The Inner Briefing

66. Embracing the 9-5 to Support Your Prolific Creation


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Is your 9–5 job supporting your life’s work?

How about using your job as a means to prioritize and accomplish your personal and creative endeavors?

In this episode, Marie outlines the following ways that your 9–5 can support your prolific creation: providing routine and structure, clear priorities, steady pacing, research and development, and constraints. If you’re not making time for your own pursuits, this episode will help get you on the right track. 

Episode themes: Creative Pursuits | Life’s Work | Time Management | 9–5 Job | Inspiration | Structure | Leadership Development | Creative Entrepreneurship

Episode References: 

  • George Saunders: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Saunders 

  • Joff Koons and Baraba Kruger https://artsandculture.google.com/story/the-day-jobs-artists-had-before-they-were-famous/SgWh3Nomv3hkIA?hl=en 

  • Winston Churchill, Octavia Butler, TS Eliot https://www.writingroutines.com/famous-authors-who-also-had-full-time-professions/ 

  • Harper Lee, Wallace Stevens: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/famous-authors-who-kept-day-jobs-glenn-leibowitz/ 

  • Parkinson’s Law: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkinson%27s_law 

  • Links:

    • Marie Groover https://www.mariegroover.com/

    • The Corporate Psychic https://www.thecorppsychic.com/

    • Essential Teams https://www.youressentialteam.com/

    • Connect on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/cmariegroover/

    • Join the Mailing List https://thecorppsychic.myflodesk.com/e7bmhjidj4

    • The production of this episode was in collaboration with Lyndsee Nielson. See her work here: ⁠https://www.lyndseeloves.com/⁠ 

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