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  • S2 E10: The Paradox of Distraction

    S2 E10: The Paradox of Distraction
    Sep 26 2025

    I want you to imagine, for a moment, a bright, scorching afternoon. The kind where the air feels thick, and every breath is an effort. I was out on the track, doing my usual run, and honestly? It was brutal. My legs were heavy, my lungs burned, and every fiber of my being wanted to just... stop. I was consciously counting the laps, feeling every painful step. Then, my phone rang. It was my dad from Australia. And without really thinking, I answered. We started talking about his day, about his new house, and moving. And we talked about how he couldn’t find one of the boxes and we laughed about that. “Oh it’ll turn up soon, Dad” (and it did a day later, but anyway.. back to the topic)

    And as we talked, something extraordinary happened. I kept running.

    I wasn’t thinking about my legs anymore. I wasn’t thinking about the heat. I wasn’t even thinking about the laps. I was just running and talking. And before I knew it, my dad said, ‘Well, I should let you go, you must be exhausted from your run.’ And I looked up, genuinely surprised... I had finished. Not just finished, but I’d run 8 laps (my average is 2), and I barely remembered doing it. I had never been less focused on running, yet I had never run better.

    This experience sparked a question in my mind, one that goes against almost everything we’re taught about success and achievement: What if, sometimes, to achieve our deepest focus and perform at our peak, we actually need to be… distracted?

    We live in a world obsessed with focus. ‘Eliminate distractions!’ ‘Single-task!’ ‘Deep work!’ And for good reason, often. But I believe there’s a powerful, often misunderstood paradox at play. A paradox where a well-placed ‘distraction’ isn’t a detractor, but a catalyst.

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    15 min
  • S2 E9: Creativity... Is it a blessing or a curse?

    S2 E9: Creativity... Is it a blessing or a curse?
    Mar 16 2025

    Creativity... is it a blessing or is a curse? For years I dedicated my creative passions to music, to art, to touring the world. Then I shifted my creative passions to tech, to entrepreneurship,... to motherhood. You tell me: is it OK to shift our creative outlets and can we still feel successful because of that? Watch 👆💕👩‍🎨



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    4 min
  • Unleash Your Creativity: The Power of Patience

    Unleash Your Creativity: The Power of Patience
    Jan 5 2025
    Success is a journey, not a destination - H. Tom CollardHello crea8ve seekers, entrepreneurs and passion leaders. Gilli here. The power of patience. It's a beautiful thing. This is here you’re sitting back, and even if you are wanting to say something so badly, you just wait, watch and listen. And somehow the universe does it for you without you pushing and prodding.They really do…If you want to have a dream realized in your life, it doesn’t happen over night, it takes time. We live in a world obsessed with hustle. Grind culture. Overnight success. But let's be real. True success rarely happens in a straight line. More often, it's a winding road filled with unexpected detours and frustrating delays. I refer this to the ZIG ZAG theory.While in our mind we think we just work our way Up (imagine a straight vertical line), in fact life goes a little more zig-zaggy. We start our way, and the line moves in a perpendicular diagonal fashion over to the right, then crosses back to the left, then right, then left, always moving up, but in a different way. And while we land on top, it’s somewhere different: somewhere completely unexpected and not predicted, but always amazing. I learned about the Zig Zag theory from my readings of Edward de Bono. Edward de Bono's Zig Zag Theory of Success in his book, I Am Right, You Are Wrong, posits that achieving significant goals rarely follows a straight, linear path. Instead, success often involves a series of forward and backward movements, much like a zigzag. These "zigs" represent periods of progress, where individuals make strides towards their objectives. However, they are inevitably followed by "zags," setbacks, obstacles, and even periods of regression. De Bono argued that these setbacks are not necessarily failures, but rather valuable learning experiences. By embracing these zigzags, individuals can gain valuable insights, adapt their strategies, and ultimately achieve greater success than if they had simply pursued a rigid, linear approach. Essentially, the Zig Zag Theory encourages individuals to view challenges and setbacks as opportunities for growth and redirection, rather than as roadblocks. It emphasizes the importance of flexibility, adaptability, and a willingness to learn from both successes and failures on the path to achieving one's goals.Success IS the journeyI’ve taken this one step further for creatives and entrepreneurs. We get so caught up in the destination, or a perceived definition of success, that we often lose sight of the learnings along the way. In fact, the deviations that we’ll encounter is part of the amazing part of achieving success. So while de Bono calls this out as a natural set of “set backs”, I say that even these set backs are gifts, perhaps even successes of themselves, disguised as a negative.While you may put a goal in place and even a direction, don't get dismayed when you find yourself running down a different track. Life is like that. Many people are afraid to change for fear that they will be seen as copping out. Many people have way too high expectations which just leads to discontent. We are not destined to run a straight course, for then we will never experience what we need to experience. Edward de Bono wrote that we follow a "zig zag" course, that we hop from left to right, still going forth. Remember though, that if an avenue is not working for you, don't beat a dead horse. Press on. Learn to nurture all your gifts for success may come to you in many disguises.Here’s a story for you, way back when my husband, Jeff, and I didn’t have kids yet, and we went to Fiji for a holiday. Young and foolish, ready for adventure ;)It wasn’t a glamorous beach resort. We were staying right in the middle of the island, nowhere near the ocean. It was hot. About 110 degrees Fahrenheit (40 degrees Celsius). There were mosquitoes, flies and the air was still. We decided to try and hike to the sea, to see if things would be different there. So off we trekked. I kept on asking, “How far do you think the sea is?”“Not sure. I can’t see the water from here. Must be miles away,” Jeff responded.So we started walking down the hill. The ground was rough, and dirt. There were shanties along the road with Indian Fijian’s living in them, washing their clothes in the river, and some bathing from bore wells on their property. They lived in poverty, by Western standards, and yet they waved and smiled at us and seemed so happy. They had a cow or a goat, and maybe a dog. The vegetation along the trail was exotic, luscious green and filled with plantations of corn and some bananas. It was jungle like. We walked for about an hour, and as we traveled we asked the locals where the water was. They pointed “that direction.” We still couldn’t see the water, but it was fascinating to talk to the locals and witness the inland countryside of this island.Finally, we came across some mangroves. There was some sand and an old ...
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  • S2 E8: Bye, Bye Glass Ceiling, Hello Confident Compassionate Leading, with Damon D'Amore

    S2 E8: Bye, Bye Glass Ceiling, Hello Confident Compassionate Leading, with Damon D'Amore
    Aug 25 2024
    On TheCrea8ve EntreprenHER Podcast, I interview Guest Speakers who share topics are around creativity, entrepreneurship, or a little bit of both. Available on all good podcast locations as well as the Video interview on YouTube. I’m focusing on women in business lately, and that tends to touch on some really juicy discussions of strength, empowerment, life stories and taking the path least traveled. Which brings me to today’s episode: “Bye, Bye Glass Ceiling, Hello Confident Compassionate Leading" with guest, Damon D'Amore, of Legacy Mentor. Damon has spent more than 20 years working directly with C-Suite leaders in Fortune 500 firms. His work focuses on psychological performance, storytelling to gain stakeholder advocacy and crisis leadership. Damon speaks internationally on storytelling, legacy, women in leadership, resilience, mindset, and applying the lessons of entrepreneurship to corporate environments. More than half of Damon’s clients are female leaders in the C-Suite. You can learn more about Damon D'Amore at www.legacymentor.co or on Instagram: @legacymentorofficial. You can also find him on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/damondamoreThemes explored:One of my favorite comments Damon shared around "Crisis Leadership" in our Podcast interview is,"You have to wakeup every morning, knowing everything will go horribly wrong, but knowing you will be OK, and your stakeholders will be too. If you're not confident in yourself no-one will be confident in you. If you don’t believe in it, no-one will. Things are never perfect, but being able to move from reactive to proactive as soon as possible with accountability systems is the key to leadership."Other topics we covered:* how Damon shows up as a facilitator for female leaders to be great in the workplace* trends and failures of leadership and what to look out for* influencing others in the workplace title or no title* breaking the glass ceiling and some myths of leadership* how women leaders they need to show up* "psychological performance" - one of Damon's key coaching focuses* “Owning your s**t” and getting your head together* becoming an effective "storyteller" for stakeholders* navigating ambiguity* How to take more risks* self validation versus external validation* prioritizing ourselves rather than team - effective delegation rather than doing everything to make sure the boss approves you!* dealing with crisis leadership - another key Damon focus in his coaching* being comfortable being uncomfortable* How a leader should be seen by her direct reports and why they should be "a little scared", and when you "need to come across as a b*tch", is actually healthy.* be empowered as a decision maker and executor.AND we listened to my song, BYE (Italian Version), which I wrote, produced and performed and is one of the things I do in EVERY podcast, we take it to the music for a bit. If you are watching this podcast on Youtube you get to watch the music video!***theCrea8ve powers ⭐️ entrepreneurs, creatives and career success chasers to become passion leaders 🔥🚀 Launch brilliant ideas 💡 monetize passions 💰 and unlock creative solutions 🎯 fuel your greatness, solve the biggest challenges and achieve success in life, business and career ⏩ at full throttle without regrets.theCrea8ve is a subscriber-supported platform, dedicated to cultivating a culture of passion-driven leadership, action, and contribution, empowering individuals to lead fulfilling lives and careers infused with purpose and creativity and businesses to thrive with creative outside-the-box ideas.If you seek higher growth in your life, career or creativity, or if you are moving from one position to another, or if you are starting up an amazing idea as a solo-preneur or with your team, theCrea8ve is for you.theCrea8ve, www.theCrea8ve.com, is accessible via web and mobile app, and provides community, content, podcasts, newsletters, workshops and everything to ignite Your passion. See you there!xo,Gilli Moon Aliotti This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thecrea8ve.com/subscribe
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    1 ora e 16 min
  • S2 E7: If Your Why is Strong Enough, You Can Do Anything, with Joyce Roosz

    S2 E7: If Your Why is Strong Enough, You Can Do Anything, with Joyce Roosz
    Jun 30 2024

    On TheCrea8ve EntreprenHER Podcast, I interview Guest Speakers who share topics are around creativity, entrepreneurship, or a little bit of both. I’m focusing on women in business lately, and that tends to touch on some really juicy discussions of strength, empowerment, life stories and taking the path least traveled. Which brings me to today’s episode. "If Your Why is Strong Enough, You Can Do Anything" which is an exact quote by our lovely guest: Joyce Roosz

    Joyce Roosz is a transformational leader focused on operation enablement and addressing emerging opportunities with agility. Joyce believes that high performing teams require a foundation built on trust, transparency and alignment which delivers motivating results including innovation. A passion for mentoring and coaching PMO leaders in high tech from diverse backgrounds. Joyce is also a catalyst for diversity, career advocacy leader for Women Empowered in Supply Chain, where the transformative results were featured in Gartner as best in class. Joyce is married, a mother of 2 boys, and loves hiking at National Parks. Find Joyce at www.Joyceroosz.com and On Instagram @joyce_roosz

    Themes explored:* how you show up as a leader at work* influencing others in the workplace title or no title* steps to advance in your career including education/continued learning* being a boss without the boss title* Time management* Showing throughput* Education and training* Overcoming fear and showing value * Re-write your narrative, new story* How to crack the glass ceiling - sponsors, community, advocacy and networking. * Scaled agile and business transformation* How Joyce uses community to advance and advocate her leadership and network* “If your Why is strong enough you can do anything” a Joyce quote!* “Every moment we have is a moment to connect. It’s important to achieve, but as leaders I encourage my teams - blow wind into their sails, help them think big, help them in where they can go”

    And we listened to my song, FALLING, which is a co-write (Gilli Moon/CaiNo). Fabulous music video on that too if you watch the Video version of this podcast.

    theCrea8ve powers ⭐️ entrepreneurs, creatives and career success chasers to become passion leaders 🔥 www.theCrea8ve.com and on IG FB @theCrea8ve

    xo, Gilli Moon



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    45 min
  • S2 E6: 2 Powerhouse PMO Women Leaders Walk Into A Room...

    S2 E6: 2 Powerhouse PMO Women Leaders Walk Into A Room...
    Mar 16 2024
    🎧 Listen above, or 🎥 Watch VIDEO belowOn TheCrea8ve EntreprenHER Podcast, I interview Guest Speakers who share topics are around creativity, entrepreneurship, or a little bit of both. I’m focusing on women in business lately, and that tends to touch on some really juicy discussions of strength, empowerment, life stories and taking the path least traveled. Which brings me to today’s episode.* Listen to or Watch the podcast right here on theCrea8ve* Listen to the podcast above (www.thecrea8ve.com/podcast) and on Spotify, Apple Music, and other good Podcast places.* Or Watch the Video Interview above (tap play above) or on YouTube directly.* Please subscribe, like and comment also on social:- @theCrea8ve (Facebook & Instagram) and @officiallygilli (Twitter).So today 2 Powerhouse PMO Women Leaders Walk Into A Room... my Podcast Room of course! We're talking about PMO Project Leadership and running your own global business as a female entrepreneur. Louise Gardner is the founder and managing director of Pledge Consulting, a specialist project management consulting business based in Sydney Australia. Louise founded the business in 2012 after becoming frustrated with corporate life after 15 years working in large organisations. I really resonate with Louise because we are both PMO Leaders and so I’ve been inspired by her from the get go. I literally stalked her on LinkedIn and eventually reached out because I resonated with her ethos, her thought leadership so much. And recently we met for the first time over the Xmas holidays. Today we want to dive into a little bit on what makes her tick as an EntreprenHER, and she has some really great thoughts on building a professional services business and why delivering projects is important through a PMO. What the heck is a PMO? You’ll find out. Watch and listen! theCrea8ve powers ⭐️ entrepreneurs, creatives and career success chasers to become passion leaders 🔥🚀 Launch brilliant ideas 💡 monetize passions 💰 and unlock creative solutions 🎯 fuel your greatness, solve the biggest challenges and achieve success in life, business and career ⏩ at full throttle without regrets.theCrea8ve is a subscriber-supported platform, dedicated to cultivating a culture of passion-driven leadership, action, and contribution, empowering individuals to lead fulfilling lives and careers infused with purpose and creativity and businesses to thrive with creative outside-the-box ideas.If you seek higher growth in your life, career or creativity, or if you are moving from one position to another, or if you are starting up an amazing idea as a solo-preneur or with your team, theCrea8ve is for you.The commonality in all of us is that we strive to thrive in our lives (that rhythms!), and theCrea8ve does just that - it creates a playground to imagine the possible, a safe space to get clear with your passions and dreams, and amps your toolkit to take a leap of faith in tapping into your greatness to build a life, passion, business or idea unencumbered by negativity, constraint or obstacles.theCrea8ve, www.theCrea8ve.com, is accessible via web and mobile app, and provides community, content, podcasts, newsletters, workshops and everything to ignite Your passion.xo,Gilli This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thecrea8ve.com/subscribe
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    47 min
  • S2 E5: Step Up & Lead: Actionable Insights on Building Community & Making a Difference with Esther Deutsch

    S2 E5: Step Up & Lead: Actionable Insights on Building Community & Making a Difference with Esther Deutsch
    Jan 21 2024
    On TheCrea8ve EntreprenHER Podcast, I interview Guest Speakers who share topics are around creativity, entrepreneurship, or a little bit of both. I’m focusing on women in business lately, and that tends to touch on some really juicy discussions of strength, empowerment, life stories and taking the path least traveled. Which brings me to today’s episode.* Listen to the podcast above (www.thecrea8ve.com/podcast) and on Spotify, Apple Music, and other good Podcast places.* Please subscribe, like and comment also on social:- @theCrea8ve (Facebook & Instagram) and @officiallygilli (Twitter).We are speaking a lot about Building Community and Leading by Example, with my fine guest, ESTHER DEUTSCH.Esther is a quintessential EntreprenHER and a really inspiring community builder. As Senior Partner Success Manager at Net at Work, she holds a Master's degree in Social Work and a Bachelor's degree in Business. Esther co-hosts a networking community to help bring business professionals together called www.inthistogetherroundtable.com. She also enjoys volunteering, especially with groups for women in technology and ran a mission trip to teach coding to young girls in the country of Belize! We met recently at the Channel Futures Leadership Summit in Miami where I moderated a panel of women leaders in business, and we hit it off so well, I asked her to come on to my podcast for a good chat.Some great quotes from today’s episode:* Nobody starts at the top.* Everybody sees the end but nobody sees the work and grind* Money is needed to be able to make a bigger impact. Our relationship with money can be hard but if we look at it for doing the greater good, we build a better relationship.* Every big idea takes community and action* Esther’s favorite quote is “Leadership is a stance in the world, it’s not a job title” - don’t be afraid to take on leadership and step up. Doesn’t matter where you are at, even if you are a student. You never know what impact you can make* Let’s scrap the word ‘networking’ and change it to ‘relationship building and transformation or partnership development* right people will come to you ce]lear brand* employees can also be your communityWe had a great 40 mins conversation and there were so many more awesome nuggets.As I usually do with all my guest speakers, I asked Esther to pick a song from the GILLI MOON vault, and she picked ‘FIRE’. So we also played the song and for those watching, you can watch the music video. ‘FIRE’ is from my Beautiful Mess album, which helped wrap the theme for today about following your passions.You can find Esther Deutsch at* www.estherdeutsch.com* www.inthistogetherroundtable.com* https://www.linkedin.com/in/esther-deutsch/* Instagram: @esther_deutsch* Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/esther.deutsch.37theCrea8ve powers ⭐️ entrepreneurs, creatives and career success chasers to become passion leaders 🔥🚀 Launch brilliant ideas 💡 monetize passions 💰 and unlock creative solutions 🎯 fuel your greatness, solve the biggest challenges and achieve success in life, business and career ⏩ at full throttle without regrets.theCrea8ve is a subscriber-supported platform, dedicated to cultivating a culture of passion-driven leadership, action, and contribution, empowering individuals to lead fulfilling lives and careers infused with purpose and creativity and businesses to thrive with creative outside-the-box ideas.If you seek higher growth in your life, career or creativity, or if you are moving from one position to another, or if you are starting up an amazing idea as a solo-preneur or with your team, theCrea8ve is for you.The commonality in all of us is that we strive to thrive in our lives (that rhythms!), and theCrea8ve does just that - it creates a playground to imagine the possible, a safe space to get clear with your passions and dreams, and amps your toolkit to take a leap of faith in tapping into your greatness to build a life, passion, business or idea unencumbered by negativity, constraint or obstacles.theCrea8ve, www.theCrea8ve.com, is accessible via web and mobile app, and provides community, content, podcasts, newsletters, workshops and everything to ignite Your passion.xo,Gilli This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thecrea8ve.com/subscribe
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    47 min
  • S2 E4: Getting Beyond Survive to Thrive with Deborah Bishop

    S2 E4: Getting Beyond Survive to Thrive with Deborah Bishop
    Dec 10 2023
    Listen above, or Watch belowTheCrea8ve EntreprenHER Podcast with Gilli interviews Guest Speakers who share topics are around creativity, entrepreneurship, or a little bit of both. I'm also focusing on women in business lately, and that tends to touch on some really juicy discussions of strength, empowerment, life stories and taking the path least traveled. Which brings me to today’s episode. I’m excited to welcome Deborah Bishop, as my special guest and our topic is Getting Beyond Survive to Thrive. Listen to or Watch the podcast right here on theCrea8ve Listen to the podcast above (www.thecrea8ve.com/podcast) and on Spotify, Apple Music, and other good Podcast places.Or Watch the Video Interview above (tap play above) or on YouTube directly. Please subscribe, like and comment also on social:- @theCrea8ve (Facebook & Instagram) and @officiallygilli (Twitter). ABOUT DEBORAH BISHOP Deborah Bishop is both an award winning Performing, Recording Artist and a highly noted Energetic Practitioner. In her private practice she specializes in helping entreprenHers in moving from their survival patterns that run on auto pilot, to the conscious creation of the success and life they deserve. Today we are talking about Getting beyond ‘Survive’ to ‘Thrive’ as a female entrepreneur And… Also we’ll listen to one of my songs, which she picked. I do this every episode: each guest has to pick a gilli moon original, haha. So check out my song - Temperamental Angel - which I’ll play the song, right here, on today’s podcast (if you’re watching the Video version of the podcast you can watch the music video too). Some great quotes from today’s episode: * Owning all parts of me * Living your truth brings abundance * What people think of me is none of my business * How to feel Instant manifestation * The minute you focus on what you are doing wrong, you’ll do it wrong. Decide you’re doing it right * The only person stopping me is me. * Trust your gut * You can’t live on willpower alone * Really looking at who we are ultimately allows us to be successful willing to take the moment and say “i’m worth more than this” * At any moment you can say, “I Am This” Listen as I interview Deb and learn * How lack of money talk creates dysfunction and blocks to attract money, but we don’t realize we have the dysfunction * Why mindset alone is not enough - if you are not handling your emotional truths, that will threaten your mindset. * How to move towards the thing that makes you feel better * What is the Foundational Lie? - How trauma can no longer trigger (even if it still exists) * Where doing a lot versus, focused effort, can change your direction to the next level of freedom Products. Links and Music mentioned today: * Book: ‘Blowing my way to the top’ by Jen Atkins (Amazon link: https://amzn.to/4a8nyet) * “Temperamental Angel” Music Video by Gilli Moon * “Peace Be” Music Video by Deborah bishop Find Deborah Bishop at * Website WelcometoBishopWorld.com * Instagram handle: is @joindeborahbishop or you can find her on Twitter and Facebook @ DeborahBishopsPlace This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thecrea8ve.com/subscribe
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