We All Contain Multitudes
“Maybe if we all gave each other the space to be complex people — not reduced to public perception, our professional bios, our LinkedIn profiles, others’ narrat...
Author: EBenedict
How to Make Money for Your Art Without Selling Your Soul
“If you make art without learning how to market it, you’ll probably burn out, get resentful, and blame everyone else for your failure because they don’t ‘get it...
30 Pieces of Advice for Entrepreneurs
“Speaking to customers about pricing can be stressful. But I promise you that not talking to them and attempting to interpret their silence is more excruciating...
Your Big Break Is Never Coming (And That Can Be a Good Thing)
“The Big Break is a myth. Something we tell themselves out of laziness and fear of the work ahead. If Big Breaks do happen, we’d be better off not counting on t...
How to Have an Epic Year in Seven Steps
“The amount of crap you can get done without interruption is staggering; I find that on 2-pomodoro-days, I confidently wrap up my work day an hour earlier than ...
How to Handle Rejection
“Allow yourself to feel it. If you need a day, two, a week, fine. But then, remember this: you don’t need their permission to do the work. You didn’t need their...
How to Build an Audience of 1,000 True Fans
“If you’re serious about finding 1000 true fans for your work, you need to stop confusing attention with accomplishment and make a shift from metrics to meaning...
An A-To-Z List of Ways to Change Your Behavior
“Once you know how the habit loop works — cue, routine, reward — you can build, break and stack habits to your heart’s content.”
Six Strategies to Build Your Personal Brand
“All of the big names in the industry have a channel that made them famous. Whether deliberately or by accident, influential people discover a channel for their...
How to Do Great Things
“The conditions you think you want are rarely the ones that help you produce your best work.”