another week in the life. are you losing your mind yet in quarantine? got some dope business ideas for you in this one if you are!  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/creativecontact/support

Creative Contact with Kia Orion

Life update/Business Ideas from Quarantine

New pod/life update! Documenting the journey and bring you along for the ride. Gems/New Developments/Old Developments… Here’s this update in a nutshell: -Two podcasts that were GAME changers for your boy around mindset and environment: Jim Kwik on the Jordan Harbinger Show James Clear (Atomic Habits) on Social Media Marketing Pod -Reflections on the #songadaychallenge and struggles/takeaways -Update on my mini-break up and why I’m grateful for the pain (no I’m not a masochist…or am I…) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/creativecontact/support

How to create good habits/break bad ones/losing my sanity

New pod/life update. Documenting the journey for y’all and got some lil gems for you this week: Here’s this update in a nutshell: -Potential biz opportunities I see right now and trying to take advantage of -Some goal setting tips that were a game changer for me -Thoughts so far on the #songadaychallenge and why it scares me -The importance of simply showing up and doing the work -Update on my temporary love life --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/creativecontact/support

Life Update 4.22.20 The Journey Continues

Broooo we got some SH*T to talk about this week. Enrolled in my buddy’s growth accelerator and it got me thinking all types of crazy. Here’s this update in a nutshell: -One song a day challenge (M-F) -Experimenting with different styles and getting your input -Submitting to Gary V’s Monday to Monday playlist -Creating a mini doc about it in quarantine -Confronting fear and what I’ve been telling myself to justify it -Falling in love with a temporary girlfriend Questions? Get at me kia@kiaorion.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/creativecontact/support

SONG A DAY CHALLENGE AND QUARANTINE MINI-DOC

Life amidst quarantine in Oaxaca Mexico. For more info get at me kia@kiaorion.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/creativecontact/support

Life Update 3.28.20

Life update from my new apartment in Oaxaca mexico - 3.19.20 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/creativecontact/support

First Month In Mexico & Corona Outbreak

Life update! Been a minute since I did an episode of the podcast. Went home for the holidays and well…you know how it goes… In this episode I cover briefly what I’ve been up to, what’s next for your boy, and my biggest takeaways from 2019. 2020 is off to a good start, got a few irons in the fire I’m excited to tell y’all about. Let’s get it. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/creativecontact/support

Biggest Takeaways From 2020 & What's Next?

WHAT’S GOOD Y’ALL. We back in action. new podcast. how is shit going on in life? love? music? let’s talk about it life shit: -i quit. i quit my job. straight up. -launched my new online course for music production -hero's journey. moving home with mom and dad. going to regroup. wrestling with childhood dreams and present moments. -what’s next nomad wise? mexico or medellin TOP TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS WEEK (starting at 22:20) Sam Ovens -solve a problem. make your customers happy. what’s the quickest way to cashflow? STOP OVERTHINKING SHIT GARYV -move fast. don’t judge yourself for losses. -there is no right or wrong decision, because you’ll never be able to replay it. retrospect is 2020, maybe if you take that shitty meeting looking BACK you should’ve done the other. but you didn’t know that was going to be a waste of time until you did it. -be aware of what works and what doesn’t TMBA -build systems around value delivery. courses. content. podcasts. if you can deliver value at scale you win. -find people with an engine. and then offer the turbo charger (this will make sense if you listen to it lol) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/creativecontact/support

How do you cope when dreams don't come true?

WHAT’S GOOD Y’ALL? back with another episode of the podcast. some big news this week and ideas i’m stoked to talk about. first things first. BIZ. I’m launching the new cohort of my Beat Bootcamp and couldn’t be more stoked to get this cracking. if you’re interested i’ll have a lot more information coming down the pipeline. but shoot me a message kia@kiaorion.com and let’s level your production ALL THE WAY UP. second. podcast is going to take a new direction. i’ll still have these personal episodes, because i like showing y’all behind the scenes of life and biz. dropping my life lessons learned from that week on ya asses. but also going to be interviewing a lot more music producers and creative folks. getting back into the interviews, so if that’s what you prefer there will be more soon to come! thanks for sticking around and riding with the boy. means a lot. KO --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/creativecontact/support

I QUIT.

back at it! sorry for the late upload y’all. but...life. you feel me? gearing up with a new direction for the tunes and the online courses and also got some DOPE takeaways for y’all. let’s get into the biggest takeaways this week- (starting at the 8 minute mark…) STORYBRAND -what’s the story your business is telling? hit pain points and give customer 3 steps. analyze your message and give a direct call to action. -spell out the stakes. then show what your life will look like with me here’s what can be won or lost. -the answer to confusion is always no. go ask random people in a starbucks. is your message clear? INTERVIEW WITH RYAN HOLIDAY ON IMPACT THEORY -events that happen are objective, but we assign meaning to them. not good or bad, it’s our perception. -wanting to be perfect is a crutch to not starting. we internalize what other people assign to our narrative. -we all end up in the same place. alexander the great and his mule driver are buried in the same ground. strive for greatness. but take some time to enjoy the process. always love. thank you for tuning in as always! KO --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/creativecontact/support

Are you letting someone else be the hero in your story?

OOOOWEEEE we really about to get it. This episode got some GEMS from Levi Strauss, Gary V, and Tim Ferriss. In terms of Kilo we got some fun updates for y’all. Went to Pai with friends this past week and got weird in the mountains. Then came back home and have been more focused than I’ve been in a long time. Feel like I’ve finally figured out some secret sauce and stoked to share it with y’all. OK, on to the takeaways: (STARTING AT 12 MINUTES) Levi Strauss- -Parable of the farmer: CAN’T ASSIGN MEANING TO SHIT -A fine line between the shiny object and not adapting. NETFLIX. Started as a DVD mail order business. wtf!? -What do you disagree with. Are you willing to something new? Breakthroughs don’t happen from doing what you’re already comfortable with. It’s not until you try something new that you’re allowed new ways of thinking. GV-  -You have to love the process. It’s not a race, and if you’re doing shit for other people you’ve already lost. Lily Singh- -Do what you love. -Did Youtube for 8 years and then finally is now able to run her own late night TV show. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/creativecontact/support

I WAS KIDNAPPED...also doing what you love and not assigning meaning to sh*t

BACK IN ACTION. My mom came to visit me in Thailand and we had an absolute blast. But now it’s back to work! TL;DR if you want to skip all my personal bullshit I get into the top takeaways around 11:30. The biggest takeaways this week come from Tim Ferriss, Jason Fried, and Ryan Holiday on stillness. Here are a few that really resonated with me: Tim Ferriss Q&A- -If you can not be happy with what you have, nothing you ever get will make you happy. -Different is better than better. Can you combine two things? Skill stacking. Joe Rogan. He’s a comedian, but he’s also the MMA health guy. Jason Fried interview with Peter Attia- -What opportunities are you missing by saying yes? When you say yes to something you’re actually saying no to a thousand other things. Yes is easy. It’s agreeable. No is difficult. But people appreciate honesty. Especially if it’s something in the future. -Goals. Do they matter? Maybe not. Because if you run a 6 minute mile but you were supposed to run 6:06 then you’re disappointed. But it’s all self imposed suffering. And even if you do make the 6 minute mile...then you set another goal. And another goal. Rather than appreciating the process. Ryan Holiday interview on the Ground Up Show- -Stillness is the key. Ties into less about being busy. And more about appreciating the moment. If you have questions or content you want to share PLEASE don’t be afraid to send it my way! I’m everywhere online @kiaorion or you can email me: kia@kiaorion.com. New week, let’s get it! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/creativecontact/support

Finding Solace In the Process/Why Different Is Better Than Better/What Are You Saying Yes To?

Comin FRESH off a Buddhism retreat your boy got hella takeaways for y’all this week. Back in Chiang Mai and couldn’t be more stoked. Forgot how easy and comfortable life is here. I hit y’all with a quick (or not so quick: let’s be real) life update and then dive into the takeaways from the learning this week. Here are some of the biggest things I learned this week, as well as the content that I learned ‘em from. BUDDHISM- -We’re the cause of our own pain. Nothing in life is permanent, and you can’t take it with you. -you have to be selfish to be selfless. minimalism and simplicity. -freedom is the ultimate happiness. -Karma. it’s not about doing good in this life and then going to heaven and hell. that your life is what matters. how you live will determine your outcome. JOSEPH GORDIN LEVITT TED TALK AMAZING INTERVIEW ON SLEEP -took george lucas 40 years to make 4 billion. it took Ambien about 2 years. -every animal sleeps. if it weren’t important than wouldn’t we have evolved out of it by now? RAMIT SETHI ON CHOOSING YOUR AUDIENCE  Honorable mention: CHASE JARVIS on Jordan Harbinger’s Show -one. precious. life. -creativity is a habit not a skill. so many shoulds in life. so many choices. you just gotta pick something and run with it. -fear of letting people down. it’s unsafe. -our narrative. we’ve told people what we’re doing for so long do we actually mean it? trade in the map for the compass. --- Overall it was a great week and a bit of a game changer in terms of spirituality and perspective. Questions? Recommendations? Get at me! kia@kiaorion.com or @kiaorion everywhere else. Work hard. Dream big. Eat your vegetables. Let’s get it! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/creativecontact/support

Buddhism Retreat/Craving Attention/The Importance of Choosing Your Audience

new episode. new gems. esketit. I recorded this a few hours before heading back to chiang mai for the fall. listened to some LIFE CHANGING podcasts this past week and i’m stoked to share the takeaways with y’all. the takeaways and episodes learned this week: Noah Kagan interview -don’t think about how to create a subscription business. think about what you could offer people they’d be excited to pay you money for -keep it simple. how can you test your idea and start making money now? Social Media Marketing World on Personal Branding -find your uniqueness and exploit it for the service of others -find the middle ground. what the world needs you to be vs who you were designed to be -who you seek to serve is who you once were -different is better than better Rich Roll podcast with David Epstein -continue to experiment, you don’t have to only be good at one thing -coaches don’t tell. they help you reflect on your own weaknesses -van gogh died and only sold one painting in his life. his work has now sold over $1 billion going to give this style a shot, if you dig it let me know! you can email me (kia@kiaorion.com) or slide in the DM. i’m @kiaorion everywhere.  thanks for being a part of this process with your boy. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/creativecontact/support

MOVING TO THAILAND/HOW TO BUILD A PERSONAL BRAND/WHY LATE BLOOMERS WIN

WHATUP! Your boy is back in action, comin in hot with another episode of the new podcast. I’m bringing you a life update and the top 4 most helpful/interesting things I learned over the last week. The show starts with personal Kia adventures: last week in Vietnam, getting my ass kicked by my trainer, being grateful af, and…writing a book? Then we dive in headfirst. Topics on the episode this week are: 14:25: Some strategies to help with fear/your inner critic 22:28: Your focus is your superpower (and how you fuckin it up) 30:23: Sleep tips from Why we Sleep by Dr. Matthew Walker 32:00: Jack Conte CEO of Patreon on how to execute on decisions. Ideas don’t matter nearly as much as execution. Thank you for tuning in, means more than you know. If you've got any interesting content you want to send my way I'm all ears! LET'S GET IT --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/creativecontact/support

DEALING WITH FEAR/YOUR UNTAPPED SUPERPOWER/GETTING MY ASS KICKED

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