Joshua Walters is a performer and coach who explores language, creativity, beatboxing and mental health. He is a regular contributor to Snap Judgement, a weekly storytelling radio show on NPR with TV broadcasts on PBS. Joshua is perhaps best known for his TED Talk entitled ‘On Being Crazy Enough’, which explores the links between the bipolar spectrum and creativity. Finally, he recently launched a global day without technology called ‘UnPlug!' which sets out to highlight the benefits of disconnecting from technology.
In this episode of The Creative Life Podcast, Joshua talks about his improv comedy theatre workshop. He tells us about playing basketball and leaving it for theatre and also shares with us how to be comfortable performing on stage.
"You have to align yourself with something bigger than yourself."
"The first time is best."
- Joshua Walters
Joshua Walters Show Notes:
Working in a Jazz station (7:30) Developing chops (9:19) Bipolar a curse or a gift (18:24) The link between improv and creativity (24:40) Born Standing Up by Steve Martin (26:46) Developing a wellness practice (32:18) Unplug Idea (36:48) Digital fasting (39:10) Favorite Tools: Unplug Favorite Book: Anatomy Of An illness by Norman Cousins Favorite Record: Autumn In The Spring by George WinstonJoin James's Facebook fans: https://www.facebook.com/jamestaylordotme
LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/jameskirktaylor
This is The Creative Life, James Taylor's weekly YouTube show.
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ABOUT JAMES
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As a creativity expert Taylor is a frequent guest speaker at universities and international conferences. He has given keynotes and talks at Apple, Subscription Site Summit in San Francisco, the British Music Show in the UK and at several universities across Europe including University of Dundee in Scotland and University of Macerata in Italy. He is often called upon by media outlets to give his views on trends in creativity and innovation. He has been quoted in the San Francisco Chronicle, Miami Herald, Columbus Dispatch, STV, Business Insider and San Jose Mercury News as well as featured on BBC TV and being the subject of a 30minute program on his life for BBC Radio Scotland. As a host on shows about creativity and innovation he has interviewed legendary investor Maynard Webb (Yahoo.com, eBay.com & Salesforce.com board member) and New York Times best-selling writers Chris Guillebeau ($100 Startup), Rolf Potts (Vagabonding), Brand Cooper (The Lean Entrepreneur) and Ryan Holiday (Trust Me I’m Lying). James is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts (FRSA).
Meet James at http://www.JamesTaylor.me
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ABOUT THE CREATIVE LIFE
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The Creative Life is a weekly self-improvement show full of #motivation, #inspiration, and #creativity strategies with creativity speaker and author James Taylor.
The Creative Life blog can be read at: http://www.jamestaylor.me
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