Creative side projects are powerful ways to slingshot our careers forward as content marketers, writers, designers, podcasters, videographers, and any kind of creative. In this episode, we hear the story of Neil Pasricha, creator of 1000AwesomeThings.com, a TED speaker, and author of multiple New York Times bestselling books, including The Book of Awesome.

 

LINKS TO KNOW:

Neil's Twitter: [twitter.com/1000awesome](http://twitter.com/1000awesome)

Neil's TED talk: [https://www.ted.com/talks/neil\_pasricha\_the\_3\_a\_s\_of\_awesome?language=en](https://www.ted.com/talks/neil_pasricha_the_3_a_s_of_awesome?language=en)

Neil's new book: [http://goo.gl/sKAxzL](http://goo.gl/sKAxzL)

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TOPICS DISCUSSED:

Creativity

Blogging

Career Growth

Content Marketing

Risk-Taking

Daily Routines

Books

Writing

TED Talks

Space Exploration

Awesome Things

The Book of Awesome

The Happiness Equation