In today’s interview episode of Getting Work To Work, I have a chat with Australian comedy filmmaker gough of BeernutsProductions.com about his latest film, Prostitution – The Untold Story. We talk about everything from Batman and the universal appeal of Michael Caine, being able to not take yourself too seriously, the timeless nature of nonsense, and the essence of great comedy.

Earlier this year, I spent some time reflecting on how to approach unlearning what I no longer need to know so that I can learn new things. In this episode of Getting Work To Work, I’m going to return to the question, “How do I unlearn in order to learn new things?” and see if the answers are the same. Spoiler alert! Turns out they aren’t and instead of focusing on context, goals, and habits, I’m looking at life and learning completely different.

There’s a part of me that is extremely idealistic, in love with utopian ideals, constantly pondering questions about going beyond the bare minimum: What do you dream of? What impact would you like to make? What will you do after you make ends meet? How will I leave my corner of the world a little better today? These questions are at the heart of today’s episode inspired by a quote from the book, Humans are Underrated by Geoff Colvin: “Just think what more we could do.”

As a content creator, I think about what it takes to succeed and how the odds are stacked against me due to the sheer amount of content being released on a daily basis. It leads me to ask, “Why bother?” This feeling gets magnified when I read articles proclaiming the death of things from the two-hour film to our attention spans, celebrating immediacy and instant gratification. In this episode of Getting Work To Work, I’m going to answer the question—why bother?—by addressing the commodities of conformity.

As I near my 40th birthday as well as the end of a year that I would graciously call experimental, I am becoming increasingly reflective on things I learned this year. From not being an asshole and being more human, to learning from my weaknesses and embracing my strengths, I enter my fourth decade hopefully a little wiser, kinder, and more curious than ever. In this episode of Getting Work To Work, I’m going to share 12 things I learned this year.

This fall, I had the opportunity to teach four classes at three different colleges and universities. As I near the end of this experience, I ask myself a question that I will probably search for the answer to for the remainder of my life: What does it mean to teach? While there are many critiques of the educational system in America, this episode of Getting Work To Work is a personal reflection on what it means to teach in the age of access to whatever we want to know at our fingertips.

There’s a phrase that I find myself saying a lot, “I get easily bored.” Whether I’m talking about life decisions or business choices, that phrase pops up as an excuse, a validator, a reason for why things don't go the way I plan. But as I started thinking about it, is it boredom or perhaps something else? In this episode of Getting Work To Work, I’m going to explore what I have been mistaking for boredom.

I love out of the box thinking, but it takes a lot of time and effort to go break free from what works today and discover new ideas for tomorrow. In this episode of Getting Work To Work, I’m going to share five ways to think beyond your box and six things that curiosity reveals when you explore outside the boundaries of who you are and what you do.

I’ve probably made every mistake that business coaches and gurus tell people not to make. I didn’t have a plan when I started, I often don’t know where I’m headed, I live in a constant state of feast or famine, I don’t have an end game, and I constantly second-guess myself. And yet, I love this crazy journey called entrepreneurship. I love the thrill of meeting new people, creating new projects, and realizing that I have been on my own path since day one and that’s okay.

As I was texting with a friend this morning about advertisements, paying for content, and the problems with the higher education system, this question kept popping up in my mind: Is there a better way? I can’t think of a better question for creative professionals and entrepreneurs to ask themselves in order to continually evaluate the effectiveness of what, how, and why you do what you do.