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: What Drives You?
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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.
AC Podcast: Commit To Decisions
AC Podcast: Commit To Decisions
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.
AC Podcast: Competition Is Your Friend
AC Podcast: Competition Is Your Friend
A simple practice that leverages the power of competition to help you come up with better ideas and do better work.
AC Podcast: Fear and Failure
AC Podcast: Fear and Failure
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”.
AC Podcast: Amos Heller
AC Podcast: Amos Heller
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.
AC Podcast: Quarterly Checkpoints
AC Podcast: Quarterly Checkpoints
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.
AC Podcast: A Monster Is Stealing Your Creativity
AC Podcast: A Monster Is Stealing Your Creativity
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.
AC Podcast: FATE and Fate
AC Podcast: FATE and Fate
There are four key factors that will determine your long-term effectiveness in life and work. Your FATE determines your fate.
AC Podcast: Josh Kaufman on The First 20 Hours
AC Podcast: Josh Kaufman on The First 20 Hours
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.
AC Podcast: Mitch Joel on Rebooting Business and Life
AC Podcast: Mitch Joel on Rebooting Business and Life
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.
AC Podcast: Marble and Sheet
AC Podcast: Marble and Sheet
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.
AC Podcast: Set Artificial Limits
AC Podcast: Set Artificial Limits
True creative freedom has healthy boundaries. Here are a few ways to set boundaries that provide a springboard for your creative process.
AC Podcast: Selective Ignorance of Feedback
AC Podcast: Selective Ignorance of Feedback
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.
AC Podcast: CC Chapman on Amazing Things Will Happen
AC Podcast: CC Chapman on Amazing Things Will Happen
CC Chapman shares insights about how to do work that matters from his new book Amazing Things Will Happen.
AC Podcast: Seasons
AC Podcast: Seasons
Are you obeying the natural seasons and rhythms, or are you operating like a machine and living in perpetual harvest mode?
AC Podcast: The Leader
AC Podcast: The Leader
There are four key leadership mistakes that can mess with a creative team's mojo. Are you making them?
AC Podcast: Dr. Keith Sawyer on Zig Zag
AC Podcast: Dr. Keith Sawyer on Zig Zag
Dr. Keith Sawyer shares insights from his new book Zig Zag: The Surprising Path To Greater Creativity, and his advice for how to grow your creative capacity.
AC Podcast: Opportunity
AC Podcast: Opportunity
Something is only really an opportunity if you're poised to take advantage of it. Today we discuss what a coyote and Billy Joel have to do with your future.
AC Podcast: Legacy
AC Podcast: Legacy
Have you considered how legacy systems and ideas might be inhibiting your creative process and ultimately your effectiveness?