How to Have More Grace & Compassion For Your Journey with Marcus Barnes

Wanna know how to be more intentional, flexible and self-compassionate with creating your own individual path and career? In this episode, Matt Gottesman @mattgottesman sits down with Marcus Barnes (Seasoned Journalist & Author) and they go all in on taking chances early on to discover new unconventional paths, expanding his craft in writing to include music journalism , building on momentum, taking time out to get the 30,000 foot view in order to make pivots, how downtime can increase our creativity and reinvigorate us in our work, being in acts of service, signs we need to take a break, creating great relationships along the way, meditation and much more…   01:25 Meet Marcus! 04:35 If all music was gone and you could only save three albums, which ones would they be? 05:45 Name an influential person, living or nonliving, who you would want to interact with. 07:50 In your opinion, what is the best music-focused film? 09:05 What is an important book, podcast, or Audible that has helped you navigate your creativity and passion? 10:45 How did you get to where you are now? 16:15 How did you get into journalism? 19:30 What pushed you into writing about music? 21:20 What were some struggles you had while working at The Daily Mail? 25:10 Where are you now? 28:00 Refusing to compromise ourselves. 30:15 Finding a connection through other people. 31:50 How can we handle uncertainty? 33:25 How was your break and what prompted it? 42:10 How did you deal with your worries over taking a break? 45:50 What are the benefits of allowing yourself to recuperate? 50:45 What are the signs of knowing when to take a break? 58:00 Learning to acknowledge our vulnerabilities. 1:02:10 What are the benefits of being open and honest? 1:03:50 What is coming up next for you? 1:11:00 What is the beauty of building a community? FEATURED GUEST: Marcus Barnes Instagram: https://instagram.com/mgoldenbarnes  Website: https://marcusbarnes.com    OUR HOST: Matt Gottesman Instagram: https://instagram.com/mattgottesman   FOLLOW US: YouTube | https://bit.ly/OrloveUTC  Facebook | https://bit.ly/2T9Q1ur  Instagram | https://bit.ly/2Z5nN7N Website | https://bit.ly/2zA5yNc  Website | https://bit.ly/2zA5yNc