Creative Pep Talk

101 - How to Prove Your Creative Genius


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Caught / turn yourself

Basquiat secret genius


As a creative progressional you are incompetent until proven genius.


Once your lucky, twice your good?

Once your lucky, twice your lucky, three times meh.


Seth Godin / Pick Yourself


Stack the deck



1. Commit the Crime - Make the Work

Walk the walk


Good will hunting

Non creatives

Ben Affleck


Examples value proof

- Editorial sell magazines

- Logo designer / start pro company / field notes

- Kids book author / kickstart

- Soundtrack short film

- CPT strategic content



2. Evidence - Metrics


Mike birbiglia - rotten tomatoes

Qualitative


Not lottery, paycheck -

social media, pick one / two max

Sales / listens



3. Witnesses - Relationships


Quantitative - Ira Glass

Nothing's changed. SpongeBob. Vouch.


Build relationships : ppl still want to know you

Pitchfork

Be you - hang out



4. Testify - Start reaching out.


Light the fuse.

Avoid bottle neck / Pixar

Shane snow

John lennon

Provide value where it's needed first



Verdict

hide subjectivity.

Take the test


Easy to heckle / critique

Open mic vs audition


Steve Martin quote.


www.patreon.com/creativepeptalk


Joey Ellis

http://www.joeyellis.com/#/new-gallery-3/


Luke Flowers

http://www.lukeflowerscreative.com/


Seth Worley

http://www.sethworley.com/



Thanks to Yoni Wolf and his band WHY? for our theme music.


Thanks to my man Nate Utesch and his band Metavari for all the other tunes! www.soundcloud.com/metavari


Jayro Design

jayrodesign.com/


Jayro Music

www.soundcloud.com/jayrodesign

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