Getting Work To Work

A trap I've fallen into is only producing the exact amount of creative stuff required of me. No wasted effort. Efficient. I hold tight to it all, pretending every morsel of my creativity is precious. But today, my thoughts are different as I combine inspiration from Jeff Tweedy's book, How to Write One Song: Loving the Things We Create and How They Love Us Back, with a fertile imagination in the initial stage of a new project. With all this energy and drive, what if I capture every idea possible without worrying about whether it's correct or not? I'm going to explore this idea and ways to store your unused, rejected, and surplus ideas for future use.

When was the last time you played? Where you lost all track of time and had so much fun you never wanted it to end? Jeff Harry is today’s guest, and he gets his work to work with fun, play, mischief, and weirdness. From workshops and speaking engagements to podcast interviews and TikTok videos, Jeff […]

Are you focused on telling a better story or becoming a more impactful storyteller? I think a lot about stories. The stories from movies and myths I resonate with as they echo through the recesses of my mind and soul. The stories shared online, in conversation with others, and the ones in my head. Stories […]

From search engines, algorithms, design, and technology to what it means to be uniquely human, today’s guest weekly inspires me with his email newsletter, Don’t Think About The Future, to think deeply about unexpected topics. Chris Butler is a writer, designer, manager, consultant, and creator at Newfangled. I have had the pleasure of talking with […]

How do people make decisions? Not better decisions, the right ones, or even the wrong ones, but any decision from the mundane reality of “What will we have for dinner?” to the existentially provocative, “What can I do to make sure my life has meaning and purpose?” As members of the digitally-enhanced human race, we […]

I’m always amazed at how impactful people show up in my life at the right moments. I met today’s guest on Getting Work To Work in a class on developing personal foundations. Her style of facilitating each session and creating a space of trust was a breath of fresh air. Lerae Gidyk is a coach and […]

There’s something to be said about having a productive, creative habit: doing your work, transforming ideas into art, and sharing it with the world. But what happens when there is nothing there? When no matter what you do, the desperation of a deadline reverberates off the walls of your creative emptiness? The fear of the […]

I always love hearing unique stories of people living a life drastically different from my own. Genevieve Flanagan is the owner and farmer of The Urban Acre Homestead, a one-acre farm located within the Urban Growth Boundary of Portland, Oregon. Our conversation begins with alpine strawberries and the desire for new ways to experience food. […]

Welcome to the 500th episode of Getting Work To Work. A heartfelt thank you to everyone who has listened to the show, been a guest, or inspired a monologue. When I set out on this journey almost five years ago, I had no idea that it would impact my creative life and work in such […]

What does bold mean to you? For today’s guest on Getting Work To Work, bold means doing something you are unwilling to do. Through her work with Bold Leadership Revolution, the Bold Money Revolution Podcast, and The Bold Profit Academy, Tara Newman is on a mission to help people achieve more while radically doing less. […]