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2 episodes with jeff leisawitz
2 episodes with jeff leisawitz
2 episodes with jeff leisawitz
Original airdate: September 11, 2018 We all have a spark of creativity within us, but sometimes things like hectic schedules and self-doubt can hold us back from expressing it. However, tapping into our creativity is essential for our overall wellbeing, and my guest, Jeff Leisawitz, believes it can even be a source of healing. Jeff Leisawitz, is an award-winning musician/ producer, a critically acclaimed author and filmmaker. He's released five studio albums and has landed thousands of music placements for clients like HBO, MTV, Discovery, Microsoft, NBC and many others. Jeff is also a Life Coach and an NLP practitioner with a mission to inspire artists of all kinds to amp up their creativity. Join me and Jeff for an engaging discussion as we explore different aspects of the creative journey and discover ways to unlock our creative potential.
Jeff Leisawitz burns with a mission— to inspire and teach Storytellers and Creatives of every flavor to open minds and connect hearts with their words and stories. Jeff is a Grand LIA, Cannes Lion Gold and Clio Gold award-winning Creative Consultant, critically acclaimed author, award winning music producer, internationally distributed screenwriter, and former college instructor. As a coach, keynote speaker and workshop facilitator based in Seattle, Jeff helps clients and students overcome internal blocks, tap into their creative potential, get published, land major sales and win awards. He has been featured in top podcasts, magazines and newspapers including: Script Magazine, Film Courage, The Guardian, Music Connection, Tiny Buddha, Huff Post, The Unmistakable Creative and more, including once before on StoryBeat.Jeff's latest book is The Magical Impact of Storytelling, which I've read and can tell you is an easy-to-read, highly motivating compendium of encouraging advice for anyone hoping to become their best creative self. If you're looking for inspiration in your storytelling life, I urge you to check out The Magical Impact of Storytelling.www.jeffleisawitz.com
Join Jeff Leisawitz as he delves into the power of creativity and introspection, exploring how asking better questions can enhance personal and artistic growth. In this episode, Jeff discusses the significance of understanding one's motivations and actions through self-reflection, offering insights into how this awareness can foster deeper artistic expression and personal development.Incogni Personal Information: Removal ServiceIn today's digital world, your personal information can be more exposed than you think. Data brokers collect and sell your personal details, putting you at risk of scams, identity theft, and online harassment. But there's a solution: Incogni. Incogni is a service that works tirelessly to protect your personal information. They reach out to data brokers on your behalf, request the removal of your personal data, and handle any objections. This means you can enjoy peace of mind, knowing your personal information is being kept private and secure.As a listener of our show, we have a special offer for you.Use the code UNMISTAKABLE at the link here to get an exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan: https://incogni.com/unmistakableJoin us for our Life of Purpose series this month as we revisit some of our most impactful episodes. Dive deep into expert insights and practical strategies on health, performance, and community, helping you achieve personal and professional fulfillment. Subscribe for ad-free interviews and bonus episodes https://plus.acast.com/s/the-unmistakable-creative-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Welcome back to "Your World of Creativity"! In this milestone episode, we reconnect with past guests from various corners of the country to catch up on their journeys and future plans. Join us as we travel to Cincinnati, Seattle, and LA to hear the latest from Mark Graban, Jeff Leisawitz, and Chris Hood.- Mark Graban shares insights from his book "The Mistakes That Make Us" and discusses the importance of learning from mistakes in personal and professional settings.- Jeff Leisawitz talks about his new book, "The Magical Impact of Storytelling," and his unique art form combining coffee stains and typewritten quotes.- Chris Hood reveals his transition from Google to founding a video game company, emphasizing the significance of fun and creativity in the workplace.- Discussions on the implications of dissolving non-compete agreements and how they might impact employee satisfaction and mobility.- Reflections on the importance of storytelling for personal and organizational growth.Key Quotes:- Mark Graban: "When we can reduce some of the risk involved in speaking up, it reduces vulnerability and makes it easier for everyone to speak up."- Jeff Leisawitz: "At its best, storytelling is a way for us to be seen, expressed, healed, and connected."- Chris Hood: "If you think about having fun at work, it's not just for the benefit of the culture you're building; it's also at the benefit of the consumer engaging with you."Join us for this engaging reunion episode as we explore the creative journeys of our guests and discuss how they've evolved since their last appearance. Stay connected and inspired with "Your World of Creativity"!Links to our guests' projects and social media can be found in the panel interview. Thank you for joining us on this creative journey, and here's to many more episodes of inspiring conversations!
AI is getting really good at generating realistic and emotional music. Where will this leave music-makers? Today we discuss how we can ensure that we remain relevant in the face of an AI music takeover! Listen on Apple, Spotify, YouTube Links: Rolling Stone AI Song - https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/suno-ai-chatgpt-music-soul-of-the-machine-1234992365/ Jeff Leisawitz on the Music Production Podcast - https://brianfunk.com/blog/jeff-leisawitz-2 Forest Far by Project Nairb - https://open.spotify.com/album/1pS6U9EJbSvM8lDc1xdPEE Some Good Evil - https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/somegoodevil/some-good-evil Micro Cassette Ableton Live Pack - https://brianfunk.com/blog/2019/3/15/micro-cassette-ableton-live-pack 100-Year-Old Piano Ableton Live Pack - https://brianfunk.com/blog/tape-piano VHS Vapor Machine Ableton Live Pack - https://brianfunk.com/blog/vhs-vapor Brian Funk Website - https://brianfunk.com Music Production Club - https://brianfunk.com/mpc 5-Minute Music Producer - https://brianfunk.com/book Intro Music Made with 16-Bit Ableton Live Pack - https://brianfunk.com/blog/16-bit Music Production Podcast - https://brianfunk.com/podcast Save 25% on Ableton Live Packs at my store with the code: PODCAST - https://brianfunk.com/store This episode was edited by Animus Invidious of PerforModule - https://performodule.com/ Thank you for listening. Please review the Music Production Podcast on your favorite podcast provider! And don't forget to visit my site https://BrianFunk.com for music production tutorials, videos, and sound packs. Brian Funk
Jeff Leisawitz is a musician, producer, coach, college songwriting professor, and author. His new book The Magical Impact of Storytelling explores how creatives can connect with their audiences and produce more meaningful work with effective storytelling. It was great to have Jeff back on the Music Production Podcast to discuss how we can use storytelling to make better music. We talk about how writing about the specific helps illuminate the universal. Jeff shares famous stories that have helped hit songs connect with listeners. We discuss dealing with the inner critic and the concepts of The Golden Repair, The Hero's Journey, and Head, Heart, and Hands. Takeaways Storytelling in music has the power to create emotional connections with listeners. Specific details in storytelling can make a story more relatable and memorable. Balancing the specific and the universal in storytelling can create a deeper emotional impact. Limitations and experimentation can lead to unique and creative musical experiences. Being vulnerable and authentic in expressing emotions through music is essential. Accompanying songs with stories of their creation can add depth and interest to the music. Having a unique story and perspective is crucial for musicians to stand out in a saturated market. The Hero's Journey can serve as a template for creating compelling narratives in music. Embracing imperfections and using them to create something beautiful can add depth and character to music. The inner critic can be seen as a collaborator rather than an adversary, providing valuable feedback and pushing for improvement. Listen on Apple, Spotify, Google, YouTube Links: Jeff's Site - https://jeffleisawitz.com The Magical Impact of Storytelling - https://amzn.to/3QNSCYJ Complementary Coaching Session with Jeff - https://jeffleisawitz.com/coaching/ Not F*ing Around - https://amzn.to/3QJyqXS Jeff's YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYewSq3WO-mEy3JwcOuHedQ Jeff's Music - Electron Love Theory - https://electron-love-theory.com Jeff's 1st Appearance on the Music Production Podcast - https://brianfunk.com/blog/jeff-leisawitz Rolling Stone AI Song Went Viral - https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/suno-ai-chatgpt-music-soul-of-the-machine-1234992365/ Brian Funk Website - https://brianfunk.com Music Production Club - https://brianfunk.com/mpc 5-Minute Music Producer - https://brianfunk.com/book Intro Music Made with 16-Bit Ableton Live Pack - https://brianfunk.com/blog/16-bit Music Production Podcast - https://brianfunk.com/podcast Save 25% on Ableton Live Packs at my store with the code: PODCAST - https://brianfunk.com/store This episode was edited by Animus Invidious of PerforModule - https://performodule.com/ Thank you for listening. Please review the Music Production Podcast on your favorite podcast provider! And don't forget to visit my site https://BrianFunk.com for music production tutorials, videos, and sound packs. Brian Funk
Your comfort zone – it's cozy and familiar, but guess what? You do not grow in your comfort zone. When you slowly step out of the comfortable, you expand your perspective, your boldness, and your creativity. This is something Life Coach, Author, Musician & Producer, Jeff Leisawitz knows well. He coaches heart-centered humans and creatives to step out of their comfort zones and into their greatness. Jeff is the author of the book, No Fing Around: The No Bullsht Guide for Getting Your Creative Dreams Off the Ground. In this episode, we laugh, story-tell, and throw some sprinkles on life because hey, it's fun to be extra like that! Go to https://jeffleisawitz.com/ for a complementary coaching session from Jeff. Shout out to this episode's sponsor, Sherpa Way Marketing. Check out https://sherpawaymarketing.com/ for your one-stop shop to improve your brand positioning in the marketplace. Their professionals are bi-lingual in English and Spanish – let them take the marketing guess work (e.g., SEO, ads, social media) away so you can focus on running your business. Ways to connect with me: Website: https://bornunbreakable.com/ Podcast: https://podfollow.com/bornunbreakable YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsrWV9ndR4uCBZTsMqlUSgA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BornUnbreakable/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bornunbreakable/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bornunbreakable/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/dezunbreakable Email: dez@bornunbreakable.com Clubhouse: @dezmaya Ways to connect with Jeff Leisawitz: Website: https://jeffleisawitz.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYewSq3WO-mEy3JwcOuHedQ/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorJeffLeisawitz Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nfajeff/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffleisawitz/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/nfajeff Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/jeffleisawitz/ Please subscribe to the podcast and rate and review this episode!
BONUS EPISODE! Please welcome Jeff Leisawitz, life coach for storytellers and creatives of every flavor, to our operating room today. Join us as we do something a little different. In this episode, we dissect some of the biggest creative barriers, and discuss ways to unlock your magic and get your creativity flowing again! Special thanks to the London International Awards for their continued commitment to creativity.
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Jeff Leisawitz, burns with a mission to inspire humans with a heartbeat and every flavor of creative to live their gifts and create meaningful lives of purpose, success, connection, and creativity. Jeff has devoted his life to teaching and creativity, he has helped empowered countless people to tap deeply into their creative hearts to live richer, fuller lives. His book, not F*ing around at the No BS guide for Getting Your Creative Dreams Off the Ground is Jeff's first book.Jeff is an award winning musician, producer, college songwriting professor, critically acclaimed author, distributed filmmaker, and internationally in-demand coach for Creatives.In this episode, Jeff shares insights into:◈ How to live a fulfilling life as a Creative.◈ Failure: The way to life worth-living towards your success.◈ How having fun with what you're doing leads to a successful life.[00:02:03]- Purpose as a creative.[00:03:59]- Know who you are.[00:07:25]- Expanding consciousness through meditation.[00:08:30]- 5 minute meditation a day.[00:13:37]- Excuses are bullshits.[00:15:21]- Being mindful about what you're saying.[00:17:33]- Jeff's concept of his book “Not F*ing around: The No Bullshit guide for Getting Your Creative Dreams Off the Ground”.[00:18:50]- Manifesting a life worth-living.[00:20:00]- Failure is a “success in-progress”.[00:22:15]- Finite and Infinite games of Life.[00:27:56]- End Result: Goals and games change.[00:29:38]- The Magic Factory.[00:33:37]- The more you do it, the more energy you get.https://jeffleisawitz.com/Please do me a favor, subscribe, leave a positive review on iTunes, follow us on Instagram and share if you know anyone who would benefit from this or other episodes!Do you want to work with me? Reach out and let me know!https://www.instagram.com/youwinninglife/https://www.tiktok.com/@youwinninglifehttps://linktr.ee/jasonwasserlmftThank you for joining me on this ride!Jason Wasser Therapist/CoachOnline Tele-Therapy & Coaching
Jeff Leisawitz is an internationally in-demand Life coach for creative people. He is an acclaimed auther and electronic artist once named Elecronic Artist of the World. His new book Not F'ing Around will help you step outside your comfort zone and grow your creative abilities. This episode can change your life.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/songwriter-connection/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Jeff Leisawitz https://jeffleisawitz.com (Jeff 's Website) Jeff Leisawitz burns with a mission—to inspire humans with a heartbeat and every flavor of creative to live their gifts and create meaningful lives of purpose, success, connection and creativity. As an award winning musician/ producer, college songwriting prof, critically acclaimed author, distributed filmmaker and internationally in-demand coach, Jeff has devoted his life to empowering creatives. “At its best, creativity is a way for us to be seen, expressed and connected.” With this philosophy as a guiding principle, Jeff has helped empower countless people to tap deeply into their creative hearts to live richer, more fulfilling lives. Not F*ing Around— the No Bullsh*t Guide for Getting Your Creative Dreams Off the Ground is Jeff's first book. https://instagram.com/nfajeff (@nfajeff on Instagram) https://www.facebook.com/AuthorJeffLeisawitz (Jeff 's Facebook page) https://twitter.com/nfajeff (@nfajeff on Twitter) Mark Stinson Copyright 2022 Mark Stinson
What's stopping you from making your unique contribution to the world? Could it be some flavor of fear of failure? Then this is the episode for you! My guest is Jeff Leisawitz, an artist, writer, musician, producer & coach for creatives. I talk with Jeff about our fear of failure & how changing our story makes it possible to take more action. We also chat about using a scientist's mindset, demystifying our worse case scenario, & how to see if we're prioritizing external validation. Wanna put your first song on Spotify? Share your poetry on Facebook? Or stand up for a cause that's important to you? Then this conversation will help you move past fear and into action! Shared on episode: https://insighttimer.com/ // FOLLOW JEFF — Website - https://jeffleisawitz.com // Grab Meg's free course here: Getting Unstuck with Self Coaching HTTPS://VIEW.FLODESK.COM/PAGES/62841593815F31E0F8521A2E // FOLLOW MEG — Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/meggluckmancoaching Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/meggluckman/ Website - https://www.meggluckman.com Join my email list to get reminders of new episodes, email-list-only invitations to trainings, and quirky stories about rewiring our brains! // Schedule a Coaching Consult, and let's talk about what you could create with powerful 1-1 coaching. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/powerfuldecisions/message
Your comfort zone – it's cozy and familiar, but guess what? You do not grow in your comfort zone. When you slowly step out of the comfortable, you expand your perspective, your boldness, and your creativity. This is something Life Coach, Author, Musician & Producer, Jeff Leisawitz knows well. He coaches heart-centered humans and creatives to step out of their comfort zones and into their greatness. Jeff is the author of the book, No F*ing Around: The No Bullsh*t Guide for Getting Your Creative Dreams Off the Ground. In this episode, we laugh, story-tell, and throw some sprinkles on life because hey, it's fun to be extra like that! Go to https://jeffleisawitz.com/ for a complementary coaching session from Jeff. Shout out to this episode's sponsor, Sherpa Way Marketing. Check out https://sherpawaymarketing.com/ for your one-stop shop to improve your brand positioning in the marketplace. Their professionals are bi-lingual in English and Spanish – let them take the marketing guess work (e.g., SEO, ads, social media) away so you can focus on running your business. Ways to connect with me: Website: https://bornunbreakable.com/ Podcast: https://podfollow.com/bornunbreakable YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsrWV9ndR4uCBZTsMqlUSgA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BornUnbreakable/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bornunbreakable/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bornunbreakable/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/dezunbreakable Email: dez@bornunbreakable.com Clubhouse: @dezmaya Ways to connect with Jeff Leisawitz: Website: https://jeffleisawitz.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYewSq3WO-mEy3JwcOuHedQ/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorJeffLeisawitz Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nfajeff/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffleisawitz/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/nfajeff Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/jeffleisawitz/ Please subscribe to the podcast and rate and review this episode!
So excited for you guys to receive all of the golden nuggets from our guest today! Jeff Leisawitz is a life coach for heart-centered humans and creative types. Jeff burns with a mission— to inspire and teach people with a heartbeat to live their gifts and create meaningful lives of purpose, success, connection and creativity. Cheers to growth, friends.
Jeff Leisawitz is an award-winning musician/producer, college songwriting professor, life coach, and author of the book Not F*ing Around. Jeff is dedicated to helping artists get their creative dreams off the ground. I had a great talk with Jeff about the creative process and overcoming the fear of sharing our creative works with the world. Jeff shared some excellent stories and techniques that have helped his clients and students reach their artistic potential. This episode is sponsored by LALAL.AI: https://www.lalal.ai/?fp_ref=brian Listen on iTunes or Stitcher or Google Play or Spotify; watch on YouTube Show Notes: Jeff's Site - https://jeffleisawitz.com Not F*ing Around - https://jeffleisawitz.com/nfa/ Jeff's YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYewSq3WO-mEy3JwcOuHedQ Jeff's Music - Electron Love Theory - https://electron-love-theory.com Brian Funk Links: Website - https://brianfunk.com Ableton Live Pack Archive - https://brianfunk.com/blog/ableton-live-pack-archive Music Production Club - https://brianfunk.com/mpc Music Production Podcast - https://brianfunk.com/podcast Save 25% on Ableton Live Packs at my store with the code: PODCAST - https://brianfunk.com/store Thank you for listening. Please review the Music Production Podcast on your favorite podcast provider! And don't forget to visit my site https://BrianFunk.com for music production tutorials, videos, and sound packs. Brian Funk
I have BACK to the show, Jeff Leisawitz! In our previous episode, Episode 95, we talk about the inner critic, or as he says, the "IC." After learning that he also creates and incorporates guided meditations into his work, he offered to take me through one! It was a pretty powerful meditation and one that, I believe, many people will find helpful. For more info on Binaural Beats: https://www.healthline.com/health/binaural-beats To connect with Jeff: www.jeffleisawitz.com Instagram: @nfajeff To connect with me: Instagram: @sophia_dawn41 Instagram: @flowwiththegrowpodcast Email: flowwiththegrowpodcast@gmail.com
In this episode of Quit Bleeping Around®, awesome superachiever, author, and self-improvement expert Christina Eanes interviews Jeff Leisawitz. Jeff has devoted his life to teaching and creativity – as an award winning musician/producer, college songwriting professor, critically acclaimed author, distributed filmmaker, and internationally in-demand life coach. In this episode, Jeff discusses how to go after your creative dreams. If you'd like to learn more about Jeff, visit his website at jeffleisawitz.com. For more info about Christina, visit ChristinaEanes.com Episode Credits: Series Announcer: Seth D. Meyers (sethdmeyers.com) Host: Christina Eanes (quitbleepingaround.com) Outros Announcer: Linnea Sage (linneasage.com) Intro/Outro Music: “Dangerous Dog” by Charlie J. Smith/SI Publishing
A fearless, fulfilling life is something that can feel elusive, especially as we seek to "make it", hustling to move your passions from day jobs and side-hustles into a money-making, full-time endeavor. We talk about the Japanese concept of ikigai, and finding the sweet spot of passion, purpose (mission), talent and compensation. If you are a musician, a graphic designer, an actor, an author, or a creative of any other sort, this conversation with Jeff Leisawitz is for you.Jeff is a lifelong musician who has over 5000 music placements in film & television to his credit. He is an internationally distributed screenwriter, director, producer and critically acclaimed public speaker and author of "Not F*cking Around: The No Bullsh*t Guide For Getting Your Creative Dreams Off The Ground".Jeff Leisawitz, Award Winning Music Producer & Life Coach for Heart-Centered Creative TypesE-mail: Jeff@JeffLeisawitz.comPersonal Website: https://jeffleisawitz.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffleisawitz/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nfajeff/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorJeffLeisawitzTwitter: https://twitter.com/nfajeffIn this conversation we talk about:00:00 About this week's episode - living a fulfilling life, fearlessly, as a creative07:30 Introducing Jeff Leisowitz17:10 Jeff speaks from the heart to creators21:20 The Japanese concept of ikigai (pronounced ee-kee-guy)25:30 About Jeff's book: Not F*cking Around: The No Bullshit Guide For Getting Your Creative Dreams Off The Ground28:00 The importance of feedback and evaluating what's working and what isn't working30:27 Jeff's definition of confidence and the origins of joy32:00 The power of asking -- and how this simple concept led to playing music with the guitarist for Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians 34:23 Kicking it with Corinna & JulesOther podcasts mentioned: Mo Gawdat, Ex-Chief Business Officer of Google and Author of Solve For Happy and Scary Smart: How Artificial Intelligence Will Change Our World, featured on Care More Be Better: https://caremorebebetter.com/scary-smart-how-artificial-intelligence-will-change-our-world-with-mo-gawdat-bestselling-author/Join Our Community Of "Dragonflies" And Reach For Your DreamsFollow us on all social spaces @themediacasters and @podteaseJoin The Mediacasters Community FREE for a limited time: https://themediacasters.mn.coInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/themediacasters, https://www.instagram.com/podteasePodcast website: https://themediacasters.comNetwork website, with all our community shows: https://podpage.com/themediacasters
Recent guest JEFF LEISAWITZ is going to perform one of his unique and AWESOME guided meditations for you right here! MEDITATION *The Secret Library: Be healed and seen for the unique and beautiful human that you are. I was recently able to experience this meditation for myself, and it was SO wonderful. I immediately invited Jeff to share it with you and as many more people I could reach with it. Join us LIVE or catch the replay and be sure to share it with all those you love. This, and all Every Day is a New Day show episodes, will also be available on podcast platforms the day after it airs live. Connect with Jeff & learn more about his services @ JeffLeisawitz.com #GuidedMeditation #BeSeen #Library #EveryDayisaNewDay #JeffLeisawitz #meditation #TheSecretLibrary #behealed #healingjourney #bemoreofyou #LetYourLightShine
Welcome to Life Transformation Radio In this episode, Jeff Leisawitz and I discuss how to tune into your heart and expand your consciousness. So if you want to learn how mediation, flow, and other means can help you tune into your heart and tap into your highest self, tune in now! In this episode, you'll discover: At its best, creativity is a way for us to be seen, expressed, healed, and connected. Tuning into your heart and expanding your consciousness through mediation, flow, and other means will always help point you in the right direction. Being aware of external influences like family, peers, marketing and business interests, etc., can help you steer towards your own truth. About Jeff Leisawitz Jeff Leisawitz burns with a mission—to inspire humans with a heartbeat and every flavor of creativity to live their gifts and create meaningful lives of purpose, success, connection, and creativity. As an award-winning musician/ producer, college songwriting prof, critically acclaimed author, distributed filmmaker, and internationally in-demand coach for creatives, Jeff has devoted his life to creativity. "At its best, creativity is a way for us to be seen, expressed, and connected." With this philosophy as a guiding principle, Jeff has helped empower countless people to tap deeply into their creative hearts to live richer, more fulfilling lives. More Information Learn more about Jeff by visiting https://jeffleisawitz.com Thanks for Tuning In!
Welcome to Life Transformation Radio In this episode, Jeff Leisawitz and I discuss how to tune into your heart and expand your consciousness. So if you want to learn how mediation, flow, and other means can help you tune into your heart and tap into your highest self, tune in now! In this episode, you'll discover: At its best, creativity is a way for us to be seen, expressed, healed, and connected. Tuning into your heart and expanding your consciousness through mediation, flow, and other means will always help point you in the right direction. Being aware of external influences like family, peers, marketing and business interests, etc., can help you steer towards your own truth. About Jeff Leisawitz Jeff Leisawitz burns with a mission—to inspire humans with a heartbeat and every flavor of creativity to live their gifts and create meaningful lives of purpose, success, connection, and creativity. As an award-winning musician/ producer, college songwriting prof, critically acclaimed author, distributed filmmaker, and internationally in-demand coach for creatives, Jeff has devoted his life to creativity. "At its best, creativity is a way for us to be seen, expressed, and connected." With this philosophy as a guiding principle, Jeff has helped empower countless people to tap deeply into their creative hearts to live richer, more fulfilling lives. More Information Learn more about Jeff by visiting https://jeffleisawitz.com Thanks for Tuning In!
Welcome to Life Transformation Radio In this episode, Jeff Leisawitz and I discuss how to tune into your heart and expand your consciousness. So if you want to learn how mediation, flow, and other means can help you tune into your heart and tap into your highest self, tune in now! In this episode, you'll discover: At its best, creativity is a way for us to be seen, expressed, healed, and connected. Tuning into your heart and expanding your consciousness through mediation, flow, and other means will always help point you in the right direction. Being aware of external influences like family, peers, marketing and business interests, etc., can help you steer towards your own truth. About Jeff Leisawitz Jeff Leisawitz burns with a mission—to inspire humans with a heartbeat and every flavor of creativity to live their gifts and create meaningful lives of purpose, success, connection, and creativity. As an award-winning musician/ producer, college songwriting prof, critically acclaimed author, distributed filmmaker, and internationally in-demand coach for creatives, Jeff has devoted his life to creativity. "At its best, creativity is a way for us to be seen, expressed, and connected." With this philosophy as a guiding principle, Jeff has helped empower countless people to tap deeply into their creative hearts to live richer, more fulfilling lives. More Information Learn more about Jeff by visiting https://jeffleisawitz.com Thanks for Tuning In!
Welcome to Life Transformation Radio In this episode, Jeff Leisawitz and I discuss how to tune into your heart and expand your consciousness. So if you want to learn how mediation, flow, and other means can help you tune into your heart and tap into your highest self, tune in now! In this episode, you'll discover: At its best, creativity is a way for us to be seen, expressed, healed, and connected. Tuning into your heart and expanding your consciousness through mediation, flow, and other means will always help point you in the right direction. Being aware of external influences like family, peers, marketing and business interests, etc., can help you steer towards your own truth. About Jeff Leisawitz Jeff Leisawitz burns with a mission—to inspire humans with a heartbeat and every flavor of creativity to live their gifts and create meaningful lives of purpose, success, connection, and creativity. As an award-winning musician/ producer, college songwriting prof, critically acclaimed author, distributed filmmaker, and internationally in-demand coach for creatives, Jeff has devoted his life to creativity. "At its best, creativity is a way for us to be seen, expressed, and connected." With this philosophy as a guiding principle, Jeff has helped empower countless people to tap deeply into their creative hearts to live richer, more fulfilling lives. More Information Learn more about Jeff by visiting https://jeffleisawitz.com Thanks for Tuning In!
In today's episode of Asked and Answered by Soul, Jennifer Urezzio and life coach and critically acclaimed author Jeff Leisawitz discuss creative expression and how important it is as a way for us to be seen, expressed, healed, and connected. Creativity is not a luxury item – we must be willing to step into it and understand that even if there is fear, we are safe to share our creative expression in the world. Join us here as Jennifer and Jeff share tools and practices to help us loosen up, get our conscious mind to step out of the way, and release our creative ideas. We are all creative in some way, and expressing that creativity, whether in art or writing or simply living life authentically is the Truth of who we are as spiritual beings in this world. You can learn more about Jeff at http://jeffleisawitz.com. About Jeff Jeff Leisawitz burns with a mission—to inspire humans with a heartbeat and every flavor of creativity to live their gifts and create meaningful lives of purpose, success, connection and creativity. As an award-winning musician/ producer, college songwriting prof, critically acclaimed author, distributed filmmaker, and internationally in-demand coach, Jeff has devoted his life to empowering creatives. “At its best, creativity is a way for us to be seen, expressed and connected.” With this philosophy as a guiding principle, Jeff has helped empower countless people to tap deeply into their creative hearts to live richer, more fulfilling lives. By combining decades of street cred with personalized exercises, guided meditations, and NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Re-Patterning) techniques, Jeff's clients have overcome creative blocks including fear of failure, the inner critic, imposter syndrome, and many others. Not F*ing Around— the No Bullsh*t Guide for Getting Your Creative Dreams Off the Ground is Jeff's first book. The Asked and Answered by Soul podcast is dedicated to helping you understand that your Soul is the answer. If you are interested in learning more about the answers of your Soul, you can secure your free sacred practice tool here: https://www.soullanguage.us/sacredpractice/. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
GUEST: Jeff Leisawitz is a critically acclaimed author and internationally in-demand life coach for heart-centered creatives and solopreneurs. He burns with a mission—to inspire humans with a heartbeat and every flavor of creative to live their gifts and create meaningful lives of purpose, success, connection and creativity. He is the author of “Not F*ing Around— the No Bullsh*t Guide for Getting Your Creative Dreams Off the Ground; he's helped his clients overcome fear of failure, their inner critic, imposter syndrome and many others. … and to top it off, Jeff is also an award-winning musician/ producer, a college songwriting professor and a distributed filmmaker. Watch the video version of this episode and many others on YouTube or Facebook! * YT: https://www.youtube.com/c/KimONeill * FB: @KimONeillCoaching *** Are you ready to shine YOUR authentic light? Join the Let Your Light Shine Movement today! It's free and easy. LetYourLightShineMovement.com *** Connect with Kim at https://www.kimoneillcoaching.com/ to learn more about this show and/or book a free coaching consultation or custom meditation session today! #Creatives #Solopreneurs #ImpostorSyndrome #Meditation #innercritic #beseen #healingjourney #JeffLeisawitz #LetYourLightShine #RiseandShine #empowerment #movingforward #purposedriven #podcast #inspiration #inspirationalshow #KimONeill #EveryDayisaNewDay #BeMoreofYou
In this short episode, creativity expert, Jeff Leisawitz, shares why he wrote his book, No F***ing Around, The No Bullsh*t Guide for Getting Your Creative Dreams, the way he did and made the artistic decisions he made, his book-writing process, and why every high-achieving, mission-driven trainer, coach, speaker, and founder should write a book.
We often think of creativity as being relegated to arty types. But if you subscribe to another definition, in truth, we are all creators. Simply put, creativity is the ability to put ideas together to create action. That's the belief of my guest, coach Jeff Leisawitz, who helps creative types figure out what's holding them back and then helps guide them toward fulfillment of their goals. In this far-reaching conversation, Jeff tells us:•how to tell if you're a heart-centered person and why it's important•the biggest roadblocks to personal growth•the major gateway to living a bigger life•why it's important to be uncomfortable•how to find your ‘why'•techniques for conquering procrastination and fearYou may not be interested in writing the next best-seller, but you may be looking for guidance in your life's journey. If so, you won't want to miss this inspirational episode of Dream Power Radio. Jeff Leisawitz burns with a mission— to inspire and teach people with a heartbeat to live their gifts and create meaningful lives of purpose, connection and creativity. “At its best, creativity is a way for us to be seen, expressed and connected.” With this philosophy as a guiding principle, Jeff has empowered countless people to tap deeply into their inner wisdom to live richer, more fulfilling lives. By combining decades of street cred with personalized exercises, guided meditations and NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Re-Patterning) techniques, Jeff's clients have overcome many internal blocks including: fear of failure, the inner critic, imposter syndrome, etc. Jeff has devoted his life to teaching and creativity— as an award winning musician/ producer, college songwriting prof, critically acclaimed author, distributed filmmaker and internationally in- demand life coach. Not F*ing Around— the No Bullsh*t Guide for Getting Your Creative Dreams Off the Ground is Jeff's first critically acclaimed book. Jeff leads workshops, webinars, retreats and other events to fire up the creative spirit and empower people to tune into their true potential. Website: https://jeffleisawitz.com/ Want to know why dreams are the fastest and clearest way to understand yourself? Sign up here for a complementary Dream Discovery Session with me and never leave your dreams on your pillow again!https://calendly.com/thedreamcoach53/30min
Jeff Leisawitz burns with a mission—to inspire humans with a heartbeat and every flavor of creative to live their gifts and create meaningful lives of purpose, success, connection and creativity. As an award winning musician/ producer, college songwriting professor, critically acclaimed author, distributed filmmaker and internationally in-demand coach for creatives, Jeff has devoted his life to creativity. “At its best, creativity is a way for us to be seen, expressed and connected.” With this philosophy as a guiding principle, Jeff has helped empower countless people to tap deeply into their creative hearts to live richer, more fulfilling lives. By combining decades of street cred with personalized exercises, guided meditations and NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Re-Patterning) techniques, Jeff's clients have overcome creative blocks including: fear of failure, the inner critic, imposter syndrome and many others. To learn more about Jeff, his book, private coaching, free resources, blog, and newsletter, visit: https://jeffleisawitz.com/ Connect with Jeff: Instagram: @nfajeff Connect with me: Instagram: @sophia_dawn41 For more inspiring content: Instagram: @flowwiththegrowpodcast Email: flowwiththegrowpodcast@gmail.com
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Jeff Leisawitz burns with a mission—to inspire heart-centered solopreneurs and creative types of every flavor to amp up their power to shine in the world.As an award-winning musician/ producer, college songwriting prof, critically acclaimed author, distributed filmmaker, and internationally in-demand coach for creatives, Jeff has devoted his life to empowering others.“At its best, creativity is a way for us to be seen, expressed, and connected.”With this philosophy as a guiding principle, Jeff has helped empower countless people to tap deeply into their creative hearts to live richer, more fulfilling lives.By combining decades of street cred with personalized exercises, guided meditations, and NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Re-Patterning) techniques, Jeff's clients have overcome creative blocks including fear of failure, the inner critic, imposter syndrome, and many others.Timestamps[00:13] Welcoming Jeff Leisawitz to the show[00:54] Who's Jeff and what does he do?[03:12] Overcoming all the odds: Jeff's story.[06:19] Jeff's thoughts from rejection to success[08:11] Ways to find what's true to yourself.[12:21] Practical tips to getting your creative dreams off the ground.[14:21] Looking into the future: What really excites Jeff.[16:36] Jeff's decision-making frameworks.[18:22] Jeff's most impactful life lesson.[19:41] How to stay in touch with Jeff.Notable QuotesCreativity is not a luxury item.So I went from not being able to sell the script, to making the movie, to overspending in the movie, to not getting anywhere with the movie, to the goal. How's that possible? I don't know but it happens.We tend to see ourselves in a way that other people see us.We need to stay true to ourselves and our vision.You're not going to be a millionaire. That's okay. What you need is something that gives you joy, service, and connections.You need to know what drives you. If you don't know, you're not tapping into the energy that's potentially there for you.Every successful person in the world, whether in creativity, business, or anything has failed about a million times before they got to their vision.The best decisions most people make in their lives will not be intellectual. They will be driven from the heart.ResourcesWebsite: https://jeffleisawitz.com/ Jeff's book: https://jeffleisawitz.com/nfa/ Get more from The Big Possible show:Website: https://www.thebigpossible.com RSVP for our next epic retreat hereFollow us on social: @follownoah @thebigpossible
Jeff Leisawitz burns with a mission to inspire songwriters, authors and screenwriters to amp up their creativity and shine in the world. As an award winning musician/ producer, college songwriting prof, critically acclaimed author, distributed filmmaker and internationally in-demand coach for creatives, Jeff has devoted his life to creativity. At its best, creativity is a way for us to be seen, expressed and connected. With this philosophy as a guiding principle, Jeff has helped empower countless people to tap deeply into their creative hearts to live richer, more fulfilling lives. “Not F*ing Around: The No Bullsh*t Guide for Getting Your Creative Dreams Off the Ground” is Jeff's first book. Top 3 Takeaways Leadership is personal—Like any creative act, you pour yourself into your leadership and you open yourself to both positive and not-so-positive reactions from others. Creativity is a choice—a series of choices actually; while many leaders draw upon similar tools and techniques, their stylistic choices can produce dramatically different results. Creativity is energy—being true to yourself and finding harmony in your leadership allows that energy to flow smoothly. From the Source “Unlike a lot of other endeavors in the world—if you do it well—you're really putting yourself into your creation whether it's a painting or a poem or a song or whatever you're into.” “When you're creating anything, it is essentially choice after choice after choice after choice.“ “The truth is there's a much bigger intelligence going on out there.” “Fascination is essentially a sense of being sort of enthralled by what the world is or could be. This is a sense of curiosity, a sense of possibility.” “You need to be true to yourself and what you're doing, because that's where the energy really comes in.” “By loving what you're doing, it will fuel you, focus you, and motivate you.” Connect with Jeff Website: https://jeffleisawitz.com/ Twitter: @nfajeff LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffleisawitz/
#127 - Express your creativity - with Jeff Leisawitz Be Seen, Expressed and Healed through Creativity! Are you a creative, heart centred solopreneur driven by more than just money? Jeff Leisawitz is a Life Coach for creatives & heart centred creatives. He works with songwiters, authors, musicians to ELEVATE thier vision and tap their potential & Shine in the World! Creativity is what binds us together and brings out our ways to serve our cleints that is not the obvious way that everyone else does. It allows us to stand out! Tapping into our creativity is one of the reasons that story telling is so powerful. Using the power of story telling in our business builds deeper conection through relatability. Connect with Jeff: Website: https://jeffleisawitz.com/ Get the Book: https://amzn.to/3HRGJeb Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffleisawitz/ ========================================= Jessica Coulthard is " The Bring the Joy Girl " As an NLPP practition and RMT life coach I LOVE to support other entrepreneurs to take the LEAP in their business, using the LEAP system I have developed. One of the ways we move forward in life and business is by creating and taking on new projects, so to help people like YOU I have created the "Idea to Launch in 90 days planner" - join the wait list now to be one of the first to get their hand on this powerpacked planner that will Ignite your ideas and bring them to life! email "Planner" to ignitedentrepreneurs@gmail.com to be one of the first to get this amazing new tool that will bring your ideas to life! Connect with Jess: https://linktr.ee/Justagirllikeme Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8hLfsLcNZAGlhqUTz3xNWA
Where else are you going to hear quotes like this in a 20 minute conversation? “one of my core beliefs in life and in my coaching is that creativity at it's best is way for us to be seen expressed, healed and connected” “I want to tell people that they largely control their destiny… and their destiny will be controlled by their subconscious beliefs and identities unless they make those things conscious.” “your thinking brain is not the same as your consciousness. your consciousness is like this wisdom, this truth, it's bigger than what you know and think” Learn more about Jeff's work here: https://jeffleisawitz.com/ You can listen to our Season 1 episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pn-07-not-f-ing-around-with-jeff-leisawitz/id1541943973?i=1000500134698 https://www.pinknoiseposse.com/meet-the-posse/jeff-leisawitz
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Jeff Leisawitz is Dr. Brad Miller's guest on Episode 168 of “The Beyond Adversity Podcast.” Jeff is an accomplished artist, musician, writer and has received many awards in his life in this area. Jeff is also a filmmaker and an in-demand coach for creators. He has a passion for helping empower to tap deeply into their creative hearts to live a richer and more fulfilling life. In this episode, Jeff shares the creative process, what it means to be a creator, the importance of failure, and how to push through difficult challenges. He talks about his experience in music and how he learned an experience from summer camp that led to his journey to becoming a musician. Jeff's dream was to become a rock star. But this became impossible as his parents didn't want him to become a musician. Jeff then talks about where our creativity lies and how our creativity is “our gift to the world.” He explains that creativity is a connection with ourselves and higher consciousness. And that creativity doesn't happen immediately, especially with artists and other creators. Jeff shares how we can get inspiration for our craft and trigger our passion with our creativity. He says that we can connect to people. Whatever kind of creator we are, we can share stories that resonate with people and lets them know that they are not alone in the world. Lastly, Jeff says that vulnerability is a very powerful thing when it comes to being a creator. Putting vulnerability into a song, movie, a book, or whatever your craft is can create an impact on the world. Learn more about Jeff Leisawitz on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffleisawitz/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffleisawitz/) Website: https://jeffleisawitz.com/ (https://jeffleisawitz.com/) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorJeffLeisawitz (https://www.facebook.com/AuthorJeffLeisawitz) Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/nfajeff (http://www.twitter.com/nfajeff) Instagram: http://instagram.com/nfajeff (http://instagram.com/nfajeff) Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYewSq3WO-mEy3JwcOuHedQ/ (http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYewSq3WO-mEy3JwcOuHedQ/)
On episode # 16 of the Blossom Your Awesome Podcast I am chopping it up with author and coach for creatives Jeff Leisawitz. Jeff's critically acclaimed book Not F*ing Around— the No Bullsh*t Guide for Getting Your Creative Dreams Off the Ground was so inspiring for me as a creative. It goes beyond just creativity and I was so excited to have this exchange. I knew he'd have some powerful guidance and wisdom for us all and let me tell you Jeff did not disappoint. He seemed to be so at ease with himself and so passionate about sharing his love of creativity with the world. Jeff believes there is an artist within each and every one of us and creativity can be a powerful means to healing and wholeness. He breaks it down for me and offers some very awesome insights into the importance and power of creativity and what it means to give this part of yourself to the world. Jeff is a creative, but he says we all are. His own inner creative genius led him to guide other creatives to dig deep and bring out their own creativity in empowering and freeing ways. He shared so many awesome insights. We connected on a very human level and had an incredible conversation about the creative process and its transformative power to heal.We talk about his book, the creative process and how we can overcome roadblocks and the power of learning to allow creativity to flow. Jeff has devoted his life to creativity. He is an award winning musician/ producer, college songwriting prof, critically acclaimed author, distributed filmmaker and internationally in-demand coach for creatives.He teaches us how to overcome our own inner critic, get over our need for perfectionism, let go of fear and failure to create more powerfully and lead a more dynamic life. Jeff speaks powerfully and candidly about the awesomeness of living creatively. He shares this beautiful insight and says, “At its best, creativity is a way for us to be seen, expressed and connected.” Exquisitely poetic. 3 Questions I Ask Jeff On This Episode - Well of course I asked him more than three, but here's a little preview of our conversation. Why is creativity so important?Why has creativity done for you in your life? What has meant for you?How do we learn to tap into our own inner creative genius? If you'd like to get a hold of Jeff - His Websiteshttps://jeffleisawitz.comhttps://lovetheory.comFacebook URLhttps://www.facebook.com/AuthorJeffLeisawitz/Twitter URLhttps://twitter.com/nfajeff
Introduced to music from The Who at summer camp as a boy, he became enthralled with the arts of every kind. Today Jeff Leisawitz is a life coach for "heart-centered" creative people. He is also the author of Not F*ing Around, which helps people get their creative dreams off the ground to become reality. We had a great conversation about art, people, spirituality, reincarnation, and philosophy. https://jeffleisawitz.com/coaching/ Book: Not F*ing Around Thank you to Bokuwa and Wizzie2k for your music! https://open.spotify.com/artist/7HfQ9VLWIRSikubNOZiu8J
Jeff Leisawitz and Matt Comegys get into this fantastic rocker of a film as well as the creative process and the motivations behind it.Jeff Leisawitz is a life coach for heart-centered creative types. Get into his scene at:https://jeffleisawitz.com/Please subscribe, review, and rate us on all the podcatchers. We are at @AuralHygienePod on Twitter and you can search the same on Facebook. If you wanna be a do-groover, why not drop us a Patreon tip?https://www.patreon.com/podcastiopodcastiusYou'll find more of Matt over at Matt and Luke's Sci-Fi Sanctuary:https://mlsfs.transistor.fm/Next Week:Apaches
The NO Bullsh*t Guide to Making Your Indie Film with Jeff LeisawitzHave you ever been in a place where nothing is going right creatively? Do you ever feel like you are standing in your own way? Me too. Today's guest is author Jeff Leisawitz who wrote Not F*ing Around— the No Bullsh*t Guide for Getting Your Creative Dreams Off the Ground. This little pack is quite a punch.I wanted to have Jeff on the show to drop some knowledge bombs to wake up the tribe a bit. To help you get out of your own way; to get you out of any creative rut.This guidebook is a manual for creatives who can't quite get their creative juices flowing? The day job sucking your soul? Fizzled out before you put the finishing touches on your amazing creation? With relentless positivity, full-on authenticity, and a punk rock thunder spirit, author Jeff Leisawitz pulls back the curtain on the creative process and reminds us that we are all creative SuperStars.It's time to get off the couch and get on the path. It's time to tap into the cosmic heartbeat that thumps in your chest and shines from your soul. It's time to get NFA!About Jeff Leisawitz: Jeff is an award-winning musician/ producer, a critically acclaimed author, and an internationally distributed filmmaker who has devoted his life to creativity.As the guy behind Electron Love Theory, Jeff fused interviews with Seattle's WTO demonstrators into electronic music, garnering more than a quarter-million downloads worldwide. Jeff has released five studio albums and has landed thousands of music placements in film, TV, and multimedia for clients like HBO, MTV, Discovery, Microsoft, NBC, and many others.As the founding writer for Seattle's taste-making alternative rock station 107.7 The End, he chronicled the alternative grunge scene in the 90s.After training as a Life Coach and practicing NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Re-Patterning) Jeff landed a gig as an adjunct faculty member at Pacific Lutheran University— teaching college students to rock. (Seriously)When creative businesses, schools, and organizations like Brown Paper Tickets, Tacoma School of the Arts, Gage Academy of Art, Northwest Film Forum, and others need to amp up the creativity, Jeff leads workshops and events to fire up the creative spirit and empower people to tap into their true potential.Enjoy my conversation with Jeff Leisawitz.
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Have you ever been in a place where nothing is going right creatively? Do you ever feel like you are standing in your own way? Me too. Today's guest is author Jeff Leisawitz who wrote Not F*ing Around— the No Bullsh*t Guide for Getting Your Creative Dreams Off the Ground. This little pack is quite a punch.I wanted to have Jeff on the show to drop some knowledge bombs to wake up the tribe a bit. To help you get out of your own way; to get you out of any creative rut.This guidebook is a manual for creatives who can't quite get their creative juices flowing? The day job sucking your soul? Fizzled out before you put the finishing touches on your amazing creation? With relentless positivity, full-on authenticity, and a punk rock thunder spirit, author Jeff Leisawitz pulls back the curtain on the creative process and reminds us that we are all creative SuperStars.It's time to get off the couch and get on the path. It's time to tap into the cosmic heartbeat that thumps in your chest and shines from your soul. It's time to get NFA!About Jeff Leisawitz: Jeff is an award-winning musician/ producer, a critically acclaimed author, and an internationally distributed filmmaker who has devoted his life to creativity.As the guy behind Electron Love Theory, Jeff fused interviews with Seattle's WTO demonstrators into electronic music, garnering more than a quarter-million downloads worldwide. Jeff has released five studio albums and has landed thousands of music placements in film, TV, and multimedia for clients like HBO, MTV, Discovery, Microsoft, NBC, and many others.As the founding writer for Seattle's taste-making alternative rock station 107.7 The End, he chronicled the alternative grunge scene in the 90s.After training as a Life Coach and practicing NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Re-Patterning) Jeff landed a gig as an adjunct faculty member at Pacific Lutheran University— teaching college students to rock. (Seriously)When creative businesses, schools, and organizations like Brown Paper Tickets, Tacoma School of the Arts, Gage Academy of Art, Northwest Film Forum, and others need to amp up the creativity, Jeff leads workshops and events to fire up the creative spirit and empower people to tap into their true potential.Enjoy my conversation with Jeff Leisawitz.
Today we interview a life coach who seeks to help creative types tap into that creative side so that they can give back to the world. So that they can find what it is that they want to do, where they can put their efforts.Challenge for the listeners:Understand why you're doing what you're doing. Find your WHY and you can do anything! Passion without a purpose leads to a dead end. Passion with a purpose leads to something life-changing.Books Mentioned:Not F*ing AroundThe War of ArtOn Writing: A Memoir of the CraftLearn more about Jeff
Today we have Jeff Leisawitz, who is a life coach for creative types, critically acclaimed author, instructor, speaker, and internationally distributed screenwriter, director, and producer. Having won the title, ‘The Best Independent Electronic Artist in the World', having done over 5000 music placements in film and television, Jeff is also the author of the book, ‘Not F*ing Around' - The No Bullsh*t Guide for Getting Your Creative Dreams Off the Ground. Throughout the episode, we talk about several concepts Jeff covers in his book, including finding and understanding passion, how curiosity helps us grow, why we should not be afraid of failure and more.Jeff Leisawitz burns with a mission to inspire and teach writers, artists, songwriters, musicians, filmmakers, solopreneurs, arts organizations, and every other human with a heartbeat to amp up their vision, tap into their potential and shine in the world. With the philosophy, “At its best, creativity is a way for us to be seen, expressed, and connected,” Jeff has helped empower countless people to tap deeply into their creative hearts to live richer, more fulfilling lives. By combining decades of street cred with personalized exercises, guided meditations, and NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Re-Patterning) techniques, Jeff's clients have overcome creative blocks including fear of failure, the inner critic, imposter syndrome, etc.We start the discussion with Jeff's philosophy behind his first critically acclaimed book, Not F*ing Around, and his perspective on the meaning of the concept of not f*cking around. He explains the importance of searching squashed passions, rekindling them by awakening the curiosity of wanting to know more about a certain subject matter, and figuring out the ‘Why' behind a passion in order to ease the journey of personal growth and, achieving one's goals and passions. Another concept we discuss in detail is how to achieve a certain goal by remaining accountable. Jeff dives into some of the scientific research that shows why we're more likely to be dedicated to working towards a goal when we have declared our goals to someone. Jeff also talks about the problems associated with the way most people understand failure and how we can grow and learn better by redefining failure as feedback. Resources:Jeff's book, Not F*ing Around: https://www.amazon.com/Not-ing-Around-Getting-Creative/dp/0692899960/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1500397877&sr=8-1&keywords=leisawitzConnect with Jeff through his website and LinkedIn:https://jeffleisawitz.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffleisawitz
My guest on this episode of the podcast is Jeff Leisawitz.His book, Not F*ing Around, was written with creative people in mind. It encourages the reader to get their creative dreams off the ground. He's also a life coach whose work is focused purely on creatives and helping them to achieve their creative goals.As it says on his website: "Jeff burns with a mission— to inspire and teach writers, artists, songwriters, musicians, filmmakers, solopreneurs, arts organizations (and every other human with a heartbeat) to amp up their vision, tap into their potential and shine in the world." In this episode we discuss: The type of people who come to Jeff for coachingHow Jeff works with his clientsWhat are creatives afraid of?Using NLP to help people overcome blocksA simple technique that you can use today How Jeff promotes and sells his bookResources:Not f*cking around NLPInsight TimerJeff LeisawitzSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/becomeawritertoday)
In today's episode, I welcome Jeff Leisawitz! He is a life coach for creatives, author, and an award-winning musician/music producer and filmmaker. His episode is full of advice for aspiring artists as he shares his journey from summer camp and learning to play the drums, to now helping other creatives live their dreams. (Fun fact: the cover image of this week's episode is of Jeff himself!) Get in touch with Jeff Leisawitz: www.jeffleisawitz.com Support Artfully Told: www.paypal.me/elevateart Artfully Told links: www.facebook.com/artfullytold | www.artfullytold.podbean.com | elevateartskc@gmail.com Get a free audiobook through Audible! http://www.audibletrial.com/ArtfullyTold Schedule your own interview as a featured guest with Artfully Told! https://calendly.com/artfullytold/podcast-interview Episode 53 - Jeff Leisawitz Lindsey Dinneen: Hello, and welcome to Artfully Told, where we share true stories about meaningful encounters with art. [00:00:06] Krista: I think artists help people have different perspectives on every aspect of life. [00:00:12]Roman: All I can do is put my part in to the world. [00:00:15] Elizabeth: It doesn't have to be perfect the first time. It doesn't have to be perfect ever really. I mean, as long as you, and you're enjoying doing it and you're trying your best, that can be good enough. [00:00:23] Elna: Art is something that you can experience with your senses and that you just experiences as so beautiful. [00:00:31] Lindsey Dinneen: Hello, and welcome back to another episode of Artfully Told. I'm your host Lindsey and I am so excited to have as my guest today, Jeff Leisawitz. He is a life coach for creative types. And did I get it right again? [00:00:46] Jeff Leisawitz: Totally got it right! [00:00:47] Lindsey Dinneen: Yes! Day made. But I'm so excited to chat with you today, Jeff. Thank you so much for being here. [00:00:55] Jeff Leisawitz: Of course happy to be here. Thank you. [00:00:57] Lindsey Dinneen: Yeah. And I'd love if you wouldn't mind sharing just a little bit about your background, how you've just sort of developed obviously into this really cool life coaching career and just more about you. [00:01:11] Jeff Leisawitz: Sure. Well, I have always been the creative type. When I was a little kid, I was what you might call the weird friendless kid. I don't know if you, or, you know, any of your listeners there can relate to that, but it seems to be going around. So, you know, I was kind of always locked in, maybe not locked in my imagination, but you know, had a magical world, basically. And when I was about maybe seven or eight, I went to summer camp and it was a sleepover camp. And this was like the late seventies. And there was an extra cabin where a counselor brought up his drum kit and every night after dinner, he would play the drums. And I would sit outside, you know, maybe 30 or 40 feet under a tree, fireflies are coming out, you know, and just listening to this. [00:02:01] And this was, you know, this was when classic rock was really starting. You know, this was Springsteen and Genesis and you know, Bowie, and The Stones and all that great stuff. So anyway, one day he invited me into this little cabin to listen to him play the drums, and it completely blew my mind. So I, you know, a few years later declared to my parents that I was going to be a rock star. When you're in high school, it's like, what do you want to be when you grow up? Oh, rockstar, you know, of course. [00:02:28] Lindsey Dinneen: Yeah, of course. [00:02:29] Jeff Leisawitz: So, yeah, of course. So you know, I've done tons of music and writing and filming, you know, filmmaker, I wrote a book, all this kind of stuff, as well as being around these things. I was a music journalist for many years, but I've always been into helping people and optimizing the human experience, you know, like how can we have a better life? How can we not only achieve more, but just have a richer experience of life. So I practiced, I trained and practice something called NLP, stands for neuro-linguistic repatterning. I practiced that for many years, and then I got into coaching for creatives. So, you know, I work with artists and illustrators and songwriters and screenwriters and authors and really just all kinds of people. And it's, it's fantastic to help people find their truth, help them be more authentically creative, and for the ones who choose to be more successful you know, business-wise with this stuff. So that's like the super brief bio right there. [00:03:39] Lindsey Dinneen: I love it. Perfect. Well, and yes, I think super brief bio is a good description because there were so many times I wanted to be like, wait, you did what? So this is cool. So, okay. So you mentioned being a filmmaker, can you share more about that experience? That's a pretty unique undertaking. [00:03:57] Jeff Leisawitz: Sure. Well, I've always been a writer. I've always loved movies. So I wrote, I, you know, I took all these classes. I was mentored by the top professor at UCLA, which is a very big deal and you know, writing all these screenplays running around Hollywood. And what you basically try to do is get a producer to buy your screenplay, and then they put the money behind it and they get the crew and the stars and all that and make the movie. Well, I did that for years and I would get all these bites on my stuff, but not a sale, no sales. So I was like, you know what, "Screw this." I, I tend to default to the punk rock attitude. Okay. I have to step back for a second. So one of the tenants of punk rock is D I Y. Do it yourself. And that has always served me well, as it served you, what really any, every creative person. So, you know, with this DIY attitude, I was like, "Well, if you guys don't want to, you know, buy my script and do it, well, I'll write a short film and do it myself." [00:05:04] So I wrote the short film, it's called "Mystic Coffee," and I figured, "Well, I've got a thousand dollars. That ought to cover it. I mean, that's a lot of money, right?" Well, at the end of the day, this 12 minute film was $11,000 to create like, "Ooh, wow." You know, however it turned out great. It was a great experience, all this and that. So then what you do in general is put the word out to film festivals. And if you win film festivals, that's kind of like a big feather in your cap, and you're more likely to get hired or sell your screenplays and stuff like that. So I put it out to all these film festivals and I didn't get anywhere. I, I just didn't win anything. I'm just like, "Geez, wow. Maybe I'm not as good at this as I thought." And then I got this call from like straight out of the blue, and it was this woman who worked for a streaming video service like Netflix, it's called gaia.com, and she's like, "A friend of mine at a film festival showed me your movie. We want to license this for international distribution and pay you for it." I'm like, "Oh my God!" I basically skipped the film festival. Essentially, I leap-frogged over it to the goal. It was sort of like the next goal. So that thing has been streamed at least tens of thousands of times all over the world and, you know, getting royalties on that. So how cool is that? Right? You just do it, you just do your thing. [00:06:35] Lindsey Dinneen: That's amazing! Congratulations. How exciting. Oh my gosh. I love stories like that. [00:06:41]Jeff Leisawitz: Yes. And you never know, you sorta never know when, when and where the success will be, because like I said, you know, after submitting it to all these film festivals, I was like, "Wow, maybe this thing stinks, but clearly it did not because you know, a real company picks it up and, you know, licensed it." [00:07:02] Lindsey Dinneen: That's, that's a huge deal. And I think you're absolutely right. You kind of touched on it just briefly, but I've always had this personal philosophy of "do all the things," which is a little extreme, but in the sense of like, you know, when an opportunity comes knocking, you never know where it will lead. And so if it's, if it's in line with who you are and what you're trying to do, just go for it. Just try it because again, you just don't know, and magic can happen that way. And you know, one introduction can lead to the next can lead to the next, which is just feels miraculous. It's like the whole concept of overnight success, which is not a thing, but you know, eventually pieces fall in place. [00:07:45] Jeff Leisawitz: They do. And that's actually a chapter in my book, which I call "Yes And." "Say Yes And," which means, you know, invite those possibilities towards you. And then the end is let's add value. You know, what can we do to take this opportunity or this new relationship or whatever and up, up level it, make it better, make it cooler, make it more interesting. Make it more creative. [00:08:09]Lindsey Dinneen: Yeah, absolutely. Well, sounds like our philosophies are very in line, so there you go. There you go. Okay. That's really awesome. Congrats on that. And definitely I'm super excited to check it out. I'll, you know, I'm highly going to encourage anyone listening to this to obviously go check it out as well, too. So that's, that's fantastic. And then you wrote a book. That's a pretty big deal. How was that process? Was that like, obviously you've already had writing experience of course, but was it a different kind of different animal or how did that whole thing work out? [00:08:45] Jeff Leisawitz: Well, I you know, I live in Seattle, so it is often a thing for me to go to the, one of the many, many independent coffee shops in our town and guzzle coffee on the weekend and do some writing, and I'll write poems or just free-write or, you know, just like really anything, screenplays, whatever. And one day I just kind of read this essay or something and I was done and I was like, "Geez, this would kind of be, it's kind of like a good start for a book." So I really didn't think about it. I just wrote the book. And from there, it's kind of taken off, lots of positive feedback and it's out there helping people all over the world. So, yeah, I didn't try to do it. I just kind of did it. [00:09:34] Lindsey Dinneen: Sure. And what is the book about? Is it sort of life philosophies and, and, well, I'm just curious. [00:09:42] Jeff Leisawitz: The book is called "Not Effing Around: the No BS Guide for Getting your Creative Dreams off the Ground." So it is, you know, sort of manual or manifesto or something to help people, you know, do the things that they love. I've spent decades essentially banging my head against the wall to get to the, you know, to the successes that I've had. In the meantime, I've had way more failures, and this book is really about helping people avoid as much of the pain and move closer to their dreams without that. So, you know, it's kind of like a short guide. It's like the, it's basically the book that I wish I read when I was 20. [00:10:28] Lindsey Dinneen: Yeah. Nice. Well, thank you for writing that for everyone else so they can have that kind of guide. [00:10:36] Jeff Leisawitz: Yeah, absolutely. And I, I'm happy to give a free, free eBooks to people on my website so they can just check that out. [00:10:44] Lindsey Dinneen: Oh, okay. Yes, definitely. [00:10:47] Jeff Leisawitz: You can buy it on Amazon too if you want. You can get it free as an e-book if you like. [00:10:52] Lindsey Dinneen: Okay. Brilliant. All right. And now you're also doing life coaching and it's specifically for creators or people with a creative bent. Is that correct? [00:11:04] Jeff Leisawitz: That is correct. It is, you know, like I said, artists and musicians and screenwriters and people like that, but it's also, I also work with a lot of what I call heart-centered solopreneurs, right? These are people who want to do some kind of business or side hustle, but it's more than just the money, right? They, they want to create a world and create some income, but it's not just about selling some widgets, that kind of thing. [00:11:33]Lindsey Dinneen: For sure. And so you're encouraging... well... I'm extrapolating... Is part of what you're doing to help, especially creative types, understand the essential business fundamentals, if they want to be successful. Like as kind of helping them have an entrepreneurial mindset or what all do you do to help? [00:11:57] Jeff Leisawitz: Yes, that is exactly right. There are, as you know, zillions of creatives out there who would love to be making money from their art or whatever it is that they do. However many people just-- almost because they have such a creative mind-- they sort of lack the basic elements of what, how business works, how, you know, internet and social media marketing, finding a demographic, like all these kinds of things. So I fortunately, you know, I've got the creative side of me, but I also am the son of a, you know, my mom had her own business in the eighties as you know at home business as a woman. It was kind of amazing. So I, I got a lot of this, you know, this entrepreneurial spirit. And her parents owned a shop in Pennsylvania, you know, way back in the fifties and forties and stuff like that. So I've kind of got both sides of that set. Of course I've studied both sides of this extensively, so yeah, I can help people get their creativity monetized, essentially. [00:13:09]Lindsey Dinneen: Perfect. Yes, we, we need more of that. And from people who also understand the creative mindset, I would say, because it is a little bit, you know, different coming into the business world, if you have more of a creative bent. So it's, it's great that that's what, who you cater to specifically and help them, you know, actually make a living that will support their dreams and goals. So, yeah, that's fantastic. [00:13:38] Jeff Leisawitz: Right, because it can be done. Plenty of people do it, many more people do not do it. And that is, you know, there's a level of talent obviously that you need to have or develop and then it's business. Just like any other business. [00:13:54] Lindsey Dinneen: Yeah, for sure. Okay. So I know that you are also a musician and a photographer, I believe as well. Do you want to share a little bit about those opportunities that you've had? [00:14:05]Jeff Leisawitz: Sure. I mean, I've been making music since I was, you know, like I told you that story there as a little kid, and then at about maybe 14, I got my first guitar and I would just write songs in the basement, hundreds of songs and you know, moved to Los Angeles to look for opportunities in the music biz, eventually moved up to Seattle and that's where I got into computer recording very early. Way, way before, you know, everybody does this now, but back in '98 or '99, it was very difficult and very expensive, but I got into it, and I started pushing my music towards film and TV and had quite a bit of success with that. Thousands of placements, background, you know, music on film and TV, which all generates royalties and stuff like that. I made an album which was electronic versions of U2 songs. I've been a U2 fan my whole life. So I got a bunch of female singers and did that, and that thing's had over a million plays on the streaming services. So that's cool. And I also won a big award, Best Independent Electronic Artist in the World in 2000. So that... [00:15:24] Lindsey Dinneen: Woah! That's a huge deal. Congratulations. [00:15:27] Jeff Leisawitz: It's a huge deal. I don't know if I buy it, but you know, it was pretty good. [00:15:31]Lindsey Dinneen: Right. [00:15:33] Jeff Leisawitz: Yeah. So I've worked with tons of musicians and now I actually teach songwriting and recording at a college up here near Seattle. So I've been in music really, you know, since I've been a kid. [00:15:44] Lindsey Dinneen: Yeah. Yeah. That's awesome. Oh my goodness. How cool! You have gotten some of the most interesting, coolest opportunities, and obviously you've worked so hard for them. It's not like they just got handed to you or anything like that, but that is super cool. [00:15:58]Jeff Leisawitz: And that is for sure. You know, and, and seriously talking about opportunities. You know, most opportunities in this world are the ones that we make, right? I mean, out of, out of the hundred or a thousand things or something that has advanced my career or whatever, I am sure that 95% of them I have created in some way. It almost never happens that somebody bangs on my door and says, "You know, here's, here's the thing. And here's money. Go." [00:16:31]Lindsey Dinneen: Yes, I do. Yes. I am in complete agreement with you on that of make your own opportunities is really important. Open your own doors. Yes, absolutely. So I'm curious... I know that, you know, art has been a part of your life for almost all of it, if not the whole thing. Are there any moments that kind of stand out as experiences either with maybe somebody reacting to your art or you reacting to someone else's art that was just kind of like a moment to remember this because it stands out? [00:17:06]Jeff Leisawitz: Sure. Well, I mean the first one was definitely, you know, at the summer camp. Fast forward like probably 10 or 12 years or something, I played an open mic night at a local bar when I was in college, and my parents came out to see this and we're playing and, oh man, we, we were really freaking good that night. And I look out, you know, from the stage or from the bar, and I see my mom dancing on a table and I'm like, I'm like, "Oh my God, like, I'm done. You know, like I've completed my mission on earth kind of thing." So that was, you know, that was pretty cool. That was a big moment. [00:17:54] Lindsey Dinneen: Yeah, for sure. Oh my goodness. Yes, you have, you have made it when... Oh, that's fantastic. Cool. I'm sure that there are lots of us listening who would want to definitely get in contact with you. Is there a way for us to do that? I know you mentioned your movie, but what other ways can we sort of get in touch with you and support your work? [00:18:20] Jeff Leisawitz: Yeah, your best bet is to just find my website, jeffleisawitz.com. And from there, I've got a ton of blog posts, links, all kinds of stuff. Like I said, you can download my book, if you like. And also I do complimentary 15 minute coaching sessions with people. So if you think it might be something good for you and you just want to check it out and see how I can help you, I would love to meet you. So you just go in there and find the coaching page. And click click and we'll see you on Zoom before you know it. [00:18:54] Lindsey Dinneen: Perfect. Well, so now I'm curious, obviously you've had such a tremendous background and, and have worked in so many different art forms. And I would say I'm sure coaching is also an art form and a science, but I'm just curious: what advice would you have for somebody who is interested in trying to support themselves and be an artist full-time but maybe is hesitant to take that leap. So maybe somebody kind of starting out, what, what would you say to encourage somebody in that situation? [00:19:27]Jeff Leisawitz: Well, one thing is commit, right? And that doesn't mean commit every minute of your life, you know, but it means commit to what is comfortable for you. If you've got a full-time job and you need that, you know, as most people do, commit to doing one hour in the evening, three nights a week to work on your art, and three hours on the weekend, or, you know, whatever, you know, it feels right to you, but commit to it and then do it. And you'll start to see amazing progress. Another piece is learn the business. If you're trying to make this into a business and not just a fun thing to do, you need to understand how your industry works. And the more you understand that, the more chance you have of making money really. [00:20:14] Lindsey Dinneen: Yeah, absolutely. Yeah. [00:20:17] Jeff Leisawitz: There's always a lot to learn. [00:20:18] Lindsey Dinneen: Yeah, so true. I don't think we ever stop learning. Or, I hope not anyway. Awesome. Well, I, I love to ask my guests the same three questions if you're okay with me doing that with you too. [00:20:32] Jeff Leisawitz: Yeah, let's do it. [00:20:34]Lindsey Dinneen: All right. Awesome. So, first of all, how do you personally define art or what is art to you? [00:20:41]Jeff Leisawitz: Art is anything that a human creates with the intention of expression. [00:20:49]Lindsey Dinneen: Okay. Perfect. Concise. And I like it. All right. And then what do you think is the most important role of an artist? [00:21:00]Jeff Leisawitz: To authentically create. I mean, that's it. So you create with the truth of their experience, whatever that is. It's not about building skills, although that's great if you do, right? I mean, you look at it again and in music, punk rock, you know, the Ramones and the Sex Pistols and, you know, bands like that, vape sucked as musicians, but you could feel it, right? They were putting their heart and truth into the music and that's why it resonated so much. [00:21:34] Lindsey Dinneen: Yeah, absolutely. Okay. Perfect. And then finally, and I'll define my terms a little bit in this question, but do you think that art should be inclusive or exclusive? And inclusive referring to an artist who puts their work out into the world and provide some context behind that whether it's the inspiration behind it, or program notes or title or something just to kind of help understand where the artist was coming from. Versus exclusive referring to an artist who puts the work out there and doesn't provide context, so he or she leaves it solely up to the viewer to interpret it the way they will. [00:22:13]Jeff Leisawitz: It's up to the artist. You know, I can't, I wouldn't comment on that. It's like, whatever you, whatever you feel is right for what you're doing is right. [00:22:22] Lindsey Dinneen: Yeah, sure. But as a participant, what do you personally prefer? Or do you like a little bit of both? [00:22:30]Jeff Leisawitz: Well, I mean, as far as visual art goes, in my opinion, if the art doesn't affect you by looking at it, if it's visual art, it has not done its job, right? It's trying to connect through that medium. So yeah, in that sense, I would go with that. And I would say if you have some kind of notes or artist's statement or whatever on the side, fantastic. It backs it up and it enriches it and can deepen the experience. So once again, both. [00:23:05] Lindsey Dinneen: Perfect. Cool. Well, all right, so I'm just interested to know, are there certain things that you're working towards now or are you going to be, I mean, in theory, are you going to be writing more or producing more music or what's kind of future Jeff's plans. [00:23:26] Jeff Leisawitz: Right. Well, Lord knows, but I recently just finished-- believe it or not-- a, a screenplay about summer camp. So I am currently running around, but phone calling and emailing producers and things like that. So I'm working on screenplays, but I'm also working on music. I'm doing a bunch of guided meditations. And as soon as the freaking COVID is over, I'm going to bust out my camera and take about 10 million pictures. [00:23:52] Lindsey Dinneen: That sounds perfect. That sounds so good. I cannot wait. Yeah. And travel and all those good things that we're missing, but, well, that sounds fantastic. Congrats on the new screenplay and everything. I'll, I'm sure we'll look forward to getting to see that produced too. And yeah, so I would definitely encourage any of our listeners who are interested in checking out Jeff's work, obviously a very accomplished artist and life coach. And if you are in the position of feeling like the next level for you is getting some personalized coaching, I can just tell from even just a brief conversation, that Jeff is definitely your guy. So I would highly recommend even just starting with that 15 minute call and kind of seeing where that takes you. Because obviously Jeff has a lot of wisdom to share, so yeah. [00:24:49]Jeff Leisawitz: Thank you. And yeah, I love talking to people, so bring it on. [00:24:52] Lindsey Dinneen: Perfect. Well, Jeff, thank you so very much for being here today. Thank you so much for sharing your stories. And I loved everything from the summer camp. I love that that's what your next endeavor is about. I think that's fantastic. And I just really appreciate all the wisdom, little nuggets you shared along the way. And, so, thank you. Thank you for contributing art to the world. Thank you for what you're doing for creatives and really helping and making a difference. So I, I value that and, and thank you for that. [00:25:24] Jeff Leisawitz: Thank you. And thanks for having me on your show. [00:25:26] Lindsey Dinneen: Of course. And thank you also to everyone who's listened to this episode, and if you're feeling as inspired as I am right now, I would love if you would share this with a friend or two and we will catch you next time. [00:25:41] If you have a story to share with us, we would love that so much. And I hope your day has been Artfully Told.
Welcome to Creative On Purpose Live, conversations about cultivating greater fulfillment and equanimity in endeavors that make a difference. I'm your host, Scott Perry, author of Onward, head coach at Akimbo Workshops, and Chief Difference-Maker at Creative on Purpose. Visit CreativeOnPurpose.com to learn more and grab your copy of the burnout solution. ight and inspiration from guests who are successfully embracing uncertainty, navigating adversity, and making things better doing work that matters. Today's guest is, Jeff Leisawitz, author of Not F*ing Around. Learn more about Jeff at JeffLeisawitz.com.
Welcome to Creative On Purpose Live! These conversations are about flying higher in the difference only you can make. Endeavor better. It’s time to be creative on purpose. Are you ready? Let’s go! I’m your host, Scott Perry, author of Onward and Difference-Maker Coach at Akimbo Workshops and Creative on Purpose. Don’t die with the difference only you can make still inside you. Visit CreativeOnPurpose.com to start doing better work by making better decisions. This season we’re drawing insight and inspiration from guests who are successfully embracing uncertainty, navigating adversity, and making things better doing work that matters. Today's guest is, Jeff Leisawitz, author of Not F*ing Around. Learn more about Jeff at JeffLeisawitz.com.
Jeff Leisawitz burns with a mission — to inspire songwriters, authors and screenwriters to amp up their creativity and shine in the world. Jeff has devoted his life to creativity— as an award winning musician/ producer, college songwriting prof, critically acclaimed author, distributed filmmaker and internationally in-demand coach for creatives. "At its best, creativity is a way for us to be seen, expressed and connected." With this philosophy as a guiding principle, he has helped empower countless people to tap deeply into their creative hearts to live richer, more fulfilling lives. By combining decades of street cred with personalized exercises, guided meditations and NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Re-Patterning) techniques, Jeff's clients have overcome creative blocks including: fear of failure, the inner critic, imposter syndrome, etc. Not F*ing Around —the No Bullsh*t Guide for Getting Your Creative Dreams Off the Ground is Jeff's first critically acclaimed book. Connect with Jeff at the following links: Website: https://jeffleisawitz.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffleisawitz/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/nfajeff Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorJeffLeisawitz To register for the WWJ conferences, visit: https://linktr.ee/wwjs support this podcast with a monthly donation: https://anchorlfm/inspirational-journeys/support or you can give a one-time donation via PayPal at: https://paypal.me/annHarrisonBarnes?locale.x=en_US --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/inspirational-journeys/message
The Successful Screenwriter with Geoffrey D Calhoun: Screenwriting Podcast
Geoffrey interviews screenwriter and life coach Jeff Leisawitz about his new book, Not F*ing Around: The No Bullsh*t Guide For Getting Your Creative Dreams Off the Ground.You can sign up for a free 15 minutes session with Jeff at https://jeffleisawitz.comMake sure to visit www.thesuccessfulscreenwriter.com for all your screenwriting needs.
Jeff Leisawitz is a life coach for creatives of all types, including writers, artists, musicians & songwriters, filmmakers, and many others. As you may expect, Jeff, himself, is a multi-hyphenate creative. He’s an award winning musician & producer, writer, songwriting professor, and filmmaker. He is also the author of the critically acclaimed book, Not F*ing Around, which is a guide to help creatives get their dreams off the ground. From this conversation you’ll learn: How to persist when your loved ones don’t support your dreams The power of questioning authority How to trust your gut & follow your truth Why you are bigger than your resume Career questions all creatives should ask themselves Why you don’t need as much money as you think you do How facing your mortality can help you do what you love Why your inner critic is your ally How to reframe failure as feedback How creativity can help heal depression The importance of finding your WHY How to FEEL the truth How to create a thesis statement for your life Internal vs external motivations The multitude of ways to express your passion Why you are NOT your work and why that’s a GOOD THING The power of understanding what you actually can and can’t control The power of visualization & a step-by-step guide The importance of recharging & taking time off And so much more! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/unleashyourinnercreative/message
The Language of Mindfulness - A Podcast on Conscious Communication by Brett Hill
IN THIS EPISODE I've worked with Jeff before and he's inspiring every - single - time. He gets what's really important and will help you (and me) drive to that lane and stay in it. Jeff Leisawitz is driven to help people express their truth. Their raw, unfiltered, in-the-moment mess of an experience as a way to not only heal but inspire. And he lives that in this talk as we explore his work in helping people find their voice - find a way to put down on paper (or otherwise) your personal struggles and inspirations. This isn't about fine art or looking good to the crowd. It's about honesty, vulnerability, and courage. You looking for your fire or way to unblock the logjam? Meet Jeff. Understated and overpowered. In this episode, I talk with Jeff about his vision, his passion, and work. Listen up, take notes, and get creative! Let me know what you think ! Sign up for the Language of Mindfulness Newsletter! Jeff is a life coach for heart-centered creative types. He burns with a mission— to inspire and teach writers, artists, songwriters, musicians, filmmakers, solopreneurs, arts organizations (and every other human with a heartbeat) to amp up their vision, tap into their potential and shine in the world. https://jeffleisawitz.com/contact/ https://www.instagram.com/nfajeff/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/languageofmindfulness/message
Today on SoundBalming, I am interviewing Jeff Leisawitz. Jeff is a man of many talents. He is a writer, a poet, a musician, a filmmaker, and a photographer. Jeff has tapped into his creativity throughout his career and brought it forward in many different ways. In that process, he has developed this philosophy around creativity as a tool to be seen, expressed, and healed.Jeff burns with a mission— to inspire and teach writers, artists, songwriters, musicians, filmmakers, solopreneurs, arts organizations (and every other human with a heartbeat) to amp up their vision, tap into their potential and shine in the world.He is the author of Not F*ing Around—The No Bullsh*t Guide for Getting Your Creative Dreams Off the Ground is Jeff’s first book. It is really like an advice book if you want to be more creative. It is an adorable little book with some excellent illustrations. He will talk today about that book and share some advice and stories around being more creative in your own life. I certainly had a lot of fun interviewing Jeff, so I think you will enjoy the conversation. www.jeffleisawitz.comMountain Made Clear Crystal CBD Enhance your active lifestyle with natural blends and formulas...crush life with Mountain Made CBD!Jimmy&Mary's Authentic Body Care Jimmy&Mary's take pride in creating quality handcrafted products for the entire family.Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/SoundBalming)
"The Ascending Man", What is a 5D man? Saturday, December 12th. 12/12, 12pm-3pm pst. Live Zoom Webinar.What is the difference between living in 3D duality and living in 5D unity consciousness? Event on the evolution of the divine masculine.We've entered fully into the age of Aquarius. The big shift in humanity. Evolving into a time of unity consciousness. As we heal within ourselves, we heal collectively. As we enter into a higher vibration and align with unity, we shed the old belief systems, paradigms, and programs we’re accustomed to. In doing so we’re in new territory. We are evolving into a new way of being. So what does that mean for those that align with he/him? What is the difference between a man living in 3D duality, and a man living in 5D unity consciousness? It’s a time for us to come together, and co-create together. To unravel the wounded masculine. Step out of male distortion. And find balance in the incoming yin energies of the feminine. The shift to a more heart centered way of being that’s been coming online for some time now. More and more people are awakening now to this shift in consciousness. How do we usher this time in together? What can we do to set the tone for our future?Please join host Liz Peterson of Raise the Vibe with Liz, and panelists, Dave Markowitz, Bryan Grijalva, Jeff Leisawitz, and Jamie Wolf for this cutting edge event!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=43081730)
Well, now I've done it. I went and got a creativity coach as a guest co-host. His name is Jeff Leisawitz from Seattle, and you're in for a show that's guaranteed by its very nature to be fun, entertaining AND interesting. To start off, we all know it's not exactly easy to simply be creative at the drop of a hat. Therefore, we define creativity in, well...some truly creative terms. That quickly leads us to the sobering conclusion that despite what many think, creativity isn't really an optional 'luxury item'. It's absolutely integral to a life well-lived. But fear not, Jeff has an elegant way to tune your mind up for greater levels of creativity...all centered around one basic mindset shift. Here's a hint: plenty of us need to have a more creative vision of creativity itself. Is it really true there's no such thing as an original thought? What is it that separates mere talent from truly legendary status? And on a far less lofty level, how does Jeff coax guys to start thinking 'out of the box' for once? What happens when crisis hits and we're forced out of our comfort-familiarity zone and into creative mode? It seems like there's one big hurdle virtually everyone has to clear first, and we'll call it out. And here's a good question...is creativity feminine in nature? And speaking of women, how does your creativity directly contribute to living the exciting life that inevitably attracts women? Feel like it's time to think out of the box for yourself and come up with new and creative ways to get the right woman into your life? Talk to me about it for free when you get on my calendar at https://mountaintoppodcast.com === HELP US SEND THE MESSAGE TO GREAT MEN EVERYWHERE === We'll keep the solid, actionable content coming...all for free. If you love what you hear, please give us a 'thumbs up' by rating the show (takes one second) and leaving us a review. As we say here in Texas, we appreciate you!
Jeff Leisawitz, a creativity coach, warrior monk, punk rock devotee, accomplished musician and author, joins host verysheri to discuss what it means to be authentically human. We break down the process for how we attempt to show up more fully as ourselves. Produced for Cafe Racer Radio, this episode aired November 1, 2020. https://jeffleisawitz.com/ Episode notes: The artist Jeff mentions is actually Andy Goldsworthy and he's British (not Canadian as mentioned). Here's a link to see his work: https://www.livingyourwildcreativity.com/art-gallery-1-mitchell-1 Float Seattle: https://www.floatseattle.com/ ART International (Authentic Relating Training)https://authenticrelating.co/
*Special Offer- Complimentary 15 minute Kickstarter Coaching Session with Jeff*Jeff Leisawitz burns with a mission— to inspire and teach writers, artists, songwriters, musicians, filmmakers, solopreneurs, arts organizations (and every other human with a heartbeat) to amp up their vision, tap into their potential and shine in the world.Besides being a creativity coach, Jeff is an award-winning musician/ producer, a critically acclaimed author and internationally distributed filmmaker who has devoted his life to creativity.As the guy behind Electron Love Theory, Jeff fused interviews with Seattle’s WTO demonstrators into electronic music, garnering more than a quarter million downloads worldwide. Jeff has released five studio albums and has landed thousands of music placements in film, TV and multimedia for clients like HBO, MTV, Discovery, Microsoft, NBC and many others. His album of electronic U2 cover songs has been streamed over a million times around the world.As the founding writer for Seattle’s taste-making alternative rock station 107.7 The End, he chronicled the alternative grunge scene in the 90s.After training as a Life Coach and practicing NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Re-Patterning) Jeff landed a gig as an adjunct faculty member at Pacific Lutheran University— teaching college students to rock. (Seriously!)Jeff’s critically acclaimed book Not F*ing Around— The No Bullish*t Guide for Getting Your Creative Dreams Off the Ground has helped thousands of creatives step forward in their work and creativity.When businesses, schools and organizations like Brown Paper Tickets, Tacoma School of the Arts, Gage Academy of Art, Northwest Film Forum, ASQ and otherFind more about jeff-Work- https://jeffleisawitz.com/Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/AuthorJeffLeisawitzInstagram- https://www.instagram.com/nfajeff/More about LizWork- https://www.lizshealingtouch.com/Radio Show- https://www.voiceofvashon.org/raise-the-vibeFacebook- https://www.facebook.com/raisethevibewithlizInstagram- https://www.instagram.com/raisethevibewithliz/Support me on Patreon- https://www.patreon.com/user?u=43081730Thank you!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=43081730)
In this episode we are joined by creativity champion, Jeff Leisawitz. Jeff is an award winning musician, filmmaker, writer, college professor, counsellor and life coach. He joins us for this episode to share his message on no BS creativity: diving into your inner creative self and releasing what ever you find by any means necessary in order to be seen, expressed and healed. No matter who you are, you'll love this episode.Visit Jeff's website to gain access to free chapters of his book, Not F*ing Around, as well as 1-on-1 coaching and tips at www.jeffleisawitz.comListener TribeWe have our own private social network for listeners of the Unmistakable Creative podcast. You can meet other listeners, discuss episodes, and we even have the opportunity to run live Q&A's. Just visit unmistakablecreative.com/tribe to sign up. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
You’re a creative person, right? So… what the “F” are you doing with your life to prove it? Fortunately, we know of someone with a creative approach... which includes the title of his book. We’ll talk to Jeff Leisawitz, (Lie-Zah-Witz) author of “No F*ing Around: The No BullSh*t Guide for Getting Your Creative Dreams Off the Ground. Website: jeffleisawitz.com
In this episode we are joined by creativity champion, Jeff Leisawitz. Jeff is an award winning musician, filmmaker, writer, college professor, counselor and life coach. He joins us for this episode to share his message on no BS creativity: diving into your inner creative self and releasing what ever you find by any means necessary in order to be seen, expressed and healed. No matter who you are, you'll love this episode.Visit Jeff's website to gain access to free chapters of his book, Not F*ing Around, as well as 1-on-1 coaching and tips – www.jeffleisawitz.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-unmistakable-creative-podcast.
In this episode we are joined by creativity champion, Jeff Leisawitz. Jeff is an award winning musician, filmmaker, writer, college professor, counselor and life coach. He joins us for this episode to share his message on no BS creativity: diving into your inner creative self and releasing what ever you find by any means necessary in order to be seen, expressed and healed. No matter who you are, you'll love this episode.Visit Jeff's website to gain access to free chapters of his book, Not F*ing Around, as well as 1-on-1 coaching and tips – www.jeffleisawitz.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Jeff Leisawitz teaches us how to tap into our own amazing creativity! Creativity coach Jeff Leisawitz burns with a mission: to inspire writers, artists, musicians and people everywhere to tap into their creativity, to heal their hearts and to shine in the world. As his book, Not F*ing Around: The No Bullsh*t Guide for Getting Your Creative Dreams Off the Ground, tells us: Can’t quite get your creative juices flowing? Is your day job sucking your soul? Are you fizzled out before you put the finishing touches on your amazing creation? Maybe it's time to pause, step back and rethink who you are and what your purpose and passions are. Listen to our podcast and you may just come away with a whole new outlook on your amazingly creative self, just waiting to be discovered! Enjoy. Jeff has an idea for you: The creative side of your brain can fill you with renewed energy We start out as kids full of ideas and creativity. We play our games and make up our realities. It's how we learn to be humans. (As an anthropologist, I've studied this extensively.) Then, slowly over time, we are told to focus, stop wandering, leave that creative energy outside, stop playing so much and become a rather sad soul. Jeff wants you to find yourself again—and he believes it is all in your creativity. By pulling back the curtain on the creative process, his new book tells you how. Jeff reminds us that we are all potential creative super stars In our podcast today, Jeff challenges us with these inspiring words: “It’s time to get off the couch and get on the path. It’s time to tap into the cosmic heartbeat that thumps in your chest and shines from your soul. It’s time to be seen, expressed and healed.” Sounds exciting! It is exciting to listen to Jeff and how he found his own personal way. Our conversation reminds me of the pleasure I had when I would take off on Tuesdays and head over to my friend Mary’s place to oil paint for a day. I emerged re-energized and literally transformed. I miss the day, the paints and Mary. One of my favorite quotes about Jeff's book: “Not F*ing Around is a great pocket-guide for the long road to achieving one’s own definition of success. Deep thoughts masquerading as light-hearted anecdotes and challenges.” —Lori Deschene, Author and Founder of Tiny Buddha Who Is Jeff Leisawitz? Jeff is a creativity coach informed by Neuro-Linguistic Re-Patterning techniques, and an adjunct faculty member at Pacific Lutheran University in Seattle. He is also an award-winning musician/producer and an internationally distributed screenwriter and director who has devoted his life to the art of creativity. As the producer of Electron Love Theory, Jeff fused interviews with Seattle’s WTO demonstrators into electronic music, garnering more than 250,000 downloads worldwide. He has released five studio albums with more than a million streams and 5,000 music placements in film, TV and multimedia, including HBO, MTV, Discovery, NBC and Microsoft. When creative businesses, schools and organizations such as Seattle Art Museum, Tacoma School of the Arts, Gage Academy, Northwest Film Forum, King County Libraries and others need to amp up their creativity, Jeff leads workshops and events to fire up the creative spirit and empower people to tap into their true potential. A few blogs and podcasts about finding your creativity you might enjoy: Creativity And Innovation…How YOU Can Get More Of Both Oscar Barrera—Creatively Applying Anthropology To Find Innovative Solutions Jennifer Dawn—Finding Your Way In Business and Life Irina Baranov—Creating Your "Life By Design" Roger Nierenberg—How Music Can Transform The Way Your Organization Functions Additional resources: Jeff's book: Not F*ing Around: The No Bullsh*t Guide for Getting Your Creative Dreams Off the Ground My book: On the Brink: A Fresh Lens to Take Your Business to New Heights Our website: Simon Associates Management Consultants Download the 1-page synopsis of my book, "On the Brink: A Fresh Lens to Take Your Business to New Heights" here
In this interview, Jeff Leisawitz talks about the importance of Not F*ing Around (Which is also the title of his book.)
It all starts with the why. Why are you doing this? Why does this matter to you? If you don't know that, you're either barking up the wrong tree or it's not powered with as much energy and love as you have. Jeff Leisawitz, award-winning musician and producer, a critically acclaimed author, and an internationally […]
It all starts with the why. Why are you doing this? Why does this matter to you? If you don’t know that, you’re either barking up the wrong tree or it’s not powered with as much energy and love as you have. Jeff Leisawitz, award-winning musician and producer, a critically acclaimed author, and an internationally distributed screenwriter and director, says it’s essential to know the why. As Jeff goes deep into the topic of finding your why, he also touches on the Electron Love Theory, his book, Not F*ing Around, and how to be seen, expressed, and healed as you go out into the world and do something. &nsbp; Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! Here’s How » Join Heartrepreneur® Radio community today: heartrepreneur.com Heartrepreneur® Radio Facebook Terri Levine Twitter Terri Levine Instagram Heartrepreneur® Radio Pinterest Terri Levine YouTube Terri Levin LinkedIn
Creativity as a way to be Seen, Expressed and Healed with Jeff Leisawitz Money Learnings: Jeff was always conscious of money and had an entrepreneurial spirit. Jeff started out selling his grandmothers cookies. Take away: Life takes courage. Action step: Turn the water to cold when you are done with your shower. Bio: Jeff Leisawitz burns with a mission—to inspire entrepreneurs, writers, artists, filmmakers, musicians and every other creative human to amp up their creativity, heal their hearts and shine in the world. Jeff is an award-winning musician/ producer, a college instructor, a critically acclaimed author and internationally distributed filmmaker who has devoted his life to the art of creativity. Not F*ing Around— the No Bullsh*t Guide for Getting Your Creative Dreams Off the Ground is Jeff’s first book. Highlights from this episode: Link https://jeffleisawitz.com https://www.facebook.com/AuthorJeffLeisawitz https://twitter.com/nfajeff Richer Soul Life Beyond Money. You got rich, now what? Let's talk about your journey to more a purposeful, intentional, amazing life. Where are you going to go and how are you going to get there? Let's figure that out together. At the core is the financial well being to be able to do what you want, when you want, how you want. It's about personal freedom! Thanks for listening! If you like the show please leave a review on iTunes: http://bit.do/richersoul https://www.facebook.com/richersoul http://richersoul.com/ rocky@richersoul.com Any financial advice is for educational purposes only and you should consult with an expert for your specific needs.
Today's Life's Black Belt is Jeff Leisawitz. Jeff burns with a mission— to inspire writers, artists, musicians, filmmakers, entrepreneurs (and everyone else) to amp up their creativity, heal their hearts and shine in the world.Jeff is an award-winning musician/ producer, a critically acclaimed author and internationally distributed filmmaker who has devoted his life to creativity. Not F*ing Around— the No Bullsh*t Guide for Getting Your Creative Dreams Off the Ground is Jeff’s first book and available here: https://www.amazon.com/Not-ing-Around-Getting-Creative/dp/0692899960/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1500397877&sr=8-1&keywords=leisawitzJeff and I discuss his life growing up in PA with his brothers and how lessons learned as a child still impact the man he is today. He discusses how he first fell in love with music and how that started a passion within him that still burns to this day. We review how to stay persistent through failures and let downs in life and to always go after what makes you happy. I hope you enjoy the podcast. The video version on this podcast can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYiQl8zOvmlbL79lkUYkkfAJeff is available for workshops and speaking gigs in the Seattle metro area and select cities across the country. Links to everything about Jeff, including his social media, books and film projects can be found on his home page https://jeffleisawitz.com Listeners of this podcast will receive three free chapters of Jeff's book and a complementary 15 minute coaching call. Just send him an email on his homepage.Don't forget to follow us on all forms of social media under @lifesblackbelts, you can also email me anytime at lifesblackbelts@gmail.com I appreciate your support and kindly request that you share the show with family and friends and take out a minute to give us a positive rating and comment on iTunes of wherever you listen to the show.
On this episode songwriting instructor, author and man of many hats Jeff Leisawitz. We talk about his job teaching songwriting at Pacific Lutheran University and his book available on Amazon (and other fine places) Not F*ing Around— The No Bullsh*t Guide For Getting Your Creative Dreams Off the Ground. TRACK LISTING: Recoil - Choke High School Sucks - Bronnie What I Want - Bad Waitress After the interview: Trash Talk - Brother Octopus
Jeff Leisawitz, the musician/ producer behind Electron Love Theory, is also the critically acclaimed author of the indie book Not F*ing Around— The No Bullsh*t Guide for Getting Your Creative Dreams Off the Ground. Jeff is an award-winning musician/ producer, a critically acclaimed author and internationally distributed filmmaker who has devoted his life to creativity. He’s released five studio albums and has landed thousands of music placements in film, TV and multimedia for clients like HBO, MTV, Discovery, Microsoft, NBC and many others. As the founding writer for Seattle’s taste-making alternative rock station 107.7 The End, he chronicled the alternative grunge scene in the 90s. Link to Not F*ing Around Link to Electron Love Theory
Jeff Leisawitz, the musician/ producer behind Electron Love Theory, is also the critically acclaimed author of the indie book Not F*ing Around— The No Bullsh*t Guide for Getting Your Creative Dreams Off the Ground. Jeff is an award-winning musician/ producer, a critically acclaimed author and internationally distributed filmmaker who has devoted his life to creativity. He’s released five studio albums and has landed thousands of music placements in film, TV and multimedia for clients like HBO, MTV, Discovery, Microsoft, NBC and many others. As the founding writer for Seattle’s taste-making alternative rock station 107.7 The End, he chronicled the alternative grunge scene in the 90s. Link to Not F*ing Around Link to Electron Love Theory
Writer, counselor, and all-around creator enabler Jeff Leisawitz shares tips, tricks, and stories to help get your creative goals airborne.
Inspired by guests Jeff Leisawitz (episode 89) and Dr. Dani Chesson (episode 91), Dr. Amy Climer shares the story of a big failure she experienced in 2006-2007. Most importantly, she talks about what she learned, what she would do differently, and how you can mitigate your risk on a project that might fail. What You'll Learn The story of Amy's failed art practice What Amy learned from being a professional artist Advice for starting a project that might fail [powerpress] Resources See Amy's art at: amyclimer.com The Deliberate Creative on C-suite Radio Leave a review on iTunes Transcript Feel like reading instead of listening? The transcript will be available in a few days. Note: The links on this page may be affiliate links. That means I get a small commission of your sale, at no cost to you. However, I only share links to products that I or my guests believe in. Enjoy them!
The NO Bullsh*t Guide to Making Your Indie Film with Jeff LeisawitzHave you ever been in a place where nothing is going right creatively? Do you ever feel like you are standing in your own way? Me too. Today's guest is author Jeff Leisawitz who wrote Not F*ing Around— the No Bullsh*t Guide for Getting Your Creative Dreams Off the Ground. This little pack quite a punch. I wanted to have Jeff on the show to drop some knowledge bombs to wake up the tribe a bit. To help you get out of you own way; to get you out of any creative rut. About the book: Can't quite get your creative juices flowing? The day job sucking your soul? Fizzled out before you put the finishing touches on your amazing creation? With relentless positivity, full-on authenticity and a punk rock thunder spirit, author Jeff Leisawitz pulls back the curtain on the creative process and reminds us that we are all creative SuperStars.It's time to get off the couch and get on the path. It's time to tap into the cosmic heartbeat that thumps in your chest and shines from your soul. It's time to get NFA!About Jeff Leisawitz: Jeff is an award-winning musician/ producer, a critically acclaimed author and internationally distributed filmmaker who has devoted his life to creativity.As the guy behind Electron Love Theory, Jeff fused interviews with Seattle’s WTO demonstrators into electronic music, garnering more than a quarter million downloads worldwide. Jeff has released five studio albums and has landed thousands of music placements in film, TV and multimedia for clients like HBO, MTV, Discovery, Microsoft, NBC and many others.As the founding writer for Seattle’s taste-making alternative rock station 107.7 The End, he chronicled the alternative grunge scene in the 90s.After training as a Life Coach and practicing NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Re-Patterning) Jeff landed a gig as an adjunct faculty member at Pacific Lutheran University— teaching college students to rock. (Seriously)When creative businesses, schools and organizations like Brown Paper Tickets, Tacoma School of the Arts, Gage Academy of Art, Northwest Film Forum and others need to amp up the creativity, Jeff leads workshops and events to fire up the creative spirit and empower people to tap into their true potential.Enjoy my conversation with Jeff Leisawitz.
Jeff Leisawitz is a musician, artist, and writer whose mission to to help everyone be more creative. His focus is on teaching the power of using creativity as a tool to be seen, expressed, and healed. What You'll Learn How he accidentally wrote a book The impact of creativity on the world Jeff's advice on getting more creative About Jeff Leisawitz Jeff Leisawitz burns with a mission—to inspire writers, artists, musicians and everyone else to amp up their creativity, heal their hearts, and shine in the world. Jeff is an award-winning musician/producer, a critically acclaimed author and internationally distributed filmmaker who has devoted his life to the art of creativity. As the guy behind Electron Love Theory, Jeff fused interviews with Seattle's WTO demonstrators into electronic music, garnering more than a quarter million downloads worldwide. Jeff has released five studio albums and has landed more than 5,000 music placements in film, TV and multimedia— including clients like HBO, MTV, Discovery, Microsoft, NBC and many others. As the founding writer for Seattle's taste-making alternative rock station 107.7 The End, he chronicled the alternative grunge scene in the 90s. After training as a Life Coach and practicing NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Re-Patterning) Jeff landed a gig as an adjunct faculty member at Pacific Lutheran University— teaching college students to rock. Seriously. When creative businesses and organizations like King County Library System, Brown Paper Tickets, Tacoma School of the Arts, Northwest Film Forum, Gage Academy, The Writers Store and others need an Awesome Infusion, Jeff leads workshops and events to fire up the creative spirit and empower people to tap into their true potential. Not F*ing Around— The No Bullsh*t Guide for Getting Your Creative Dreams Off the Ground is Jeff's first book. Resources Jeff Leisawitz's website Book: Not F*ing Around: The No Bullsh*t Guide for Getting Your Creative Dreams Off the Ground Camp Log-n-Twig (now closed) The Deliberate Creative on C-suite Radio Leave a review on iTunes Weekly Challenge Create a new habit! What would serve you well - writing 10 minutes a day, a drawing a day, a poem a day, look for more beauty in the world? Make that small change and reap the tremendous benefits. Transcript Feel like reading instead of listening? The transcript will be available in a few days. Note: The links on this page may be affiliate links. That means I get a small commission of your sale, at no cost to you. However, I only share links to products that I or my guests believe in. Enjoy them!
Jeff Leisawitz is an award-winning musician/producer, a critically acclaimed author and internationally distributed filmmaker who has devoted his life to creativity. He burns with a mission -- to inspire writers, artists, musicians, filmmakers, entrepreneurs (and everyone else) to amp up their creativity, heal their hearts and shine in the world. Not F*ing Around: The No Bullsh*t Guide for Getting Your Creative Dreams Off the Ground is Jeff's first book. Full shownotes: http://yourcreativepush.com/jeffl In this episode, Jeff discusses: -His early interest in music, photography, and writing. -The importance of focus when you have many creative impulses. -NLP and how it can aid creative people. -How creativity is a way for us to be seen, expressed and healed. -How to get past your inner critic. -Seeing your art as ephemeral and being willing to destroy it. -How the movie, Patterson inspired him to take up the daily practice of writing a poem. -The notion of building up resiliency to rejection. -The lessons that he learned from improve comedy such as “Yes, and….” -His advice for people to shift from the fucking around mindset to the not fucking around mindset. Jeff's Final Push will inspire you to create a habit, even if it is just five minutes a day. Quotes: “If you don’t focus on something, you’re never going to get very far in anything.” “Creativity is a way for us to be seen, expressed and healed in our lives.” “The inner critic is the super villain of the creative self.” “If you’re going to step out into the world as any kind of artist, you will be rejected most of the time. And that’s okay. The trick is to remember that you are not your creation.” Links mentioned: Not F*ing Around: The No Bullsh*t Guide for Getting Your Creative Dreams Off the Ground by Jeff Leisawitz What I learned from 100 days of rejection | Jia Jiang's TED Talk Connect with Jeff: Website / Book / Facebook / Instagram / Twitter On the next episode: Jennie Nash : Website / Author Accelerator Join the discussion in the Facebook group!
“Infuse and ignite the creativity in your business.” It’s the first step in any business when starting out: honing in on that one in a million business idea that will make an impact. Sometimes, however, the more we look at that idea or product we tend to get stuck in a cycle of self doubt. In this episode we are talking to musician, producer, author and critically acclaimed filmmaker Jeff Leisawitz on how rediscover your WHY. (5:35) “I believe it’s stepping back. It’s so easy to get sucked into the million things you have to do and all the problems and challenges and things like this. We sort of step into the forest so you can’t see the trees. So by stepping back in various ways and getting a different perspective on what you are doing, certainly it can help”--Jeff Leisawitz (9:04) “Playing to the most people is not always your best option. Right? Maybe it’s a better service to the customers you already have, maybe it's a better product that's more specifie. I don't know. Just consider that bigger is not always better. --Jeff Leisawitz (17:00) “It centers your power and the world is gonna react to what it does but you are stepping forward. It’s like, when people say my boss never gives me a raise. Ok, but that is externalizing your power. Your boss isn’t giving you the raise ok? Well that has nothing to do with it. What you need to think about is what you can do to get the raise!”--Jeff Leisawitz Connect with Jeff: http://jeffleisawitz.com https://www.facebook.com/AuthorJeffLeisawitz https://www.instagram.com/nfajeff/ https://twitter.com/nfajeff Connect with Kelly: www.kellyroachcoaching.com www.facebook.com/kellyroachinternational www.twitter.com/kellyroachint A HUGE thank you for listening to Unstoppable Success Radio! I would be so grateful if you left me a rating and review! My mission and goal is to serve you, my listeners, so please submit your questions for an upcoming #ask Kelly episode by emailing coaching@kellyroachcoaching.com or @kellyroachint or calling 610 910 3600 to submit your questions! Here's how I can help you achieve your goals: -How to build, scale and automate growth in your business:kellyroachcoaching.com/yes -Take your hobby, side hustle or new business quickly to the 100k mark: kellyroachcoaching.com/100k -Turbo charge your productivity, breakthrough overwhelm and the impact the profit in your business in 30 day or less kellyroachcoaching.com/higher-profits/ -Inquire about Private consulting and coaching by completing the application at: http://kellyroachcoaching.com/apply-now/ Get insider tips and resources only available to my private email community by texting IGNITE to 44222 or visiting kellyroachcoaching.com and selecting any of the exciting resources or trainings available for immediate download. Have you gotten your copy of UNSTOPPABLE: 9 Principles for Unlimited Success in Business and in Life at Amazon here NOW!
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This episode is an interview with Jeff Leisawitz (jeffleisawitz.com). Jeff is an award-winning musician/ producer, a critically acclaimed author and internationally distributed filmmaker. In this interview we talk about the healing power of creating something, why creativity is not a luxury item, and Jeff's online creativity workshops where he goes deep with the creative process. You can find out more about these workshops at http://jeffleisawitz.com/nfa-for-screenwrtiers-and-storytellers/
This episode is an interview with Jeff Leisawitz (jeffleisawitz.com). Jeff is an award-winning musician/ producer, a critically acclaimed author and internationally distributed filmmaker. In this interview we talk about the healing power of creating something, why creativity is not a luxury item, and Jeff's online creativity workshops where he goes deep with the creative process. You can find out more about these workshops at http://jeffleisawitz.com/nfa-for-screenwrtiers-and-storytellers/
Jeff Leisawitz burns with a mission—to inspire screenwriters, artists, filmmakers, musicians and every other creative human to amp up their creativity, heal their hearts and shine in the world. Jeff is an award-winning musician/ producer, a college instructor, a critically acclaimed author and internationally distributed filmmaker who has devoted his life to the art of creativity.The post Jeff Leisawitz, Musician-Producer-Writer-Teacher – Episode #18 appeared first on Storybeat with Steve Cuden.
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