The challenge of building a business today is being generous with the work that you put out but also making sure that there's an economic engine behind that work to support what you do. In this episode I explore a business model that checks both of those boxes: it has giving at its core, but it doesn't shy away from selling at the appropriate time.

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Do you ever find that you have to justify why you’re about to jump into a new creative project? I do. And as I begin to explore some new territory, I came upon a definition of creative living that showed me why my time spent exploring would be well worth it. I share that story in this episode.

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When you finish a creative project, what do you do with all of the physical and digital remnants? Do you get rid of everything and just keep the finished product? Or do you store a few artifacts to remember the process that got you there? Those are the questions that I explore in this episode.

Show notes: www.dougneill.com/26

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How much time do you spend outside of work thinking about work? Some of that away-from-work pondering is useful. But it's likely that a lot of it isn't. In this episode I explore where my own thoughts tend to go and encourage you to start developing an awareness of how you're spending your mental energy when away from the office.

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What’s the difference between what you think you have time for in a week and what you actually have time for? In this episode I describe a simple visual metaphor to help you plan for not just the ideal weeks, but also for those worst-case scenario weeks, and everything in between.

Show notes: www.dougneill.com/24

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I spend a lot of time (maybe too much) thinking about where I’d like to take my creative career. I think about the skills I’d like to develop, the things I’d like to make with those skills, and the ongoing projects that I want to launch and grow. That focus on the future led me to neglect opportunities that are right in front of me, opportunities to develop and use the skills connected to those ideal future projects. In this episode I share the story of that realization and the ways in which I’ll be refocusing my energy on current projects in a way that sets me up for success with that future ideal work.

Show notes: www.dougneill.com/23

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How to dig into your past work, dust it off, add something new to it, and share it in an impactful way.

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The story of a three-and-a-half-day train ride from Portland, Oregon to New York City, and how I turned that trip into a creative retreat.

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The challenges of making and sharing your creative work on a regular basis, and the practices that I’ve found to be helpful in addressing those challenges.

Show notes: www.dougneill.com/19

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