How do you make the holidays more meaningful and creative? This is my question for this short "ramekin" episode of the Thought Mixing Bowl podcast. Each ramekin episode I'll be sharing a story or idea that sparked a question in my mind which I'll then pass on to you to ponder. Share your thoughts and find more episodes at www.thoughtmixingbowl.com.

How do we combat not just the fear of failure but the fear of success? This is Carl Dunker's question that drives our conversation for this Thought Mixing Bowl podcast episode. Find Carl and share your thoughts with him at: Instagram: @carlthecopywriter Twitter: @Cdunker www.carlthecopywriter.com Find me and more of the project at: www.thoughtmixingbowl.com

Am I allowing myself to feel enough joy in my work? This is Emily Jane Steinberg's question that drives our conversation for this Thought Mixing Bowl podcast episode. Find Emily and share your thoughts with her at: www.emilyyes.com Twitter: @emilyjaneYES Instagram: @emilyjanesteinberg Find me and share your thoughts with me at: www.thoughtmixingbowl.com If you'd like to support TMB and join in "off-air" conversations about these questions around art and life, head on over to www.thoughtmixingbowl.com/support.

How do you know when something is finished? This is Elizabeth Alexander's question that drives our conversation for this Thought Mixing Bowl podcast episode. Find Elizabeth and share your thoughts with her at: www.elizabethalexanderstudio.com Find me and share your thoughts with me at: www.thoughtmixingbowl.com If you'd like to support TMB and join in "off-air" conversations about these questions around art and life, head on over to www.thoughtmixingbowl.com/support.

Are you using your creative superpowers for good? This is Mar Reyes' question that drives our conversation for this Thought Mixing Bowl podcast episode. Find Mar and share your thoughts with her at: www.marreyes.com Find me and share your thoughts with me at: www.thoughtmixingbowl.com If you'd like to support TMB, the creatives involved with TMB, or want to join in "off-air" conversations with TMBers about these questions around art and life, head on over to www.thoughtmixingbowl.com/support.

Are you making enough big personal environment changes? This is my question for this short "ramekin" episode of the Thought Mixing Bowl podcast. Each ramekin episode I'll be sharing a story or idea that sparked a question in my mind which I'll then pass on to you to ponder. Share your thoughts with me at www.thoughtmixingbowl.com. If you'd like to support TMB, the creatives involved with TMB, or want to join in "off-air" conversations with TMBers about these questions around art and life, head on over to www.thoughtmixingbowl.com/support.

Are you changing too many things? This is my question for this short "ramekin" episode of the Thought Mixing Bowl podcast. Each ramekin episode I'll be sharing a story or idea that sparked a question in my mind which I'll then pass on to you to ponder. Mentioned in today's episode: "Paradox of Choice" by Barry Schwartz, previous podcast episodes with Chandler Johnson ("Why Are People Afraid of Change?") and Jeff Hyde ("How and When Do You Scale and Grow?"). Share your thoughts with me at www.thoughtmixingbowl.com. If you'd like to support TMB, the creatives involved with TMB, or want to join in "off-air" conversations with TMBers about these questions around art and life, head on over to www.thoughtmixingbowl.com/support.

How and when do you scale and grow? This is Jeff Hyde's question that drives our conversation for this Thought Mixing Bowl podcast episode. Find Jeff and share your thoughts with him at: thecreativepath.us jeff@thecreativepath.us Find me and share your thoughts with me at: www.thoughtmixingbowl.com If you'd like to support TMB, the creatives involved with TMB, or want to join in "off-air" conversations with TMBers about these questions around art and life, head on over to www.thoughtmixingbowl.com/support.

Do you have a full picture of the influences in your life? This is my question for this short "ramekin" episode of the Thought Mixing Bowl podcast. Each ramekin episode I'll be sharing a story or idea that sparked a question in my mind which I'll then pass on to you to ponder. Share your thoughts with me at www.thoughtmixingbowl.com. If you'd like to support TMB, the creatives involved with TMB, or want to join in "off-air" conversations with TMBers about these questions around art and life, head on over to www.thoughtmixingbowl.com/support.

Are you practicing what you preach? This is my question for this short "ramekin" episode of the Thought Mixing Bowl podcast. Each ramekin episode I'll be sharing a story or idea that sparked a question in my mind which I'll then pass on to you to ponder. ---------------------------------- Share your thoughts with me at www.thoughtmixingbowl.com. If you'd like to support TMB, the creatives involved with TMB, or want to join in "off-air" conversations with TMBers about these questions around art and life, head on over to www.thoughtmixingbowl.com/support.

How do you find a mentor in the field of art? This is Luke Haynes' question that drives our conversation for this Thought Mixing Bowl podcast episode. ---------------------------------- Find Luke and share your thoughts with him at: lukehaynes.com Find me and share your thoughts with me at: www.thoughtmixingbowl.com If you'd like to support TMB, the creatives involved with TMB, or want to join in "off-air" conversations with TMBers about these questions around art and life, head on over to www.thoughtmixingbowl.com/support.

Are you a critic or a celebrator? This is my question for this short "ramekin" episode of the Thought Mixing Bowl podcast. Each ramekin episode I'll be sharing a story or idea that sparked a question in my mind which I'll then pass on to you to ponder. This time I was inspired by a bit from episode 89 of The James Altucher Show podcast with Maria Popova (I couldn't find a blog or website link to this, but you can just search on google or iTunes to play it on the platform you prefer). ---------------------------------- Share your thoughts with me at www.thoughtmixingbowl.com. If you'd like to support TMB, the creatives involved with TMB, or want to join in "off-air" conversations with TMBers about these questions around art and life, head on over to www.thoughtmixingbowl.com/support.

When you realize you're juggling too many balls, how do you reduce the number of balls? This is Emily Ann Peterson's question that drives our conversation for this Thought Mixing Bowl podcast episode. ---------------------------------- Find Emily and share your thoughts with her at: Website: www.emilyannpeterson.com Twitter: @emilyapeterson Instagram: @emilyannpete Facebook: @emilyannpeterson Find me and share your thoughts with me at: www.thoughtmixingbowl.com If you'd like to support TMB, the creatives involved with TMB, or want to join in "off-air" conversations with TMBers about these questions around art and life, head on over to www.thoughtmixingbowl.com/support. Photo by Scott Haydon (www.scotthaydon.com)

Where do we balance awareness and action? This is Chandler Johnson's question that drives our conversation for this Thought Mixing Bowl podcast episode. ---------------------------------- Find Chandler and share your thoughts with him at: www.kalimizzou.com Find more of me and share your thoughts with me at: www.thoughtmixingbowl.com If you'd like to support TMB, the creatives involved with TMB, or want to join in "off-air" conversations with TMBers about these questions around art and life, head on over to www.thoughtmixingbowl.com/support.

How do you get meaningful feedback in a digital world? This is my question for this short "ramekin" episode of the Thought Mixing Bowl podcast. Each ramekin episode I'll be sharing a story or idea that sparked a question in my mind which I'll then pass on to you to ponder. ---------------------------------- Share your thoughts with me at www.thoughtmixingbowl.com. If you're a curious and creative person and want to become part of the deeper TMB community, head over to www.thoughtmixingbowl.com/support to learn about joining in group discussions with other TMBers about questions around art and life. If you'd like to support TMB and the mission to give a platform for talking about the overlooked questions and helping creatives, please also check out www.thoughtmixingbowl.com/support. Half of the support keeps these questions and conversations coming and the other half goes directly towards helping other creatives and their projects.