FYH 088 Making Bad Art, Finding Joy, and Reclaiming Play
Morgan shares her thoughts on purpose, joy, and honoring your body. She dives into rekindling her art practice and explores how she is letting her art be bad and igniting more play and freedom in the process of creating. Morgan discusses how going to school for “Fine Art” squashed her illustration dreams and creative spark, sharing that she’s been working to get it back for decades. She discusses perfectionism and “resistance” from Steven Pressfield’s The War of Art, talking about making low-stakes “bad art,” sketching in the wild and working towards the eventual goal of children’s book illustration.
00:00 Hello
00:18 Life Purpose Reset
01:58 Body Care Injuries
03:05 Joy, Yoga, & Roller Skates
04:37 Art Return Begins
06:58 Art School Fallout
09:13 Perfectionism Resistance
12:20 Bad Art Freedom
22:19 Sketching Practice Tools
24:33 Wrap Up
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29 Apr 2026
FYH 087 Stop Being The Biggest Bottleneck to Your Success
The biggest barrier to building anything is your own “bullshit” like excuses, fear, perfectionism, people pleasing, and imposter syndrome. In this episode Morgan shares her pathway to building a business online over the last 5 years while struggling with fear of being misunderstood and rejected. She emphasizes the importance of adopting the identity of the person who does the thing, showing up with uncertainty, and taking messy action rather than all-or-nothing consistency. Morgan describes her winding path from Etsy Artist to fitness coaching and ultimately becoming an online business manager. She gives guidance around how to get out of your own way by noticing your resistance patterns and continuing to turn toward action and doing the thing.
00:00 You Are The Bottleneck
00:26 Burnout In Food Service
01:26 Fear Of Being Seen
03:21 Resistance After Commitment
04:11 Imposter Syndrome And Value
05:47 Roots Of Misunderstanding
12:01 People Pleasing Patterns
13:12 Identity And Messy Action
18:06 Pivoting Business Paths
24:55 Spotting Spirals And Closing
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14 Apr 2026
FYH 086 Get Over Your Perfectionism, Procrastination, & Resistance and Follow Through On Your Goals
Morgan comes back with a fire episode about what it takes to follow through on goal. This is for perfectionists, overthinkers, overachievers, procrastinators, and all-or-nothing thinkers. She describe “resistance” as the umbrella for emotions and mental obstacles that block action. She shares some insightful examples, and emphasizes “doing it shitty” rather than waiting to do things perfectly. Morgan also outline her CARAT system and the importance of reducing friction through environmental setup and support systems.
00:00 Perfectionist Resistance
01:23 Letting the Day Decide
02:45 Doing It Shitty
06:05 Find Your Why
09:47 Resistance Shows Up
11:29 Overthinking and Planning Trap
14:12 Acknowledge the Noise
15:44 CARAT System Cue and Awareness
17:25 Recognize what you need
21:24 Anticipate: Plan and Prepare
25:34 Take Action Now
26:55 Wrap Up and Call to Action
Hop on an Implementation Strategy Call with me! (https://forms.gle/2SRC2NRCTG6gHtqc8)
Let me help you bridge the gap between what you say you want to do and actually following through.
Check me out on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/morgan.e.shepherd/)
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