AC Podcast: Everyday Acts of Bravery
To do brilliant work we must commit to a set of everyday acts of bravery.
AC Podcast: Everyday Acts of Bravery
Articles about Todd Henry
Pushing Through The Season Of Incompetence
Pushing Through The Season Of Incompetence
Any time you are attempting to learn a new skill, or experiment with a new means of doing your work, you will inevitably go through a season in which you risk coming across as incapable of performing well.
AC Podcast: Scott Stratten on UnMarketing
AC Podcast: Scott Stratten on UnMarketing
Scott Stratten, author of the new book QR Codes Kill Kittens, shares insights on how to market with more clarity and empathy.
AC Podcast: The Perils of ‘Trying Harder’
AC Podcast: The Perils of ‘Trying Harder’
When the ideas aren't flowing the way you'd like, there can be a strong temptation to "knuckle down" and simply try harder on a project. While diligence and urgency are critical to doing excellent work, there are times when additional effort alone will be ineffective.
Build Buffers To Focus Your Creative Energy
Build Buffers To Focus Your Creative Energy
Feeling a bit stressed? Manage your energy and bring more of your best effort every day by establishing buffers between important meetings and tasks.
AC Podcast: Your Productive Passion
AC Podcast: Your Productive Passion
To do brilliant work you need to identify your through-line, or productive passion. Today, we discuss how to bring more of who you are to what you do.
There Are No Secrets. There Are No Shortcuts.
There Are No Secrets. There Are No Shortcuts.
For creative pros - those charged with turning our thoughts into value every day - the promise of a quick path to successful work is alluring. If there were proven ways to avoid the uncertainty and pain of the process, they would be worth their weight in gold. Unfortunately, they don't exist. Not really, anyway.
AC Podcast: David Burkus on The Myths of Creativity
AC Podcast: David Burkus on The Myths of Creativity
There are many myths that keep our creative prowess at bay. On this episode, David Burkus, author of the new book The Myths of Creativity, debunks a few of the especially destructive ones.
AC Podcast: Marc Ecko on Unlabel
AC Podcast: Marc Ecko on Unlabel
Marc Ecko, founder of Ecko UNLTD, discusses insights on personal branding, finding your voice, and doing work that matters from his new book Unlabel: Selling You Without Selling Out.
AC Podcast: Through-line
AC Podcast: Through-line
To do brilliant work you need to identify your through-line, or the connective theme that ties all of your best work together. What's yours?
Which Productivity Profile Are You?
Which Productivity Profile Are You?
In my brand new book Die Empty, I examine the common places where bright, sharp, talented people eventually get stuck in their life and career. The goal, of course, is to get your best work out of you every day and to not leave it inside or take it to your grave with you like so many people do.
AC Podcast: The Three Kinds Of Work
AC Podcast: The Three Kinds Of Work
To be effective, you must focus on the three kinds of work: Mapping, Making, and Meshing. In this episode, we delve into these three and how they affect your ability to unleash your best work each day.
AC Podcast: Seth Goldman On Co-Founding Honest Tea
AC Podcast: Seth Goldman On Co-Founding Honest Tea
Honest Tea co-founder Seth Goldman shares insights from his new book Mission In A Bottle about the founding of Honest Tea and lessons he's learned along the way.
Getting Out Of Your Comfort Zone
Getting Out Of Your Comfort Zone
You cannot pursue great work and comfort simultaneously. While you may experience comfort in the course of your work, or as a by-product of your work, great work and comfort are mutually exclusive objectives. Brilliant bodies of work are built as people choose over time to do the right thing, even when it's the uncomfortable thing.
AC Podcast: Dan Schawbel on Promote Yourself
AC Podcast: Dan Schawbel on Promote Yourself
Dan Schawbel, author of the new book "Promote Yourself", shares insights into how to take advantage of opportunities in the workplace and build a valuable career.
AC Podcast: Minimizing Regrets
AC Podcast: Minimizing Regrets
Are you sacrificing long-term brilliance for a little short-term gain? Today we discuss some ways you might be doing it, and how to stem the tide.
What Your Secrets Say About Your “Danger Zones”
What Your Secrets Say About Your “Danger Zones”
We each have danger zones we have to watch out for in the course of our work. They can be particular habits or patterns we fall into when we go into "coast mode" or areas or situations where we are likely to get irritated and short-circuit collaborative relationships.
How To Get Attention For Your Work
How To Get Attention For Your Work
To get attention for your work, regardless of what it is, requires effort and persistence. It also requires that you gain an understanding of how to approach those who might help you get the word out.
AC Podcast: What Drives You?
AC Podcast: What Drives You?
There are three forces that can drive our work. Two of them will eventually destroy us. Do you know what drives you? Listen in and find out.
AC Podcast: Jeff Goins on Taking Action In Your Art
AC Podcast: Jeff Goins on Taking Action In Your Art
Jeff Goins is a writer who challenges others to get moving on their dreams. His new book, The In-Between, is about living in the space between where you are and where you want to be.