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Author: KJ Bell

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Join host KJ Bell each week as he explores issues surrounding creativity in writing, music, and life.
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Episode 41 - Power

Episode 41 - Power

2018-05-0827:40

This week KJ Bell tackles the topic of power. Listen as he talks about how we often have more power than we know, why creating is a powerful thing, and how our craft can power us.
Episode 40 - Lost

Episode 40 - Lost

2018-05-0119:12

KJ Bell and An Other Way return after weeks away. Listen as KJ delves into the recent reasons he found himself lost in life, and the steps he's taking to make his way back.
Episode 39 - Identity

Episode 39 - Identity

2018-01-1036:29

In this week's episode, host KJ Bell discusses identity. Listen as he talks about identity crises major and minor, why working on one's identity is a good thing to do, and some ways to do so.
Episode 38 - Criticism

Episode 38 - Criticism

2018-01-0326:10

This week host KJ Bell breaks down a hijacking. Listen as he details how the word criticism has been warped by our culture and how it isn't always the bad thing we think it is.
Episode 37 - Anger

Episode 37 - Anger

2017-12-1221:46

This week on AOW, host KJ Bell tackles anger. He talks about how anger shouldn't be dismissed, and how to use it as a tool. Listen as he mixes his own experiences with ideas from Julia Cameron, Ava DuVernay, and the late great Joan Rivers.
This week KJ Bell takes on the related topics of better and best. Listen as he talks about constantly trying to get better at our practices, the idea that all of us are doing the best we can, and how to integrate those ideas into our work.
Episode 35 - Perfect

Episode 35 - Perfect

2017-11-2224:00

This week, KJ Bell takes aim at perfectionism. Listen as he describes his own experiences with it, and the revelation that we should work on perfecting ourselves rather than trying to be perfect.
Episode 34 - Safety

Episode 34 - Safety

2017-11-1522:39

This week, KJ Bell talks about safety. Listen as he talks about creating a safety support system, parental issues, how feeling safe can sometimes keep us stuck, and identifying how the ways that make us safe affect us.
Episode 33 - Light

Episode 33 - Light

2017-11-0821:41

In a follow up to last week's episode on shadow, host KJ Bell talks about light. He describes the physical and psychological lightness that can come from embracing one's creativity. Listen as he talks about the temptation to resist any light, and how to let a little in during the dark times.
Episode 32 - Shadow

Episode 32 - Shadow

2017-10-3119:38

In this week's episode, KJ Bell discusses the shadows that lurk in our creative lives. Listen as he talks about external and internal shadows, the ways they can manifest in our lives, and why the shadows might not always be a bad thing.
Episode 31 - Mindset

Episode 31 - Mindset

2017-10-2626:35

In this week's episode KJ Bell talks about the importance of mindset. Listen as he talks through ideas about it's role in the creative process and how it affects our everyday lives.
Episode 30 - Privilege

Episode 30 - Privilege

2017-10-1729:35

In this week's episode host KJ Bell tackles a topic he's been hesitant to talk about. Listen to why doing an episode on privilege makes him nervous, and why examining our privilege is important as artists, and as human beings. Link to AOW Meetup group: http://bit.ly/2iiSXVO Follow RJ Aguiar on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rj4gui4r
In this episode, host KJ Bell talks about consistency. With a warning to do as he says, not as he does, he details the reasons that consistency is important to any endeavor. Listen as he details his writing shots, and how he attempts to keep himself consistent.
Episode 28 - Separate

Episode 28 - Separate

2017-10-0425:15

In this episode, host KJ Bell talks about the separation of the self from the work. Listen as he explains why the separation of the personal from the professional is incredibly helpful in any work.
Episode 27 - Compare

Episode 27 - Compare

2017-09-2630:27

In this week's episode of An Other Way, host KJ Bell talks about comparison. He talks about positive ways we can compare our creative ventures, and the many more ways we usually compare things negatively.
Episode 26 - Imagine

Episode 26 - Imagine

2017-08-2319:41

This week host KJ Bell discusses the importance of imagining. He discusses how we are often talked out of using our imaginations at an early age, and how tweaking our own lives with daydreams can expand our creativity.
Episode 25 - Produce

Episode 25 - Produce

2017-08-1526:12

This week host KJ Bell tackles production. Listen as he recounts his discovery of Sturgeon's Law, makes the case for focusing on quantity before quality, and gives some tips for continuing to produce while stuck.
Episode 24 - Silence

Episode 24 - Silence

2017-08-0918:39

Listen in this week as host KJ Bell talks about the different kinds of silence and how each of them affects creativity.
Episode 23 - Serious

Episode 23 - Serious

2017-08-0430:52

In this week's episode host KJ Bell presents the yin and yang of seriousness. Listen as he discusses why we need to not take things so seriously, then why we should take things seriously.
Episode 22 - Help

Episode 22 - Help

2017-07-2827:47

In this episode host KJ Bell talks about help. He hates asking for help, and knows you probably do to. Listen to his arguments for why it's not as bad as either of you think it is.
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