How to Deal with Impostor Syndrome

I have interviewed many creatives; some are excellent musicians and artists, people, well known as the foragers, potters, storytellers, actors, and many of them feel like frauds waiting to be found out.

There were several guitar players and saxophone players who, when asked to teach, panic because I did not know the theory, although they could do the stuff instinctively. Some artists failed at college, actors who bluffed their way into a stage role, drummers who were aware of better drummers waiting to take their place, all of these would've recognised themselves as having an impostor syndrome.

So, where does this originate?  Who are these people? 

Creative people tend to be more sensitive, and something like a lack or perceived lack in their education can affect them profoundly, even though logically it doesn't make a difference.  

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Paul Shed

Paul is one of the most well-known promoters / Event organisers in the industry and has worked with many of the top acts in the UK. Celebtime was established in 1998 offering both Management and event services.

Paul has built up a wealth of experience in the staging of concerts, events and festivals with attendances of up to 30,000 for some blue chip top corporate clients. Most recently, apart from buying a share in a major music venue, Paul has been working with house hold names such as Gareth Gates, Bobby Davro, Jim Davidson, James Cosmo, Ray Quinn ,lemar, James Cosmo, Many Britain’s Got Talent/X Factor acts. Paul and I talk a lot about Chas and Dave which I enjoyed a lot! http://www.celebtime.co.uk

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Richard Hill

Today I am talking to Richard Hill who is a hiker and Vlogger and runs the YouTube channel Day Tripper.

Richard talks about his interest in walking and explains the benefit of walking in the countryside and its health effects.

We go down some VERY interesting rabbit holes here linking early life experiences and healthy effects on our mental state by getting back to good formative memories.

There is a lot in the creative thinking area here that I enjoyed chatting about

You can find Richards videos on

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqO9HLIfFu0k2ettBS3OxXg

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George "Fowokan" Kelly

George and I talk about Art, Music, Jamaica, Africa its spiritual traditions and how it influences Georges work and music and art in general. Great chat with an elder and artist. George "Fowokan" Kelly is a Jamaican-born visual artist who lives in Britain and exhibits using the name "Fowokan" (a Yoruba word meaning: "one who creates with the hand"). He is a largely self-taught artist, who has been practising sculpture since 1980. His work is full of the ambivalence he sees in the deep-rooted spiritual and mental conflict between the African and the European. Fowokan's work is rooted in the traditions of pre-colonial Africa and ancient Egypt rather than the Greco-Roman art of the west. He has also been a jeweller, essayist, poet and musician (a former member of the funk group Cymande in the early 1970s). He decided to become an artist while on a visit to Benin, Nigeria, in the mid-1970s. The philosophical aspect of his oeuvre came with his travels through various parts of Africa, exploring the spiritual side of his ancestral home. He believes the intuitive/spiritual aspect of reality that still abounds in Africa was his art school and university. Check out George’s work, it is wonderful http://www.fowokan.com/ To support the podcast and get access to features about guitar playing and song writing visit https://www.patreon.com/vichyland and also news for all the creative music that we do at Bluescamp UK and France visit www.bluescampuk.co.uk For details of the Ikaro music charity visit www.ikaromusic.com Big thanks to Josh Ferrara for the music

Ben Cole

Ben has been a freelance award winning professional for over 25 years. with 30 years experience working on feature dramas,  feature documentaries, short dramas, music videos, commercials and corporate video, seen on any sized screen; international cinema, on TV or on the world’s mobiles.

He was DoP on a 90 min documentary on Bruce Springsteen and a similar film on Roy Orbison and his sons screened on BBC & channel 4 last Xmas. This year he is shooting on a doc about Steve Lukather a legend in the rock session world, from the Band Toto with interviews from Ringo Star and ‘Slash’.

His youth: was spent as a professional actor working on Drama both on TV and Cinema and Commercials, as well as on stage in London’s West End Theatre, worked on $25m films in Italy,  and stared opposite Anthony Perkins and Carol Baker and Christopher Lee.

In the early 90’s, he stepped the other side of the camera and his work has taken him many times around the globe filming a diverse cross section of society from hobos to celebrities.

He has @I am comfortable  in any culture from Namibian Tribesmen to Buddhist monks in China’.

Ben and I jam around the idea of creativity and Ben has the clearest exposition of creativity yet with stories of shaman, mystics and the meetings and filming of Sathya Sai Baba where very strange things happened. Ben also does a magic trick for those of you on YouTube.  

BEN COLE: SHOW REELS AND KIT (bencolecinematographysite.com)

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John Brice is a journalist who worked for the BBC for 36 years as a reporter, producer and editor. John was involved in local radio before moving to national radio and ending at BBC World Service. While in national radio he was employed on every news and current affairs programme on Radio 4, many on 5Live and  was an intake editor on BBC World Service for 10 years. Now he  owns  two pubs in Medway and runs one of them - the King George V in Brompton.

Over the years he has run a restaurant and organised several major events including the Quadrathon and the Medway Food & Drink Fair and the Medway Beer Festival.

John is one of the voices and names of the BBC so much so that his email is ‘thejohnbrice’

Great stories about the behind the scenes of news reporting.

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Big thanks to Josh Ferrara for the music

Max Milligan has been a gigging guitarist since 1973, in that time he has played many styles of music working in Cabaret Clubs, West End Musicals in London, Jazz Funk/Soul bands and Rock and Roll tours.

He is an experienced session guitarist and clinician. Max started teaching as a guitar tutor at the Institute of Contemporary Music Performance - then known as 'The Guitar Institute' - in 1991. He is also a popular clinician and has worked with Jerry Donahue (The Hellecasters), Big Jim Sullivan and Gordon Giltrap at the London College of Music.

Max is always busy composing incidental music for television companies and songwriting. He currently writes with Drew Ford & Jayne Taylor. He has recently toured with acoustic Roots and Blues artist Cherry Lee Mewis and Nashville recording artist Danni Nicholls.

https://maxmilligan.co.uk/

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Stuart Wilde By Dee Dee In this episode I am interviewing Dee Dee Wilde about her bother Stuart. Stuart Wilde was a British writer. Best known for his works on New Age, self-empowerment, and spirituality, he was also a lecturer, teacher, humourist, essayist, scriptwriter, lyricist, and music producer. He was the author of twenty books including the popular series The Taos Quintet: Miracles, The Force, Affirmations, The Quickening, and The Trick to Money is Having Some. Many believed he was one of the great metaphysical teachers. Many of the leaders of the Self-Help and Personal Growth movement studied with him, even more are influenced by his work. Wilde was a prolific writer with 20 books appearing in more than 27 languages. A total of 95 unique titles (books, audio works, music) are in circulation, with several hundred essays and articles in syndication across digital media. He was executive producer and lyricist on the music album Voice of the Feminine Spirit, which sold several hundred-thousand copies.[ He later produced and was the lyricist on two albums of Celtic music, Voice of the Celtic Myth (1997), and Creation (1999),and wrote the book and libretto for Tim Wheater's oratorio Heartland (1995). In 2010, his collaboration with Richard Tyler produced the ambient release The Mystery of the Sacred O In the next few months I hope to interview others about Stuart to build up a picture of this most complex and interesting man. You can find out more from Stuart Wilde | Stuart Wilde To support the podcast and get access to features about guitar playing and song writing visit https://www.patreon.com/vichyland and also news for all the creative music that we do at Bluescamp UK and France visit www.bluescampuk.co.uk For details of the Ikaro music charity visit www.ikaromusic.com Big thanks to Josh Ferrara for the music

Today I am talking to Miguel the man behind Aeon Byte Gnostic Radio. I have listened to Miguel for a number of years and it is great to be interviewing someone who was an early adopter of podcasting, so he is one of my guiding lights. You will discover how a skill with words, a great set of ideas and an FM DJ voice you can make even something as niche as a programme on Gnosticism be successful.

Miguel is a garage philosopher, hedge theologian, and general madman across the waters. His life quest is to take his audience from ancient connections to modern meaning. He is the author of the critically acclaimed Voices of Gnosticism and the post-apocalyptic vampire epic series, The Dark Instinct Trilogy, as well as fantasy novel, The Executioner's Daughter.

Aeon Byte Gnostic Radio, is a popular show dealing with eternal heresies and game-changing mysticism. His articles and fiction have appeared in such publications as The Gnostic Journal, The Heretic, Mindscape, Reality Sandwich, The Cimmerian Journal and many others Home - Aeon Byte Gnostic Radio (thegodabovegod.com)

(20) Miguel Conner (@AeonByte) / Twitter

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Dr Alexander Cummins

Dr Alexander Cummins is a consultant, diviner, writer, magician, and historian. He approaches ritual, divination, and sorcery both as a long-term practitioner and a historian of early modern magic. Dr Cummins has worked as a professional diviner for over a decade, and published several works on astrological magic, grimoires, and folk necromancy. He also provides training, workshops, and coaching in many aspects of magical theory and practice. Originally from the Midlands of the UK, Al now makes his home in Brooklyn, New York.

I have always wanted to interview Dr Al as he has so many strings to his bow, I first found out about him by finding a YouTube performance about Cut up which we discuss on the episode. Endlessly fascinating, ladies and gentlemen I give you Dr Alexander Cummins….

http://www.alexandercummins.com/

https://www.facebook.com/grimoiresontape

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Big thanks to Josh Ferrara for the music