Today we chat with author & ted talk speaker Hannah Brencher. Hannah discusses the benchmarks of calling yourself a writer and how the not knowing is tied to insecurities and what-ifs in her experience.

"What if I'm not good at the thing I love more than anything in this world?"

Today we talk with the one and only, Meg Kissack. Meg is host of the Couragemakers Podcast and creator of That Hummingbird Life, an online community offering 100+ practical and rebel-rousing posts about creativity, courage and dream-chasing, and what it means to show up in the world and own, live and share your story. She's also a life coach and has almost a decade of experience in project development, community development, activism and campaigns.

"I think the messy middle for me has been perseverance and I think that can be the scariest thing."

Allison writes books, helps people "write books, and believes that a regular writing practice can help change your life."

She is a best-selling author, public speaker, and founder of Find Your Voice, which helps people write books, especially those who wouldn't call themselves a writer.

She helps people clarify what they want to write about and has witnessed physical and tangible changes when you write every day.

We discuss the Imposter Syndrome Epidemic and tells the story of a NY Times bestselling author not feeling qualified.

Visual artist Josie Lewis joins us today to share what happened after she experienced tragedy, lost motivation, and then found flow.

She shares how the act of pulling out her watercolors and painting shapes and rainbows changed her life and how the internet found her the very first time she posted a time lapse online. Billions of views later, she has found her people and inspired countless people to find flow for themselves.

Meet Taylor Hughes, magician and comedian extraordinaire! Six years ago, Taylor left his job in youth ministry and realized that he, along with his wife and two young daughters, had about "6 weeks left until we have nothing." Faced with this challenge before him, he decided to "go for it".

Mary Hyatt is someone everyone needs to know! She is a life and mindset coach, born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee who works with female entrepreneurs, helping them find a balance between masculine and feminine energy and helping them get turned back on for life. She hosts the amazing Living Fully Alive podcast that we highly recommend!

Mary Caroline Russell is an entertainment photographer who started shooting with disposable cameras ten years ago while living in a small Texas town. Now she travels the world with musicians on tours.

She shares with us how she built this career without knowing it was even an option, how she got her start back in those myspace days, and why handling each job with care makes a difference.

We discuss why knowing your gear well is better than having all the gear, what tour life and being around people 24/7 is really like, and the importance of having community and surrounding yourself with people who will tell you the truth.

Dr. Jerome specializes in complex, unresolved cases, and in general, teaches people how to use and strengthen their brain. Additionally, he is the author of Whole-Identity: A Brain-Based Enneagram Model for (W)holistic Human Thriving.

Dr. Jerome gets really vulnerable with us about why he became a doctor after being a patient for 20 years and suffering debilitating migraines during that time and still today. He shares that his goal is to help find everyone some sort of improvement in their pain.

After experiencing severe burnout and losing "my passion for what I do", Audrey pursued "a path of joy", trying many different new things. Music was the thing that stuck.

She talks with us about how scary it is to be a beginner at something after having proficiency in another craft.

She shares a hilarious story about how even her friend and neighbor Jeff Bridges gets nervous, but, in his words, "the experience makes it all worth it."

Audrey smartly shares that, "It's okay to be afraid," and explains how nerve is a great tool to keep you present and paying attention.

For the last several years, Christian has been country music superstar Maren Morris' drummer. He tells us all about what it was like to achieve goals he had set for himself (like Playing late night shows, to name a big one!)

We talk about the calculated risk that came from leaving his former band, Crowder.

Christian has lots to say about knowing when and when not to Pivot and being all the way in on whatever you're doing, including why you shouldn't have a back up Plan.

Today we speak with Deeann Rieves - a mixed media, abstract artist who has an intricate process that includes painting, stitching, and working with collage.

We were so encouraged hearing the stories of how her high school and college teachers, as well as her parents and grandparents were a huge source of support and encouragement to her, especially in the beginning when she wasn't sure if she would ever make a living with art.

Natalie tells us all about the process of opening this business, from finding the perfect location to securing a loan, and taking on 100% of the risk herself.

She explains why it's okay not to celebrate everything all the time, and why NO's are okay. We also chat about her biggest, scariest dreams and what ultimately motivates her more than anything.

"Everybody has a different definition of hard."