Aug. 3, 2022

375 - This 4 Part Creative Practice Plan Took Me From From Frantic to Focused in 15 Minutes

375 - This 4 Part Creative Practice Plan Took Me From From Frantic to Focused in 15 Minutes

Do you ever feel like you’re doing a MILLION THINGS but it all AMOUNTS TO NOTHING?

You’re running in a million directions and getting nowhere?

You feel pulled to post and create and make and launch 80 different things and it all seems in conflict with each other?

In this episode I want to share a super simple tool that can help you organize your efforts to get it to compound in the same direction, as well as eliminate stuff that isn’t working.

Listen to this episode if you feel:
- Your work is better than is reflected in your followers or finances
- Stretched in too many directions and your head is spinning

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TRANSCRIPT

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SHOW NOTES

Creative Summer School Series: Part Five

Make Creativity Your Career: Six Exercises to Create a Successful Side Project - Andy's Skillshare Class

Find Your Style: Five Exercises to Unlock Your Creative Identity - Andy's Skillshare Class

Social Media for Creatives: Five Exercises to Power Your Freelance Career - Andy's Skillshare Class

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CALL TO ADVENTURE

Build your own funnel.

Draw an upside-down triangle. Draw four horizontal lines, cutting the triangle into four horizontal boxes that get smaller towards the bottom.

  1. Strangers
  2. Substance
  3. Subscriptions
  4. Sales

Add one adjective that describes your audience in each box - more specific as it goes down.

You do not need to build this thing overnight - but what is the next step?

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