Episodes
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Your Process Is The Path
What makes a creative life possible? One thing it’s not is knowing exactly what to do next. “The path reveals itself as you walk on the path” can sound metaphysical. But in practice, it’s often messy, uncomfortable — and surprisingly technical. This week I’m using the evolution of this very…
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How To Read Your Rough Draft
You finished a rough draft. Yay! Now what? Before you start fixing, rewriting or asking someone else to read it, there’s an important step: learning how to read it yourself. This week, I’m talking about how to read a rough draft — what to look for, what not to get distracted by, the three pens I...
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Gloom With A View
Sometimes creativity requires access to your feelings. Sometimes continuing to create requires protection from them. The practice is knowing which is which. In this episode of The Infinite Creator, I talk about creativity in emotionally challenging times, compartmentalization, second chances, and...
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Deciding
Well all the podcasting platforms are tilting towards video. So here we go. You can listen. Listenwatch. Or you can do what I do half the time...watch with the subtitles on. Dealer’s choice. I ordered a better mic.I’ll keep figuring out the tech. Thanks for being here while I do.With infinite…
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The Rhythm of Your Voice
The one is about learning to make laughs, finding your own rhythm, and discovering that the path to your voice isn’t always a straight line.With Infinite love and gratitude, Beth Get full access to The Infinite Creator at bethlapides.substack.com/subscribe
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Different is Different Now
Thanks for listening. With infinite love and gratitude, Beth What does it mean, right now, to march to the beat of a different drummer? This week, a hand-lettered poster, a decades-old comedy joke, and a drum set in the background of a photograph lead Beth to rethink one of our oldest creative...
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Goals Are Delivery Vehicles
So today we’re talking about goals. Or more specifically, why I’ve changed my mind about them. In this episode I explore why goals aren’t targets but trellises, how they help us grow, and why the transformation we experience along the way may be the real goal after all. With infinite love and...
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Manifestation: The Part We Don't Talk About
Manifestation: The Part We Don’t Talk About What if manifestation isn’t about hacks, frequencies, or perfect morning routines? What if it starts with understanding what you actually believe? In this episode Beth Lapides explores the connection between manifestation and manifesto, why your beliefs...
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Relief
I’m always thrilled if I can name a feeling.And this week I’m feeling relief.Or as I have come to think of it...Releaf.|As always, the podcast is short and bittersweet.Listen up. With infinite love and gratitude, Beth But if you're wondering what's next, why wait? You can listen to the whole…
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Things Stick Together Differently
A reflection on trauma, coherence, creativity, and the possibility that there isn’t just one doorway into the whole bouquet.Come find me Get full access to The Infinite Creator at bethlapides.substack.com/subscribe
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Your Story Loves You
This episode is about stories. How the idea that we are not our stories rubs me the wrong way — and what does rub me the right way about loving our stories. With infinite love and gratitude,Beth Get full access to The Infinite Creator at bethlapides.substack.com/subscribe
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The Long Hello
So there’s a moment before beginning a project… In this episode, Beth Lapides explores what she calls “the long hello” — that strange threshold between wanting to begin and actually beginning. The circling. The almost deciding. The emotional weather around choosing what to make. A companion piece...
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In a World of Leaf Blowers, Be a Rake
An unattended leaf blower, running loud and moving nothing, becomes a lens on modern life: all that noise, zero signal. This episode explores the difference between noise and signal, why fighting chaos with more chaos doesn’t work, and a quieter way to create real change. In a world of leaf...
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Meet the Moment - Hi!
There are times when something is already in motion. You can feel it before you understand it.You don’t have to force it.You can meet it. In this episode, Beth explores the idea of recognizing when a moment is already unfolding—and how to align with it instead of trying to control it. Drawing…
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Start Where You Are
This is one of the core ideas behind Pick Your Next Project. Working to clarify—but not waiting until everything is completely clear. Working to be ready—but not waiting until you’re certain you are. Working to move forward—but always starting… where you are. Today reminded me—that where you are...
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Why Are So Many Oscar Nominees About Making Things?
This week I noticed something surprising looking at this year’s Oscar nominees. More at bethlapides.substack.com A surprising number of them are about artists and art-making — stories about writing, music, theater, filmmaking, and the complicated lives of people who make things. Which made me...
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Season 2: Episode 1
Hey thanks for listening! This is the launch of season 2 of the podcast. Learned a lot from Season 1. The way reveals itself as we walk on the way;) The episode… the thing about gratitude that we don’t usually talk about. A kind of hack that really shifts everything. The Special Black Friday…
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Best Places to Live: AuthentiCity
We need to talk about what’s real. And here’s an important piece of that conversation That gets buriedBy the AI part. A video from a random TikToker alerted me to the “fact”that on SPANE:The Scale Of Positive And Negative Experiencethe very highest vibration Is… guess!Right - ha ha you read the...
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One Year From Now
Where will you be year from now?Unknown, of course.Because where will we be a year from now?We each have our hopes, our fears.Our searchlights and our blinders. But where you will be The next time Halloween is in your sights And beach sand is still at the bottom of your bagIs at least somewhat up...
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Hope So!
In this week’s episode of The Infinite Creator Podcast, I explore one of the most flummoxing but essential aspects of the creative life: hopeThe episode was sparked by a listener asking (please do ask!) about: how to stay creative in what feels like an anti-creative time — and hope is such a big...
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What If You Did Know?
In a world of decision exhaustion, how do creators keep their juices flowing? In this episode, Beth Lapides explores the relationship between creativity and decision-making. How to soften the violence of choosing, and why your imagination and your “why” are critical tools for thriving. The...
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Creative Rebirth: Revisiting What’s Waiting in the Drawer
Easter got me thinking about rebirth. And especially as it’s connected to creativity ofc.The projects we leave behind — the ones shoved into drawers or buried in folders. Is the “final-final-FINAL.” actually done. (PS I’ve given up this naming madness and simply call files “name of project’ with...
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The Sea Doesn’t Part Until You Step In
Hey friends, This week’s episode of The Infinite Creator Podcast is part spiritual pep talk, part creative coaching session, and part (slightly damp?) Torah portion. It’s about what it really takes to begin — and keep beginning — especially when things feel unclear, scary, or completely stuck....
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Getting UnStuck: A Peptalk
So many of us are dealing with the why bothers.Tending your own creative fire is tricky.Some solutions… and a mysterious connection. I draw the subjects for these weekly podcasts from conversation with and questions from creatives like you. And you! Feel free to populate questions in the…
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AuthentiCity
Aurhenticity. Why knowing who you are and working to express it is a key factor in creative success. And why it’s extremely and esspecially important right now. This one was inspired by my rose bush. I cover the sound of your voice, enoughness, inspiration, second chances and why we are even…
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Hide and Seek
A listener asked me to talk about hiding. Happy to and I break it down here. How we use hiding productively and sometimes destructively. Do you hide? How? Is it helpful? How do you use the pulse of hiding and seeking? Questions about your creative work? Send them over to me at [email protected]....
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Your Body of Work
In this episode I talk about the unsexy yet life changing habit of consistency. If you are interested in a free mini strategy session book one here. Tickets to the next UnCabaret in Los Angeles on Friday March 28 here. The Infinite Creator is a reader-supported publication. My level of…
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I Got Wordle on The First Word
I got wordle on a first try. And it was very revealing! This week intuition, red carpets and blowing up your life. Click here to get on my calendar for a mini strategy call to help find your red carpet work. Does your intuition tell you you’d feel good about becoming a subscriber? Upgrading to...
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How To News
Drilling down into the meme of our times. My desire to be well informed Is at odd with my desire to stay sane. How to news. Why to news. If you are n LA come visit at UnCabaret this Friday! Thank you for listening and please share your news strategy in the comments! The Infinite Creator is a…
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An Hour of One's One
Hiiii! Happy to have you hear/here. This one is just the tip of the iceberg on time/space and creativity. We’ll be getting more into all this as we go.I’ve been dabbling in these substack podcasts but now we’re fully in a beta test of a SundayStack. Giving it three months and then we will assess....
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Your Creative Life: A Pep Talk
Thrilled to have you hear/here. Pick Your Next Project ICYMI and Q&AWednesday Feb 12, 20255-6 PTZoomFree! Register here Get on my calendar for a free clarity and discovery call! Get full access to The Infinite Creator at bethlapides.substack.com/subscribe
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Artistic Intelligence
Thanks for joining me on the Infinite Creator Podcast!Here are your links!So You Need To Decide Pride on The Page in Palm Springs: Hosting a conversation with Alec Mapa and Guy Branum on Oct 20. It’s A Lot Friday November 29 at The Revolution Stage Company in Palm Springs Why A.I. Isn’t Going To...
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Episode #13
The puppet paradox. One way of looking at creativity and how to succeed in he creative chaos that we are making our way through. To get on my calendar for a free discovery call click here! Get full access to The Infinite Creator at bethlapides.substack.com/subscribe
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Episodes #12
Do you ever sit in your car? Five minutes here, five minutes there? You But Funnier workshop. UnCabaret Friday June 28 Schedule a discovery call about working with me as a creativity coach. Get full access to The Infinite Creator at bethlapides.substack.com/subscribe
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For The Win
Thank you for listening to The Infinite Creator Podcast. The Infinite Creator helps creatives turn piles of notes into projects and get those projects out into the world. If you’d like info about the Infinite Creator Program click here. Ready to get on a free discovery call with Beth? Do it here....
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Night Pages
Night pages as an alternative to morning pages. A practice to help writers find their voices and projects. Writing is a core practice to any creative endeavor. A way to wrote more consistently, authentically and profitably. Connect with Beth Lapides. Get full access to The Infinite Creator at...
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Episode #9
Thanks for listening! If you’d like to read or share the written post this podcast was based on - it’s right here. Tickets to UnCabaret at The Nimoy on Thursday March 10 are here. Tickets to my new show It’s A Lot at El Cid in LA on Friday March 22 are here Get on my calendar for a free discovery...
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Podcast #8
Beth Lapides explores momentum. How to create. What momentum really is. The Triangle of Momentum Creation. Get full access to The Infinite Creator at bethlapides.substack.com/subscribe
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Episode #7: Taint Misbehaving
Beth Lapides on navigating the in between time in the holiday season. And how use the energy of it to understand rough drafts. Get full access to The Infinite Creator at bethlapides.substack.com/subscribe
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Podcast #6: B My Name Is...
Accepting a compliment retrospectively. The Barbra Book. My Name is Barbra. Being one degree away from Barbra Streisand. Not wasting creative energy. Get full access to The Infinite Creator at bethlapides.substack.com/subscribe
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AIR: Triangle of Creative Genius
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Podcast #4: Peace Piece!
Making sense of being a creative person right now. Creativity and war and peace. Solutions for developing and painting your creative life from a creator, creativity coach and muse. Get full access to The Infinite Creator at bethlapides.substack.com/subscribe
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Podcast #3! When No One Is Feeling OK
How - and why - to keep creating work during dark times and when everyone is feeling not ok from a debited creator and creativity coach. Get full access to The Infinite Creator at bethlapides.substack.com/subscribe
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Podcast #2: Where You Are
Dreams, goals, locating your true desires. Creativity coach and author Beth Lapides on how to get where you are going. Get full access to The Infinite Creator at bethlapides.substack.com/subscribe
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The First Podcast!
Substack has added a podcast feature - so I'm experimenting with it. I know some of you - even you who like to read - sometimes prefer to listen. And it's a time thing too. So to start out with recording the written stacks and adding a little bit of commentary. This one is kind of meta becuase…
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Have Knots
I have a few clients Who have been obsessingAbout problems this week. And the thing about being a storyteller?We love problems. Because stories are really nothing without problems. Conflict! Drama! Issues!Even comedy. Pain!So we’re drawn to problems.Or maybe we were drawn to problemsAnd so we...
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Re/Treat
There’s a drift in the creative communityOf assuming the reason You are not moving forward on a projectOn maybe your whole careerIs resistance. And resistance is real!I even resisted reading “The War of Art” Because who wants to read a whole book about resistance?!But here’s the thing!It’s so...
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Purple Gaze
Oh! It’s jacaranda season. I love the jacarandas. One day abracadabra And everywhere you lookThe most magical purple.But not for long.They’ll be gone. And hardly missedIn the summer hum.But somehow This feeling of knowing they will be gone?Oh, no.I know All the things bloom and fade.Fade and...
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Striking While The Irony is Hot
Strike.It’s a big word. And, as a generally striking personOne I hold close to my heart#amiprettyyourestriking Strike.It means so many things. But right now And hereIn Hollywood It means Change. #wgastrong#sagcoming#dgatoo And strike In this senseOf picket signs And lines of humansWhose job is...