We get Right To The Source of Johnny’s inspiration behind styling Katy Perry, the story behind her iconic Met Ball dress, his favorite Katy creations, the Katy Perry Collection shoe line, his own line of prom dresses, why he loves pennies and of course a new Rose & A Thorn, The Daily and Golden Nuggets.
Episode 3: The Magician
Johnny Wujek
We get Right To The Source of Johnny’s inspiration behind styling Katy Perry, the story behind her iconic Met Ball dress, his favorite Katy creations, the Katy Perry Collection shoe line, his own line of prom dresses, why he loves pennies and of course a new Rose & A Thorn, The Daily and Golden Nuggets.
Episode 3: The Magician
Johnny Wujek
We get Right To The Source of Johnny’s inspiration behind styling Katy Perry, the story behind her iconic Met Ball dress, his favorite Katy creations, the Katy Perry Collection shoe line, his own line of prom dresses, why he loves pennies and of course a new Rose & A Thorn, The Daily and Golden Nuggets.
Episode 3: The Magician
Johnny Wujek
We get Right To The Source of Johnny’s inspiration behind styling Katy Perry, the story behind her iconic Met Ball dress, his favorite Katy creations, the Katy Perry Collection shoe line, his own line of prom dresses, why he loves pennies and of course a new Rose & A Thorn, The Daily and Golden Nuggets.
Episode 3: The Magician
Johnny Wujek
We get Right To The Source of Johnny’s inspiration behind styling Katy Perry, the story behind her iconic Met Ball dress, his favorite Katy creations, the Katy Perry Collection shoe line, his own line of prom dresses, why he loves pennies and of course a new Rose & A Thorn, The Daily and Golden Nuggets.
Episode 3: The Magician
Johnny Wujek
We get Right To The Source of Johnny’s inspiration behind styling Katy Perry, the story behind her iconic Met Ball dress, his favorite Katy creations, the Katy Perry Collection shoe line, his own line of prom dresses, why he loves pennies and of course a new Rose & A Thorn, The Daily and Golden Nuggets.
Episode 3: The Magician
Johnny Wujek
GOLDEN NUGGETS
Sarah
A Picture Of Her Great-Grandmother Tessie. Every single morning and night Sarah talks to her angels and spirit guides. Prayer for her gets her out of her head, makes her feel connected, and gives her perspective. When she prays she talks to Tessie.
Evan
Oprah and Deepak’s 21-Day Meditation. When Evan isn’t doing John Paul Crimi’s Breathwork Meditation, as recommended by John as well, he does this 20-minute guided meditation. The 21-Day Meditation covers various experiences such as the Energy Of Attraction, Being In The Moment, and Expanding Your Happiness, among others. You can find out more about the meditation and sign up here.
John
John recommends two books: “10% Happier” (available here) which he thinks is the best book ever written on meditation, and “Three Magic Words” (available here) which is about transcending the negativity of life from within. He also loves David Elliot’s and John Paul Crimi’s guided Breathwork Meditations. You can find David Elliot's here and Paul Crimi's here.
Sarah
Double nugget: orange calcite and "The Encyclopedia of Crystals" by Judy Hall. Orange calcite is one of the most inspiring crystals for creativity, and Sarah always has one with her in the studio or when she's trying to create.
You can find the book on Amazon here.
Evan
His raw vegan diet. It's so important to find something that works for you. Evan tried a million different diets and recently changed his lifestyle completely and went raw vegan.
To learn more about being raw vegan, click here.
Johnny
Book "Masquerade: Costume Inspiration from the 1920s to 1950s." Katy gave it to him, and it has so many fun ideas and amazing little details.
You can find the book on Amazon here.
Sarah
Group Poetry. You need a group of people. Someone writes a line of poetry in a notebook and then passes it to the next person who writes a line and so on and so forth until everyone has written one. It’s a beautiful collaborative experience that brings people together and creates a group chemistry.
Evan
The Calm App. A former Google and Apple Editors' Choice for apps, it’s a wellness hub for master classes, lessons, inspirational music, guided meditations, and more. Evan specifically loves Tamara Levitt’s collaborative gratitude lists that he does with a partner where he dives deep into the meaning and perspective behind each moment of daily gratitude.
Check out the app in the Apple App Store here and Google Play here.
Mia
Her typewriter. When she’s at her typewriter, she never knows what she’s going to write. She loves to free write and let her thoughts go free to give herself a space where she doesn’t judge or edit her thoughts.
Harvey
Excellence in art. Harvey tries to always surround himself with this, be it in music, paintings, movies, or especially books. Some of his favorites include "On the Shoulders of Giants" by Kareem Abdul Jabbar and "Q" by Quincy Jones.
Evan
The Netflix show Tidying Up with Marie Kondo. Evan tried applying the concept of ridding yourself of anything that does not spark joy not only in his home but across his entire life, and is loving having the space to truly focus on the things that do bring him joy.
Sarah
The book "The War of Art" by Steven Pressfield. This book was Sarah's bible for a long time and provided motivation when she most needed it. She sometimes flips the book open to a random page and starts reading, and it's always powerful and resonating.
Sarah
Ascended Masters Oracle Cards by Doreen Virtue. Sarah brings them to sessions with her and pulls one when she feels like she needs a message.
You can get them at Amazon, Ebay, or House Of Intuition.
Evan
OWN Life Classes Website - website started by Oprah that teaches life hack master classes on Yoga, Spirituality, how to sleep better, how to deal with forgiveness, dealing with negative thoughts, embracing imperfection and more.
JHart
“Big Magic” by Elizabeth Gilbert - a book from the author of “Eat, Pray, Love” that talks about unraveling creativity, staying curious and pressure free while being creative and how to follow-up creative success.
You can find the book on Amazon here.
Jesse
A double golden nugget! The first one is sun and air - that’s free! Go outside--you don’t have to be Beyoncé to get some and air. The second is an app called Wordscapes. It gives you a series of letters and you make as many words as you can with them. It helps wake up his mind and gets his creative thinking going. It’s a mind stimulant that gives him access to more words for his writing.
Evan
The Chili Pad . It's changed his life sleep-wise. It’s a mattress pad with cooling and heating technology regulated by circulating water through a series of micro tubes under you. When its too cold or too hot it regulates the temperature to help you get good sleep. Sleeping enough is important because it reduces stress, improves your overall health, immunity, memory, and can help with weight loss. You can get it at Chilitechnology.com
Sarah
Having a "good luck" charm. Hers is a lighter that actor, comedian, podcast host, and good friend Andrew Dice Clay gave her. There’s a lot energy and power in this playboy lighter that he used in shows in the 80s. It gives her confidence and makes her feel iconic. Sarah recommends a personal item or charm that gives you inspirational energy.
MNDR
A song she produced from the band Makeout, “You Can’t Be Friends With Everyone” - For Amanda, it’s a metaphor and way of life for everything she does. It reminds her to spend her time and energy playing to her strengths. Whenever she feels insecure, she just thinks of that song and it makes her laugh.
Listen to the song here.
Evan
“Picture all of the people you love laughing before you go to bed” - Evan was recently on a songwriting trip in London and learned about this valuable golden nugget from a producer during a session. Evan does this any night he feels work anxiety in order to release that stressful energy before bedtime. It allows him to get a better night sleep and wake up with less anxiety.
Here are some other techniques to manage evening anxiety.
Sarah
Hoffman Institute - Sarah went on a Hoffman retreat and it changed her life. The program focuses on releasing negative patterns and becoming the best version of yourself.
You can learn more about it at www.hoffmaninstitute.com
Sarah
Energetic Boundaries Empath Protection Spray by The Moon and The Spade. Sarah uses this spray all day long to clear her aura and energy in the room but especially before she gets creative because it resets her.
Evan
“One Day At A Time” poem by Anonymous. This poem centers Evan before he’s creative and puts him in the moment so he can be of service to the creative journey in front of him.
LSDream
“Analysis Paralysis” concept for people who feel like they overthink their creativity. LSDream shared his breakthrough of understanding the functionality of his left and right brain so he could form a relationship between each side to create without judgement.
Julie Pilat
"Things Are Looking Up" optimism cards by Dr. Deepika Chopra. She believes being a creative takes a lot of positivity, and these help with that! Listen to the full episode to hear which cards they pulled!
Evan
Burning Palos Santo to get through creative blocks. Palos Santo has many uses, and Evan loves to use it to refresh whenever he's feeling creatively stuck.
Sarah
Divine H20, a place that sells PH balanced water that has been chanted over and infused with intentions.
EPISODE NINE
Sarah
365 Ways To Raise Your Frequency by Melissa Alvarez. It gives you something different every day to raise your frequency, raise your vibrations and put out more positive energy.
Evan
The app, Unplug. It's a customized meditation app that makes it convenient for anyone to meditate, especially for when he travels.
Kim Petras
Having a friend you can truly count on to be yourself with and get creative together. Kim brought her friend Aaron to the studio, becuase he provides that support system for her.
EPISODE TEN
Sarah
Ascended Masters Oracle Cards by Doreen Virtue. Sarah brings them to sessions with her and pulls one when she feels like she needs a message.
You can get them at Amazon, Ebay, or House Of Intuition.
Evan
OWN Life Classes Website - website started by Oprah that teaches life hack master classes on Yoga, Spirituality, how to sleep better, how to deal with forgiveness, dealing with negative thoughts, embracing imperfection and more.
JHart
“Big Magic” by Elizabeth Gilbert - a book from the author of “Eat, Pray, Love” that talks about unraveling creativity, staying curious and pressure free while being creative and how to follow-up creative success.
You can find the book on Amazon here.
EPISODE ELEVEN
Sarah
A book called “Egypt: Then and Now” A book of pictures that shows how sites used to look way back in history, and then you flip the page and it shows how it looks today. She loves how much information it gives and it shows multiple places she was able to visit on her recent trip. Her golden nugget is this book but also having little trinkets or something to remember places you’ve been.
Evan
Jeremy Heimans and his book called New Power. Evan listened to him speak recently and he felt so inspired by his old power versus new power and old values versus new values, and how we can take those principles and bring them into creativity. Old power is based in currency and new power is based in current. You can’t accumulate current, but it’s what you can do with it, how you can bring other people into it.
EJ Hill
When he’s really looking to ground himself again, start a new project or just reaffirm, it’s The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. The album hits all of the right notes. It feels like a gospel text to him. If he never had to listen to anything else other than that, he’d be fine.
EPISODE TWELVE
Sarah
Her tarot reader and teacher Naha, and her space downtown called 22 teachings, She does classes, tarot readings, healings, all kinds of different activities. She has incredible books there, candles, incense, she’s such an incredible woman.
Evan
Dale Carnegie’s Day Tight Compartment philosophy from his book How to Stop Worrying and Start Living.