Passion is temperamental, ethereal, and a weak material to build a business on. It should be your guiding star, not the foundation for your business.

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Episode Summary

In this episode, Bryce discusses:

• The challenge of finding your passion
• How working on your passion can snuff it out
• How outside influences affect your passion
• How freelancing allows the flexibility to pursue your passion -- but that passion can't be the only thing fueling your freelance business
• How work shaped Bryce's passions
• The importance of "not losing the magic"
• What, exactly, is the creative "spark"
• How passion and the creative spark can be snuffed out by real life
• Bill Murray's advice for being a competent human being (and baseball player)

Extra resources:

> Don't Lose the Magic via Austin Kleon

> George Saunders Writing Education Timeline via The New Yorker 

> Bill Murray's speech

Notes:

• Bryce refers to fantasy author alumni  "Tom Erikson." He is, of course, referring to Steven Erikson. 

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