And the most valuable minute of each.
The 7 Videos I Most Often Tell Creators To Watch
Themes vs. Goals
“We are in our natural state when thinking about the future, setting goals and making plans to reach them. But being so focused on future goals makes it hard, almost impossible, to stay in touch with the present.”
How To Create A Social Media Style Guide For Yourself
“Your goals on social media include reach, convert, and retain. Your tone and content should fulfill those objectives.”
Five Signs You Should Quit A Gig
“The best time to think through questions about ending a gig is before you take the gig.”
How Tim Ferriss Built A Successful Podcast
“Borrow, be ridiculous on occasion, and be yourself. This is one medium where it can pay 100-fold to simply be you: warts, weirdness, and all.”
5 Ideas For The Interested This Week
“Welcome the new year. Full of things that have never been.” — Rainer Maria Rilke
My 20 Most Popular Articles Of 2019
How I helped creators produce, promote, and profit from their creations this year.
How To Launch A Creative Project In Five Steps
“The people chasing fame and money rarely wind up successful. It’s the people who earnestly set out to change something and make a difference through their projects, products or work who most often succeed.”
How A Real-Life Role Playing Game Can Help You Figure Out Your Future
“Commit to fully experiencing the potential outcomes and then decide which one to pursue.”
Need A New Year’s Resolution? Aim To Get Rejected 100 Times Next Year
“In pursuit of 100 rejections, I put myself forward for opportunities I’d previously thought were for smarter, funnier, cooler people. And sometimes I wasn’t rejected.”