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UnstuckDaily Creative #23 - Knowing When to PauseSometimes it’s worth pausing and asking ourselves for a moment if a project shouldn’t be paused, or even stopped. It’s very easy to prefer to just keep going. There can be comfort in that, but also risks. Checking in every now and then with ourselves is very much worth it - Unstuck is a podcast about how we often get ourselves stuck in all sorts of ways, in particular as freelancers and creative people.
Andri2023-12-0704 min
UnstuckDaily Creative: Emotions: the hidden storyRationalising something is often the go to tool to be able to understand something. A muscle well exercised and tied to reason and logic. Emotions, ours and those of others, are an undercurrent of everything we think and do, and yet we often ignore or dismiss them. Emotions are there to protect us, and are often part of our personal story, and give shape to our character, both inwards and outwards. Knowing them better, recognising them, and acknowledging how we or others feel can be such a key part of understanding our stories - Unstuck is a podcast about how...2023-12-0606 min
UnstuckDaily Creative #21 - PrioritiesPriority management is challenging. Which stakeholder do we prioritise for? What if it clashes severely with our own priority? Try looking at the situation from a few key angles. Combine the result with your own personal priority. You might get closer to a balance of priorities - Unstuck is a podcast about how we often get ourselves stuck in all sorts of ways, in particular as freelancers and creative people.
Andri2023-12-0506 min
UnstuckDaily Creative #20 - Experiment when helpingSometimes the tried and tested way isn’t the only way. Sometimes the obvious won’t cut it. Sometimes a little (kind) experiment can deliver unexpected results - Unstuck is a podcast about how we often get ourselves stuck in all sorts of ways, in particular as freelancers and creative people.
Andri2023-12-0404 min
UnstuckDaily Creative #19 - How are you feeling?How do you feel? It’s a generous, kind act to ask this question, to ourselves and to others. Mental health is a world/concept I’m slowly getting to know better, and I should stress I’m not a professional of any kind, and do please seek one when in any doubt. What I can say is that it’s a place which can give back so much. It’s often intimidating and difficult, and takes time, but it can bring so many good things with it. Being anyone is tough, a challenge. Sharing those challenges and being honest about them...2023-12-0107 min
UnstuckDaily Creative #18 - Ask don’t TellTry asking questions more. In your personal life, in your professional relationships, and to those you seek to help / your customers. It shows both respect and interest, and is an incredibly generous act - Unstuck is a podcast about how we often get ourselves stuck in all sorts of ways, in particular as freelancers and creative people.
Andri2023-11-3002 min
UnstuckDaily Creative #17 - How does your character affect your work?There are so many almost invisible ways our characters affect how we do our work, how we are with who we are seeking to help, and the expectations and hopes that go hand in hand with our work. How does your personality affect your work? Unstuck is a podcast about how we often get ourselves stuck in all sorts of ways, in particular as freelancers and creative people.
Andri2023-11-2903 min
UnstuckDaily Creative #16 - BandwidthBandwidth - our capacity as individuals, professionals or organisations is limited - spend it wisely. Unstuck is a podcast about how we often get ourselves stuck in all sorts of ways, in particular as freelancers and creative people.
Andri2023-11-2802 min
UnstuckDaily Creative #15 - Shout about your workIf we do good work, we should be comfortable shouting about it. If we seek to help or inspire people with what we do, there has to be a mechanism for getting it to them with confidence (and class, ideally). It’s a kindness rather than a violent act, even though for all sorts of reasons it can feel like the latter. Fear, shame, imposter syndrome, there are so many “good” reasons we default to in order to avoid potential pain and disappointment. These aren’t always helpful however. Not if we want to grow and help others grow as we do so...2023-11-2709 min
UnstuckDaily Creative #14 - WorkflowWhat’s your ideal workflow? Is there such a thing? - Unstuck is a podcast about how we often get ourselves stuck in all sorts of ways, in particular as freelancers and creative people.
Andri2023-11-2404 min
UnstuckDaily Creative #13 - Knowing yourself is so helpfulKnowing ourselves better as individuals can help so much. In understanding better how and why we expect things to be a certain way, why we react the way we do in particular situations. Knowing ourselves better is perhaps one the richest most powerful ways of helping ourselves. It can seem scary at times, and this is normal. Step by step it’s possible to get to know ourselves better slowly and deliberately and by doing so reap huge rewards in all parts of our lives, professionally and personally - Unstuck is a podcast about how we often get ourselves stuck in...2023-11-2304 min
UnstuckDaily Creative #12 - StopStop for a moment. How do you feel? Take a moment. Amidst the pressures we put ourselves under, or that come from the external world, it’s important we stop and give ourselves a bit of mindful space. Sometimes you’ll stop and notice built up tension, somewhere in your body or your breathing. These can be from old habits - ways of being that might not help us in the here and now. When we stop, sometimes we can let go of them, and slowly release our grip, our tension. I’m not a psychologist but in this episode I touc...2023-11-2202 min
UnstuckDaily Creative #11 - How can I find joy in what I’m doing?How can we find joy in what we do? It’s a question as well as a prompt/challenge. I think we need that prompt sometimes to remember to enjoy the parts of what we do that we find difficult or would rather not do. At the very least it can be a reminder to be kind to ourselves and those we work with / make things for as, well, it just makes everything a lot easier. There could be many avenues to doing so; gratitude, humour, or an inane little sticker with a smiley on it. These can be invitations to...2023-11-2103 min
UnstuckDaily Creative #10 - Show up for yourself with loveIt’s sometimes easier to help others than it is to help ourselves. Try starting with a little love for yourself and you might be able to show up more often - Unstuck is a podcast about how we often get ourselves stuck in all sorts of ways, in particular as freelancers and creative people.
Andri2023-11-2005 min
UnstuckDaily Creative #9 - How can I Best be of Service to those I seek to Help?How can we best (I stress this word) be of service to those we seek to help? Being a solopreneur, entrepreneur and teacher involves stopping every now and then to decide where to focus our resources and how to deploy our skills to best help our customers, tribe members and supporters. I come back to the question regularly, and finding an objective answer can be truly challenging. Mix in the usual tug of war in one’s brain between various egos and you have a truly interesting scenario. In the end though perhaps it’s simple: what might we do less...2023-11-1706 min
UnstuckDaily Creative #8 - Brand LoyaltyBrands are akin to people at times. There can be a sense of loyalty between a brand and a consumer. We have expectations of brands which are people-like at times. We often accept or assign values to them which if not met can lead to an impressively strong emotional reaction. This goes for me as a consumer and as a creator, and in both directions as I have my own “brands” which I cultivate. How do we as creators or entrepreneurs meet these expectations? I think we have to start with how we would like to be treated as a cust...2023-11-1607 min
UnstuckDaily Creative #7 - RelationshipsRelationships of all kinds, personal, creative or business are uniquely challenging things. They are downright fascinating in fact. There is always so much to learn and to consider. So many different angles to consider. And yet there are also those relationships that need changing, and this is ignored at our peril. Ultimately I suppose that we can only really manage how we ourselves are in the world, and aim to make it clear what we hope for in our relationships of all kinds - Unstuck is a podcast about how we often get ourselves stuck in all sorts of ways...2023-11-1507 min
UnstuckDaily Creative - Focus has different flavoursFocus isn’t always calm and zen. Focus can also be full of energy, almost nervous, statically charged by events in the outside world. Sometimes this can be useful. Being able to embrace and lean on certain different kinds of focus can be useful. Perhaps it’s worth making space for these different kinds of energies, akin to putting our mind into different gear. In an ideal world I feel I’d like to be zen, calm, and full of abundant energy for what I’m doing. Since the world isn’t yet ideal and neither am I, I suppose I should s...2023-11-1404 min
UnstuckDaily Creative - Everybody’s human after allEveryone is sensitive and human. We can expect from everyone and of course ourselves moments when the balance of what is said or what is felt is challenging. It’s easy to forget how powerfully we as human beings can be nudged or even pushed into a feeling or state of mind that we’d rather not occupy. Being mindful of this, and generous towards ourselves and others helps. Our nervous system is set up and ready to look for danger, and can be triggered without us noticing or being able to calm it down quickly enough. Breathing exercises do too...2023-11-1304 min
UnstuckDaily Creative - Self vs ProductTurning ourself or what we know or so into a product is tough, especially on our own. We can help by recognises the parts of ourselves or characteristics of our personality (or personalities) which can help, and others that we might choose to recognise but save their energy for elsewhere. Working on our own involves finding a balance between sometimes conflicting elements within ourselves, while also not suppressing them entirely. They might be telling us something useful. Unstuck is a podcast about how we often get ourselves stuck in all sorts of ways, in particular as freelancers and creative people.
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UnstuckDaily Creative: Change = FrictionFor anything to change in the universe, there is some kind of friction, energy exchange or metamorphosis necessary. This is the same for our projects, creative or entrepreneurial. If we recognise that this is a healthy and natural part of the change we seek, we might learn to love it. We are growing a garden and our projects are our plants. They need tending, they need care. Unstuck is a podcast about how we often get ourselves stuck in all sorts of ways, in particular as freelancers and creative people. Take care out there.
Andri2023-11-1004 min
UnstuckDaily Creative: Resistance overcomeToday I moved past resistance. Not completely, but enough to get going. A small step of many more steps ahead. There are so many things to say about resistance, a concept popularised by Steven Pressfield in his very enjoyable and provocative book “the war of art” (thanks Oscar for the recommendation). I don’t have the definitive answer to it from that book or anywhere else, but I do have some ideas, and it’s less mysterious than it used to be - About this podcast: Unstuck is a podcast about how we often get ourselves stuck in all sorts of ways...2023-11-0811 min
UnstuckDaily Creative: I need my “self” to turn up todayToday I’m embarking on the next stage of a big project. And I’m feeling unsure if the version of my self that I need today will turn up. I can feel resistance. I’ve had a conversation with myself about this already. Now I need to turn up. Here’s a short reflection on that. Unstuck is a podcast about how we often get ourselves stuck in all sorts of ways, in particular as freelancers and creative people.2023-11-0708 min
UnstuckQuestions about my Creative Career (with Trevor Rutherford)Unstuck is a podcast about how we creative types (artists, freelancers, entrepreneurs) often get ourselves stuck in all sorts of ways.
After another longish pause, I'm back. I was contacted recently by a musician, composer, and sound designer Trevor Rutherford. The subject line was "Questions about your Creative Career". I asked him if we could have a conversation about this as a podcast episode, in the hope that if anything of use was said that we might share that with others, and a few weeks later here we are. I really enjoyed this conversation, covering large parts of my creative...2023-10-181h 09
UnstuckUnstuck: bird by birdUnstuck is a podcast about how we often get ourselves stuck in all sorts of ways, in particular as freelancers and creative people.
And we're back... after almost 3 years I'm finally making that second episode of season 2. Here's the short version of the story: after my sense of flow and un-stuckness back in April 2020 and episode 1, I found myself stuck again in 2022. A suggestion by my brother, Stefan, got me going again, and got me unstuck. So here's a discussion with him about that process. My warm thanks to him for helping me so much with his suggestion, and for...2023-02-0329 min
UnstuckUnstuck: In the corona crisis, there are many things we can’t change. Focus on what you CAN change.While I’m quite used to a relatively solitary life, especially in my work, the corona crisis is surely the director’s cut; longer, more challenging, and with unexpected new angles that only the diehard fans would watch.
In short, I’ve been struggling to make my online school, a project that lay dormant for years but that now has found the perfect time to be created, thanks to all of my other work vanishing over a day or two.
Happily I’m now in my flow, and making a lot of classes and content. I talk about how I’ve beaten...2020-04-2212 min
UnstuckWhy failing is often succeeding - the failure might be “headline news” but the story is what mattersIn this podcast about getting unstuck as a creative person, I had set myself the target to make one episode a day. With no end in sight, I inevitably tripped up and failed. Here’s why that’s absolutely fine, and a reminder to look past the simplistic headline of “I failed” and understand why you can now move on, much the better for it. I’ve started many projects that then arguably failed, and I’m quite glad they did. This is the last episode in the first series. I’ll continue making my vlog on my YouTube channel, look for my na...2020-02-1707 min
UnstuckTake on one thing at a time, juggle too quickly and you’ll drop one,and it might be the valuable oneIn conjunction with this podcast I’ve also started making a weekly blog, and weekly music videos, ignoring my own advice of making proper time for things and keeping them modest in their ambition. Turns out we keep having to learn our own lessons :)2020-02-1306 min
UnstuckReduce choice - by having fewer decisions to make you free up space for more important things.I once heard that Barack Obama kept just two suits - grey or blue - meaning that he could just choose one or the other and get onto more important decisions. Steve Jobs just had one outfit. What they were doing was taking a few decisions out or simplifying them so that they could avoid losing any mental energy on them. I’ve been doing the same by organising my week in such a way that I don’t face decisions about what to do on any particular day. I’ve also reduced my wardrobe! Applying this principle to various parts...2020-02-1104 min
UnstuckProtect one thing - ‘Sacrifice’ another.Over coffee with a filmmaker I realised that I’ve taken one passion (photography) and ‘sacrificed’ certain aspects of it, in order to protect my other passion, making music. By verbalising this I’ve seen that this has made so much space in my life and ‘creative soul’ and is a compromise I’ve come to accept. Often when talking to people frustrated by their current career, they tell me they’d like to find ‘that one thing’ that they can do to both feel fulfilled as well as paying the bills. In this episode I ask the question if we shouldn’t find ‘t...2020-02-0708 min
UnstuckIt’s Now or Never. Just let it Go. Get Loose. Why sometimes you just have to take a leap of faith.The last two weeks I’ve achieved more than in the last two years. By this I mean those projects I cared, thought and talked about the most. I actually can’t tell you exactly what came over me. But I can tell you this. It feels great. Now, I’m a firm believer in taking a brief look at the risks involved in doing anything, well, risky, but ultimately everything is a judgement call in that respect. Taking a hold of our passions in life and giving them some oxygen and giving them a chance is a risk worth taking...2020-02-0705 min
UnstuckWrite down the moments you felt you came closest to doing what you love in life. This is a huge clueA few moments in my life changed everything. They were actually very humble, very calm, and full of reflection. The first time was in Italy, sitting in a café, and I decided to write down the moments or projects where I had felt closest to “me”, closest to doing what I want to do in life. That first time already gave me many clues of the directions I should explore further. The second and third times, the list became shorter and shorter, and the answer more and more clear. In the end I was faced with that which I had perha...2020-02-0509 min
UnstuckYou’re not alone - and - your time and energy are precious; define and defend them.While it might feel like we’re alone in our “stuckness”, it just ain’t true. I’ve had really nice feedback from people reaching out from various corners of my life sharing how this topic affects them, and it gives me energy to not only continue, but to know that it’s such a shared feeling. Of course being stuck can take many forms, but what often links almost all of them are time and energy - we often have too little of either of them. The answer is to take stock of our lives and actually and honestly check whethe...2020-02-0409 min
UnstuckPut. It. Away. Put your phone out of reach, and get seriously unstuck.My phone has slowly but surely sabotaged my ability to concentrate and get things done. Finding a place to put it, out or reach and out of mind, has made be happier and more productive. When I do reach for it I know I’ve “earned” it, and I quickly yearn to get back to my projects.2020-02-0306 min
UnstuckIf there’s something getting you down, that you can’t control, put it a box!For the last 3 years I’ve been tormenting myself with one topic (Brexit and my future in Belgium, where I live) and it’s drained me of energy for so much else. Here I talk about the way I found to stop letting it block everything else in my life.2020-01-3112 min
UnstuckDo the opposite of your usual instincts & habits that get you stuck, you’ll be pleasantly surprisedThis podcast is about how we often get bogged down or stuck by our own internal instincts, thought processes and habits.
I left my carefully curated career in architecture six years ago and I’ve been gradually getting myself ever more unstuck since, becoming happier and getting closer to a work/life balance that I really value. I’m a musician and photographer but I also work in quite a few other fields. I’d like to share what I’ve learned, and what I’m learning ——- This episode is about sharing what’s happened since I’ve started doing the opposite...2020-01-3010 min
UnstuckSaying yes and saying no, and mental bandwidth; ways to not get stuckOver the years I’ve seen that creating a framework for how you say yes or no to work and to obligations in general is a fantastic way of avoiding getting stuck in the first place. Furthermore if you’re open and honest about these with yourself and others, you experience far fewer problems down the line. Another thing to keep in mind is mental bandwidth, and this relates to the actual amount of data and decisions that our brains can handle before they run out of capacity to deal with things that might be much more important to ourselves. You...2020-01-2911 min
UnstuckI give one of my biggest tips of the last years for getting unstuck, something that really saved me!In this, episode 5 of unstuck, I share the habit that, after some years, has helped me get to decide what it is I want to do, concentrate and commit to it, and in turn get so much done. It involves a simple way of putting certain projects on certain days, and taking that as a contract with yourself to do exactly those things. After some years it’s become something I think I’d struggle to live without. The best thing about it? It’s dead simple. Come get unstuck with me! For my youtube channel look me up under Andri 2020-01-2812 min
UnstuckToday I really got unstuck. I started that thing I’ve struggled with for a year or more.A quick update on my level of unstuckness - I manage to really get something done, and it feels fantastic. Listen in and check out the result on my YouTube channel (Andri Søren)2020-01-2706 min
UnstuckI go for another walk, structure my thoughts (and day) and share some recent discoveries.In this episode I talk about some recent discoveries I’ve made that help me get unstuck (or avoid getting stuck in the first place) this year, along with a walk through the centre of Brussels. Enjoy!2020-01-2411 min
UnstuckI go for a walk. Make basic mistakes, talk about success, Brussels, and David makes me some teaOk so first an apology - this episode didn’t at all go to plan because I didn’t realise the built in recording on this app would ignore the stereo recording I was trying to do. There is a small break near the start where I explain that, which is also a bit louder than the rest (which is very quiet in general). BUT - that’s not what’s important here - what’s important is that I made a second recording and put it out there! I touch upon a few topics, such as reaction to my first podc...2020-01-2324 min
UnstuckThis is me snapping out of my mental funk & getting unstuck. 🦹🏼♂️I usually think about something for a lo(oooo)ng time before doing anything, if doing anything at all. I want to do things super well, I want to analyse everything about them first, and then spend forever making something perfect. I’m also scared of failure, but probably equally scared of success. Today after eating my home-made rice bowl, I just “snapped”, downloaded a podcasting app (Anchor) and just hit record, and here we are. I also sneezed, so watch those eardrums! I talk about how I’ve been struggling to keep making youtube videos for my channel, and I try re...2020-01-2210 minUnstuckUnstuck (Trailer)2020-01-2100 min
Radio LabCulture Change Makers : Bruxelles, terrain de jeu d'une scène alternativeCulture Change Makers : Bruxelles, terrain de jeu d'une scène alternative
Avec :
Andri Søren Haflidason, FTRSND collective & BEM festival, BE
Brice Deloose, FTRSND collective & BEM festival, BE
Lorenzo Serra, Listen Festival, BE
Modération : Serge Coosemans, Focus Vif, BE
La scène underground bruxelloise foisonne d’initiatives culturelles et musicales qui repensent leur rapport à la ville, à son espace et à son patrimoine local. Focus sur ces nouvelles générations d’acteurs innovants qui cherchent à réinventer la vie culturelle locale en prenant la ville comme terrain de jeu.
Crédit photo : Brice Robert2017-09-2756 min