Category: Creator Confidential
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Clarify what your career currently supports
Your career can help you solve one problem at a time. It benefits from having a primary focus. Here are some factors I have solved for, either through intuition or intention: Learning: When I started freelancing and grew that business into an editorial studio, I wanted to learn the ropes of starting a business. Earning:…
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The Middle Way
In Buddhist philosophy, the Middle Way is a practice that steers clear of extremes. It involves eight interconnected guidelines. You can consider the guitar string an analogy for the Middle Way: a guitar string needs to be just tight enough—not too loose, or too tight—to sound right. In the world of creative work, balancing art…
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Fill in stories with realistic details
One of my favorite authors was hired by a prestigious media platform to do a travel show. He hired one of his favorite rappers to record the theme song. He got paid to travel. He went on adventures, gained notoriety, and grew the community of people who followed him. It all looked great from the…
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AI is useful because you can blame it
Imagine you’re about to do something brave. Maybe you’re writing a cold email to someone you admire, or applying for a job. If you wanted a second pair of eyes or gut check for your email, you needed to ask a smart friend. That way, you’d feel confident—at least another person thinks your work is…
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Aerial roots can strengthen a tree’s foundation and absorb water and nutrients
Every tree has roots that set the foundation for the trunk and branches in the ground. I learned recently that some trees, like banyan trees, also grow aerial roots from the branches. Like the roots in the ground, some of these roots can absorb water and nutrients from the air. As these roots grow and…