, finding music, how the songs change over time, starting out in London, learning the music industry, figuring out the song, train station bathroom the EP and the perfect song and story. 

A recap of episode 66 of the Cracking Creativity podcast. If you liked it, check out the full episode with Charlotte Eriksson where she talks about facing obstacles, knowing yourself and your fans, and the importance of knowing your why.

Charlotte Eriksson grew up in a house where athletics were emphasized. The arts weren't celebrated and you weren't supposed toe express your feelings. Her family didn't grow up listening to music, so she didn't really discover music until she was 16 years old. That's when a friend introduced her music that touched her life. From that moment on, she knew she wanted to be a musician. She knew she wanted to spend her life creating that magical feeling for other people. And at the age of 18 Charlotte moved to London to pursue her dream. Since that moment, she has released several albums, toured all over Europe, and has published three books. In this episode, Charlotte talks about facing obstacles, knowing yourself and your fans, and the importance of knowing your why. Here are three things you can learn from Charlotte: Everyone Faces Obstacles Many of us have this false assumption about people who are successful. We think they don't encounter obstacles just because they're successful. But that's far from the truth. The reality is everyone faces obstacles and challenges along the way, no matter how successful they are. That's why Charlotte recommends finding heroes who face obstacles and overcomes them. "A hero is not someone who sets out to achieve his dreams and achieves them with no obstacles. A hero is someone who has a dream and everything is working against him. He is running up hill, and it's tough and hard, and no one might believe in him but he makes it to the top anyways. And I'm saying that the hero stands on the top and people only see the glory of him standing up and praise him, but they don't see he had tears in his eyes and he's out of breath and clearly worn out, but he made it." Charlotte believes these obstacles make us stronger. "It's not about achieving everything you want without any obstacles. It's about having so many obstacles, but pushing through them and learning something in a way that matters." Know Yourself and Your Fans A lot of artists and creatives try to build their businesses by selling their work to everyone. They believe the more people they appeal to, the easier it will be to sell their work. But that is the exact opposite of what you want to do. If you want to build a successful business as an artist, you need to know exactly who you are appealing to. Charlotte believes that begins by knowing who you are as an artist first. Once you know that your audience will become apparent. "Just knowing what you're actually about. Knowing your story, knowing what you're about, knowing your statements, what you want people think about when they hear your name. If you know these things, it will be quite clear who these people are too." But your work doesn't end there. In order to build and maintain a passionate fanbase, you must build deep connections with your audience. "That's also one thing why I like having really deep connections with fans, because if there are these wide but shallow audiences, they will rarely go and tell their friends that they have found the next amazing thing... but if you build something really really deep, that person will feel such a personal connection and they will go out and tell the rest of their friends too." This is exactly how Charlotte built her audience. She started with a small and passionate fanbase and grew from there. "I think that's... the best way to start, is to just build something small but really passionate and then let it grow from there." Know Your Why Similar to knowing yourself is knowing your why. Knowing your why might be the most important thing you learn in your journey towards building a thriving and successful business. It is the reason you do what you do. Without your why, you lose direction, you lose focus, you stop working on the right things. Charlotte believes it is absolutely crucial to know your why. They are the reason she does what she does. "For me, everything I'm doing is always about my why, just creating these moments for people, creating belonging, creating community of inspirations. And personally, everything I do I base on the decision of how I want to spend my day to day life. And so everything I do has to match with my values and... I think it all just goes back to knowing why you are doing what you are doing and knowing how you want to spend your life." She credits knowing her why for keeping her on track. Without her why, she wouldn't be where she is today. "I would never have been able to get to where I am if I didn't know why I did what I did. Embarking on a mission, no matter what you are doing, creating your own business, it's tough, and it's hard, and it's a lot of work, and you will have to go places you didn't want to go, and you will not have time to be with people you might want to be with, and there's a lot of sacrifice. So if you don't have such a deep why, you know exactly why you want this, I don't think you're going to work as hard as you need to work to be able to make it." Read more shownotes from episode 66 with Charlotte Eriksson

Our guest in this episode is Charlotte Eriksson, also known as The Glass Child. Charlotte is a musician in her twenties, a singer/songwriter originally from Sweden, and now based in Berlin. Her passions are music and writing and she says she wanted to “create a life for myself that I could be proud of.” She started her own publishing company “Broken Glass Records” to distribute her albums. And she’s also an author, independently publishing three books. You can find her on Twitter and Tumblr where she has an enormous following of dedicated fans. In addition to her crowdfunding campaign, we talk about how she continues to survive and thrive as an independent artist. Charlotte has written and released five EPs and is currently crowdfunding her third full length album over on PledgeMusic. We find out how Charlotte has achieved so much in her life already and how and why she uses crowdfunding. We are also joined by crowdfunding expert Chris Day. If you enjoy this episode, please leave a positive review on iTunes. Mike will express his gratitude by giving you an enormous hug, even if all you wanted was a handshake. Show notes, as ever, are on CrowdSceneShow.com - please visit this site immediately.

This week we're bringing you our first ever Halloween special! If you saw our holiday special last year, you'll know that things got a little crazy and in this episode... well, you can judge for yourself! We welcome back past guests singer/songwriter Andrew DeLeon, singer/songwriter Janet Devlin, singer/songwriter and Finger Eleven guitarist James Black, and singer/songwriter Charlotte Eriksson aka The Glass Child to the show. Enjoy, and have a Happy Halloween! Highlights: - Andrew doesn’t wear costumes, he wears concepts - James once dressed up as one of the guys from ZZ Top for Halloween, even though he didn’t know who they were - Janet once went trick or treating as Zorro… complete with horse - We learn that Halloween isn’t really much of a big deal in Sweden - Ross shares a Halloween story about dressing up as an unknown video game character - Marcio shares that his sister dressed him up as a girl one year… and it explains a lot - We challenge James to write a Halloween song - Charlotte sees holidays... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week I am speaking with Charlotte Eriksson, otherwise known as The Glass Child. She is a poet, writer, storyteller, musician and artist. We are speaking about her first book, Empty Roads & Broken Bottles. This book starts with her leaving home at 18 and choosing to live on the streets of London in order to follow her purpose. I love her story.  I adored Charlotte's epic and heart-tugging story in her lovely book, Empty Roads & Broken Bottles: In Search for the Great Perhaps. Show notes at: seanhoward.ca/16

Charlotte Eriksson, known as The Glass Child by her fans, is a 24-year-old singer-songwriter and author who has single-handedly built her own music and book publishing business on the back of her tremendous talent and her ability to create a global following of fans who love her, and love her music and writing.   I invited her on the show because she writes in so many different genres - from music to books to social media posts -  and publishes her work on so many different platforms. I also wanted to find out how she uses social media to build relationships with her fans, and how she manages to make a living from her self-publishing efforts.   Hers is an inspiring story for anyone trying to build their own platform and publish their first or second book or album.   And if you listen all the way to the end, you’ll get to hear one of her latest songs.   So get comfortable, make yourself a cup of coffee or tea, and enjoy…   You can find the show notes to this episode with links to Charlotte’s websites, Amazon author page, and iTunes channel, at writewithimpact.com/episode12 Like Write With Impact on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.

Charlotte Eriksson (The Glass Child)  – Episode 77 Summary of Show: Charlotte is different.  She uses her head for thinking on a much larger scale than most, and she relentlessly pursues the beauty of her creativity in a world that seems to appear as a dark canvas to the average challenger.  Fear..doubt..??  Maybe, but you'd never know it.  She has an extremely likable and mysterious shadow attached to her character, wrapped with the charisma of the world's most inspirational youth.  Her voice and musical talent could save lives. The Glass Child left everything she had at 18 years old to move to London and dedicate her life to her music and art. She started her own record label, Broken Glass Records, released 5 EPs, released her critically acclaimed debut full-length ‘I'd Like To Remain A Mystery' in February 2013, had her single ”I Will Lead You Home” reaching #2 on the Swedish ITunes chart.  She has lived on the streets and friend's couches, and even organized a music tour around Europe hosted in the homes of her fans.  She independently published her first book “Empty Roads and Broken Bottles: In search for The Great Perhaps” and was named Breakthrough Indie Artist Of The Year by Lemonade Magazine. You will love her. Here are the highlights of my funky conversation with Charlotte:   07:07 : Her artistic journey so far from moving to London at 18 years old to pursue her dream, living and playing on the road, releasing a record, writing a book and building a fan base online, 09:49 : Using up her money for rent and ending up crashing in friends' couches and floors and in train stations and airports in order to support her passion, 13:22 : What music means to Charlotte and why it such a driving force in her life and in her world, 15:11 : How she separates music and the business side of it and how she learned about how to market her product, 17:55 : Lessons that she would impart to aspiring artists and musicians including knowing exactly what you want to be, who you want to be and what kind of music you want to do; and focusing on the core people who matters, 23:49 : Her unique ‘house concert' tours and how she built her fan base through social media and via her crowdsourcing campaign, 26:59 : The ‘typical' day in the life of Charlotte and how setting up goals and breaking it down day by day help guide her through her tasks 31:35 : The biggest struggles she had faced and the lessons she had learned along the way including getting over the fear of rejection and just keep pushing on even if the task at hand requires going out of your comfort zone, 36:23 : Her position on music being given away for free and her tips on other ways artists can monetize and bring in revenue, and 42:21 : About her book, “Empty Roads and Broken Bottles” and the process she went through in completing her work.   List of Creative Influences: ·       Ben Harper ·       Counting Crows ·       Brand New ·       Ani diFranco ·       Jack Gilbert ·       Virginia Wolff If you could spend one hour creating something with anyone from the past or present, who would it be and what would you create? Chris Martin is such an amazing songwriter and I would love to be in a room with him while he is writing a song as it would be such an honor. If you had to battle Godzilla, how would you use your creativity or talents to defeat him? I would confuse him by talking in sentences with Swedish and English and once he is, I would make my move. Or I could turn him on my side and we would be a monster team and would take the world together. Favorite Quotes and Advice: ·       Music is everything to me. It's how I make sense of myself and my world. When you lose the passion of why you are creating what you are creating, you need to sit back and reevaluate what you are doing. The first thing you need to figure out is what you want to stand and be known for. Realize that no matter how good you are, 90% of the world will not understand you but you just have to learn to accept that and focus on the 10% who will love what you are doing. Everything that I have learned, I learned through struggles and the mistakes I have done. Prove to people that you can become exactly who you want to become and you can build a life which is exciting. Even if there are a lot of struggles, if you have a passion which is so deep, it will always drive you. Links to Guest Videos / Publications  ·       http://theglasschildofficial.com/ ·       http://www.facebook.com/theglasschild ·       http://www.twitter.com/justaglasschild ·       Email: theglasschildmusic@gmail.com ·       http://www.youtube.com/aglasschild  

Wise beyond her teenage years, she wanted to create something that really meant something. In her own beautiful words - ”I wanted to turn my life into my art. My very existence into a poem." With not much more than a vague dream, high hopes, and a guitar slung over her shoulder, at 18, she left behind everything she knew in her native born country of Sweden - friends, family, and security, in search of herself and her purpose. After a year in London, wandering, growing, and playing anywhere she could (sometimes crashing in the home's of her fans), she launched her first album, funded entirely from a pledge campaign. Her fans and supporters raised the needed money in only four hours. On the show is singer, songwriter and author, Charlotte Eriksson, better known as The Glass Child. Charlotte on her life's journey - "This is my story – it’s been a beautiful fight. It still is”. Follow Charlotte and The Glass Child on Twitter, Facebook, and visit her site. It's been about four years since Charlotte made the bold, decisive move to step away from mediocrity and status quo expectations. Since then, she's started her own record label (Broken Glass Records), released 5 EPs and her critically acclaimed debut full-length, I'd Like to Remain a Mystery, had her single, I Will Lead You Home, reach #2 on the Swedish iTunes-chart, was named Breakthrough Indie Artist Of The Year by Lemonade Magazine, and has independently published her first book, Empty Road and Broken Bottles.

We spoke with Charlotte Eriksson (aka The Glass Child) about the success she had with her first album, and her new album “I Must Be Gone and Live or Stay and Die” which is due for release on October 21st, 2014.   Highlights: - We learned that Charlotte (like most Swedes) is obsessed with coffee - Ross admits that coffee is the highlight of his Ikea trips - Charlotte talks about her Pledge Music experience and how it felt to reach 244% of her goal - Marcio and Charlotte share their fears about creativity block and how to overcome it - Charlotte tells us how her fans are a big family and it’s about everyone, not just her - We talk sleeping in airports and bus stations, and the intimacy of house concerts - Marcio speaks Swedish… or tries to!   More: View the full show notes at http://bridge-the-atlantic.com Follow us on Twitter at @bridge_atlantic See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.