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Ranting Through Life: Life Hacks for the Creative Soul

125 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 8 ratings

On Ranting Through Life we prove not all ranting is negative. Here we know as creative professionals (artist, content creators, writers, freelancers, ext.) you have got to R.A.N.T. (Revel in your passion, Aspire in inspire, Navigate creative thought, & Trust your voice), and hacks, tips, and tricks from the collective experience is the best way to do it. Our host, Jhonu Alicia, is a multifacted creative (actor, writer, singer) , who noticed herself stumbling across ALOT of unmotivated, uninspired, confused creatives that seemed to feel like they were alone in feelings of unprepareness, and self-doubt, so she has made it her mission to boost morale for fellow creatives, as well as, share hack what she's learned from experience, education, and a collection of real-life and fictional creatives. Your creative soul deserves to be motivated, challenged, inspired, and ultimately assured that you were not wrong to choose the life of a creative professional. You got this! This is a safe space for artist/ creatives/entreprenuers, whether you be a newbie, retired, or somewhere in between, we could all use a hack or two. So always remember, "You are the beholder of your creative soul", so tune in and together lets keep ranting through.

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Episodes

Unblock Me: Hacks to Ease to Pressure Amid Writer’s Block & Other Creative Hiccups

April 29, 2021 05:00 - 26 minutes - 17.9 MB

Welcome to Ranting Through Life: Life Hacks for The Creative Soul with host, multifaceted creative, Jhonu Alicia. In this episode we discover: What’s triggering your writer’s block? Is there a medicine for creative blocks?  what do writer’s block and the hiccups have in common? Tune in for these answers, hacks to ease your way out, and the cautionary tale of this week’s Fictional Creative.  Remember: You are the beholder of your creative soul, let’s keep ranting through.  Join Jhonu Alicia ...

Sorry Not Sorry: Hacks to Getting Unapologetic about Your Artistry

April 22, 2021 05:00 - 25 minutes - 17.5 MB

Welcome to Ranting Through Life: Life Hacks for The Creative Soul with host, multifaceted creative, Jhonu Alicia. Tune in to find out which fictional creative unapologetically owns their life as well as their craft. In this episode you can get inspired by A Spike Lee Joint, Rihanna, and Sarah Bareilles to “say what you wanna say” , without holding back.  You are the beholder of your creative soul, lets  keep ranting through.  Join Jhonu Alicia on Wednesday at 9pm CST for her new live series...

Sorry Not Sorry: Hacks to Getting Unapologetic about Your Artistry

April 22, 2021 05:00 - 25 minutes - 17.5 MB

Welcome to Ranting Through Life: Life Hacks for The Creative Soul with host, multifaceted creative, Jhonu Alicia. Tune in to find out which fictional creative unapologetically owns their life as well as their craft. In this episode you can get inspired by A Spike Lee Joint, Rihanna, and Sarah Bareilles to “say what you wanna say” , without holding back.  You are the beholder of your creative soul, lets  keep ranting through.  Join Jhonu Alicia on Wednesday at 9pm CST for her new live series...

How to Save A Life: Hacks to Releasing Your Creative Hero

April 15, 2021 05:00 - 19 minutes - 13.2 MB

Welcome to Ranting Through Life: Life Hacks for The Creative Soul with host, multifaceted creative, Jhonu Alicia. In this episode our Fictional creative teaches us how to escape festering feelings and release detrimental thoughts. Tune in to find out how to save a life. Remember: You are the beholder of your creative soul, let’s keep ranting through.  Join Jhonu Alicia on Wednesday at 9pm CST for her new live series on Instagram, “Wining Creative Wednesdays”: https://www.instagram.com/creat...

How to Save A Life: Hacks to Releasing Your Creative Hero

April 15, 2021 05:00 - 19 minutes - 13.2 MB

Welcome to Ranting Through Life: Life Hacks for The Creative Soul with host, multifaceted creative, Jhonu Alicia. In this episode our Fictional creative teaches us how to escape festering feelings and release detrimental thoughts. Tune in to find out how to save a life. Remember: You are the beholder of your creative soul, let’s keep ranting through.  Join Jhonu Alicia on Wednesday at 9pm CST for her new live series on Instagram, “Wining Creative Wednesdays”: https://www.instagram.com/creat...

You CAN do it! A Hack Celebrities Already Know

April 08, 2021 05:00 - 18 minutes - 12.9 MB

Welcome to Ranting Through Life: Life Hacks for The Creative Soul with host, multifaceted creative, Jhonu Alicia. In this Episode we remove a word from the creative lexicon in order to give our creative souls a shot at it’s full potential. Tune to find out what that word is, our fictional creative, and what real life artist also removed this word. Remember: You are the beholder of your creative soul, let’s keep ranting through.  Join Jhonu Alicia on Wednesday at 9pm CST for her new live ser...

You CAN do it! A Hack Celebrities Already Know

April 08, 2021 05:00 - 18 minutes - 12.9 MB

Welcome to Ranting Through Life: Life Hacks for The Creative Soul with host, multifaceted creative, Jhonu Alicia. In this Episode we remove a word from the creative lexicon in order to give our creative souls a shot at it’s full potential. Tune to find out what that word is, our fictional creative, and what real life artist also removed this word. Remember: You are the beholder of your creative soul, let’s keep ranting through.  Join Jhonu Alicia on Wednesday at 9pm CST for her new live ser...

Greatest Showman w/ Debra Schultz: Hacks to Direct Your Creative Vision

April 01, 2021 11:00 - 46 minutes - 32.2 MB

Welcome to Ranting Through Life: Life Hacks for The Creative Soul. In this Episode host Jhonu Alicia is joined by a creative of all trades, director, professor, scenic designer, and mentor, Debra Schultz. Debra takes us on her journey from performer to director, as well as, shares a very special cautionary hack to creatives. Tune in and find out if Jhonu was able to match a fictional creative to such a widespread creative, and how you can go about directing your creative vision. Remember: Yo...

Shut up, Poser! Hacks to Combat Doubt & Imposter Syndrome

March 25, 2021 05:00 - 16 minutes - 11.2 MB

Welcome to Ranting Through Life: Life Hacks for The Creative Soul with host, multifaceted creative, Jhonu Alicia. In this Episode we use not one, but two fictional creatives to rid ourselves of the two most common plagues amongst creatives: self-Doubt and imposter syndrome. Tune in for double the stories and double the hacks! Remember: You are the beholder of your creative soul, let’s keep ranting through.  Join Jhonu Alicia on Wednesday at 9pm CST for her new live series on Instagram, “Win...

Shut up, Poser! Hacks to Combat Doubt & Imposter Syndrome

March 25, 2021 05:00 - 16 minutes - 11.2 MB

Welcome to Ranting Through Life: Life Hacks for The Creative Soul with host, multifaceted creative, Jhonu Alicia. In this Episode we use not one, but two fictional creatives to rid ourselves of the two most common plagues amongst creatives: self-Doubt and imposter syndrome. Tune in for double the stories and double the hacks! Remember: You are the beholder of your creative soul, let’s keep ranting through.  Join Jhonu Alicia on Wednesday at 9pm CST for her new live series on Instagram, “Win...

It’s Complicated: Creative’s Hacks for Avoiding Entanglements, Situationships, & Feeling Lonely in Paris

March 18, 2021 05:00 - 22 minutes - 15.2 MB

Welcome to Ranting Through Life: Life Hacks for The Creative Soul with host, multifaceted creative, Jhonu Alicia.  As creatives we have an abundance of passion and love to share. In this episode we examine how and where we are placing our intense, creative, vulnerable vibes and use this week’s Fictional Creative as a cautionary tale.  Remember: You are the beholder of your creative soul. Tune in and let’s keep ranting through.   Join Jhonu Alicia on Wednesdays at 9pm CST for her new live s...

Ka Boom Creatives! Pro- up w/ Ozeal Debastos: Humanize Your Voice & Get Back in the Creative Flow

March 11, 2021 06:00 - 39 minutes - 27.3 MB

Welcome to Ranting Through Life: Life Hacks for The Creative Soul with Jhonu Alicia.  In this episode the remarkable Ozeal Debastos, founder of Ozeal Media, Podcast Influence Academy, and creator of the amazing podcast No Permission Needed: Empower Entrepreneurs. We go on a journey with Ozeal back to before he became the phenomenal podcast host and coach, we know him as today. We learn to “humanize our message” as creatives and so much more. Remember: You are the beholder of your creative so...

Ka Boom Creatives! Pro- up w/ Ozeal Debastos: Humanize Your Voice & Get Back in the Creative Flow

March 11, 2021 06:00 - 39 minutes - 27.3 MB

Welcome to Ranting Through Life: Life Hacks for The Creative Soul with Jhonu Alicia.  In this episode the remarkable Ozeal Debastos, founder of Ozeal Media, Podcast Influence Academy, and creator of the amazing podcast No Permission Needed: Empower Entrepreneurs. We go on a journey with Ozeal back to before he became the phenomenal podcast host and coach, we know him as today. We learn to “humanize our message” as creatives and so much more. Remember: You are the beholder of your creative so...

A Cinderella Story: Hacks to Doing the Impossible

March 04, 2021 06:00 - 15 minutes - 10.8 MB

Welcome to Ranting Through Life: Life Hacks for The Creative Soul with Jhonu Alicia.  As creatives we know that fairytales don't have to be fiction., "Impossible things are happening everyday", especially for creatives. In this episode we learn how to embrace the seemingly impossible. Remember: You are the beholder of your creative soul. Tune in and let’s keep ranting through.   Join Jhonu Alicia on Wednesdays at 9pm CST for her new live series on Instagram, “Wining Creative Wednesdays”:  h...

Artist Tropes Working 9 to 5: Hacks to Avoid Being Starving Sellout

February 25, 2021 06:00 - 30 minutes - 20.9 MB

Welcome to Ranting Through Life: Life Hacks for The Creative Soul. In this episode host, Jhonu Alicia, talks about common misconceptions of artist and their “days jobs”, including ideas about tropes like “the starving artist” and “sellouts”. Tune in and remember: You are the beholder of your creative soul, so keep tuning in and together let’s keep ranting through.   Join Jhonu Alicia on Wednesdays at 9pm CST for her new live series on Instagram, “Wining Creative Wednesdays”:  https://www.in...

Artist Tropes Working 9 to 5: Hacks to Avoid Being Starving Sellout

February 25, 2021 06:00 - 30 minutes - 20.9 MB

Welcome to Ranting Through Life: Life Hacks for The Creative Soul. In this episode host, Jhonu Alicia, talks about common misconceptions of artist and their “days jobs”, including ideas about tropes like “the starving artist” and “sellouts”. Tune in and remember: You are the beholder of your creative soul, so keep tuning in and together let’s keep ranting through.   Join Jhonu Alicia on Wednesdays at 9pm CST for her new live series on Instagram, “Wining Creative Wednesdays”:  https://www.in...

Public Service A-Ramble: No Hacks Here (Stay Safe Texas)

February 18, 2021 06:00 - 5 minutes - 3.74 MB

Welcome to Ranting Through Life: Life Hacks for the Creative Soul. Through this podcast we are going to stay motivated, get challenged, analyze our journeys and ultimately learn to hack our way through to reveal our creative souls, unfortunately, do to the inclement weather and power outages in TX at the moment host, Jhonu Alicia, did not feel comfortable doing a full episode this week. Please check the previous 6 episodes and check in next week for more creative hacks.  You are the beholde...

Commitment & The Creative Soul: Hacks For When There's Not Enough Time to Create

February 11, 2021 06:00 - 27 minutes - 18.6 MB

Welcome to Ranting Through Life: Life Hacks for The Creative Soul. In this episode host, Jhonu Alicia gets soon sassy talk back from her creative soul and questions how truly committed are we as creatives? Are we willing to step it up? How would we go about that? Tune in for this special Valentine's week episode and let's hack through this together.  You are the beholder of your creative soul, so lets keep ranting through.   Email [email protected] with questions, comments or just to share ...

Story of A Creative Identity w/ James Adams: Hacks for Becoming the Creative You

February 04, 2021 06:00 - 34 minutes - 23.9 MB

Welcome to Ranting Through Life: Life Hacks for the Creative Soul. In this episode we are joined by James Adams, talented musician and founder of Stay Legit Music Management.  James shares his creative journey, as well as hacks for the creative soul. Whether a newbie, or a super ambitious creative like James, you are the beholder of your creative soul, so keep tuning in and together let’s keep ranting through.   Keep up with James Adams and his album release:  https://unitedmasters.com/m/s...

Forgetting Motivation: Hacks to Create through Slumps, Funks, & Bumps

January 28, 2021 06:00 - 16 minutes - 11.1 MB

Welcome to Ranting Through Life: Life Hacks for The Creative Soul. In this episode host, Jhonu Alicia, takes note that sometimes we're just not in the mood for anything (not even our creative loves), so if you're just not feeling motivated, here's some hacks to get through the funk.  You are the beholder of your creative soul, so keep tuning in and together let’s keep ranting through.   Email [email protected] with questions, comments or just to share your creative journey! <3 We appreciat...

Noise, Noise, Noise: Hacks for Creating When You Can't Find Peace & Quiet

January 21, 2021 06:00 - 17 minutes - 12.2 MB

Welcome to Ranting Through Life: Life Hacks for The Creative Soul. In this episode host, Jhonu Alicia, acknowledges sometimes the noise of the world distracts from the creative process. Whether the noise is coming from noisy neighbors or noisy thoughts this episode has a hack or two to guide you through the noise. You are the beholder of your creative soul, so keep tuning in and together let’s keep ranting through.   Email [email protected] with questions, comments or just to share your cre...

Noise, Noise, Noise: Hacks for Creating When You Can't Find Peace & Quiet

January 21, 2021 06:00 - 17 minutes - 12.2 MB

Welcome to Ranting Through Life: Life Hacks for The Creative Soul. In this episode host, Jhonu Alicia, acknowledges sometimes the noise of the world distracts from the creative process. Whether the noise is coming from noisy neighbors or noisy thoughts this episode has a hack or two to guide you through the noise. You are the beholder of your creative soul, so keep tuning in and together let’s keep ranting through.   Email [email protected] with questions, comments or just to share your cre...

Theatre Education w/ Kenn Mclaughin: Hacks for Community, Diversity, and Social Anxiety

January 14, 2021 06:00 - 41 minutes - 28.6 MB

Welcome to Ranting Through Life: Life Hacks for the Creative Soul. In this episode we are joined by Kenn Mclaughlin, the Artistic director at Stages, Houston’s 6th largest nonprofit performing arts theatre. Kenn shares his creative journey, as well as, hacks for the creative soul. Whether a newbie, retired, or a creative superhero like Kenn, you are the beholder of your creative soul, so keep tuning in and together let’s keep ranting through.   Keep up with Kenn and Stages at:  https://www...

Theatre Education w/ Kenn Mclaughin: Hacks for Community, Diversity, and Social Anxiety

January 14, 2021 06:00 - 41 minutes - 28.6 MB

Welcome to Ranting Through Life: Life Hacks for the Creative Soul. In this episode we are joined by Kenn Mclaughlin, the Artistic director at Stages, Houston’s 6th largest nonprofit performing arts theatre. Kenn shares his creative journey, as well as, hacks for the creative soul. Whether a newbie, retired, or a creative superhero like Kenn, you are the beholder of your creative soul, so keep tuning in and together let’s keep ranting through.   Keep up with Kenn and Stages at:  https://www...

The First Hack is the Deepest: Exes, Passion and Reasons to be Ranting

January 07, 2021 06:00 - 18 minutes - 12.7 MB

Welcome to Ranting Through Life: Life Hacks for the Creative Soul. In this episode host Jhonu Alicia introduces herself as well as your first hack. Through this podcast we are going to stay motivated, get challenged, analyze our journeys and ultimately learn to hack our way through to reveal our creative souls. Whether a newbie, retired, or somewhere in between, we are all connected through our creative journeys. You are the beholder of your creative soul, so keep tuning in and together let’...