Living Your Truth
Living Your Truth
Hira Sameer Ahmed
Living your truth is a weekly podcast for creative humans who don’t like to fit in a box, who have multiple passions to follow, who are curious and eager to forge their own path in their own unique, messy and human way, who are ready to make things happen and in their own time. This is a safe space for honest, deep and meaningful conversations about living your truth out loud as a creative. The show is hosted by Hira Sameer Ahmed, artist and a creative coach helping quietly courageous creative humans in finding their focus, cultivating courage and creativity, slowly and intentionally. It looks like coming up with an action plan to gain more freedom and confidence to create. More importantly, it looks like owning their stories and living their truth out loud.
It is taking more time than it should
In today's episode, I'm opening up a conversation about taking things slowly at our own pace and being okay if it is taking more time than we thought it should take for us to make our creative ideas, businesses or projects happen. I am also sharing a few personal stories to make my point.
Jul 13, 2020
10 min
Feeling the fear and doing it anyway
In today's episode, I'm sharing my experience with feeling the fear and doing it anyway. There are also some stories of me feeling oh so afraid and in the process, doing the things that I am now most proud of. Also sharing a visualization exercise that I use to ground myself whenever fear-based responses show up for me.
Jul 6, 2020
8 min
Originality and it's all been done before
In today's episode, I'm sharing my thoughts about originality and the idea that it's all been done before. How to approach if you struggle with this thought and mental block around not being original/ unique or new enough. Through my personal struggles and examples around it, I'm sharing some helpful actionable steps that you can take to reframe it for yourself and the way you show up in your creative work and life. Why it is so important to share your story, your experience, and your take on it all? What happens when we share our vulnerable, raw, and unedited stories without falling into this trap of 'it's all been done before. What's even the point?'
Jun 29, 2020
12 min
Listening and trusting your own inner mentor
Today's episode is about embracing the idea that you already have all the answers inside of you. You need to learn to believe that, tune in and listen to the voice of your own inner mentor. Otherwise, you'll end up feeling frustrated, lost, and overwhelmed. I am sharing what worked for me when I was feeling like that and how I manage to find my still in the midst of all the chaos.
Jun 22, 2020
13 min
Giving yourself permission to be a beginner
Today's episode is about giving ourselves permission to begin and be okay with not being as good at the things that we are really passionate about right from the beginning. I am sharing three simple steps to take if you struggle with giving yourself permission to be a beginner. I am also sharing my own example of what struggling with this looked like for me.
Jun 15, 2020
11 min
Defining your very own version of success
Today's episode is about why it is important to define our very own version of success and also naming the metrics we are going to measure our success against. I am sharing my lived experiences of learning to question the preconceived notions of success. Also, I'm sharing a few journaling prompts for you to start this journey of redefining success for yourself. For episode show notes & links, head to https://hirasahmed.com/podcast/
Jun 8, 2020
13 min
It is okay to not have all the answers right away
In this episode, I am sharing why I think it is okay to begin even if we don't have all the answers right away. I am also sharing my personal experience as to what it looks like when we are building a creative work and life practice that would work for us but we don't know what it could possibly look like yet. I'm sharing encouragement for you to begin even if you don't yet know where you are going.
Jun 1, 2020
18 min
Letting go of should do's in your creative work and life
In this episode, I am sharing why I think we need to part ways with the should do's from our creative work and lives, what do I mean by should do's, and what I don't mean. I am sharing examples of some amazing artists who chose to go against the tradition and ended up creating some exceptional works of art. I am also inviting you to consider the way you approach the should do's in your life and sharing an alternate approach.
May 25, 2020
17 min
Intro to season 2 - It all starts with the mindset
Welcome to the second season of the podcast. In this episode, I am sharing updates, behind the scenes pre-pandemic + post-pandemic, and introducing the second season. I am also sharing some vulnerable truths and how recording this season is making me feel the discomfort. The discomfort that an inevitable part of the process and I am also inviting you to ask some deeper questions while you tune into this season.
May 19, 2020
13 min
Doing Things Our Own Way with Agnes Becker (We Are Stardust)
Agnes is an artist, freelance science communication consultant and creator of the online shop, we are stardust. We are stardust is a print design shop where art and science collide.
Jan 6, 2020
1 hr 6 min
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