The Creative Train Podcast

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Explore and enhance your creativity and teaching abilities on the CreativeTrain.ca podcast! For over 30 years I have worked as a performing and visual artist and educator, I understand the creative mind and the obstacles we all face. My job is to help you grow, succeed and find satisfaction and consistency in your creative focus, output and educational results. All episodes are based on my own, real, lived experience; look through the titles and see if anything resonates with you!  Creative skills can be applied in any kind of venture, be it artistic, business and every social situation; your creativity, spontaneity and mental agility can be the difference between success and not-so-much-success. Check out the titles of the podcast episodes and see if something resonates- these are ALL based on my real life experience. Hop on board at www.creativetrain.ca

  1. 11H AGO

    The Comfort Zone- How I found myself on the outside.

    In this episode I recount some very strange experiences I had which left me staring at my comfort zone from the outside; I took it as a creative challenge and 6 years later it's bearing fruit!  You may relate to my experience, or not, but what we can all relate to is the importance of our comfort zone and the necessity to step outside of it.

    10 min

  2. FEB 3

    The Artists Who Leave Us

    An episode dedicated to all those artists, past and present who have left an indelible mark upon us as creatives. Small moments of gratitude, honouring their inspiration goes a long way to not only fuel yourself but maybe the artists you're most inspired by. Who knows, maybe YOU are that inspirational in someone's life?! Have a listen, leave a comment of who's on your list of greatest influences!

    17 min

  3. JAN 28

    Us & Them- the masks we wear

    In this episode, I recount some very personal experience about a creative relationship built upon with a "fictional" character created by a fellow artist. I fell for the "masked persona" and so did several others.  There are some hard questions to ask yourself within this episode- can you live up to the persona you present to the world? Do you have the courage to reveal your authentic self? Can you back-up your reputation or do you hide behind excuses? This is a tough topic to face, but we all have to at some point.

    18 min

  4. JAN 20

    Writer's Block- what it is and isn't

    A more emotionally charged episode with some recounting of my own experience and catharsis. Brief synopsis: "Your creative mind is not bound by time or place"  Consider that.  Let me know what you think, let's have a conversation.

    15 min

  5. JAN 16

    Making It Relatable

    As a teacher, you are charged with many tasks- delivering information, testing, marking, monitoring class behaviour, and inspiring your students to want to learn.  The last part is often the hardest; each student has their own learning needs and motivations so how do you as a teacher grab their attention, then retain it? By making your lessons relatable instead of treating your classes like a sermon! Here's a bit of what I do to do that.

    14 min

  6. JAN 7

    The Artist's Mission

    In this episode I'm diving into the question of why we create things. What inspired us to take up an artistic pursuit? What do we hope to accomplish with all this investment of time, money, emotion and space in our homes? I hope that all artists who listen to this will pick up on some new things to think about, new inspirations, motivations and affirmations.  And if you are considering finally embarking on the artist's journey- let this add some fuel to your creative fire!

    12 min

  7. JAN 1

    Alright, holidays are done- now get to work!

    I have enjoyed almost three weeks off of work over the Christmas holiday season, I was very productive at home though!  In this episode I let you in on a few things coming up for the podcast, guests, inspirations and some fun self-observation.

    10 min

  8. 12/11/2025

    Why Are Artists Weird?!

    I could talk about this for days, but here's 17.5 minutes of my thoughts on this! When our goals and inspirations reach far beyond the normal things that day-to-day-life needs us to do, we tend to become dreamers, wanderers and dare I say, a bit weird?! Artists- if you're struggling, listen to this, I hope this will ease your struggle. And if you have artsy friends, this episode might help you understand those often misunderstood folks in your life!

    18 min
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Explore and enhance your creativity and teaching abilities on the CreativeTrain.ca podcast! For over 30 years I have worked as a performing and visual artist and educator, I understand the creative mind and the obstacles we all face. My job is to help you grow, succeed and find satisfaction and consistency in your creative focus, output and educational results. All episodes are based on my own, real, lived experience; look through the titles and see if anything resonates with you!  Creative skills can be applied in any kind of venture, be it artistic, business and every social situation; your creativity, spontaneity and mental agility can be the difference between success and not-so-much-success. Check out the titles of the podcast episodes and see if something resonates- these are ALL based on my real life experience. Hop on board at www.creativetrain.ca

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  • Creator
    marcnovoselec
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    61
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2024 All rights reserved.
  • Show Website
    The Creative Train Podcast