Not sure what to do with all your creative inspiration? Worried you’ll end up with loads of regret or failure? In this first episode, Elizabeth Gilbert will help you rethink your relationship to inspiration and that capital F word, failure. This is the first installment of a special five-week series we’re doing on The Marie Forleo Podcast called, Love Letters to Our Creatives. Think of each episode as short, little love letters from me to you — reminding you of the important gifts you have, and a little nudge to make the time for your creative work.

Are you cut out to be an entrepreneur? Angela Chee, former news anchor and media strategist, joins Marie Forleo to debunk success stereotypes and what it really takes to make it in business. Hint: introverts, empaths, and homebodies can be AMAZING entrepreneurs. https://www.marieforleo.com/blog/introverted-entrepreneur-success “You already have everything you need to succeed. You just need to amplify it.” @AngelaCheeTV via @MarieForleo

With a booming flower business, three best-selling books, and a reality show on the Magnolia Network, Erin Benzakein gets honest about the road to becoming an “overnight success.” https://www.marieforleo.com/blog/erin-benzakein Don't lose heart if you're not good yet, just keep getting back up. ~ Erin Benzakein, Floret Flower Farm via @MarieForleo

Need to grow your business but nervous about hiring the wrong people? In this episode, you’ll learn how to find your ideal hire and how to structure your business for growth. https://www.marieforleo.com/blog/marietv-call-in-show-one-marketing-secret

Feel like a misfit because of all your interests? Conflicted about what you really want in life? In this episode, you’ll learn how to handle moments of career uncertainty and find the path that works best for you. https://www.marieforleo.com/blog/listen-to-your-inner-voice You can't find your passion in your brain. You have to feel it through your heart. @MarieForleo

Freaking out because business is slow? In this Call-In episode, you’ll learn how to drum up more business when times are tough and the mindset that will set you up for long-term success. https://www.marieforleo.com/blog/work-smarter-not-harder If you want to be responsible, keep your promises to others. If you want to be successful, keep your promises to yourself. @MarieForleo

In everything you do, think, or say, you have two choices. Do you want a life of spontaneity, joy, and intelligence? Or one of pain, frustration, and suffering? The intent you put in determines the results you get back. The choice is yours. https://www.marieforleo.com/blog/gary-zukav “No one has a choice about what they're going to feel next. But you do have a choice about what you're going to do then.” @gary_zukav via @MarieForleo

NEWSFLASH — spreading yourself thin trying to “do it all” doesn’t work! It just keeps you miserable and sabotages the very success you’re working towards. In this MarieTV, watch Marie coach an overwhelmed entrepreneur in real time on how to take care of your business without neglecting yourself. https://www.marieforleo.com/blog/overdoing-it My secret to doing it all is that I don't. @MarieForleo

Multi-million dollar toy creator Azhelle Wade shares the pricing, pitching, and strategy secrets to turn your weirdest ideas into best-selling products. https://www.marieforleo.com/blog/azhelle-wade I assume I'll do it wrong. But I can do it. @thetoycoach

Never experienced a traumatic event? Think again. Even prolonged pandemic stress can trigger a trauma-response. Listen and learn how trauma affects your brain and body, symptoms to look out for, and 4 science-backed methods to heal your trauma for good. https://www.marieforleo.com/blog/dr-gordon-healing-trauma When trauma comes, we can learn from it, heal from it, and move through it. @drjamesgordon via @MarieForleo

Learn the #1 thing we get wrong about personal growth, why divorce should be called “completion,” and where to go from rock bottom. https://www.marieforleo.com/blog/dr-shefali Growth is a subtractive process. @DrShefali via @MarieForleo

Marie shares her non-negotiable self-care routine for unstoppable energy and passion, plus 3 proven steps to get — and stay — motivated no matter what. https://www.marieforleo.com/blog/3-steps-to-getting-unstuck Ambiguity is the enemy of execution. @MarieForleo

No time to pursue your creative dreams? Learn how to turn on your creative flow anytime, anywhere with the prolific artist, musician, and poet Morgan Harper Nichols. https://www.marieforleo.com/blog/morgan-harper-nichols It’s okay to modify the dream. @morganhnichols via @MarieForleo

Got endless ideas and goals for your life and business — but not enough bandwidth to make them happen? In this episode, you’ll learn how to stop trying to do it all, so you can say YES to what’s most important to you. Some seasons of life call for a slower, more focused approach, and this episode will help you embrace it. https://www.marieforleo.com/blog/focus-on-what-matters Simplify to Amplify. @MarieForleo

Stop people pleasing — and become a boundary boss! Real-world scripts and strategies to kick your people-pleasing habit and honor what’s most important to you. https://www.marieforleo.com/blog/terri-cole Chronic people-pleasing is driven by fear not love. @terri_cole via @MarieForleo

Are you living a lie? Listen to your body — it’s an expert polygraph test for your soul’s deepest desires. https://www.marieforleo.com/blog/martha-beck Integrity is the cure for unhappiness — period. @MarthaBeck

Squeamish about selling? Learn three easy steps to target the right customers, nail your messaging, and sell without being sleazy. https://www.marieforleo.com/blog/principles-of-selling If you want your business to thrive, you must fall in love with sales and marketing. @MarieForleo

Do your words spark action? Cole Schafer of Honey Copy shares his secrets to hook your audience, hold their attention, and get results. 

Things happen to us each and every day that we have no control over. Planes get delayed. We get sick. Devastating events occur. But what happens to you is only a tiny sliver of how your life goes. In this episode, learn a powerful mental trick to (always) be in control of your happiness. https://www.marieforleo.com/blog/be-in-control The impact that any outside situation has on your life depends on how you react or respond to it. @MarieForleo

Did last year pass you by with little to show for it? Marie shares 2 simple steps to break out of your quarantine slump and fire up your dreams again. https://www.marieforleo.com/blog/take-control-of-your-life Ambiguity is the enemy of execution. @MarieForleo

Life feeling stale and boring? Here are 3 ways to have fun, be spontaneous, and “bring the party” back to your life today (and every day). https://www.marieforleo.com/blog/how-to-enjoy-your-life Fun is an inside job, always within your control, and a choice that you have to make every single day. @MarieForleo

Your critics don’t get to decide who you are — you do. Discover your gifts, embrace your flaws, & learn how to be a disrupter who creates change for the greater good. https://www.marieforleo.com/blog/luvvie-ajayi-jones The thing that people want you to quell, the thing that they want you to be less of, it's typically the thing that you are gifted at. @Luvvie via @MarieForleo

Questioning the value of the work you bring to the world? Learn why your creativity and art is a service to the world — and how to stop limiting your growth, fulfillment and income ASAP. See the full post and video version of this episode here: http://www.marieforleo.com/2013/09/value-what-you-do/ The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls. - Pablo Picasso via @MarieForleo

Are you letting fear hold you back? Learn how Bethany Hamilton got the courage to surf again just 4 weeks after losing her arm to a tiger shark — then went on to win a national title. https://www.marieforleo.com/blog/bethany-hamilton “You don't need easy, you just need possible." @bethanyhamilton via @MarieForleo None of the beautiful things happen overnight. @bethanyhamilton via @MarieForleo

It’s about time! After 30+ years working toward diversity, inclusion, and gender equality, Hattie Hill shares her vision for the future — and how YOU can make a difference. https://www.marieforleo.com/blog/hattie-hill Don’t you ever say what you can’t do — until you try. @EngageHattie via @MarieForleo

Think you don’t have what it takes to turn your passion or idea into a sustainable business? These four success stories from our very own community will change your mind. You’ll hear from entrepreneurs Adrian Brambila, Staci Ann Lowry, Annie Wright, and Melissa Rowe, describe their journeys to creating a sustainable, profitable business that’s changed their lives and the people they serve. If you need a reminder that your dreams are worth pursuing, this episode is a must-listen. https://marieforleobschool.com "You wouldn't have the dream if you didn't already have everything you need to make it happen." @marieforleo

Fear is your friend.” Learn how to release your limiting beliefs, heal from trauma, and fulfill your purpose with Koya Webb, author of Let Your Fears Make You Fierce. https://www.marieforleo.com/blog/koya-webb You are not a victim; you are a creator. @KoyaWebb via @MarieForleo Our perspective can bring us to a paradise, or it can keep us in prison. @KoyaWebb via @MarieForleo

If you’re waiting to feel “ready,” you’ll be waiting forever. Listen now to learn the 2 things you really need to start your dream business today. https://www.marieforleo.com/blog/i-want-to-start-a-business If it’s important to you, you’ll make the time. If not, you’ll make an excuse. @MarieForleo

Marie shares her secret to figure out how much to charge and make customers feel like they’re getting a steal — at ANY price. https://www.marieforleo.com/blog/how-much-am-i-worth/ Your worth is what you say it is. @MarieForleo

Keep putting your big dreams on the back burner because they’re not “realistic”? Learn how to organize your day to get more done (without burning out). https://www.marieforleo.com/blog/how-to-get-more-done The most valuable asset you have is you. @MarieForleo Success doesn’t come from what you do occasionally, it comes from what you do consistently. @MarieForleo When you know what’s important, it’s a lot easier to ignore what’s not. @MarieForleo

Marie reads from her #1 New York Times bestselling book, Everything is Figureoutable, to inspire you on the eve of this brand new year. The excerpt is from the Everything is Figureoutable audiobook, courtesy of Penguin Random House Audio https://www.marieforleo.com/blog/everything-is-figureoutable-paperback You are a one-time mega event in the universe. Don’t waste it. @MarieForleo

Are you living the life YOU most want or the life people expect of you? Answer these 3 questions to find the courage to live your life without regrets. https://www.marieforleo.com/blog/be-true-to-yourself Living for other people’s expectations guarantees you’ll fall short of your own. @MarieForleo

Long before Game of Thrones, cronuts, Candy Crush, Alexa, and 2 royal weddings — MarieTV was born. Listen now to celebrate 10 years of the show that started it all. http://marietv.com/ Stay on your game and keep going for your dreams because the world needs that special gift that only you have! @MarieForleo

Feeling unsuccessful? Marie gives advice to a struggling entrepreneur who’s feeling defeated because after three years in business she hasn’t achieved the goals she set for herself. https://www.marieforleo.com/blog/learning-from-failure Start focusing on what's working rather than putting so much energy on what doesn't. @MarieForleo

Tammy Tibbetts and Christen Brandt, founders of the girls’ rights organization She’s the First, share inspiration and real action steps for making an impact. https://www.marieforleo.com/blog/shes-the-first-tammy-tibbetts-christen-brandt “No one can do everything, but everyone can do something.” @shesthefirst via @MarieForleo

Life has a way of throwing hard things at us, sometimes all piled on top of one another. To overcome challenges, remember in the midst of the pain that they each present opportunities for growth and re-alignment as well. In this episode, Marie talks with Beth, who tragically lost her bakery business to a fire and wonders how to reclaim her identity and find a new path. You’ll learn a simple mantra to remind you of your innate ability to overcome challenges and get moving forward. https://www.marieforleo.com/blog/overcome-challenges You don't need to know the big picture right now. You just need to get moving again and then start paying attention to the signals. @MarieForleo

“Of Miles Davis’ 50 records, 30 of them were pretty bad.” Seth Godin –– marketer, creative, and author of 19 bestsellers –– explains why your work needs a practice, and why that means accepting that not everything you create will be your best. Plus, get a rare peek into the personal writing practice behind his 20-year streak of daily blog posts. https://www.marieforleo.com/blog/the-practice-book-seth-godin Creativity is an action, not a feeling. Your work is too important to be left to how you feel today. @sethgodin @ThisIsSethsBlog via @MarieForleo

Are you feeling anxiety around finding your purpose? In this episode, the inimitable artist, activist, and social entrepreneur Rha Goddess, CEO of Move the Crowd, shows us how to tap into ourselves to find our inner truth, embrace a mindset of “enoughness,” and rise to a new level of generosity. This episode touches everything from love to the economy to the “sacred pause” of 2020. It’s a must listen! https://www.marieforleo.com/blog/rha-goddess Stop hiding. Own your greatness. Own your power. Own your brilliance. Own your majesty. Let's go. @RhaGoddess via @MarieForleo

“People don’t want to buy what I want to create –– what do I do?” In this Call-In Show, Marie shares vital advice on marketing for artists and entrepreneurs who struggle to find where inspiration meets need. https://www.marieforleo.com/blog/marketing-strategies

Ever feel like the odds are stacked against you? Marisa Hamamoto, founder of Infinite Flow dance company, shares her phenomenal story of overcoming exclusion, trauma, paralysis, PTSD, and the COVID-19 pandemic to bring her message of inclusion to the world — through dance. https://www.marieforleo.com/blog/infinite-flow-marisa-hamamoto Our brains process images 60 times faster than words and when you see the beauty of inclusion you see its potential. @marisahamamoto via @MarieForleo

Are you operating from a scarcity mindset? In this interview, Arian Simone, author of “The Fearless Money Mindset,” shows us how to cultivate an abundance mindset. Her fearlessness got her through being laid off, living in her car, building a business, and launching the first venture capital firm for women of color by women of color. https://www.marieforleo.com/blog/arian-simone People have more fear of being broke than have faith in abundance. @ArianSimone via @MarrieForleo

Dr. Edith Eva Eger is one of our favorite MarieTV guests of all time. In this uplifting interview, she shares the miraculous lessons she learned as a Holocaust survivor imprisoned in Auschwitz, and how we can all choose hope and compassion over suffering and anger every single day. https://www.marieforleo.com/blog/dr-edith-eger-holocaust-survivor Meet people where they are, but treat them the way they could be. @DrEdithEger1 via @MarieForleo Love is not what you feel, it's what you do. @DrEdithEger1 via @MarieForleo Cover Photo by Jordan Engle

Work-life balance isn’t realistic, says Sheri Riley, author of Exponential Living: Stop Spending 100% of Your Time on 10% of Who You Are. In this interview, she shows us how to be successful without working harder or doing more. https://www.marieforleo.com/blog/sheri-riley Never let the drive for what you want to accomplish rob you of the joy of what you've already achieved. @SheriRiley via @MarieForleo

Want to feel better mentally, physically, and emotionally? Dr. Rangan Chatterjee, resident BBC Breakfast doctor and author of “Feel Better in 5,” proves how ANYONE –– from CEOs to single moms –– can build better habits in just 5 minutes. https://www.marieforleo.com/blog/rangan-chatterjee It’s not repetition that wires new habits –– it’s emotion. @drchatterjeeuk via @MarieForleo

Do you dream of starting a business, but fear you don’t have what it takes? Mikaila Ulmer founded her purpose-driven company, Me & the Bees Lemonade, when she was just 4 ½ years old. In this interview, she inspires us with stories of her lemonade stand, landing a deal on “Shark Tank,” and meeting the Obamas — three times! She also shares incredible insight on how to start a business and keep it running through bumps in the road, and why we should all spend a little more time thinking like kids. https://www.marieforleo.com/blog/mikaila-ulmer Don't be discouraged by life's little stings. Get back up and spread your wings. @MikailasBees via @MarieForleo If we look at the possibilities instead of just the problems, our future will be a whole lot brighter. @MikailasBees via @MarieForleo

Hate negotiation? Alexandra Carter wrote “Ask for More” for you. Through 10 simple questions, she’ll help you understand what you want, how to ask for it, and — most importantly — how to get it. In this interview, Alexandra shares her best negotiation tips, the importance of teaching people your value, and how to turn a “no” into a “yes.” https://www.marieforleo.com/blog/alexandra-carter Listening is the foundation, not just of negotiation, but of everything worthwhile in life. @alexbcarter via @MarieForleo

Feel insecure or boring when you speak? America’s top voice coach, Roger Love, has vocal techniques that will improve your voice. Case in point — Bradley Cooper hired Roger to teach him how to sing, and then he won a Grammy. If you want to learn what Roger’s taught Selena Gomez, Gwen Stefani, and Tony Robbins to speak and sing with confidence, this interview is a must-listen. https://www.marieforleo.com/blog/roger-love We are a world of monotone, we need to use more notes. A piano has 88 keys. @RogerLove1 via @MarieForleo

“You’re not what a real makeup artist looks like.” When Mally Roncal heard these words, she had a choice: to be like everyone else in her industry or stay true to herself. Spoiler alert: she chose the latter. Now Mally is one of the world’s most sought after makeup artists and has worked with celebrities like Beyoncé, Jennifer Lopez, Celine Dion, and RuPaul. She’s also the creator of Mally Beauty, a makeup line that’s sold over 1.6 million eyeshadow kits on QVC. Learn how Mally did it, and why it’s so important to bring your true, authentic self to everything you do. https://www.marieforleo.com/blog/mally-roncal Be you, and you’ll win every time. @MallyRoncal via @MarieForleo I will no longer allow myself to be around people that make me feel bad about who I am. @MallyRoncal via @MarieForleo