The new YouTube regulations around the labelling of ‘made for kids’ content is very confusing. I talk about being stuck in the grey area of not being kids content even though I’m creating kids books.

I’ve been looking forward to catching up with videographer and content creator Will Mosley for some time. But some days the technology, the apps, the everything stands in your way. We had a great chat on Instagram LIVE but the audio was so bad we couldn’t salvage it... This is that story.

Sometimes all the things that can go wrong with recording a podcast, do go wrong. I’m looking forward to having another go at the podcast with awesome creator Will Mosley in the future.

I look at traditional scheduling Vs. my ‘If This Then That’ Scheduling Idea, and is there any real benefit to going for a task sandwich? Listen to all my latest productivity ponderings as I make my way to my next lawn mowing job.

Receiving criticism is never easy, especially about your art. Because it can almost feel like a personal attack. And when it’s from a collaborator or client it can feel even worse. And I don’t mean you Crumpet, but you did get me thinking as you’ve been giving me detailed feedback on my preliminary sketches to your kid’s book that I’m illustrating. I’ve decided that… I’m here to say that… criticism is awesome.

It’s Sunday and I got a giant two and a half hour lawn to cut. But with podcasts in my earbuds drowning out the mower it’s all good, it’s still all research time, motivation and inspiration time for my side hustle. My creative dream to earn a decent living doing creative work i love. But in order to get to where I wanna go, I believe I have to put myself out there and document my journey and share my passions with the world. After all it’s how I got my first paid job as an illustrator thanks to Elijah and Crumpet seeing my work. Seeing my documented journey. The only problem is, is what about the critics? if I’m out there in the world I can be criticised by anyone and everyone. And the more I think about that, the more I think it’s a good thing. And I’m not talking like ‘you look kinda funny’, ‘you suck’, ‘Are you wearing your wife’s sunglasses?’ and ‘I wish you’d die’ kinda critics. They are just straight up assholes making up for their own insecurities. And to them I give you (crickets) I’m talking about the critics who look at your work and thoughtfully and give you constructive positive or negative feedback. They might say things that are really hard to hear and sometimes it’s the hardest to hear it when it’s true. These critics need a hug, because they’re helping you grow and develop as a creator, artist or whatever. They could be wrong, but they could be right. I think you gotta be open to criticism, because it’s not all bad. You need to detach yourself from and not let it ruin you tho. All movie critics don’t hate every movie ever made. You could choose to work in a vacuum and I suppose that’s cool too. But I think outside eyes can often have a perspective on your work that you were to close to see. And they can provide invaluable feedback that can help you grow as a creator. So I say embrace your critics.

Sometimes you know exactly what you need to do to succeed, but for some strange reason you still don’t do it. Why is that? I chat about all the things that I think I need to do when it comes to Mindset and health.

Can you become more productive with a simple mind shift? What Stories and internal chatter fills your brain? And does this effect your productivity? I also chat about some issues I have been having with the Prism LIVE Studio app.

I think the best platform that artists should make the most of, if they wanna go from being a starving artist to a thriving artist is Youtube. Here are a few reasons why.

Discovering that I have less time than ever. I try to figure out how I can use the 80 20 principal to give me more time to create my art and potential do it for a living. Life’s too short to do work you don’t love.

Go live across multiple streaming platforms including Youtube and Periscope from your mobile device using the PRISM live studio app. I was extremely excited to find this app for going live from my smartphone as I am a small youtube creator wanting to connect with my community. In this podcast I give an overview of how the app can be used. It’s great features and some features that could be improved.