Dear friends,
Today’s episode, “The Mission and The Breath,” began while I was writing my diary in my local cafe here in Berlin. It was 8 am on a Monday morning, and, honestly, I didn’t set out to write this Podcast.
But I found myself moving through the gears and decided to follow the pulse.
It brought me to wonder:
How can offsetting our life against the cosmic dance improve our choices, circumstances, and creativity?
Yes, in this podcast I consider the eternal.
Yes, in this podcast, my mind dissolves as I wrestle with the Big Bang.
Yes, in this podcast, I pause all things and reframe everyday life with the great symphony.
During my rumination and research, I consider:
- 🌈 The Power of Noticing: how awareness sharpens the mind and turns the ordinary into the extraordinary.
- ⏳ Time's Tapestry: how the Big Bang’s cosmic origins link to our everyday existence.
- 💔 Beyond Pain: how our lowest points contain the DNA of our breakthroughs
- 🚀 Choice Power: how one’s attitude transforms our experience of life, inspired by Viktor Frankl’s wisdom
- 🎶 Balanced Living: why the modern narrative on ambition versus presence is misguided, and how blending the two can lead to a more fulfilling life.
This podcast is about how creativity and solopreneurship. But if we do not frame our pursuits within the universe’s grand story, how can we ever expect to make the best choices for our lives?
Do you understand how significant what you have in your hands is?
Today, I ask you to stop for a moment and to come on a non-linear journey with me through time and space.
Ok, deep breath.
Let's dive in!
Your host,
Jim
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What is The Creative Life — with Jim Kroft?
🎙️ The Creative Life — with Jim Kroft
This podcast is for creatives who’ve chosen the long road.
Each week, I take one aspect of the creative life — a breakthrough, a challenge, or a tool that’s helping me — and share what I’m learning from the inside.
I started the show because I couldn’t find what I needed: a companion for the real challenges of making art while building a life around it.
The podcast swings between the psychological traps we face and the practical tools that keep me going. It moves between mindset and method — but always comes back to how we keep showing up.
I’m Jim, your host. I’ve lived a long life in the arts — full of meteoric highs and humbling lows.
Here are a few stops from the journey:
🎸 Released 7 records — from major labels to van tours
🎥 Filmed 6 feature docs, screened at 200+ festivals
🧠 Built a creative business in Berlin since 2013
✍️ Top 1% on Substack for weekly consistency
📈 Raised nearly €100K for refugee & Ukraine war efforts
🎧 The Creative Life has hit the Apple Podcast charts
Thanks for being here,
Jim
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