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".
In this conversation we talk about:
00:00 About this week's episode - living a fulfilling life, fearlessly, as a creative
07:30 Introducing Jeff Leisowitz
17:10 Jeff speaks from the heart to creators
21:20 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 Ground
28:00 The importance of feedback and evaluating what's working and what isn't working
30:27 Jeff's definition of confidence and the origins of joy
32:00 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 & Jules
Other Episodes mentioned:
Mo Gawdat on Care More Be Better (28:30): https://caremorebebetter.com/scary-smart-how-artificial-intelligence-will-change-our-world-with-mo-gawdat-bestselling-author/
