We were lucky to catch up with Kristian Gilmore recently and have shared our conversation below.

Kristian, looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. It’s always helpful to hear about times when someone’s had to take a risk – how did they think through the decision, why did they take the risk, and what ended up happening. We’d love to hear about a risk you’ve taken.

When I think about all the times I wanted to play safe I realized that not only was I holding myself back but, I was letting others do the same. All the creative work I’m mass producing now is about challenge and edge within myself. When I started podcasting it was about a year and some months ago and I wanted to go to therapy again but couldn’t afford it. As my thoughts and anxiety kept banging around in my head I kept questioning what would make me feel better in the mean time? It hit me a podcast, but to share MY story meant me telling the truth to people I never imagined. I can’t remember what made me say I don’t care, but I know I loved hearing that for the first time from my own mouth and followed my feelings.

Now here I am a year later and I have connected my podcast, “Not Hiding Sh*t: The Kristian Experience” to people who needed healing. From that I started my YouTube (Kristian’s HQ) where I continue to share who I am with the world. I’m having fun because I said yes to me and no to fear. Those are the only two REAL feelings that exist, and I can thank “A Return to Love” by Marianne Williamson for that. Creative ability is in everyone it’s just connecting it with an outlet that will bring the “powerful” out of you. Once that feeling lets you off the leash you don’t want to stop for nothing or nobody, so tell the world to look out for gift.

I want people to know that there is no grand formula for what I’m doing, I set my intentions on a mission and I do not stop until it’s complete. All I am is a different perspective of living, that’s it. I’m not better nor smarter nor richer, I’m just a girl doing what she is supposed to do for HER life, and that’s to try things I’m interested in unapologetically.

As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your background and context?

I usually have this long introduction planned maybe for a tell all novel but for now, you need to know the following. Kristian is a creative, in her prime and doesn’t have it all together. Podcasting was so hard starting out and continues to be a challenge just from a different perspective. First starting I had to learn how to start and now I’m learning how to be better. Same with YouTube, it goes from creating an account to figuring out what’s quality and what’s not. Both take tons of research and planning and equipment which I love because I take it seriously from social media marketing to actually releasing the content. You have to love the work and the pace, especially in the days of becoming famous and being first because it becomes addicting. I can’t lie and say I haven’t thought about that feeling but I have to remember the end goal is legacy AND substance. Not everyone has to follow that guide but the work I create or that I lend to others will always be the standard for me.

Just start whatever it is, how it looks like not saying it won’t be difficult at times because it will… but welcome those challenges. They unlock versions of you that need to be let out. More than anything what moves me is the woman that I’m becoming because of all of this. She truly is having fun and learning openly about what part she plays in this world and who gets to see her preform. I have my hands on many things right now and still work two jobs to see things come to fruition… kind of crazy but thank God I have the time I do to do so, it’s my dream.

What do you find most rewarding about being creative?

Freedom. The freedom of being my own boss and knowing that I create for love of creating. I have to utilize my imagination if I didn’t have access to that I wouldn’t be as colorful and authentic. I grew up very quiet and shy and if you tune into the podcast you’ll hear it and why but as a kid I feel you learn freedom early and late at the same time. It seems you don’t have a care in the world until the world and its people get to you about what you can and can’t be. You hear it enough you lose sight of freedom and trade it for conformity. It’s hard to navigate at time times but if you stick to your version of creative especially with art it becomes inseparable. You must define your freedom and know you have it.

Is there a particular goal or mission driving your creative journey?

My mission is to be a motivational speaker amongst other things (podcaster, youtuber, director), and I’m happy to say that I’m in the practice of it now. I see where I’m going , is it scary yes, do know entirely what I’m doing no, am I going to stop because I don’t have the pieces… absolutely not! Almost like a movie I have to see how it ends for me, where I go, who I meet why they are important and who I helped why I was here. I know it sounds dramatic but life is serious, with a lot of action going on all at once, my role can only be fulfilled once and I was picked play the part. How could I not give myself and the people I love and the people who truly love me a good show? Again dramatic but does it make it less of the truth?

Contact Info:

• Instagram: https://linktr.ee/kristiangilmore
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIbq8EWcnPZREgf_QlXr-oA
• Other: Podcast : Apple:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/not-hiding-shit-the-kristian-experience/id1585186360 Spotify : https://open.spotify.com/show/6Xk9UKj5QxpjT8P1KjYywJ Google Podcast : https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy81N2FjZWRmNC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==