The lack of willingness to commit to creative decisions will kill your motivation and the motivation of your team. In this episode, we discuss a strategy for making and keeping creative commitments in the midst of your work.
A simple practice that leverages the power of competition to help you come up with better ideas and do better work.
Discipline is sometimes perceived as a "dirty word" because it's interpreted as pushing through the muck, doing the unenjoyable activities first, and forgoing the chocolate cake for the steamed broccoli. However, I think this is a gross misunderstanding of the word.
Don’t allow fear to cause you to act in dumb ways, whether that means abdicating your contribution or failing at your goal because you acted blindly in your attempt to be “courageous”.
Ideally, you'll have all three kinds of mentors (pathfinders, virtual, truth tellers) to turn to when you're stuck or generally need advice.
What if the thing you do is highly competitive? How do you get noticed? On this episode, Amos Heller (touring bass player for Taylor Swift) shares how he went from barista to touring bass player and some things he learned along the way that anyone can use to gain a foothold in a competitive industry.
Brilliant work isn't just about the moment of creation, it's also about the moments when you choose to step back and plan, strategize, and account for your portfolio of work.
There is a force that will perpetually rob you and your team of its creative productivity, and it will do it behind the scenes. What is it? Listen in to find out.
Still using lists, facts, and to-do's for your notes? Try sketch notes as a way to open your mind and generate new ideas. In this interview, author and illustrator Mike Rohde shows us how.
Your legacy is not just what you do, but also how you do it. It will be determined by a series of choices you make over your life about how to spend this moment - here, and now.
There are four key factors that will determine your long-term effectiveness in life and work. Your FATE determines your fate.
Be purposeful about stoking the fires of your imagination, and seeking patterns in the world around you. This is the best way to ensure that your mind is actively chasing insight and to position yourself to be brilliant when it counts most.
We all need to learn skills quickly if we want to adapt and grow, but sometimes the process can be overwhelming. Fear not! On today's podcast, Josh Kaufman will help us understand the mechanics of rapid skill acquisition by sharing insights from his new book The First 20 Hours.
Is it time to reboot your business and your life? Mitch Joel thinks so, and on this episode he'll explain why and how with insights from his new book CTRL ALT Delete.
When working in a team, we often have to generate a lot of ideas quickly in order to make progress. But is the good old fashioned "brainstorm" really the best way to generate ideas? Probably not.
To be valuable and effective you need to understand which kind of innovator you are.
True creative freedom has healthy boundaries. Here are a few ways to set boundaries that provide a springboard for your creative process.
You cannot (CANNOT!) listen to everyone. To be brilliant, you have to know who you are serving, and focus on moving the needle with them.
CC Chapman shares insights about how to do work that matters from his new book Amazing Things Will Happen.
No one is going to beat a path to your door. Share your ideas, fight for them, and do whatever you need to in order to ensure that your work gets a fair audience.