Jay Clouse helps people become professional creators. He is the writer of Creator Science and the host of Creative Elements, a narrative-interview podcast exploring how today’s top creators make a living with their art and creativity. He previously led the Community Experience team for Pat Flynn and Smart Passive Income, designing their paid membership community and cohort-based course programs. Jay is also the creator of the wildly successful, #Tweet100 campaign.
This is another live interview Heather and Alan did during PodcastMovement in Dallas. Prepare for some incredible truth bombs, but laughter and silliness also ensued!
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EPISODE TAKEAWAYS
- Do something different! It sets you apart from the crowd.
- Create a situation where you can fail publicly to help you stay accountable! Brilliant creativity hack.
- The more you do a thing, the more successful you’ll be at the thing.
- Figure out your own quirks and work with them!
- Don’t always imitate others. Take what you want, but don’t overcomplicate things.
- Kids show up and do things they don’t know how to do. That’s how they learn - adults often don’t.
- Expand your view on what entrepreneurship actually is.
- The creator world is all about actualizing your own vision, not someone else’s.
- You can “learn out loud” and take others on the journey. It’s a win-win.
- Reward the people who take early risks with you.
- Earned insight is so valuable - charge accordingly.
- Humans don’t push themselves to the limits. That’s why coaches and consultants are so valuable.
- Move forward faster by learning what doesn’t work (some people call that failing).
- There’s space for being aspirational! Embrace it.
- Ask yourself: What are the unique skills that I want?
- Stop comparing yourself to the big shots in your industry. It’s not serving you.
- Know when to let enough be enough. And also when to let good enough be good enough.