My husband is constantly rolling his eyes in my general direction regarding some new idea I have that make our lives more interesting. I am a glass half full type of person in general, but often find myself reaching, searching, climbing, and perspiring for the next big idea. Sometimes my intention is to earn more money, more often it is something that inspires me, intrigues me, and moves me towards action. A few times my passion and creativity has aligned with making money (the best of both worlds, yes?). I’m no dummy. This is the goal. I don’t love the idea of the starving artist. I love the idea of being so good at something, believing in something so much, offering something to someone that very few people can, or coming up with the idea first, that people are moved to pay for it.

That’s just one part…money. It’s not the only part, of course. If it were, I would go out and get a job where I had to wear clothes from Ann Taylor, rather than my typical Lululemon. The other major part is the design of my lifestyle. It is super important to me that I be spend a majority of my time with my son. It has become increasingly more important that I take care of my health. It is of the utmost importance that I don’t spend my days concentrating on the negative, but rather allowing and enjoying experiences for what they are: stages of my life that ebb and flow. I try to practice creative habits daily.

Creative habits can be found in keeping a clean house (horribly hard for me, but I’ve almost conquered it!), cooking a healthy, organic (currently yeast-free) meal for the family that all of us will eat and costs under $10, making a living doing what you love to do, (which will still feel like work despite what you think), or raising a well-rounded child.

In the end, who knows what this podcast will be. Hopefully entertaining, informative, dumb, cute, sexy and will eventually bring us fame, fortune, and praise far exceeding any expectations that we currently have in our tiny creative brains.

Also, I don’t really look great on TV so audio is way better.

There have been a few turning points in my life when I nearly derailed myself because I was unable to see (and accept) a possibility that seemed unattainable. Historically, the things I want the most seem the most impossible.

Back in the year 2000 when my friend David Escalante came to me with an idea to break a Guinness World Record. I thought he was crazy. But instead of letting that defensiveness paralyze me, I opened my mind. I had been interested in roller coasters and Guinness World Records since I was 12 years old and even though it was hard for me to believe I could achieve that kind of dream-fulfillment, I took the leap. Less than a year later our brainchild was realized as Guinness Record Project (code name: GRP).

This pattern repeated itself when Molly and I wrote BECOMING BRITNEY. It seemed outrageous at first to think we would eventually have a world premiere in New York City…followed by a hit Bay Area production…and eventually an award for our script.

And of course, the grandmother of all heretofore unrealized dreams was my transition from male to female. All my life I told myself I couldn’t…I shouldn’t…I can’t…I won’t. Once I recognized the pattern around the philosophy “Never say never”, I was able to move forward with that as well.

To me, opening up one’s mind to all possibilities is the very definition of creativity. Keeping an open mind and making that a practice is the first and most important step to living with authenticity.

I am a huge fan of podcasting and now this is the next dream I want to fulfill. Here we go…hang on tight everybody.

Let’s see where this goes!!