Being Creative
This podcast is a conversation about the journey of discovering the value of creativity through the stories of success and failure
Episodes
Wednesday Sep 18, 2024
The One Thing You Need To Be a Great Leader and Why Most People Suck At It
Wednesday Sep 18, 2024
Wednesday Sep 18, 2024
Welcome to Being Creative! Today’s episode is about the one thing you need to be a great leader...and why most people suck at it.
I've got 3 stories of leaders to share with you, a great leader, a terrible leader and one of my own…I’m glad you’re here
Sunday Aug 04, 2024
Sunday Aug 04, 2024
Religious leaders, Arts Councils, social media influencers...I'm throwing everyone under the bus in this episode about the smartest and stupidest things I've been told, and how they changed my life, and why it matters to you.
Tuesday May 07, 2024
The Key to an Amazing Life (Can You Guess)
Tuesday May 07, 2024
Tuesday May 07, 2024
This lil podcast episode is full of lofty ambition with the gumption to get up off it's tukis and inspire listeners to live amazing lives. Let me know if it succeeds.
Saturday Feb 24, 2024
A Deceitful Christian Used Car Salesman, a Lesbian Folk Group & a Narcissist
Saturday Feb 24, 2024
Saturday Feb 24, 2024
This episode features 3 stories that will surely entertain you.
1. Dave the Deceptive Christian Used Car Salesman Who Seemed Heaven Sent (but turned out to be from the other place)
2. Touring with Canada’s Most Successful Lesbian Folk Group - Why It Was the Worst Experience in the Moment AND the Most Life-Changing Moving Forward
3. Being Creative with the most Narcissistic Narcissist who ever Narcissisted
Monday Feb 19, 2024
The Dead Internet, Rise of AI, and the Power of Asking Questions
Monday Feb 19, 2024
Monday Feb 19, 2024
In this episode we dive down the rabbit hole into a warren of thoughts and ideas that may or may not be connected...from the dead internet theory, to computer gurus and the value of asking questions.
Friday Feb 09, 2024
Surviving a Crisis: Reflections on Life & What It's All About
Friday Feb 09, 2024
Friday Feb 09, 2024
This episode is about a road trip that involved dodgeball, mini vans, 911 & ambulances and the question that haunts the ER...what's it all about?
Sunday Jan 21, 2024
Stories that will Save your Sanity in a World of A.I. Illusions
Sunday Jan 21, 2024
Sunday Jan 21, 2024
True Stories, real talk about real people and the courage to be honest in the pursuit of adding value to the world in everything we create.
Enjoy!
Articles Referenced
Huge Proportion of Internet is AI-Generated Slime, Researchers Find
Nearly 50 News Websites are AI-Generated' a study says. Would I Be Able to Tell?
SONGS FOR SCHOOLS - Music Resources for Elementary Schools Produced by Rik Leaf
Saturday Jan 13, 2024
Detoxing Culture: What You Must Do To Create a Safe Space For Yourself & Others
Saturday Jan 13, 2024
Saturday Jan 13, 2024
Do you know why creativity is the key to success? Do you know the #1 thing everyone needs, but not everyone has, to be creative? Do you know what to do to help?
That's what this episode is about.
Let me know what you think.
Friday Jan 05, 2024
Friday Jan 05, 2024
This episode was fuelled by dark roast coffee, revelations gleaned from 70s glam rock and a collection of suppressed childhood memories from a religious upbringing.
Saturday Dec 30, 2023
Self-Sabotage: How To Win The Battle When You’re Your Own Worst Enemy
Saturday Dec 30, 2023
Saturday Dec 30, 2023
Hurtling headlong into 2024 one thing is certain...it's going to be messy, there will be obstacles to overcome and you can't afford to be your biggest enemy.
Which is why we need to have this creative conversation!
Being Creative with Rik Leaf
Welcome to Being Creative where I explore creativity & innovation through the stories of people like you, or not like you at all.
Creativity has something to do with everything from problem-solving & conflict resolution to team-building & resiliency. The trick is tapping into your unique talents, gifts, abilities, education & experience so you can see yourself & the world with 'new eyes'