Grow Your Life, Don’t Build It
Your life is the result of seeds you plan, not plans you draw. How are you planting seeds today that will bear fruit tomorrow? Download the...
Grow Your Life, Don’t Build It
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Loonshots (with Safi Bachall)
Loonshots (with Safi Bachall)
Some ideas are so crazy that “moonshot” doesn’t even do them credit. “Loonshot” seems more appropriate. On this episode, physicist and entrepreneur Safi Bachall is here to teach us how to nurture the crazy ideas that win wars, cure diseases, and transform industries with insights from his new book Loonshots.
No Conflict Is No Good
No Conflict Is No Good
Many leaders believe that a lack of conflict on their team is a sign of health. It’s not. Great teams fight, they just do it in a healthy way. Download the...
The Making Of a Manager (with Julie Zhuo)
The Making Of a Manager (with Julie Zhuo)
When you first step into your role as a manager, your entire work world changes. You are no longer simply responsible for your own work. Now, you are responsible for the work, the culture, the process, and anything else that happens on your team. It can feel overwhelming. On this episode, Julie Zhou (VP of Product Design at Facebook) shares insights for managers from her new book The Making of a Manager.
Keeper Of The Flame
Keeper Of The Flame
Your productive passion is like a quiet fire that burns just beneath the surface of your daily activity. You must do whatever it takes to protect the flame. Download the...
Recovering From A Bad Decision
Recovering From A Bad Decision
When you fail, it’s tempting to want to shift the blame or cover it up. However, it’s a mark of character to accept your mistake and try to make it right. On this episode, I share a few core principles for doing so. Download the...
Escape Hatches
Escape Hatches
There are a number of ways in which we build “escape hatches” to relieve the stress and fear that we might under-perform. On this episode, I talk about three of those common “secondary ways of escape”, and how to begin to counter them.
A Lesson From The Beavers
A Lesson From The Beavers
On this episode, I share the story of a chance encounter with a shoe shiner who re-framed my understanding of what it means to bring your unique self to your work each day. Download the...
The Portfolio and the Slot Machine
The Portfolio and the Slot Machine
There are two mindsets we can adopt with our time: portfolio, and slot machine. One is about short-term payoff, the other is about investments that will bear out over time. Download the...
Over To You
Over To You
I want YOUR questions for the Daily Creative podcast. Send them to interact@accidentalcreative.com, or visit AccidentalCreative.com/contact. Let me know what you’d like to hear about. Download the...
I Am Not Chris Thile (And That’s OK)
I Am Not Chris Thile (And That’s OK)
On this episode, I share some thoughts about when your creative ambition outpaces your creative abilities, and the meaning of “closing the gap” according to Ira Glass. Download the...
Noun, or Verb?
Noun, or Verb?
On this episode I share a conversation I had recently with Austin Kleon about the nature of creative work, and why some people are more interested in being known for a thing than for actually doing that thing. Download the...
Adventure Is Right In Front Of You
Adventure Is Right In Front Of You
I sent a tweet (@toddhenry) the other day that addressed a pattern I’m seeing with people I’ve been interacting with. It seems that many people are losing the narrative. They expect results without adventure. Celebration with the risk of rejection. Pride without doubts. This doesn’t happen. On this episode, I share a few areas where you need to be brave this week.
The Work, Not Its Fruit
The Work, Not Its Fruit
On this episode, I share a quote from the Bhagavad Gita that I learned from Steven Pressfield, and how it made me re-think my motives in my work. Download the...
Missiles and Micro-Alignments
Missiles and Micro-Alignments
A missile is only truly “on target” for the very last moments of its journey. It is constantly re-calculating and re-calibrating along the way to keep it on course. The same must be true for you and your goals. Download the...
Use More Of The Hoop
Use More Of The Hoop
How a basketball lesson from my dad taught me how to better manage my time and resources. Download the...
3 Ways To Gain Creative Focus
3 Ways To Gain Creative Focus
You have a finite amount of attention to spend on your work.
Safety Is Not An Option
Safety Is Not An Option
The meaning behind a (somewhat scary?) bumper sticker I once made for a team I led, and why the safe choice is sometimes the most dangerous choice we can make. Download the...