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We’ve just started Season Five, and once a month I’ll bring you a compilation of Manifesto Minutes, the short pieces I post on social media about the principles in the No Time to Be Timid Manifesto. You can also watch them on YouTube and Instagram. Did you nourish or neglect your creativity this week? I share what creative coach Mark McGuinness told me about getting physically ill when he neglects his creativity, and why you can’t deny who you are for long.Constraints are opportunities. When Ennio Morricone and Sergio Leone couldn’t afford a full orchestra for A Fistful of Dollars, his use of whistling, guitars, and whip cracks became the signature sound of their collaboration.Do you ever feel like you’re going in the wrong direction? When a speaking application took far longer than I expected, the words of artist Agnes Martin reminded me that a false step is just the next step.Don’t know where to start? Use a constraint. When my former art instructor told me to make 10,000 circles, those parameters gave me the jump start I needed to accidentally create a body of work.When was the last time you did something you didn’t know how to do? I assembled a flat-packed patio set (with a little help on the Allen wrench), and it reminded me that stepping outside your comfort zone sets you up for bigger things.  Resources and links Get the free manifesto: triciaroseburt.com/manifestoSponsor: Interabang Books, an independent bookstore in Dallas (interabangbooks.com)Find us and subscribe on Youtube Watch my TEDx talk, How I Redeemed 35 Years of Regret; you can also view it at triciaroseburt.com Leave a comment and share it with your friends — it helps the story reach a broader audience Subscribe to, review, and spread the word about No Time to Be TimidCredits Written and produced by Tricia Rose Burt. Produced and scored by Adam Arnone of Echo Finch. Executive producers: Amy Grant, Nancy Perot, and Sage Wheeler. Thanks to the Fractured Atlas fiscal sponsorship contributors.

When my mother died in April of 2025, it was hard, partly because she was my last parent. Both of mine are gone now, and my sense of mortality grew more intense. But Mama was thirty years older than me, so the finish line still felt far away. Then Dolly Parton died in August, at the top of her game, with a Broadway show, a hotel, and new recordings still in the works. Dolly was only fourteen years older than I am. And without realizing it, I went into a full-fledged panic. TAKEAWAYS: Facing your mortality can create a panic, but it can also be a catalyst.The creative process needs room to fail and if you’re urgent, you’ll kill experimentation and curiosity. There are upsides to aging including finding the strength and wisdom to discover new ideas.Some of us are late bloomers, finding our stride later in life.Creativity has no expiration date.RESOURCES: “You Might Be a Late Bloomer” by David Brooks, The AtlanticThe Art of Creative Thinking: 89 Ways to See Things Differently by Rod JudkinsGet the free manifesto: triciaroseburt.com/manifestoSponsor: Interabang Books, an independent bookstore in Dallas (interabangbooks.com)Find us and subscribe on Youtube Watch my TEDx talk, How I Redeemed 35 Years of Regret; you can also view it at triciaroseburt.com Leave a comment and share it with your friends — it helps the story reach a broader audience Subscribe to, review, and spread the word about No Time to Be TimidResources:

I don’t think I’ve ever had a guest who checks off more of our manifesto principles than David Peck. The riskiest thing you can do is play it safe. There’s more than one right way. Don’t expect a linear path. Constraints are opportunities. Make your mark now. He’s lived every one of those, and in our conversation, I asked him how. David is a fashion designer — Taylor Swift launched a campaign wearing his work — and the host of the podcast Inside the Design Studio. He’s also the chair of the board of the Paris College of Art, and, as of November 11, an author. His first book, Artful, lays out a method he calls ART (Assemble, Refine, Try) for designing a life that actually reflects who you are. I wanted to talk to him about his belief in edits over overhauls, because I blew my own life up to get where I am, and I was curious whether there’s a gentler way. David had his own drama on the way to his current wisdom: he grew up in an Independent Fundamental Baptist household so strict that Southern Baptists seemed liberal by comparison. He became a classical music major he never meant to be. And even without a formal art education, David was named designer of the year at Parsons Paris with a senior thesis built from Photoshop collages – something that had never been done before.  The part that hit me hardest, though, was hearing how Artful actually came together. David didn’t sit down and decide to write a book. He started a TikTok nobody was watching just to give himself permission to say things out loud. Then a podcast. Then a lead magnet about his annual “word of the year” practice, which I downloaded myself two days before we recorded this. And somewhere in assembling all of that, the book found him. It’s basically proof that you don’t need the big idea upfront. You need to start putting the small ideas somewhere.   Takeaways Start even if you’re not ready.Give yourself permission to do things differently than everyone else.Figure out the methods that work best for you. Find platforms where you can experiment and take risks.Don’t wait for long stretches of time to begin.Apply his ART framework to your life: Assemble, Refine, TryUnderstand that what you think is the end, might just be the beginning. Trust your gut, not your fear.   Resources and links David’s book: Artful, available November 11th at davidpeck.co/artfulDavid’s podcast: Inside the Design Studio with David Peck, available wherever you listen to podcasts and on YouTubeFollow David: @shopdavidpeck for his fashion design@itsdavidpeck for any announcements about Artful Get the free manifesto: triciaroseburt.com/manifestoSponsor: Interabang Books, an independent bookstore in Dallas (interabangbooks.com)Find us and subscribe on Youtube Watch my TEDx talk, How I Redeemed 35 Years of Regret; you can also view it at triciaroseburt.com Leave a comment and share it with your friends — it helps the story reach a broader audience Subscribe to, review, and spread the word about No Time to Be TimidResources:  Our coach: Macy Robison: https://macyrobison.com/

Welcome to the first compilation of Manifesto Minutes, short pieces built around the principles of the No Time to Be Timid Manifesto. I share how tea bags, rusted umbrella parts, and masking tape became my art supplies, and what Twyla Tharp and Grandma Moses taught me about creating with limits. I read a favorite passage from The Natural Way to Draw about valuing effort over results, and tell you how a garden became a metaphor for clearing out negative thinking. I also explain how we’ve remodeled our house by subtraction, and I close with a story from photographer Laura Wilson about the difference between percolating and procrastinating. TAKE AWAYS: Think about what you can do with the time, money, and resources you have right now. The effort you're expending isn’t for one particular creative work, like a drawing, it’s for the experience. Give yourself some grace as you fumble and stumble along.Creative energy that we don’t share goes to waste. As we say in the manifesto: make your mark now.The painter Hans Hofmann said, “The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak.” It works for my home, my writing and drawing, and how I help clients with their messaging. How can you simplify your world?Remember, we will all die. That's not meant to be grim. It’s a nudge to act on ideas, because time is finite.There’s percolating, and then there’s procrastinating. If you’ve got something to work on, start.Resources and links Get the free manifesto: triciaroseburt.com/manifestoSponsor: Interabang Books, an independent bookstore in Dallas (interabangbooks.com)Find us and subscribe on Youtube Watch my TEDx talk, How I Redeemed 35 Years of Regret; you can also view it at triciaroseburt.com Leave a comment and share it with your friends — it helps the story reach a broader audience Subscribe to, review, and spread the word about No Time to Be TimidCredits Written and produced by Tricia Rose Burt. Produced and scored by Adam Arnone of Echo Finch. Executive producers: Amy Grant, Nancy Perot, and Sage Wheeler. Thanks to the Fractured Atlas fiscal sponsorship contributors.

What can a Jack Russell with resource guarding issues teach you about creativity?Our dog Jiggy came into our home speaking a completely different language than the two Jack Russells we had before him. We kept talking to him the old way, and it wasn't working. He bit my husband four times, and we even talked with our trainer about behavioral euthanasia. When his life was on the line, we had to learn his language and a whole new way of communicating.In this episode, I share how that experience changed us, and why it applies to artists and entrepreneurs too. If your story isn't connecting with your audience, you may need to learn a new language. Maybe sculpture isn't right anymore and film will be more powerful. Maybe in-person works better than online. Read the room, listen, and adapt. Support our sponsor: Interabang Books — interabangbooks.comPlease watch my TEDx talk, How I Redeemed 35 Years of Regret; you can also view it at triciaroseburt.comLeave a comment and share it with your friends — it helps the story reach a broader audience!Subscribe to, review, and spread the word about No Time to Be Timid  No Time to Be Timid is written and produced by me. Our episodes are produced and scored by Adam Arnone of Echo Finch. Our executive producers are Amy Grant, Nancy Perot, and Sage Wheeler. Thanks also to the contributors to my Fractured Atlas fiscal sponsorship, which helps make this podcast happen. No Time to Be Timid is a presentation of No Time to Be Timid Productions.

We kick off the season with Krista Monson, a choreographer, director, producer, and former artistic director of Cirque du Soleil's O at the Bellagio for more than 13 years. I saw Krista speak several years ago, I knew she'd be a perfect fit for the show.  As Krista says, she has a background in "big spectacle" and is in the business of emotions. We talk about the risks that shaped her career, like leaving a successful career in Edmonton for Los Angeles with a one-year-old, and later trading huge stages for intimate storytelling. She now creates memoir documentaries through her company, Sincerely Yours Memoirs. And like me, Krista has her own manifesto! Her "creative survival kit," features eight mindset tools she relies on when things get hard. She also challenges one of my manifesto principles ("logic can work against you") and explains why small, ordinary stories matter as much as large ones.  TAKE AWAYS Perceived setbacks can actually be what opens doors for youNurturing relationships is critical to success It's easier to face fear than regretThere are benefits to being a small fish in a very big pondThe smallest details matterKrista's Creative Survival Kit Pay attention to "just." It can be an apology ("I'm just doing a freebie"), or it can help you take a first step.Stay curious. Be an observer of life, both physical and emotional.Keep perspective. Build a relationship with the sublime, whether that's awe, wonder, or looking at the stars.Have a high regard for people. No one creates alone.Listen, to others and to yourself.Courage. This includes the "four rooms of change": contentment, denial, confusion, and breakthrough.Care. Connect what you're doing to something you care about, even if it's just paying the rent.Embrace creative chaos. Sometimes you go two steps back to go five steps forward.RESOURCES AND LINKS Download the No Time to Be Timid ManifestoSincerely Yours Memoirs:Sponsor: Interabang Books, an independent bookstore in Dallas (interabangbooks.com)Watch the interview on YouTube: https://youtu.be/RwjGgviLdfkCredits Written and produced by Tricia Rose Burt. Produced and scored by Adam Arnone of Echo Finch. Executive producers: Amy Grant, Nancy Perot, and Sage Wheeler. Thanks to the Fractured Atlas fiscal sponsorship contributors.

My producer/composer Adam Arnone and I are sitting down to talk about what's coming this fall. We're talking a longer season (September all the way through May) and a brand-new mix of episode types so you never run out of brave. Here's the lineup:  Guest interviews every other Thursday  Solo casts — just me, talking straight to you, filling in the gaps Manifesto Minutes — quick, punchy courage boosts on Instagram (Mon/Wed/Fri), soon coming to YouTube, YouTube Shorts, and audio tooAdam and I also get into how much my interviewing style has changed since Season 1 (spoiler: nerves → confidence), how I actually pick guests and how it's never about obligation, always about the creative spark. We also talk about why every single guest is a living, breathing reflection of the No Time to Be Timid manifesto. And the season kicks off September 24th with a guest I am SO thrilled about: Krista Monson, who spent 13 years as the artistic director of Cirque du Soleil. If that's not a masterclass in creative courage, I don't know what is. I also give a quick update on where you can catch me next: Podcast Movement in New York, sitting on a panel with past guest and Homemade podcast host, Shannon Cason.   Support our sponsor: Interabang Books — interabangbooks.comPlease watch my TEDx talk, How I Redeemed 35 Years of Regret; you can also view it at triciaroseburt.comLeave a comment and share it with your friends — it helps the story reach a broader audience!Subscribe to, review, and spread the word about No Time to Be Timid  No Time to Be Timid is written and produced by me, Tricia Rose Burt. Our episodes are produced and scored by Adam Arnone of Echo Finch. Our executive producers are Amy Grant, Nancy Perot, and Sage Wheeler. Thanks also to the contributors to my Fractured Atlas fiscal sponsorship, which helps make this podcast happen. No Time to Be Timid is a presentation of No Time to Be Timid Productions.

In this episode, I reflect on a full-circle reconnection more than 20 years in the making — and on two people who convinced me, once again, that art has the power to change the world. The first is Joni Doherty a former colleague from my teaching days at Franklin Pierce University, who commissioned my very first one-woman show decades ago. After losing touch for two decades, we reconnected when Joni — now Senior Program Officer for Democracy and the Arts at the Kettering Foundation — recommended me as a guest on a podcast hosted by the second powerhouse in this story: Bill Cleveland. Bill is a pioneering arts activist, author, and founder of the Center for the Study of Art and Community, where he trains artists to become community leaders and creative change agents. I share what moved me most from our conversation together on his podcast, Art Is Change — particularly Bill's work bringing art into prisons, and the sense of self-esteem and agency it restored in prisoners serving life sentences. Mentioned in this episode Joni Doherty  Senior Program Officer for Democracy and the Arts, Kettering Foundation My guest episode on Art Is Change  Bill Cleveland — Founder, Center for the Study of Art and Community; host of Art Is Change My TEDx talk: How I Redeemed 35 Years of Regret — available at triciaroseburt.com or by searching "Tricia Rose Burt TEDx Portsmouth" on YouTube   Sponsor  Interabang Books — a Dallas-based independent bookstore named one of the country's top five by Publishers Weekly. Shop their curated online collection at interabangbooks.com.   Credits Written and produced by Tricia Rose Burt. Produced and scored by Adam Arnone of Echo Finch. Executive producers: Amy Grant, Nancy Perot, and Sage Wheeler. No Time to Be Timid is a presentation of No Time to Be Timid Productions.

Exhausted by grief and life, I’d already decided to miss my niece's wedding in Cairo. Then the phone rang. A story about saying yes anyway — whirling dervishes, hand-fasting ceremonies, doing my best at Arabic, and the surprising discovery that across ten countries and four continents, we're all the same.  Last October, I was running on empty. Six months after losing my mother, four months after clearing out her house, and still in the middle of planning where to scatter her ashes, I got word that my niece — living in Germany, engaged to a man from Egypt — was getting married in Cairo. I was thrilled for them. But at that moment, I just didn’t think I could summon the energy to attend their ceremony halfway across the world.  I’d already made up my mind to stay home and send my  husband as the family representative — until a phone call from my niece changed everything. In this episode, I share how a spontaneous "yes" turned into one of the most moving experiences of my life: officiating my niece's wedding at a 12th-century citadel in Cairo, surrounded by 100 guests from ten countries, a Zaffa dance procession, an actual whirling dervish, a Celtic hand-fasting ceremony, and my own valiant (if imperfect) attempt at an Arabic welcome. It's a story about grief and joy showing up in the same season of life, about the plans we make versus the ones that find us, and about a dance floor in Cairo that looked a lot like a dance floor back home. Support our sponsor: Interabang Books — interabangbooks.com Please watch my TEDx talk, How I Redeemed 35 Years of Regret; you can also view it at triciaroseburt.com Leave a comment and share it with your friends — it helps the story reach a broader audience! Subscribe to, review, and spread the word about No Time to Be Timid No Time to Be Timid is written and produced by me, Tricia Rose Burt. Our episodes are produced and scored by Adam Arnone of Echo Finch. Our executive producers are Amy Grant, Nancy Perot, and Sage Wheeler. Thanks also to the contributors to my Fractured Atlas fiscal sponsorship, which helps make this podcast happen. No Time to Be Timid is a presentation of No Time to Be Timid Productions.

We're re-airing one of our favorite conversations: Season 4 guest Devin Finigan, chef and owner of Aragosta at Goose Cove in Maine. Since we first spoke with Devin, Food & Wine named Aragosta the #1 hotel for food and drink in the country, and her cookbook, A Kitchen on Goose Cove: Recipes from the Heart of Maine, has officially been released. This episode also holds special meaning for me, as I open up the episode with a tribute to my late mother, Sadie B — a lifelong food lover whose recipes, generosity, and "never let anyone leave hungry" spirit set the stage for a conversation with a guest who embodies that same philosophy through her cooking. Devin never went to culinary school. She dropped out of art school, followed her instincts, signed a restaurant lease she couldn't really afford, and built Aragosta into an award-winning destination — all while staying true to her own vision. If you've ever wondered what it looks like to take the unconventional path and make it work, this is the episode for you. Manifesto Connections “The riskiest thing you can do is play it safe” — leaving art school and signing her first restaurant lease on a handshake. “There is more than one right way in life” — no culinary school, no traditional path, and it worked anyway. “Constraints are opportunities” — building Goose Cove on a tight budget by leaning on local artisans, potters, and woodworkers.   Calls to Action Learn more about Aragosta at Goose Cove or make a reservation: aragostamain.com Follow Aragosta on Instagram: @aragosta.main Support our sponsor: Interabang Books — interabangbooks.com Watch Tricia's TEDx talk, “How I Redeemed 35 Years of Regret” — TriciaRoseBurt.com or https://youtu.be/KpMSGApoLKE?si=3-u3CaywtoWcKXIm Credits No Time to Be Timid is written and produced by Tricia Rose Burt. Episodes are produced and scored by Adam Arnone of Echo Finch. Executive producers: Amy Grant, Nancy Perot, and Sage Wheeler. No Time to Be Timid is a presentation of No Time to Be Timid Productions.

I take you along to Foxboro Stadium for a World Cup match between Paraguay and Germany — my first live World Cup experience. Between the multicultural crowd, the national anthems that had me tearing up, and Paraguay's stunning underdog upset in penalty kicks, I stumble onto an unexpected connection to the show's whole theme: the World Cup actually ranks players on a "creativity" score, rewarding risky, original play over safe, predictable passes. Turns out even professional athletes know playing it safe is the real risk. Please watch my TEDx talk, How I Redeemed 35 Years of Regret; you can also view it at triciaroseburt.com Leave a comment and share it with your friends — it helps the story reach a broader audience! Subscribe to, review, and spread the word about No Time to Be Timid No Time to Be Timid is written and produced by me, Tricia Rose Burt. Our episodes are produced and scored by Adam Arnone of Echo Finch. Our executive producers are Amy Grant, Nancy Perot, and Sage Wheeler. Thanks also to the contributors to my Fractured Atlas fiscal sponsorship, which helps make this podcast happen. No Time to Be Timid is a presentation of No Time to Be Timid Productions.

I open up about giving my own TEDx talk at TEDx Portsmouth in May — built around a question that's haunted me for 35 years: what if I'd said yes to a free demo reel offer from a major New York radio station back when I was 28? I walk through what it cost me to play it safe, the audacious move I made to finally set things right, and how you all responded.  Memorable Moment One of my fellow speakers, Steve Turner, said it was easier to run a 250-mile marathon than to give this talk — and he did it anyway, stumbles and all, to a crowd that loved him more for it. He made a huge impact and proved that people want to see humanity far more than perfection.  Calls to Action Watch my TEDx Portsmouth talk on YouTube, or visit triciaroseburt.com Please leave a comment and share the talk — early engagement helps it reach more people! Check out all the speakers at tedxportsmouth.com

Last week I was invited to a VIP tour of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, guided by their Chief Curator. What I found was a woman who turned grief into one of the most unconventional art collections in American history — and who once glued tea-box tinfoil to her dining room walls because she liked the way it looked. I even got to stand two feet from a Rembrandt that survived the largest unsolved art heist in history! This is the story of Isabella Stewart Gardner, and why she knew the riskiest thing you can do is play it safe,. In this episode: - Who Isabella Stewart Gardner was, and why she remains one of the most unconventional art collectors in American history - How personal loss — the death of her young son Jackie — led Isabella to start traveling and collecting art - The artists and friends in Isabella's orbit, including John Singer Sargent, Henry James, and Johannes Brahms - A close encounter with Rembrandt's 1629 self-portrait — the only surviving piece from Isabella's original five Rembrandts - The story of the 1990 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist, the largest unsolved art theft in history - A recommendation for the podcast "Last Seen" by Kelly Horan and WBUR, which covers the heist in depth - The surprising detail about silver tea-box tinfoil glued to Isabella's dining room walls — and why it made me love her even more 👉 Get the free manifesto: triciaroseburt.com/manifesto Subscribe to the No Time To Be Timid Youtube channel - https://www.youtube.com/@triciaroseburt www.triciaroseburt.com

What does Bruce Springsteen have to do with the No Time to Be Timid Manifesto? Everything. I recently caught Bruce live at TD Garden in Boston—from the second to last row—and couldn't stop thinking about how his 50-year career checks off principle after principle from the manifesto. From singing for three hours straight at 76 years old, to speaking truth to power since the 1980s, to calling an entire arena to be their best selves, Bruce Springsteen is a masterclass in creative courage. This one's personal, it's energizing, and it just might make you want to blast Badlands on your next long drive. --- In This Episode - What it felt like to be in the very back of TD Garden (and end up on the big screen) - How Bruce checks off three key principles from the No Time to Be Timid Manifesto: - Creativity is not a frivolous pursuit — 50+ years of music, storytelling, and human connection   - The riskiest thing you can do is play it safe — speaking against injustice and power since the 1980s without worrying about who he alienates   - There is courage in community — what it looks like when an artist calls an entire arena to rise up together - Why 76 years old and three hours nonstop is the ultimate "no excuses" reminder --- Manifesto Principles Featured in This Episode #1 — The riskiest thing you can do is play it safe #4 — Creativity is not a frivolous pursuit #9 — There is courage in community Download the free No Time to Be Timid Manifesto: [www.triciaroseburt.com/manifesto](https://www.triciaroseburt.com/manifesto) ---   Website: [www.triciaroseburt.com](https://www.triciaroseburt.com)   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@triciaroseburt   Follow along: @triciaroseburt   Questions? [email protected] ---   Enjoying the Podcast? If this episode resonated with you, share it with one person you think needs to hear it — then talk to them about what hit home. It's the best way to help build this community. ---  Credits Written and produced by Tricia Rose Burt Episodes produced and scored by  Adam Arnone of Echo Finch Executive Producers Amy Grant, Nancy Perot, and Sage Wheeler With gratitude to contributors to Tricia's Fractured Atlas fiscal sponsorship No Time to Be Timid is a presentation of No Time to Be Timid Productions.

This week, we’re revisiting my 2023 conversation with Amy Grant, the Grammy-Award winning singer/songwriter and there’s a good reason why. At the time we talked, Amy hadn’t recorded anything in the studio that wasn’t holiday in nearly 10 years and she was just starting to record new music. Well, she kept that momentum going and on May 8, she’ll be releasing her first new album in 13 years, “The Me That Remains.” Amy’s one of the most curious and inspiring artists I know —  prepare to have your creative well refilled and your courage re-ignited. Watch The Me That Remains https://youtu.be/U6vZn-A0lDs?si=lhAVci2MYKCKopb8 Listen to her songs “Trees We’ll Never See” and "What You Heard." Other artists mentioned: Leslie Satcher Marshall Altman Cory Asbury