Hey, Creator!

Hey, Creator!

By Jeff GoinsBusinessArtsCareers
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Hey, Creator! episodes

  • The Problem with a Brand

    The problem with a (personal) brand is it's an idea, a distillation of a concept that is interesting and attractive to a certain group of people for a certain period of time. But then you change, and you have to keep selling the same thing to a world that wants you to be what you were. So what do you do then? Well, that's when life really begins.

    45 min
  • The Coffee Episode

    Wherein we explore the art of making a perfect cup of coffee—and why it ultimately doesn't matter. Art is an asymptote: a striving towards an impossible standard of excellence that you never actually reach but always makes you better.

    41 min
  • I'm Still Here
    After a cross-continent road trip, Jeff is still here and opens up about the story of his divorce, how he overcame writer's block, and the magic of making things.
    22 min
  • Sequels Suck
    A sequel only works when it ignores what came before it. This is true with your life and work: to be truly innovative, you have to be willing to break the rules, even the ones you may have written. You can't just be another connoisseur; you've got to become a true creator, and that requires unmistakable audacity. You have to dare to be different if you want to continue creating work worth noticing.
    37 min
  • This Is Not a Trailer
    We're back! But are we really? In this volume, we're gonna talk about sequels and second seasons and why they fundamentally don't work—unless you completely disregard what came before. And that's just what we intend to do (hopefully). See you soon.
    4 min
  • Season One Retrospective

    Jeff and Kelton sat down with a glass of wine to wax philosophical about the creative process, the first season's most popular episodes, their personal favorites, and the fate of a second season. TL;DR – They don't know where they're going, but they know how to get there. Thanks for coming along for the ride.

    53 min
  • Am I Really Retiring?

    In this final issue of our first season, Jeff shares more about his recent "retirement" announcement and hints at what's next. It turns out we are always retiring from something, outgrowing an old way of being and graduating to the next. This week, we explore how to end things well, what it looks like to create blank space for future work, and why endings are never really the end. We also hear some kind words from the audience, celebrating ten years worth of creative work together and bidding farewell to the old.

    57 min
  • Day at the Museum

    This week, as we prepare for our season finale, we have a bonus episode for you. Recently, while walking through the Art Institute in Chicago, I had a revelation. Observing the Picassos and Warhols and O'Keefes, I realized that art is not necessarily the final product. It is the process. The same might be said of our own work, as well.

    22 min
  • The Creative Question

    With our work, we are all trying to answer an important question. And how we choose to answer it affects everything. Art, however, may not be about answering the question as much as learning to live well within the unknowns of what we do. In this issue, we talk about death, art museums, writer's block, and more. Where we end up just may surprise you.

    56 min

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