As a Creative, one of the biggest challenges I face is that I want everything I do to be perfect. The best. Better than everyone else. Anything but average. This is a learned experience from my time in the studio when I spent countless hours perfecting my craft as an artist. Like most classical musiciansContinue reading “It’s Ok To Be Average (Sometimes)”
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Five Reasons Creatives Should Build In Public
For over three years, I worked on my book in a vacuum. I loved the practice of daily writing in solitude. The problem was that I had no idea whether or not what I was creating was actually something people in the world would appreciate. I know that I shouldn’t ultimately care about what othersContinue reading “Five Reasons Creatives Should Build In Public”
The Top Five Micro Habits Creatives Should Adopt Today
I often take on too many big ideas at once, which prohibits me from doing my best work. Instead of working on my big ideas that may be two to three years in the making, I’ve been working on a much more granular level. Over the past six months, I’ve developed a set of microContinue reading “The Top Five Micro Habits Creatives Should Adopt Today”
Three simple steps to a productive week
During the pandemic, my definition of a productive workweek changed. With extra time on my hands, I had time to reflect on what was truly important to me in my life, and guess what, spending extra time on my work at the expense of things like my family and my health didn’t make sense. OverContinue reading “Three simple steps to a productive week”
How I solved the more money vs. more time conundrum
My more time vs. more money equation has always looked like this: Time > Money As a creative, I need time to think, absorb, and formulate my ideas. When I spend the majority of my time earning money, I run out of valuable time to bring my ideas to life. This sets up a frustrating,Continue reading “How I solved the more money vs. more time conundrum”