Inspiration Archives - Dare Dreamer Entertainment https://daredreamer.com/blog/inspiration/ The Sites & Sounds of Creative Expression Wed, 13 Jul 2016 17:07:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 96915532 The Day I Gained a New Perspective When I Shot the President https://daredreamer.com/patrick-and-the-president/ Thu, 14 Jul 2016 16:00:42 +0000 http://daredreamer.fm/?p=27578 The valuable lesson I (Patrick Moreau) learned when I got to shoot the president. Get a new perspective. Back in 2010, a sweaty and victorious Drew Brees held a 7-pound sterling silver football trophy over his head as red, white, and blue confetti fell to the ground at the Sun Life Stadium in Florida. The New […]

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]]> 27578 How to develop your artistic voice in a soulful way – Part II https://daredreamer.com/artistic-souful-pt2/ Fri, 17 Jun 2016 19:00:17 +0000 http://daredreamer.fm/?p=27520 Part 2 of a series on how to develop your artistic voice in a meaningful, impactful, and long-lasting way. Part II: Follow Your Bliss or Get a #@&%!! Job — Dilemma In Part I of this series, I wrote about the courage to be unconventional and why we should learn to trust our own instincts rather […]

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]]> 27520 Narrative Transportation: What It Is and Why Every Storyteller Needs to Know It https://daredreamer.com/narrative-transportation/ Thu, 02 Jun 2016 19:00:21 +0000 http://daredreamer.fm/?p=27347 What is it like to be so engrossed in a story, you forget everything around you and lose yourself in the narrative? I was sitting on a United flight a few days ago. It was a last-minute flight so I ended up with a middle seat in the back of the plane. Before I left […]

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]]> 27347 What Science Can Teach Us About Being a Truly Happy Creative https://daredreamer.com/happy-creative/ Thu, 26 May 2016 19:00:22 +0000 http://daredreamer.fm/?p=27343 There are things that happen within our lives that truly shake us to the core. Those moments that we can remember decades later with vivid clarity. For many of us, September 11, 2001 was one of those moments. We can remember exactly where we were the moment we first learned what was happening. These moments […]

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]]> 27343 When Is Good, More Than Enough? https://daredreamer.com/good-enough/ Sat, 21 May 2016 21:00:11 +0000 http://daredreamer.fm/?p=27297 When is “good” more than enough? Let’s discuss. I usually spend my money at the theater to watch the blockbusters, the films that will be better on the big screen. And often the movies I spend money on to take home aren’t usually the same ones I saw in the theater. And, sometimes, there are films […]

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]]> 27297 How to develop your artistic voice in a soulful way – Part I https://daredreamer.com/develop-artistic-voice-soulful-way-part/ Thu, 19 May 2016 15:00:42 +0000 http://daredreamer.fm/?p=27350 Part I: The Courage to be Unconventional I’ve found that much of the material out there about how to develop as an artist is not very helpful. Excluding a few notable exceptions, the discussion of the topic tends to involve lots of platitudes about believing in yourself and working hard, but few actionable steps are […]

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]]> 27350 Crappy Photos Are Okay https://daredreamer.com/crappy-photos-are-okay/ Mon, 22 Feb 2016 14:00:55 +0000 http://daredreamer.fm/?p=26965 Don’t worry about that crappy photo you took. It’s gonna be okay. Here’s why. Over the course of conversation, I showed someone pictures I had taken, some of which were of my kids. This person smiled, enjoying my carefully composed works of art. When my turn was over, this person pulled out their phone to […]

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]]> 26965 Does Your Art Reflect the Times? https://daredreamer.com/does-your-art-reflect-the-times/ https://daredreamer.com/does-your-art-reflect-the-times/#comments Wed, 29 Jul 2015 13:00:33 +0000 http://daredreamermag.com/?p=26666 Legendary blues and jazz singer Nina Simone challenges artists to use their craft to make a difference.

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]]> 26662 Stand Still to Stand Out https://daredreamer.com/stand-still-to-stand-out/ Wed, 15 Jul 2015 18:42:31 +0000 http://daredreamermag.com/?p=26588 What does it actually mean when I say, "to stand out sometimes you have to stand still"?

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