Courageous Creativity

Creators on "The Courageous Creativity Show" redefine success and purpose not merely by traditional metrics like applause or fame, but through a deeper commitment to authenticity, impact, and personal growth, especially when navigating life's challenges.

Here's how they express this:

Redefining Success

• Provoking Thought and Resonating with Audiences: For playwright Jeanette Hill, a play is successful if it makes people think or provokes discussion, even if they don't agree with the content. Similarly, if a character resonates with even one person, it's a success. The goal is for people to leave thinking, even if they don't have a good time. Jeanette believes that if the audience "got it" when they leave, that's what she's striving for. She recalls a time when people in a restaurant were arguing about characters and events from her play, indicating its success in sparking discussion and relating to their lives.

• Inspiring, Healing, and Transforming: Jeneen Hammond's motivation is to tell stories that inspire, heal, and transform, emphasizing the power of one's own story and voice. This mission to help communities tell their stories, as seen in her nine-month project in Pennsylvania, highlights success through collective impact and revival. Jeneen views herself as a "steward" of stories that come from "Divine orchestration," highlighting a purpose beyond personal gain.

• Authenticity and Vulnerability: The show emphasizes that genuine conversations and authentic work are key to impactful connections with the audience. Tarnisha Small, for example, found her voice and confidence through acting by embracing vulnerability and letting go of the fear of failure. Jeneen Hammond notes that writing from an authentic space, truly reflecting oneself, can be scary but leads to impactful stories.

• Emotional Connection: Success is often measured by the emotional connection a story creates, whether through laughter or tears. Jeneen Hammond herself knows a story is on an emotional track if it makes her cry or laugh.

Finding Purpose Amidst Challenges

• Drawing on Personal Experiences: Many guests transform personal challenges into their purpose.

◦ Grief and Navigation: Angel L. Henderson shares that navigating life after losing both parents requires immense courage, making her journey of building her own voice and seeking counseling a display of strength.

◦ Overcoming Self-Doubt and Trauma: Tarnisha Small's journey into acting was sparked by a friend's perception of her potential, helping her overcome low self-worth and shyness. Tamina Ward uses her experiences with childhood teasing, abandonment, and generational trauma to inspire young adults to break free from their past burdens. She intentionally "dropped the pack" of past hurts. Jason C. Louder's stories, like the one about "Baba Tunde the Grio," often focus on themes of love, hope, faith, and overcoming self-doubt and trauma.

◦ Healing from Pain: Jeanette Hill discusses how her play "Clean Sheets," which garnered a perfect score but theaters were afraid to produce, addresses cultural hurts, aiming to move from a "scab to a scar" for societal healing. She emphasizes that there's "no honor in pain" and that unresolved hurts can manifest as anger or other negative behaviors.

• Embracing a Divine Calling and Stewardship: Jeneen Hammond believes her writing comes from a "Divine orchestration" and views herself as a "steward" of these stories, emphasizing a purpose beyond personal gain. This resonates with the idea that every person has a "Divine calling and assignment and purpose."

• Proactive Creation and Entrepreneurship: Instead of waiting for opportunities, creators like Tarnisha Small choose to write and produce their own films to create roles for themselves and others, recognizing the need to be entrepreneurial. Jeneen Hammond developed "The Dreamer's Village" to help people revive their creative dreams and learn to monetize their gifts, emphasizing taking ownership of one's God-given dream and not waiting for external validation.

• Mindset and Resilience:

◦ Learning from Setbacks: Jason C. Louder views challenges as "learning opportunities" that can push one forward. He uses financial challenges in the acting industry as a motivator for learning and growth.

◦ "Just Do It": Portia Cue and Winston Wilson encourage creators to "just start" their projects, regardless of how big or small, and not wait for perfection or validation. Portia gives the example of Lita Renee Brown and Dour Ashwood producing their own micro-miniseries, "Pressure."

◦ Consistency and Persistence: Jeanette Hill, a prolific playwright with over 100 plays, exemplifies consistency, writing "all of the time." She advises writers to keep notes, save all writing, and not let "writer's block" stop them, encouraging "what if" exercises and knowing that "there's no such thing as useless writing." She also notes that her stride was not hit until she was 72, emphasizing the importance of showing up every day, authentically, and doing what you're supposed to do, regardless of external validation.

◦ Daily Practices: Guests maintain well-being through practices like gratitude journaling, meditation, exercise, and daily creative activities. Tarnisha Small starts her day with prayer, meditation, and gratitude journaling. Winston Wilson practices daily gratitude, focuses on top priorities, and engages in creative activities. Tamina Ward emphasizes that mindset fuels courage and resilience, and that even when physically limited (like her knees for running a marathon), mental focus can drive capability.

◦ Allowing for Breaks: Tarnisha Small advises taking breaks when feeling frustrated, as the industry isn't going anywhere, allowing for a fresh perspective. She also learned to not fear failure, which had held her back.

◦ Borrowing Belief: Tomina Ward suggests that when an individual's belief system is low, they can "borrow that belief" from good people in their circle.

• Community and Giving Back:

◦ Sharing Resources and Wisdom: Jason C. Louder stresses the importance of sharing resources within the creative community, noting that "we cannot exist without one another." Tamina Ward is compelled to "speak life" into young adults and educators, sharing her "wealth of knowledge" to help them avoid past mistakes and break generational trauma. She believes human beings are "the original AI" through storytelling.

◦ Pouring into Others: Winston Wilson, the host, expresses that his core value is helping others succeed and that talking to people and connecting with them is a key motivator. He daily calls someone he hasn't talked to in a while to offer support. The show itself aims to inspire at least one person to expand their path. Jeneen Hammond's "Dreamer's Village" provides a supportive community for individuals to revive and monetize their creative dreams. John C. Smith, a lifelong friend of the host, exemplifies how strong, long-lasting friendships provide unwavering support and positive influence in life and creative pursuits.

In essence, creators on "The Courageous Creativity Show" believe that true success stems from creating work that is authentic, impacts others positively, and allows for continuous personal growth and healing, driven by a deep sense of purpose that often transforms personal adversity into a powerful mission to serve and inspire their communities.

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Episodes

Saturday May 30, 2020

Anthony Page gives to creators his heart. Our Creator of the month!

Saturday May 30, 2020

Anthony will give you inspiration beyond measure in this empowering conversation. We both talk about the world today and our ability to use creativity to give voice to us and our collective people.
i feel so inspired by Anthony and so will you! Thank you my brother. I love ya!

Sunday May 24, 2020

Treshelle Williams, the creator of Wife Talk!

Sunday May 24, 2020

Treshelle is a treasured friend and has created a powerful platform for the covenant of marriage. She has galvanized thousands of supporters from all over the world. She conducts seminars, workshops, retreats all focused on growing the vows between husbands and wives.
We laughed, learned, and through this conversation and prayer hopefully it will help you to understand that your partner is part of your creative journey.
Check out the link to the Facebook group for more info.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/WifeTalkInc/
Treshelle, I'm honored to be your friend and the audience is going to love this!

We would like to thank you for spending time with us on this message today. You can stay informed about the Rising Tides Charity and the Creativity Cocktail in several ways.

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We look forward to continuing to share with you inspiring stories about those that are using their creativity to inspire, and serve our community.

This is Winston and I will see you on our next podcast.

We love you all!

Saturday May 16, 2020

Rhonda Morgan helps create home ownership dreams that come alive!

Saturday May 16, 2020

Rhonda's life has been a journey that we will all feel. She also shares some awesome practical ways to get going with our creativity.
You can become part of our mission to help creatives through difficult time by going to our website: https://www.risingtidescharity.org

Thank you Rhonda, this was a blast. Check out an additional conversation by going to our youtube page.

Sunday May 10, 2020

Author and Speaker Natalie Fikes inspires!

Sunday May 10, 2020

Natalie is an inspirational force. Your mind and soul will be blown away by this conversation. Every moment of this is a powerful piece of time that we can all feel, love, and understand. Natalie, we are so thankful for you joining on the podcast and we hope to have join us again! AUDIENCE, you will love this!
https://www.nataliefikes.com/
The Creativity Cocktail podcast is a forum for artists and creatives all throughout our world to share what they are working on and how they are helping others. Especially those that are going through difficult emotional times. We and I hurt when I hear of someone struggling with a personal trauma, drama, or difficulty. It hurts because we are not created for this. Your voice creates.  We have a tendency to use our voice to destroy these days. Or we perceive creation as the destruction of others. That is not what we were created for! That is not what we are! If you hear this in my voice, that is because I feel it. We hear stories every day of depression, and illness of all kinds, and there is this rush to put us all in a box. We break our collective boxes! You are beautiful and creative!

Rising Tides Charity's ultimate goal is to raise resources each year to help others achieve a creative, or academic aspiration. We don't discriminate on the basis of age, criminal record, gender, or anything else. There are no constructs between us as humans. Come be a part of our path and we will help you with yours.

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Saturday Apr 25, 2020

Courtney kicks off our first Creativity ideation session

Saturday Apr 25, 2020

Courtney Arlett is the successful producer, writer, and actor of Pretty for a Big Gurl and Fates Destiny. She is also involved in a myriad of projects. You have to listen to our first ever "create now" session where we make a horror story (don't steal it) on the podcast! It was a blast!

The Creativity Cocktail podcast is a forum for artists and creatives all throughout our world to share what they are working on and how they are helping others. Especially those that are going through difficult emotional times. We and I hurt when I hear of someone struggling with personal trauma, drama, or difficulty and they live their life in a box.It hurts because we are not created for this. Your voice creates. Your voice can create. We have a tendency to use our voice to destroy these days. Or we perceive creation of the destruction of others. That is not what we were created for! That is not what we are! If you hear this in my voice, that is because I feel it. We hear stories every day of depression, and illness of all kinds, and there is this rush to put us all in a box. We break our collective boxes!

Rising Tides Charity's ultimate goal is to raise resources each year to help others achieve a creative, or academic aspiration. We don't discriminate on the basis of age, criminal record, gender, or anything else. There are no constructs between us as humans.

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IG: @creativitycocktail
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Thursday Apr 16, 2020

Aimee is back!!!!!!

Thursday Apr 16, 2020

Aimee L. McCoy joins us for the second time. It is amazing to hear all the incredible things that has happened since she last joined us! In this conversation you will hear about her personal growth and the development of a powerful capacity to serve. Thank you so much Aimee!
The Artizen Company.
The Creativity Cocktail podcast is a forum for artists and creatives all throughout our world to share what they are working on and how they are helping others. Especially those that are going through difficult emotional times. We and I hurt when I hear of someone struggling with a personal trauma, drama, or difficulty and they live their life in a box.It hurts because we are not created for this. Your voice creates. Your voice can create. We have a tendency to use our voice to destroy these days. Or we perceive creation the destruction of others. That is not what we were created for! That is not what we are! If you hear this in my voice, that is because I feel it. We hear stories every day of depression, and illness of all kinds, and there is this rush to put us all in a box. We break our collective boxes!

Rising Tides Charity's ultimate goal is to raise resources each year to help others achieve a creative, or academic aspiration. We don't discriminate on the basis of age, criminal record, gender, or anything else. There are no constructs between us as humans.

https//:www.risingtidescharity.org
IG: @creativitycocktail
FB: https://facebook.com/risingtidescharity

Friday Apr 10, 2020

Karonna's Purpose.

Friday Apr 10, 2020

Her purpose has guided her principles and is creating a movement. In this conversation, hear Karonna's path and how she is guiding others. I felt moved by her and this powerful story.
Thanks Karonna
-Winston
Check out this wonderful song!
https://soundcloud.com/karonna409/anything-written-by-karonna-hosey-feat-dior
The Creativity Cocktail podcast is a forum for artists and creatives all throughout our world to share what they are working on and how they are helping others. Especially those that are going through difficult times. We and I hurt when I hear of someone struggling with a personal trauma, drama, or difficulty and they live their life in a box. It hurts because we are not created for this. Your voice creates. Your voice can create. We have a tendency to use our voice to destroy these days. Or we perceive creation the destruction of others. That is not what we were created for! That is not what we are! If you hear this in my voice, that is because I feel it. We hear stories every day of depression, illness of all kind, and there is this rush to put us all in a box. We break our collective boxes!
Rising Tides Charity's ultimate goal is to raise resources between each year to help others achieve a creative, or academic aspiration. We don't discriminate on the basis of age, record or not, gender, or anything else. There are no constructs between us as humans. Our differences are all constructs to help us understand how and why we are. All of us create this world.
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IG: @creativitycocktail
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Sunday Mar 29, 2020

Bridget shares her soul and tells a story of overcoming life's challenges.

Sunday Mar 29, 2020

I have known Bridget for a long time. She does so much to help others, that her respect across our country and world is without question. The thing you will love about this conversation is the candor and fun.
She is awesome and we are glad to have her on this pivotal podcast.
IG: @bridget.roberts, @freckleme2def
TW @bridgetroberts
We believe that we should all unleash our creativity in this life. If you are having drama, trauma, or personal challenge, we ask you to think about your inner creativity and answer the bell!  Release what your spirit has endowed within your being. Help others find theirs as well. Our platform gives creative the ability to share!

We live in a wonderful time in human history (These days may challenge this assumption). Despite this, many of us struggle to project and release our creativity. In order to understand our life, we create barriers and prisons to what is in our innate nature. That is the creativity that breathes within each of our souls. Our goal is to create environments for creatives that are looking for a community to voice themselves and share a world unaffected by limitations!

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Thank you Bridget!

Sunday Mar 22, 2020

DI Thomas inspires us to "Breathe"!

Sunday Mar 22, 2020

Di Thomas shares a powerful and emotional journey with us on the CC podcast. I’ve known Di for sometime and in this conversation all of us get to know Di’s path more deeply. This conversation gives us all template for hope and what it means to connect with others and share our talent. Di, we will treasure this conversation forever. Di's advice is for us to all "Breathe" as creatives.

IG: dthomaspictures

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"Living our life with spirituality, creativity, and service at the center, grows our capacity to share in the bounty of this world”
Winston Archibald Wilson

Monday Mar 16, 2020

Evonya creates style for individuals, our community, and the world!

Monday Mar 16, 2020

Evonya is a tech entrepreneur, personal stylist, and fashion designer. She also gives talks to others about business and finding their personal creative voice. We feel so honored to have someone that gives and creates to otherson the podcast. I have personally known her for close to ten years and it is amazing to see how she is truly growing as a powerful business force!

Thank you Evonya, and we are all living through your powerful adventures!

Check out her website where you can find out more about her and her personal style app.
http://loveefashion.com

Become an official member of the Rising Tides Community. Click here!
Becoming a creativity cocktail member has it’s benefits:
Exclusive streaming events for official members
"Creative productivity" exclusive content!
Discounts to our creative partners and the wonderful experiences they offer!
For more articles, events, and information on creativity check out “The Creative’s Circle” on Facebook!
Https://www.risingtidescharity.org
Https://www.winstonawilson.com

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Tw: @risingtifdescha1

"Living our life with spirituality, creativity, and service at the center, grows our capacity to share in the bounty of this world”
Winston Archibald Wilson

WINSTON A. WILSON

My purpose in my life is to serve our community by giving my energy and focus on improving everyone’s life around me. I do this through the talents God has given me and through the passion of execution. .