Daily Creative with Todd Henry

When I ask "what is the one thing that stands in the way of your productivity?" the most common answer get is "I don't have enough time!" But...really? We each have the same amount of time - 168 hours a week. It's not so much about the quantity of time as it is about how we choose to leverage it.

In this episode, I share three big time blocking strategies that you can implement to help you produce better creative work in 2022.

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If I had to choose one gift to impart upon every person I meet - one master key that unlocks their potential - it would be bravery. We need radical bravery in our workplaces, our schools, our neighborhoods, and in our politics. If more people committed to making brave choices daily, we would see stronger, more effective teams, less corruption, less unhealthy conflict, and more progress on the societal issues that truly matter.

Organizations need leaders committed to cultivating a culture of bravery, and who themselves are making brave choices in the face of uncertainty. The marketplace needs more business owners who are willing to step up and do the right thing for their employees and their communities, even at the risk of personal cost. And, society needs more people to cultivate brave, empathetic relationships with people who think differently from them.

My ambition with this episode is to inspire an epidemic of everyday bravery both in and out of the workplace.

Here's to creative bravery in 2022!

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Needless complexity is often an enemy of the creative process. In this episode, we share three ways to seek simplicity in your life and work in 2022:

1. Processes
2. Expectations
3. Assumptions

Get a worksheet to help you apply this framework here.

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It's that time of year when many people start thinking about their goals, where their life and work will go in the coming year, and changes they might want to make. There are four questions that I've been pondering lately, and on this episode I share them, explain them, and offer my thoughts about how to apply them to help you calibrate your focus and time in 2022.

What is my "defining question"?

What do I know, but am afraid to admit?

How do I want to grow?

What is being asked of me?

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You can create the most wonderful product or service in the world, but if no one knows about it then it will certainly fail to gain traction. You must be able to find your ideal customer, and figure out how to connect with them in a way that compels them to interact with your work.

Today's guest is Pamela Slim. In her new book The Widest Net, she shares a simple framework for getting your work into the world and connecting with those who are likely to love it.

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Like many bright, creative professionals, you likely have a lot of ideas. Big ideas. You know where you want to go, but the first challenge is often the most duanting. Where do you even begin?

Today’s guest has accomplished a lot of big things. He’s a Rhodes Scholar, successful consultant, author of the international best-selling book The Coaching Habit, and also the author of the new book How To Begin. In this episode, he shares a practical, step-by-step method for moving your big ideas forward.

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As a creative pro, you must be ready to deliver great results at a moment's notice, whenever and wherever you happen to be. That pressure can wear you down and cause burnout, frustration, and disconnectedness from your work. In order to thrive, you need to figure out how to structure life and work in such a way that you are poised to produce great work when the opportunity arises.

Today's guest has spent years studying the nature of the mind. Dr. Amishi Jha is a professor in the department of psychology at the University of Miami, and the author of a new book called Peak Mind. In this conversation, she shares how anyone can better hone their attention and train their mind to operate at its best consistently.

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How do you define a "rich life"? Have you ever even considered the question? Many creative pros spend their career chasing after something... undefined. What are you trying to achieve in life and work?

Today's guest has spent decades helping others define what a "rich life" means. Ramit Sethi is the author of I Will Teach You To Be Rich and the host of the podcast of the same name. In this episode we discuss how to make wise career choices, how our beliefs about money can unknowingly limit us, and how to talk with our stakeholders about important decisions.

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When I ask creative pros what prevents them from sharing their idea, or putting work into the world, it's often that they fear the work isn't good enough. Or, that they aren't good enough. Or, that they just don't really belong in the room. On this episode, we discuss how fear can paralyze you and some specific strategies for limiting its grip.

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Creative pros are by nature builders. We love to make things, play with ideas, and put new concepts into the world where they can be experienced by others. But, the process of building new things can be daunting, and selecting which ideas to build can be confusing.

Today's guest is a certainly a builder. His most recent projects are Breather and Practice, for which he just raised a $10 million round of investment led by Andreessen Horowitz. On this episode we discuss the nature of building, how to choose the right ideas, and how to spot trends before they become mainstream.

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