Am I Still Me? (On Creativity and Changing)

The act of finding the deeper part of you that never fades may be the most important task of your life. It is certainly the best place from which to create.

10 Steps to Getting Paid to Create

By Jeff Goins Creativity

Last week, I taught a live workshop on what I’m calling “The Paid Creator Path,” which is a new teaching I’m rolling out about the ten steps it takes to make a living doing creative work. I’m still word-smithing these, so I’d love your feedback, but those attended the live workshop said these concepts were […]

Before You Build Your First Product, Do This

By Jeff Goins Creativity

So far, we’ve identified why we create, the importance of making money off our art, how to know what to sell, and to whom, and so now… it’s time to sell.

Sell Them What They Want, Give Them What They Need

By Jeff Goins Creativity

Today, I want to talk about product. Before you figure out what you want to sell, you need to first figure out what people are willing to pay for.

More Than Passion: Getting Clear on a Business Idea

By Jeff Goins Creativity

Before we get into the super practical work of actually accepting money from other people, we need to get clear on what we have to offer.

Being a starving artist is a choice.

Bestselling author and creativity expert Jeff Goins dismantles the myth that being creative is a hindrance to success by revealing how an artistic temperament is, in fact, a competitive advantage in the marketplace.

For centuries, the myth of the starving artist has dominated our culture, seeping into the minds of creative people and stifling their pursuits. But the truth is that the world’s most successful artists did not starve. In fact, they capitalized on the power of their creative strength. In Real Artists Don’t Starve, Jeff Goins debunks the myth of the starving artist by unveiling the ideas that created it and replacing them with fourteen rules for artists to thrive.

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