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April 15, 2022
How to Move Beyond Your Talent and Into Your Purpose with Meachum L. Clarke, Gospel Artist / Creative Coach [TGGS 163]
True or False: Talent is all you need to succeed in today's creative industries.
If you ask our guest, Meachum L. Clarke, he would most certainly disagree – and he has the experience and passion to back up his perspective that talent means nothing without embracing your purpose and some key principles.
As a producer, worship pastor, gospel artist, vocal arranger and creative coach, Meachum has risen to the highest levels in the music industry and has become o...
April 11, 2022
How to Conquer your Fear of Creative Success [TGGS 162]
What do you do when the very thing you worked for also scares you to death?
When creatives dream big, it can be an exhilarating feeling to pursue that dream.
But when you start to see the reality of success, it can also paralyze you with fear of the unknown. In this Creative Checkup episode we discuss how to avoid allowing fear of success from getting in the way of your progress as a faith-focused creative.
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April 8, 2022
How to Become Your Own Creative Hero with Fish Lee, Comic Book Illustrator [TGGS 161]
In every superhero story, the main character has to face tremendous obstacles and overcome them in order to finally become the hero they were meant to be.
The same can be said for every creative artist, but especially for our guest on The God and Gigs Show, Fish Lee. He has endured an incredible ordeal in his health and his family, yet he has held on to his creative dream and is now inspiring others with his story.
Diagnosed with severe Tourette's syndrom...
April 4, 2022
Is Struggle Necessary In Order To Be An Authentic Creative? [TGGS 160]
As we launch our new Creative Checkup weekly episode format, we're sharing a question from one of our 360 members on whether creatives should want to “pray away' the pains that sometimes lead to our deepest creative expressions.
It's a question that many of us face when going through situations – whether God wants us to ‘use' the thing we're going through as inspiration, or if we're supposed to push past it and refuse to continue to allow that pain to have spac...
March 31, 2022
Act Like You Know: How to Follow God’s Plan for Your Creative Life w/ Kellianne Rae Jordan, Actor / Producer [TGGS 159]
When God calls you from the life you thought you would live – into an adventure of creative unknowns – you either run away, or run faster toward Him. Our guest did the latter.
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Award-winning actor, producer and writer Kellianne Rae Jordan has seen how quickly life can change, and she's mastered the art of learning how to follow God's leading even when her creative career seemed to be heading in a different direction.
A wife and mother of 4, Kellianne Rae...
March 24, 2022
5 Essential Steps to Consistently Complete Your Creative Projects [TGGS 158]
What does your creative process REALLY look like?
Do you hope for inspiration to strike, then try your best to get your idea from concept to reality?
Many creatives never closely examine the process they use to get their work into the world, which means they fail to build a consistent habit that can work for them every time inspiration strikes.
In this recording from our God and Gigs 360 Gold membership training, we share a 5 step process that can ensure that your ideas ...
March 16, 2022
How to Chase (and Achieve) Your God-Sized Creative Dream with NEDY, Singer-Songwriter [TGGS 157]
A guitar, a dream and a one-way ticket to Nashville.
It may sound like a beginning to a movie trailer, but it is the real-life story of our guest on The God and Gigs Show, inspirational singer-songwriter NEDY.
In this episode, this engaging and passionate artist shares how her faith, her tenacity and desire to turn negative experiences into positive change helped her pursue a God-given desire to become a singer and songwriter – and how you can do th...
March 14, 2022
Why Bad Times Are The Best Times to Push Forward as a Creative [TGGS 156]
Wars and rumors of wars…gas prices going sky high…you'd think times of uncertainty are the worst times to talk about making income, building influence or leaving an impact as a creative.
But you'd be mistaken.
In this Creative Checkup episode, you'll discover why you should actually embrace and push forward during times of cultural and economic crisis. As a creative, you have a unique opportunity to shine brighter and create more lasting change in your o...
March 3, 2022
Take Charge of Your Unique Creative Calling w/ Le’Andra McPhatter, Musician / Coach [TGGS 155]
What happens when your God-given creative dream becomes your greatest emotional and spiritual challenge?
Do you give up, or find a way to rise above it?
Our guest on today's episode not only overcame a tremendous spiritual and emotional hit that could have ended her story – she now leads others on her pathway of inspiration, entrepreneurship and motivation. And she's not yet 30 years old.
Le'Andra D. McPhatterA Story of Talent, Faith and Persistence ...
February 24, 2022
How to Develop Your 24/7 Business Mindset w/ Lem Bass, Entrepreneur / Musician [TGGS 154]
How do you get from point A of being a musician to point B of being a successful entrepreneur?
Our guest on Episode 154 of The God and Gigs Show, Lem Bass, has learned the ropes of both the music scene and the start-up business world, and now has proven he has the passion and motivation to show others how to pursue their entrepreneurial dreams.
Lem Bass is the founder and owner of 24/7 CEO, a business and platform dedicated to helping small business owners start their en...
