Hi friends! 🙌In E77 I share with you tips and tricks for ways to listen to your gut intuition. This is an important skill to develop for yourself so you become more confident with your own decision making and so you don't have to rely on oth

E76: The Art of Playing Catch Up

29 days ago 13m 33s

Hi friends! 🙌In E76 I wanted to share with you all some tips for how to play catch up in life without burning yourself out. After moving out of the studio space over the past couple of weeks, I feel like all I've been doing is playing catch

E75: Spring Studio Updates & 43 Trips Around The Sun

Mar 21st, 2024 10m 55s

Hi friends! 🙌In E75 I wanted to share some studio updates with you all and why I've been MIA over the past couple of weeks. Also, I just turned 43 (holy cow! - how did that happen?) and I wanted to share some pearls of wisdom I've learned ov

E74: Introducing My Guest Richie from Sunset Studios Boston

Mar 5th, 2024 12m 6s

Hi friends! 🙌In E74 I want to introduce you all to my special guest Richie Hudson from Sunset Studios Boston! Richie has been teaching paint parties for JJArtworks for the past year, and he's also a fellow artist, entrepreneur and business o

E73: How To Focus as a Multi-passionate Artist

Feb 27th, 2024 16m 16s

Hi friends! 🙌In E73 I share some tips and tricks on how to focus as a multi-passionate artist! This really comes down to what your NEEDS are as both an artist and an individual and also what your soul is "nudging" you to do. 👍I'm in the p

E72: Navigating The Multi-passionate Dilemma As An Artist

Feb 19th, 2024 20m 47s

Hi friends! 🙌In E72 I talk about how artists and creative entrepreneurs typically struggle with a phenomenon known as the "multi-passionate dilemma". The multi-passionate dilemma is when we have a variety of goals and dreams in life, and it'

E71: The Musician's Struggle Is Real

Feb 6th, 2024 12m 57s

Hi friends! 🙌In E71 I talk about the musician's struggle and how every dollar and cent counts and is "felt", whether it's from the merch table, ticket sales, or the tip jar. In this episode, I share some stories of some of the obstacles I fa

E70: Get A FREE Acrylic Paint Set On Our Website!

Feb 1st, 2024 5m 13s

Hi friends! 🙌In E70 we are pumped to announce that we now have sample packs of our new heavy body acrylic paints on our website! Our sample paint sets typically go for a few dollars, but just for following our podcast we want to give you a F

E69: Introducing Our New Line of Heavy Body Acrylic Paints

Jan 30th, 2024 9m 34s

Hi friends! 🙌In E69 we are thrilled to announce the launch of our own JJArtworks Studios custom branded acrylic paint line! This has been a dream of ours for many years now, and a long term project that we have diligently been working on beh

E68: How To Deal With Bad Customer Service

Jan 17th, 2024 16m 37s

Hi friends! 🙌In E68 I share a story about how I'm dealing with bad customer service from a company I'm buying from. It's shocking and surprising, but I'm learning a lot from this experience. I'm being taught how to treat "my customers" with

E67: How To Break Down Your Big Goals Into Bite Sized Chunks

Jan 10th, 2024 8m 2s

Hi friends, in E67 I talk about how to break down your big goals in life into bite sized chunks. With the start of the New Year, I'm sure many of our dreams feel like climbing Mt. Everest, but rather than getting discouraged by trying to reach

E66: How To Practice The Art of Showing Up

Jan 3rd, 2024 11m 43s

Hi friends, in E66 I talk about how simply practicing the art of showing up is more important than "forcing" your habits through sheer will power and determination. If you push too hard with your New Year's resolutions, there's a chance you cou

E65: Celebrate The Progress You Made in 2023

Dec 28th, 2023 9m 47s

Hi friends, in E65 I talk about celebrating the progress you made in 2023. In a world where we're all rushing around with daily tasks and responsibilities, we rarely find the time to meditate on all the progress we've made, especially when it c

E64: The Art of Listening To Your Body & Perseverance

Dec 20th, 2023 10m 9s

Hi friends, in E64 I talk about how I'm currently fighting a cold, but I'm also consciously listening to my body and also persevering in other categories of my life. Although I can't function at my normal 100% energy levels, I'm still practicin

E63: How To Build Momentum in 2024

Dec 13th, 2023 12m 48s

Hi friends, in E63 I talk about how the way to build momentum for your big goals and aspirations in your life is by starting "today", not on January 1st. Take small steps today to start nudging the needle forward, so that by January 1st you alr

E62: Studio Updates and The Real Reason Why People Don't Get Back To You

Sep 14th, 2023 13m 20s

Hi friends, it's been over 1 year since we've recorded a podcast episode, so in Episode 62 we're covering updates from over the past year, as well as an epiphany that I had over the past couple of weeks. I've been super busy trying to up my gam

E61: Rib Injury and Relocating Headquarters

Aug 9th, 2022 12m 3s

In this episode, J.J. explains why he hasn’t been posting on social media for the past 2 1/2 weeks. It’s mainly due to a fractured rib that occurred at taekwondo practice and also the time consuming task of finding new commercial space for the

E60: Sacrificing One Priority For Another Priority

Jul 16th, 2022 9m 18s

In this episode, J.J. talks about how he sacrificed one priority for another priority this week and why he decided to make that decision and also how he dealt with guilt and shame of making that decision.

E59: How To Maintain Healthy Habits While Traveling

Jul 12th, 2022 7m 56s

In this episode, J.J. talks about how to maintain healthy habits while you’re traveling or on the road. He shares his life hacks on how to adequately prepare before a trip and how to adjust your schedule to accommodate the change in your routin

E58: Improving Healthy Habits & Gaining New Perspectives

Jul 2nd, 2022 11m 7s

In this episode, J.J. talks about improving upon your healthy habits that already exist in order to reach the highest version of yourself. He also talks about how being open to new perspectives can help you out.

E57: Why Falling In Love With Progress Eliminates Anxiety

Jun 24th, 2022 7m 7s

In this episode, J.J. talks about how falling in love with progress and not with the destination will help eliminate anxiety in your life! If you celebrate the tiny victories along the way and keep your attention on the present moment, the futu

E56: Why You Should Listen To Your Body

Jun 17th, 2022 12m 6s

In this episode, J.J. talks about the importance of listening to your body and how this week he felt super rundown and needed an extra day of rest because that was what his body was telling him to do.

E55: Don’t Let A Tiny Mistake Overshadow A Successful Moment

Jun 10th, 2022 14m 35s

In this episode, J.J. talks about how some of us allow tiny mistakes to overshadow much of our success. He goes into great detail about his white belt testing for taekwondo this past weekend and how he experienced this situation during testing.

E54: The Difficulties Of Having A Business Vs. Artist Brain

Jun 3rd, 2022 8m

In this episode, J.J. talks about the difficulties of having a business brain versus an artist brain. In this episode JJ is super vulnerable and shares his daily struggles with trying to balance both his passion for building his business, but a

E53: Why I Started Taking Taekwondo at 41 Years Old

May 27th, 2022 8m 10s

In this episode, J.J. talks about why he started taking Taekwondo at 41 years old. It’s a combination of the whole mind, body, spirit connection, as well as learning skills for the acting industry, and lastly burning calories and being an amazi