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Fair warning for indie artists: this episode may cause an extreme bout of optimism about the future.
And not because the big institutions are coming to save us.
And not because the government is funding art as if itâs a societal good.
And not because somehow the American economy now works.
Nope! None of those things, as far as I can see, are on the horizon.
But this weekâs episode of Letâs Go Again with guests Joshua Morgan and Mike Labbadia is going to change your life with all the power of a guided ayahuasca experience because it imagines a way to redistribute power back to indie artists available to us right now.
Hereâs what you get when you press play:
* The new work of the indie artist is not to âbreak throughâ but to put themselves âin contextâ.
* Ideologically aligned projects might be more powerful than production companies.
* Your artistic identity doesn't need to make sense.
* The new mode of organization is not found in institutional hierarchy, itâs found in the ideas shared between like-minded artists.
* When artists align, the validation of previously isolated experiences creates a flywheel of self-motivation.
* Long-term alignment among artists can lead to financial returns, prestige, momentum, and creative growth.
* To work in a collective does not mean you have to give up your individuation.
* A running debate about whether or not Iâm FBI. đ
* And of course, more.
The episode vibe is as follows:
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
đ The Creative Risk Podcast & Patreon where you can find a HUGE backlog of brilliance starring Joshua Morgan and Mike Labbadia. Also follow them on the socials: @creativeriskpod
đĽ The Metalabel platform. Lol again not an affiliate, just la-hove it and believe in my bones itâs the future.
đŁ Tell me in the comments: does the idea of collective group projects speak to you?
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ALERT THE PRESSES.
You can make a body of work that reveals you to be an unpredictable genius pop star at age 42, if you so choose.
Do you so choose?
If this is the year you want to stop grinding against the rickety machine that someone else built and always breaks down right before youâre supposed to get paidâŚ
and instead you want to heroically hurdle yourself into space at rocket-speed toward your biggest goals like Matt Damon launching himself off Mars in nothing but a spacesuit and a tarpâŚ
Then youâll need to make a paradoxical move.
Whatâs a Paradoxical Move?
A paradoxical move is, as Michelle Pellizzon Lipsitz explains in this weekâs episode, an intentional break in the pattern of your personal thinking. Itâs going left when youâd usually go right.
But itâs not a grind. And itâs not random. Itâs actually fast and somewhat effortless, super strategic and exceptionally fun.
I wanted to talk with Michelle about this because she introduced me to this concept back in 2021, and thereâs literally no one smarter I could ask to explain it to me.
Michelle isnât just the founder of Holisticism or the host of The Twelfth House or the creator of SPACIES or the brain behind sublimatrix â a Matrix of Destiny cipher or a consultant that offers incredible status quo-changing experiences to her clients.
After almost a decade of running a very profitable company, she could sit back and let the hits keep coming. But instead, sheâs soon going to UCLA to pursue her PhD.
So truly, there is no one better with whom I could ask about making unknowable, unexpected, and career-intensifying moves than Michelle.
In this episode, we discuss:
* The spectrum of age and how it changes your understanding of the creative process
* The way independent artists can use institutions as a way to make their body of work at a faster rate
* Infinite Games vs. Finite Games (thanks Yancey Strickler & Joshua Citarella for the inspo there!)
* How to discern what you think is cool when you feel indoctrinated by the culture
* How to become more unknowable and more unpredictable and evade AI from co-opting your brain
* And how to use paradoxical moves in your career to find way more opportunities and get where you want to go much faster
The episode vibe is as follows:
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
đĽ Metalabelâs New Creative Era podcast (if you like this episode, youâll love their whole first season)
𪊠Price Pritchettâs book, You Squared
đż Kinsley Vs., my independent web series
âžď¸ Ted Hopeâs Q&A with Carson Lund about his new movie Eephus: "When trying to express the intangible parts of your mind and soul..."
I can take on 2 more clients for my currently-running 1:1 experiences in May.
These are the tracks available:
* Copy & Content Sessions: helping you craft noise-cutting copy
* Mastering the Release: designing a release campaign for your work
* Scene-Building Startup: setting up infrastructure for your indie career
We can work on one of these tracks two different ways: either a one-time private intensive, or a 4-week work sprint.
Curious? Let me know what you need in 30s hereâŚ
And letâs chat.
â¨ď¸ Tell me in the comments: What would be a paradoxical move for you?
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Hi!
IMPORTANT QUESTION FOR INDIE ARTISTS:
Whatâs the difference between the independent artist who spends all their brain power on trying to âhack the systemâ to gain more followers
and an independent artist who says whatever they want, whenever they want, how they want, with no algorithmic rhyme or reason and can still sit back and watch their career and audience grow?
If you think itâs âright place/right timeâ magical luck, youâd be sadly mistaken.
Or, if youâre certain *some* art is just more popular than others, thatâs not it either.
If youâre guessing:
* theyâd have to be famousâŚ
* or maybe theyâve been working on it for decadesâŚ
* or they have a trust fund, so they can actually put time and effort into their growth strategies?
Thatâs a no, no, and absolutely not.
While some of these situations could potentially help, theyâre not where real power exists. In all of those examples, the artist is still relying on outside forces of time, money, luck, or status.
But real power (life-changing power) isnât built from time, money, luck, or status.
Itâs built from attention. And what drives attention?
Writing that hooks.
If you could grow your career by using writing that hooks instead of chasing constantly-changing algorithms, would you finally take yourself seriously?
In todayâs episode, Iâm going to convince you of the power of writing that hooks AND Iâm going to show you how to do it.
IN TODAYâS EPISODE, weâll answer these questions:
* Why is writing the most important skill for indie artists?
* How does writing that hooks push your career forward?
* Why should I spend time on writing when I have so many other important things to do as an independent artist?
* How can I use specifics to quickly hook my reader?
* How does tension work in hooky writing?
* What do the 3-Act and 5-Act Structure writing models prove about writing that hooks?
* Why is my audienceâs ârepetition of ideasâ an important part of my career growth?
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
đŹ Using surprise and absurdity in Kinsley Vs. to create a hooky writing moment. David Gow and Lauren Karaman never cease to make me laugh-cringe-cry.
âĄď¸ Colin Corriganâs âAttachment in Severanceâ from his fantastic Substack: The Story Energies
đŽ Octavia Butlerâs essay âA Few Rules for Predicting the Futureâ from Essence Magazine, 2000
I'm offering a 1:1 experience for my fellow indie artists in April and May. These are the tracks available:
* Copy & Content Sessions: helping you craft noise-cutting copy
* Mastering the Release: designing a release campaign for your work
* Scene-Building Startup: setting up infrastructure for your indie career
We can work on one of these tracks two different ways: either a one-time private intensive, or a 4-week work sprint.
Curious? Let me know what you need hereâŚ
And I'll email you directly with what I think could help.
â¨ď¸ Tell me in the comments: where do you think you can add more tension to your writing?
⨠If you like this episode⌠please consider texting it to a friend! â¨
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Youâre back. Iâm back.
GOTTA ASK YOU THIS:
Instead of giving up on getting an audience to see your art because youâd rather scoop your catâs litter box for all of eternity than research SEO keywords for another second,
What if âmaking contentâ felt more like divulging secrets to your best friend?
What if content marketing was as easy for you as pickleball is for Serena?
What if your content (non-derogatory) loaded people onto a proverbial express train to your work and created a scene even Warhol would envy?
If making content felt fun, would you finally put yourself out there with your full chest?
In todayâs episode, Iâm going to give you a total reframe on content. And before I lose you, hereâs what this episode is NOT:
* Itâs not about lack mindset!
* Itâs not about believing in yourself!
* Itâs not about changing your self-perception!
* Itâs not about your fear of being seen!
Donât get me wrong. I love to talk about those things, too. But thatâs not this episode.
Today, Iâm sharing one crucial shift in the actual act of making content that will make you feel like a celebrity multi-millionaire infused with their daily vitamin IV drip. In other words: invigorated.
IN TODAYâS EPISODE, weâll answer these questions:
* What qualifies as content and what qualifies as art?
* What is the function of content for indie artists?
* What are the different quality levels of content that artists should focus on?
* How do you make boring âcontent marketingâ into something more dynamic and easier to produce?
* What are some examples of artists who are using this strategy and how does it work across industries?
* Can content be part of your body of work without selling out or copying everyone else?
* Will your art suffer if you focus on content?
AND DONâT MISS:
More Lore Less Bore, from the Twelfth House+ Podcast (A good place to start if youâve never written a manifesto.)
Vulfpeckâs website. (Purists through and through!)
𼳠Join 60+ creative folks who have already signed up for thisâŚ
Iâm teaching a free one hour class tomorrow, Friday March 28th, at 12pm EST / 9am PST called HOW TO WRITE SO PEOPLE PAY ATTENTION.
What class will cover:
* How to use emotional accuracy to make people guzzle your writing like a freshman doing a keg stand.
* The one trick to stop your audience mid-scroll whenever your writing pops up.
* How to transform a boring social media caption or stuffy cover letter into a POV-defining calling card.
* Why youâre missing emotional heat, and where to increase it.
* How to magnetize your audience in a way AI could never.
If you canât make it in real time, you can still get the recording if you RSVP. Hope to see you there!
â¨ď¸ Tell me in the comments: how does making content usually feel for you?
⨠If you like this episode⌠please consider texting it to a friend! â¨
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Fellow compatriot of the Independent Class! We meet again!
BIG IMPORTANT QUESTION FOR YOU:
What is the difference between an independent artist who is speaking into the void and feeling bitter because even their mom has stopped liking their social media posts đ
and an independent artist who is regularly revved up by their own ideas, has weekly brain-exploding back-and-forths with their community, and is generally HAVING A GOOD TIME WITH MARKETING because theyâre building a scene around their artistic work and seeing the fruits of their labor? đ
đ One is throwing proverbial spaghetti at proverbial wall and one is surgically building a scene because they KNOW WHO THEY ARE TALKING TO.
In todayâs episode, weâll get into that second option. Thereâs also a quick exercise so that by minute 24, youâll know exactly who you should be marketing to, and ya know, you can get to it.
IN TODAYâS EPISODE, weâll answer these questions:
* Is âniching downâ the only strategy for audience growth? And btw, what does that even mean for indie artists?
* Why are demographics pointless and boring and what should I use instead?
* What will attract people to my work?
* How do I use emotion + logic to get attention for my work?
* What does the 1959 Volkswagon âThink Smallâ campaign prove about audience psychology?
* Who exactly should be in my specific audience?
* How do I begin creating magnetic campaigns for my artistic projects?
â¨ď¸ Tell me in the comments: whatâs one specific psychographic youâre going to use to define your audience?
⨠If you like this episode⌠please consider texting it to a friend! â¨
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Cue the air horns!
SEASON TWO OF LETâS GO AGAIN HAS ARRIVED!
This season of LGA has a very specific flavor: letâs call it Ghost Pepper.
It might sting a little, but itâs also going to clear your sinuses and reveal that your lungs have about 15% more capacity than you originally thought.
The deep breaths will just be that deep.
With this season, I have one very specific intent: to convince as many independent artists as possible that they are holding a stacked hand. And then, to play it.
Is this Self-Help? Is this Motivational Speaking? Is this Warm and Fuzzy Feel Good Stuff�
No.
K, then what is?
This, as the subtitle alludes to, is a philosophical and practical guide for indie creatives. Not only will we discuss how-to kinds of things:
* tending to the long term artist-audience relationship
* figuring out your content plan vs. art plan
* how to write cold emails that you actually feel PROUD OF
* the revenue *right in front of you* (on THAT table, yes)
* making industry connections in a way that doesnât induce a shame spiral
But ALSO things like:
* how applying an intentional infrastructure to your career is a safeguard against crazy dystopian uncertainty
* building new worlds, universes, and thought patterns in the collective so we can have nice things again
* the role of the artist in society
* the way making art ends up making social media and other annoying non-negotiable things both irrelevant and negotiable
And a plethora of other surprises along the way!
IN TODAYâS EPISODE, weâll answer these questions:
* What do you actually want from âbreaking inâ to the [insert your industry (mine is film) here]?
* Howâd people be artists in the 20th century?
* Howâre people being artists now, in the 21st century?
* What do we have to embrace/reject to be a 21st Century Artist?
* What does writing have to do with getting attention?
* Whatâs the big mistake when it comes to posting your work?
* Is teaching the only way to make money as an indie artist?
* Why is a POV so important for indie artists?
* What is the ultimate goal of working outside of the system?
One last thing, if you like this episodeâŚ
Please consider texting it to a friend. :)
Okay!
Thatâs it!
Enjoy!
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We're telling the future! Spooky stuff! Once a quarter, we're taking a look at the trends popping up in art, business, and marketing and understanding how to use them in our indie art.
This quarter we're diving into the Authenticity Trends marking every corner of the online and media landscapes. But don't worry, to hop on these trends, you won't have to overshare on social media. It'll be much easier than that.
REFERENCES:
Hollywood Reporter article about the Duplass/Netflix deal: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/netflix-rights-mark-duplass-mel-eslyn-series-penelope-1235890593/
IndieWire article about the Art Directors Guild: https://www.indiewire.com/news/breaking-news/art-directors-guild-ending-production-design-initiative-program-1235002230/
FREE STUFF:
52 REVENUE STREAM IDEAS FOR INDIE ARTISTS â No more struggling artist cliches. Get the list: https://queensbirdfilms.myflodesk.com/52-rev-streams
TAKE THE ARTIST TIMELINE QUIZ â Where are you now and where are you headed next? Take the quiz: â â https://fkfsueqdh05.typeform.com/to/aZt25ckKâ â
LISTEN: THE BREAK BREAKDOWN â Season 3, Process: How We Made Kinsley Vs.: â â â bit.ly/thebreakbreakdownâ â â
Want to request a specific topic? Email: â â [email protected]â â
FOLLOW US HERE: â â â â â â â â â â **@letsgoagainpod**â â â â â â â â â â
For you, Dear Listener:
If youâre listening on Spotify â we want to hear from you:
Answer this weekâs Q&A and poll
Leave us a voice message and tell us your thoughts about this episodeIf you liked todayâs episode, please consider leaving a rating & review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts!
Letâs Go Again is hosted by Courtney Romano.
This is a project from Queens Bird Films.
ABOUT QUEENS BIRD FILMS:
Queens Bird Films is a production company telling stories to make life fun. With irreverence, depth, and a bit of whimsy, we make things for people who want to fall back in love with life.
See the films, series, and podcasts we made for you here: â â â â â â â â â â â â queensbirdfilms.comâ â â â â â â â â â â â
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There you are. Facing the cursor. Waiting for Lady Inspiration to strike. Knowing that your precious creative alone time was bought and paid for by racing through your tasks at work, ignoring calls from your mom, silencing the group chat, consuming illegal amounts of caffeine, and forgoing lunch.
But now that you have the creative alone time? Nothing. Nada.
Your brain is as empty as your ex's promises.
You're in good company. It happens to the best artists. Consistently! Regularly! But the best artists have learned how to defend against it... with systems.
In today's episode, we'll go through 6 systems, inspired by the Holland Codes, to help you structure your creative process so you can make that fresh-to-death art that breaks through and blows up.
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TAKE THE ARTIST TIMELINE QUIZ â Where are you now and where are you headed next? Take the quiz: â â https://fkfsueqdh05.typeform.com/to/aZt25ckKâ â
LISTEN: THE BREAK BREAKDOWN â Season 3, Process: How We Made Kinsley Vs.: â â â bit.ly/thebreakbreakdownâ â â
Want to request a specific topic? Email: â â [email protected]â â
FOLLOW US HERE: â â â â â â â â â â **@letsgoagainpod**â â â â â â â â â â
For you, Dear Listener:
If youâre listening on Spotify â we want to hear from you:
Answer this weekâs Q&A and poll
Leave us a voice message and tell us your thoughts about this episodeIf you liked todayâs episode, please consider leaving a rating & review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts!
Letâs Go Again is hosted by Courtney Romano.
This is a project from Queens Bird Films.
ABOUT QUEENS BIRD FILMS:
Queens Bird Films is a production company telling stories to make life fun. With irreverence, depth, and a bit of whimsy, we make things for people who want to fall back in love with life.
See the films, series, and podcasts we made for you here: â â â â â â â â â â â â queensbirdfilms.comâ â â â â â â â â â â â
Subscribe to the NEWSLETTER: â â â â â â â â â â â â https://bit.ly/QBlistâ â â â â â â â â â â â
Watch our films & series on YOUTUBE: â â â â â â â â â â â http://youtube.com/@queensbirdfilmsâ â â â â â â â â â â
Follow on INSTAGRAM: â â â â â â â â â â â â instagram.com/queensbirdfilmsâ â â â â â â â â â â â
Follow Courtney on TIKTOK: â â â â â â â â â â â â tiktok.com/@courtney.romano
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From social media, to advertising, to community-building, how to make it as an indie artist is going through a massive transformation. There are so many ways to break through as an artist that weren't possible even just 5 years ago.
In today's episode, we'll break down the Big 3 Changes making this new paradigm possible. You'll finish the episode having gained clarity on how you can leverage this new paradigm in your work, and figure out some clear action steps for what comes next.
SOURCES from today's episode:
The Artist is Online: https://outland.art/maya-man-digital-performance-art/
Gen Z Broke the Marketing Funnel: https://www.voguebusiness.com/story/consumers/gen-z-broke-the-marketing-funnel
Crossover Success: Versatility as the Key to Innovation for Indie Artists: https://www.rollingstone.com/culture-council/articles/crossover-success-versatility-as-the-key-innovation-for-indie-artists-1234990524/amp/
What Are the Chances? Success in the Arts in the 21st Century: https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/chances-success-arts-21st-century/
TAKE THE ARTIST TIMELINE QUIZ â Where are you now and where are you headed next? Take the quiz: â â https://fkfsueqdh05.typeform.com/to/aZt25ckKâ â
LISTEN: THE BREAK BREAKDOWN â Season 3, Process: How We Made Kinsley Vs.: â â â bit.ly/thebreakbreakdownâ â â
Want to request a specific topic? Email: â â [email protected]â â
FOLLOW US HERE: â â â â â â â â â â **@letsgoagainpod**â â â â â â â â â â
For you, Dear Listener:
If youâre listening on Spotify â we want to hear from you:
Answer this weekâs Q&A and poll
Leave us a voice message and tell us your thoughts about this episodeIf you liked todayâs episode, please consider leaving a rating & review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts!
Letâs Go Again is hosted by Courtney Romano.
This is a project from Queens Bird Films.
ABOUT QUEENS BIRD FILMS:
Queens Bird Films is a production company telling stories to make life fun. With irreverence, depth, and a bit of whimsy, we make things for people who want to fall back in love with life.
See the films, series, and podcasts we made for you here: â â â â â â â â â â â â queensbirdfilms.comâ â â â â â â â â â â â
Subscribe to the NEWSLETTER: â â â â â â â â â â â â https://bit.ly/QBlistâ â â â â â â â â â â â
Watch our films & series on YOUTUBE: â â â â â â â â â â â http://youtube.com/@queensbirdfilmsâ â â â â â â â â â â
Follow on INSTAGRAM: â â â â â â â â â â â â instagram.com/queensbirdfilmsâ â â â â â â â â â â â
Follow Courtney on TIKTOK: â â â â â â â â â â â â tiktok.com/@courtney.romano
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How do artists manage their time? How do you get things done when you have a million ideas and a million other pressing responsibilities? And how does time management improve your confidence and ability to create work? All of this in today's episode about the three "Creative Neglect" time management principles to help indie creatives do better work.
Plus, your Qs about the writing process!
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TAKE THE ARTIST TIMELINE QUIZ â Where are you now and where are you headed next? Take the quiz: â â â https://fkfsueqdh05.typeform.com/to/aZt25ckKâ â â
LISTEN: THE BREAK BREAKDOWN â Season 3, Process: How We Made Kinsley Vs.: â â â â bit.ly/thebreakbreakdownâ â â â
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For you, Dear Listener:
If youâre listening on Spotify â we want to hear from you:
Answer this weekâs Q&A and poll
Leave us a voice message and tell us your thoughts about this episodeIf you liked todayâs episode, please consider leaving a rating & review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts!
Letâs Go Again is hosted by Courtney Romano.
This is a project from Queens Bird Films.
ABOUT QUEENS BIRD FILMS:
Queens Bird Films is a production company telling stories to make life fun. With irreverence, depth, and a bit of whimsy, we make things for people who want to fall back in love with life.
See the films, series, and podcasts we made for you here: â â â â â â â â â â â â â queensbirdfilms.comâ â â â â â â â â â â â â
Subscribe to the NEWSLETTER: â â â â â â â â â â â â â https://bit.ly/QBlistâ â â â â â â â â â â â â
Watch our films & series on YOUTUBE: â â â â â â â â â â â â http://youtube.com/@queensbirdfilmsâ â â â â â â â â â â â
Follow on INSTAGRAM: â â â â â â â â â â â â â instagram.com/queensbirdfilmsâ â â â â â â â â â â â â
Follow Courtney on TIKTOK: â â â â â â â â â â â â â tiktok.com/@courtney.romano
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No one wants to fail. Unfortunately, it's a 100% necessity if you want to succeed. But when you know how to fail better, iterate quickly, and double down on what failure teaches you, you become well on your way to turning those losses into wins.
In this week's episode, we'll explore how to fail better, 4 ways to transform failure into success, and how to integrate failure as part of our creative process.
Plus, two listener questions this week about marketing, email lists, and content creation!
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TAKE THE ARTIST TIMELINE QUIZ â Where are you now and where are you headed next? Take the quiz: â â https://fkfsueqdh05.typeform.com/to/aZt25ckKâ â
LISTEN: THE BREAK BREAKDOWN â Season 3, Process: How We Made Kinsley Vs.: â â â bit.ly/thebreakbreakdownâ â â
Want to request a specific topic? Email: â â [email protected]â â
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For you, Dear Listener:
If youâre listening on Spotify â we want to hear from you:
Answer this weekâs Q&A and poll
Leave us a voice message and tell us your thoughts about this episodeIf you liked todayâs episode, please consider leaving a rating & review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts!
Letâs Go Again is hosted by Courtney Romano.
This is a project from Queens Bird Films.
ABOUT QUEENS BIRD FILMS:
Queens Bird Films is a production company telling stories to make life fun. With irreverence, depth, and a bit of whimsy, we make things for people who want to fall back in love with life.
See the films, series, and podcasts we made for you here: â â â â â â â â â â â â queensbirdfilms.comâ â â â â â â â â â â â
Subscribe to the NEWSLETTER: â â â â â â â â â â â â https://bit.ly/QBlistâ â â â â â â â â â â â
Watch our films & series on YOUTUBE: â â â â â â â â â â â http://youtube.com/@queensbirdfilmsâ â â â â â â â â â â
Follow on INSTAGRAM: â â â â â â â â â â â â instagram.com/queensbirdfilmsâ â â â â â â â â â â â
Follow Courtney on TIKTOK: â â â â â â â â â â â â tiktok.com/@courtney.romano
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The Transition Era. It's a tough one. When you're in between gigs, or looking to change careers, or trying to figure out how to make money as an artist, the career decision making process can easily go from exciting to exhausting within one Google search. There are so many choices. So many options. So many opinions from experts telling us what path we should follow. But for so many of us, it can feel like "I don't know what to do with my life/career" so how could I even make a choice. And around and around we go.
In this week's episode, we're talking about Choice Overload, the two kinds of decision-makers, 4 ways to approach decision making, and 2 big misconceptions about regret.
Plus an exercise at the end for making a decision + our Artist Timeline career quiz down below!
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Artists are storytellers. But perhaps the loudest and most powerful stories we tell are the self-defeating ones inside our own heads. Whether you're talking yourself out of being creative, building up a strong self image, or facing your inner critic, your self talk is running all the time.
Queen of Self Talk, author and speaker, Katie Horwitch, is on the show today sharing what self talk is, how creatives can shift to positive self talk, how self talk impacts our careers, and how self talk connects to our long term vision.
ABOUT KATIE HORWITCH:
Katie Horwitch is a nationally recognized author, speaker, mindset coach, and self-talk activist who has spent over a decade working to shift the cultural self-talk paradigm. She has spoken across the country about self-confidence, living fearlessly, and shifting the stories and habits that help shape our negative self-talk patterns. Katie is the founder of the multimedia platform WANT: Women Against Negative Talk and the host of The WANTcast: The Women Against Negative Talk Podcast, which gives you tips, tools, motivation and inspiration to shift your self-talk patterns. She has been featured by SXSW, NBC, KTLA, The Cut, and more, and was praised by CNN as a âwoman empowering others around the world.â
Book: https://www.wantyourself.com/
Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wantcast-the-women-against-negative-talk-podcast/id1031793292
Website: https://www.katiehorwitch.com/WANT: https://womenagainstnegativetalk.com/
Substack: https://womenagainstnegativetalk.substack.com/
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Art jobs aren't like other jobs. There's no clear ladder toward success. You can follow all the career growth advice you want, but careers for creative people are just...different. They're non-linear. They're nebulous. They're cyclical. Sometimes they feel directionless.
And that's because an artist's career path is more like a spiral than a straight line. It can make it hard to plot out how each point leads to the next. So in this episode, we're talking about the 5 Levels of the Artist Timeline to figure out where you are, what your challenges are, and what you should do next.
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How do artists make money? Ah that old chestnut. We're going to discuss this in depth today. But please be advised: this episode is not a get rich quick scheme. There are no 10 steps to follow. But, what you will find in this episode could change your whole relationship to money, inspire a ton of ways to make money as an artist, and help you figure out the precise income level that would feel like success for you.
The whole episode is like one mini workshop bringing the concepts of art and money closer together through one magical being: you.
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Art, money, success. All these things seem to have everything and nothing to do with each other. In part 2 of our 3 part series on artists and money, we're discussing how shifting industries are shifting the path for artists' careers. We'll look at the fall of commercial prestige, the rise of artist to audience connection, and we'll try to answer the question "how do artists make money for art?" by looking at the art/money long game.
Don't miss the 3-question exercise at the end of the episode that connects your long term goal to what you could be working on right now to achieve it.
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Queens Bird Films is a production company telling stories to make life fun. With irreverence, depth, and a bit of whimsy, we make things for people who want to fall back in love with life.
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How to make money as an artist is an evergreen topic. There are so many factors that affect our ability to make income through art. Systemic, temporal, personal, global factors. But when the path is cleared, and the ways to make money as an artist are clearly laid out before you, if you believe in money myths, you're still going to feel stuck.
In this episode, I walk you through 4 myths I learned when I raised $70k to produce a web series. What I found was when I reframed these myths for myself, I figured out how to make money as an artist for myself. There's no one way to do anything, but clearing these myths helped me figure out *my* way. And they could help you, too.
This is PART ONE of our 3-part Artists & Money series.
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If the best teacher is hindsight, the second best teacher is someone else's hindsight. And when that someone else is a dynamic thinker and artist, even better. In today's episode, we're going to take pocket theories (helpful little theories of the creative game) from some of the greats and apply them to our own work.
These creative philosophies will touch on how to ask for money, a handful of writing tips to make more impact and get more attention, the slickness of comparison, keeping the faith, and one thing you absolutely must stop doing with your creative work, right now this very instant.
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Talent is elusive. It's alluring. To some degree, we're all desperate to be talented. Being called 'talented' feels like winning. It feels like that secret voice inside our heads saying, "You're special! You're special!" might just be right. But the nature of talent isn't quite what we assume it is.
In this week's episode, I'll talk about the three rules of talent, Leslie Jones's wonderful advice on how to act from talent, and how to become more talented with one simple exercise.
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Traditional goal-setting is all well and good, but what if there was a faster, freer, more fun way to achieve even our loftiest goals? What if we could feel a sense of ease in going after them? In today's episode, we explore the Jungian concept of Archetypes â what they are and how to use them to reach even our biggest goals.
Also, I share some advice director Mark Mylod (Succession) gave at a recent talkback, discuss the functionality of fear, and chart the intuitive creative process I use in editing my feature screenplay. Plus: a cool exercise at the very end to help you define your archetype and take wild steps toward your goals.
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