Erik Wahl: On Art, Money, Creativity and Power

Good Life Project

Jonathan Fields / Acast

Education, Wellness, Self-improvement, Midlife, Health & Fitness, Intentional Living, Personal Growth, Living Well, How To

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🗓️ 12 June 2017

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Guest: Erik Wahl is a tech-executive turned renowned artist, speaker, author and entrepreneur.He is internationally recognized as a thought-provoking graffiti artist and one of the most sought-after presenters on the corporate keynote circuit, where he travels the world opening people's minds with a blend of cinematic stage theatrics, high-speed live-painting and deep wisdom. His latest book is The Spark and the Grind: Ignite the Power of Disciplined CreativityStory: Erik lost everything when the early dot-com bubble burst, then turned to art as a form of healing, expression and a new way to share ideas, with a focus on street art and graffiti. He then taught himself how to paint large-scale street art style images at high-speed and transformed the process into riveting live shows with a powerful message.Big idea: Redefining what it means to be a successful artist.You'd never guess: Why he competed in the world series of poker to enhance creativity and experiential learning, and how he uses game theory as a way to grow emotional intelligence.Current passion project: Extreme biohacking for creativity (cryotherapy, fasting, ballistic exercise).Rockstar sponsors & supporters:90-day year - Check out the free online video masterclasses on hyper-productivity now and 90 Day Year program. https://www.90dayyear.com/p/?p=omcitykid&w=90dyspCamp GLP. Come spend 3 1/2 days with "your people," make amazing friendships, drop the facade, reignite your vitality and learn powerful strategies and breakthrough business ideas. Grab your spot before the final $100 discount expires on June 28, 2017 (and we sell out). http://goodlifeproject.com/camp/photo credit: Sean Sheridan & Erik Wahl

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0:00.0	Because this word success, it's a false oasis.
0:07.2	There will never be enough critical acclaim.
0:10.6	There will never be enough public recognition.
0:13.3	There will never be enough financial success attached to your art to validate it to make
0:19.1	you feel like, oh, that's enough, I've made it.
0:21.4	And so when artists start seeking out other people's approval, critics approval, you know,
0:28.4	that this piece of art is worth when they define their value as an artist based on those
0:32.2	external sources, I think it devalues what the artist is really creating.
0:39.2	And if you're creating from place of soul, those things will align for you, but won't
0:45.4	mean as much.
0:46.4	They will just be the icing on the top of the cake as opposed to the source of what you're
0:49.8	grinding for.
0:53.6	To that cover of Eric Walz, new book, The Spark and the Grind says that he is an artist,
0:59.4	author and entrepreneur.
1:01.3	He's internationally recognized as a thought provoking graffiti artist and one of the most
1:06.0	sought after speakers on the corporate lecture circuit.
1:09.7	When I think of Eric, I think of him as a philosopher, I think of him as a performer, I think
1:16.6	of him as an artist, somebody who has this capacity to step onto a stage in, you know,
1:25.2	arena size venues and take a crowd of thousands or tens of thousands of people and drop them
1:32.4	into an immersive sensory experience that leaves them coming out the other side in some
1:38.6	way deeply changed and thinking about the way that they want to be on the planet.
1:43.4	So when I had a chance to sit down with Eric and go into his process, go into what took
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