101 - How to Prove Your Creative Genius
We'd all love to have the creative fairy godmother grant us overnight success, but while you wait, why not stack the deck in your favor? In this episode we talk about how to prove yourself as a 'creative genius'. BONUS Interview at the end with Joey Ellis, Luke Flowers and Seth Worley!
Caught / turn yourself
Basquiat secret genius
As a creative progressional you are incompetent until proven genius.
Once your lucky, twice your good?
Once your lucky, twice your lucky, three times meh.
Seth Godin / Pick Yourself
Stack the deck
1. Commit the Crime - Make the Work
Walk the walk
Good will hunting
Non creatives
Ben Affleck
Examples value proof
- Editorial sell magazines
- Logo designer / start pro company / field notes
- Kids book author / kickstart
- Soundtrack short film
- CPT strategic content
2. Evidence - Metrics
Mike birbiglia - rotten tomatoes
Qualitative
Not lottery, paycheck -
social media, pick one / two max
Sales / listens
3. Witnesses - Relationships
Quantitative - Ira Glass
Nothing's changed. SpongeBob. Vouch.
Build relationships : ppl still want to know you
Pitchfork
Be you - hang out
4. Testify - Start reaching out.
Light the fuse.
Avoid bottle neck / Pixar
Shane snow
John lennon
Provide value where it's needed first
Verdict
hide subjectivity.
Take the test
Easy to heckle / critique
Open mic vs audition
Steve Martin quote.
www.patreon.com/creativepeptalk
Joey Ellis
http://www.joeyellis.com/#/new-gallery-3/
Luke Flowers
http://www.lukeflowerscreative.com/
Seth Worley
http://www.sethworley.com/
Thanks to Yoni Wolf and his band WHY? for our theme music.
Thanks to my man Nate Utesch and his band Metavari for all the other tunes! www.soundcloud.com/metavari
Jayro Design
jayrodesign.com/
Jayro Music
www.soundcloud.com/jayrodesign
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