This was the one where we really dive into what makes us uncomfortable and how understanding that being in a state of uncomfortable-ness is something that is crucial to the development of your work, life and just growth in general. We draw upon personal experiences that have let us where we are today as creative working professionals. So, give it a listen and maybe you can relate to a thing or two and get out of your comfort zone right now!

Ben and Lindy walk down memory lane to cap off the season of over 39 episodes while discussing their journeys from being a freelancer to being employed. Though, there is a lot more discovery on their creative journey - both find the challenge of a whole new lifestyle ahead something to look forward to and reflect on over the new season.

Quite the cliffhanger last episode wasn't it?  Meeting your clients, understanding who they are, it's all a mental game. Now, we continue down the path of ‘the client’ and talk about when you get to the stage of 'actually' pitching your idea. You’ve probably learnt about pitching in high school or that inspirational Ted Talk you googled... but in reality, it's MUCH easier said than done. In Today's Episode, Ben and Lindy talk about their real-world experiences on pitching and how you can better your chances of winning that client.

From our previous episode, we left off with closing the initial meeting with your client. Now, let’s be clear, they aren’t your client YET. We call this a ‘lead’... Now you’re off and ready to give them a proposal of your idea for the project… You can either go down two different roads, “Do whatever you want, I trust you, I give you all the freedom” OR “I have a few concepts and I want you to do THIS and ONLY this” 

Imposter Syndrome Never Really Goes Away... As creatives or designers, we’ve all experienced impostor syndrome at one point or another. Heck, you don’t even need to be in this field to experience it. It could happen on a regular basis or in random episodes out of the blue. Whether you’re a student fresh out of design school, or an award-winning designer with years of experience, dealing with feelings of self-doubt is only human and completely normal.

Marketers have to REALLY try and grab your attention by getting into the nitty-gritty of what makes the individual tick, traditional advertising to the masses is no more… make way for CONTENT CREATION or in other words, content marketing - Sure you’ve heard of this before but do you REALLY know what it means? We sure as hell didn’t. Let’s see how this is quickly becoming a reality for us in the not-so-distant future.

You’ve heard all the reasons why working freelance can be the best thing in the world, but how can people NOT agree with all of the beauties of freelance? Neither lifestyle is bad but it's more what suits you, we’re going to dive into the reasons why the 9-5 Lifestyle might be for you.

We’ve talked about NUMEROUS TOPICS... 3 Seasons to be exact, that help and better yourself as a creative person in this world, but have you ever thought about the things YOU might be doing that hurts or even RUINS the industry? ...Your prices may be competitive but is it TOO competitive? How are your client or creative relationships going? What about that 5th revision you’ve done for a client only for them to be OBLIVIOUS to the time and effort you put into it? ...Can we just “quickly” change this?

As a creative, everyone goes through different stages of life, whether your goals are to keep money flowing constantly with a part-time job or you’re going balls to the wall freelance and diving straight into the deep end of life without any regard for cash, but only with the hope and confidence that you will succeed through sheer determination alone. But how do you know that you're doing the right thing? There are many ways that you can succeed as a creative, but today, we’ll be deconstructing an article that we stumbled across on Medium.com by Taylor Foreman that talks about the “7 Signs You’re on the path to earning a living from creativity.”