Podcasts about work you want

James Green aka SlimSnapped is a photographer currently based out of Phoenix, AZ. Hailing from the small town of Cloverdale, IN his experiences of his upbringing and travels have shaped his photographic eye. He holds a BS from Trine University in Design Engineering Technology and is currently working on his first long term passion project that he hopes to display in a gallery one day.  You can find him on instagram @slimsnapped www.imperfectstudios.work www.instagram.com/slimsnapped Summary In this conversation, John Picciuto and James Green discuss various aspects of photography, including developing a unique style in wedding photography, the process of developing a style, slowing down and being present in photography, choosing the right gear, the appeal of Leica cameras, and the love for film photography. They also touch on the future of film photography. In this conversation, John and James discuss their love for film photography and the value of physical film. They talk about the tactile experience and the preservation of memories through film. They also share their experiences with shooting with different film cameras, including Polaroid and Instax cameras. They discuss the challenges of developing film and the convenience of outsourcing the process. They also touch on the potential for remanufacturing Polaroid film and the DIY kits available. The conversation concludes with a discussion on finding inspiration, dealing with imposter syndrome, and choosing the work you want to do. Takeaways Developing a unique style in wedding photography requires creative freedom and a focus on capturing moments that are fun and memorable. Slowing down and being present in photography allows for a more intentional and thoughtful approach to capturing images. Choosing the right gear for photography involves considering factors such as personal preferences, workflow, and the specific needs of each project. Leica cameras are known for their minimalist design, intuitive menu system, and high-quality lenses, making them a popular choice among photographers. Film photography offers a unique and nostalgic aesthetic that many photographers find appealing, and it allows for a more deliberate and intentional approach to capturing images. Film photography offers a unique tactile experience and a sense of connection to the physical medium. Preserving memories through physical film allows for a lasting legacy that can be passed down through generations. Shooting with film cameras, such as Polaroid and Instax, provides a distinct aesthetic that many photographers find appealing. Outsourcing film development can be a convenient option for those who don't have the space or resources to develop film themselves. Dealing with imposter syndrome is common in the creative industry, but reframing perspectives and recognizing personal successes can help overcome it. Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Background 03:00 Developing a Unique Style in Wedding Photography 08:24 The Process of Developing a Style 11:36 Slowing Down and Being Present in Photography 18:32 Choosing the Right Gear for Photography 25:07 The Appeal of Leica Cameras 28:26 The Love for Film Photography 32:46 The Future of Film Photography 33:34 The Value of Physical Film 34:24 Preserving Memories 35:19 The Tactile Experience of Film 36:23 Using Instax Cameras 37:10 The Appeal of Film Cameras 37:43 The Experience of Shooting with Polaroid Cameras 38:46 The Convenience of Instax Cameras 39:02 The Appeal of Shooting Film 40:16 The Challenges of Developing Film 41:14 Outsourcing Film Development 42:11 The Desire for Larger Formats 43:32 The Availability of 4x5 Polaroids 43:52 The Joy of Shooting with FP100C 44:29 The Potential for Remanufacturing Polaroid Film 45:11 DIY Polaroid Film Kits 46:28 Finding Inspiration and Learning from Failure 47:58 Dealing with Imposter Syndrome 50:54 Coping with Imposter Syndrome 51:23 Choosing the Work You Want to Do 52:19 Overcoming Challenges and Appreciation --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thewrongadvicepod/support

Ever wondered how stepping back from your business could be the key to its growth?Join us on an eye-opening journey with Tim Causbrook, Kristy Fairbairn, and Ed Chan, as we discuss leadership, the withdrawal process, and the importance of focusing on the work you enjoy. Our insightful conversation explores the benefits of building a business that is managed from the bottom up, creating a culture where everyone rows in the same direction.Building the right small business team is crucial to achieving success and scalability. In our chat, we emphasize the importance of finding employees who complement your skills and passions, creating a one plus one equals five effects. We also examine the concept of 'deep and narrow teams' vs 'running flat teams' and what it means for employee retention. Strategic planning for business success is crucial, and we delve into the delicate balance between security and achieving goals. We discuss the need to delegate and outsource tasks to free up time for more critical endeavors and examine the impact of artificial intelligence on the industry. Stay tuned as we share valuable insights on how to maintain a positive attitude and stay competitive in the face of challenges!________________ PS: Whenever you're ready… here are the fastest 3 ways we can help you transform your accounting/bookkeeping practice: 1. Join 40,000+ subscribers to our transformation Friday tips – Every Friday, our Wize Mentor and Thought Leader of the Year, Ed Chan will send one actionable insight from his experience of building a $20 million accounting firm that still runs without him – Subscribe here 2. Download one of our famous Wize Accountants Growth Playbooks – Our FREE Playbooks on how to build and scale your firm are more valuable than most PAID business coaching programs! See for yourself – Download here 3. Join the waiting list for a free login to the world's best accounting business intelligence software for scaling your firm. Take a look at the app we use to build our own $10million firm in just 7-hours a week – Get a FREE login here

This episode tells a recent story of how I successfully referred out photography work. It's work that I'm capable of (headshots) and that pays nicely, but it's not work that thrills me. Consequently, I passed the opportunity on to a friend who specializes in headshots and who gobbles up opportunities like this. You, too, can build an arrangement like this, creating a win-win-win scenario. You focus on work you love (and make some money for the referral), your friends get business they want, and the customer gets a top-notch service provider.

In this week's episode, Beau sits down with Oliver Adamson, the founder of Citizen Build, and they chat about his journey of starting his own company out of necessity and growing it into a stable career. Oliver's background in architecture and his experience working with architects that he admired has shaped the way he approaches his work. He recently relocated to Arizona and shares his insights on the importance of developing your branding and presenting yourself to the public. He also dives into how he was inspired by a video about building homes for people in poverty in Alabama and how it motivated him to give back by donating part of his proceeds to food banks and charities that help people in need. We discuss the various ways to finish metal and how a CNC table can significantly help in growing your business. Check out Oliver's work at https://citizenbuild.co/ Give him a follow on Instagram @citizen_build Connect with Beau on the Weld App @beaudidit or beauw@weld.com Download the weld app today linktr.ee/WeldDotCom --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/welddotcom/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/welddotcom/support

You call the shots when it comes to your copywriting career. So, this means that you can choose to focus on they type of work you want to do.  In this laser copy coaching session, our hosts are joined by CCA Student, Robin, who has expertise in multiple areas of copywriting, but is struggling to choose which service to focus on. Listen in to learn how to focus your business around the services you want to offer and why you don't need to do any type of work just because you can. --------------- Get Free Copywriting Training here

Margo chats with Make it in Design Co-Founder, Art Director, Author, Mentor and Print and Pattern Designer, Rachael Taylor. Rachael is a renowned creativepreneur who is most known for her quirky style, daring use of color and unique innovation. Her style is infectious, friendly, honest, informative and motivational and as a mentor she approaches her students and clients with a sense of relatability and her services are often described as “talking to an old friend who has the answers”. Rachael has developed an educational online platform, delivered many comprehensive online design courses along with a members' club and taught over 25,000 individual students across 100 countries.   Margo and Rachael discuss: Creating work that attracts aligned clients and customers Using intuition and gut instinct while also being a realist Linkedin and other social marketing platforms Scheduling in and making time for creativity Her transition into creative education as a mentor and instructor Her upcoming book, Power Up Your Creativity Choosing the right course or mentorship program as a creative And more!   Connect with Rachael: rachael@makeitindesign.com www.instagram.com/makeitindesign www.instagram.com/rachaeltaylor_ www.instagram.com/rachaeltstudio   Sign up for the Tantau Studio Newsletter and be the first to receive tips on growing your creative biz, brand, or practice and hear about community events!

Last Friday, The U.S. Labor Department reported that the jobless rate rose to 3.7% in August from a half-century low of 3.5% the prior month. The increase in the unemployment rate reflected more workers entering the labor force. The share of adults working or seeking a job rose to 62.4% in August from 62.1% in July, as participation among women ages 25 to 54 jumped to the highest level since 2000. (Source: Wall Street Journal) What does that mean for you?  In today's episode, I will share tips to help you navigate this job market right now and help you strategically position yourself between now and the end of the year.   Join the Interview Preparation Bootcamp here or visit https://johnneral.com/group-program. Registration is open and closes on Thursday, September 8, 2022 @ 4:00 pm Eastern. Key Topics & Time Stamps: ·      Introduction (0:05)·      Are You Doing the Work You Want to Do? (2:01)·      Be Careful Who You Are Listening To (6:12)·      Career Transitions Don't Have to Be Overwhelming (10:50)·      Join the Interview Preparation Bootcamp (17:25) List of Resources:·      Your Mid-Career GPS – Four Steps to Figuring Out What's Next by John Neral·      SHOW UP - Six Strategies to Lead a More Energetic and Impactful Career by John Neral Calls to Action: ·      Get your free Mid-Career GPS Resources that include a job search tracker and reflection questions at https://johnneral.com. ·      Join the “Your Mid-Career GPS Private Facebook Group” here and be part of a fantastic group of like-minded professionals navigating their career paths just like you. ·      Get notified when new podcast episodes drop. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts here or wherever you listen. And don't forget to rate and review to let me know what you are enjoying or learning. ·      Let's stay connected by following me on social. LinkedIn @johnneral, Instagram @johnneralcoaching, Facebook @johnneralcoaching, Twitter @john_neral.·      Visit https://johnneral.com for more information.  

RFID and Bluetooth Low Energy Technology can be used to control access, coordinate movements around heavy machinery and help ensure common tools don't become hazards – and that's just the start. Listen now to find out how technology can help you keep workers safe. Then visit the Your Edge Blog to learn more about the discussed technology.

I was reflecting on a conversation I was having with a client the other day. They were wanting to shift the services that they were providing to their clients. However, in their eyes, there was a problem; no one was hiring them for the services they wanted to provide. This is “the chicken and the egg” scenario and we are diving into it in today's episode. “Do it before you get hired.” IN THIS EPISODE Figuring out which comes first; the creation of the work or the experience in the work. Why you should do it before you get hired. Creating a speck book of what you want to get hired for. Ways to think outside the box and create opportunities for yourself. Getting to work instead of just waiting around. Share this podcast with a friend and remember to leave a 5-star review!  For more, visit jamespatrick.com

Brian Czach (pronounced “Zack”) is currently playing sessions and live shows around Nashville. Czach has devoted his life to being... The post 304 – Brian Czach: Finding and Creating the Work You Want, Building a Patreon page, Miles Davis Tribute: MILEStones appeared first on Working Drummer Podcast.

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THE work you want to do again Great work is often rewarded with great work. What do you want to become better at and for whom? Whats a position you would feel its a luxury to serve WHOM from? Dont make it about waiting for perfect. Make it about progress - however tiny that might feel. Dont make it about you. Make it about those you're helping

Let's Talk Design Speaks Podcast Season 2 Chapter 9 Do more of what you love and getMore Work listen to the Episode If you've ever felt like you will just be sick if one more potential client asks you to do another _______ (fill in the blank), this episode is for you. On today's show, […]The post Show More of the Work You Want to Do & Get Better Clients appeared first on BrandiSea Design Co..Support the show (https://buymeacoffee.com/BrandiSea)

Let’s Talk Design Speaks Podcast Season 2 Chapter 9 Do more of what you love and getMore Work listen to the Episode If you’ve ever felt like you will just be sick if one more potential client asks you to do another _______ (fill in the blank), this episode is for you. On today’s show, […] The post Show More of the Work You Want to Do & Get Better Clients appeared first on BrandiSea.

“You have to dress for the job you want, not the job you have, and you have to start doing the work you want to be doing.” - Austin Kleon, https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/18272194 (Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative)

Chris and Debbie are joined by Julien and Kiersten of rich & Regular.Laugh along with the four of them as Kiersten and Julien dive deeply into:Why they decided to break the mold in creating their new YouTube show, Money on the Table"Codeswitching"--what it meant for Julien while being raised by a Jamaican immigrant mother in Brooklyn, and what it meant for Kiersten in her corporate careerFinding the confidence to leave a corporate career for entrepreneurship and create a business of his own for JulienWhat it took for Kiersten to realize that she loves herself more than she loves her jobThe privilege of doing the internal work and unlearning old habits and routines after leaving their corporate careersReleasing controlEmbracing conflictWhy they created rich & REGULAR and what it meansNotable quotes from this episode:When I started asking myself a different set of questions, the question wasn't, "Should I leave my job?" It was, "What work do you want to do?" - Kiersten"Plenty of people have made fortunes with a lot less. I could fail a couple of times and still be okay. Why not shoot for the stars?" - Julien"Stop discounting your dopeness." - JulienResources from this episode:rich®ULAR.comMoney on the Table on their YouTube channelJD Roth: getrichslowly.com and his YouTube channelKiersten's blog post: I love me more than I love my job, so I quitJulien's talk about embracing conflict at EconoMeElizabeth's book, Meet the Frugalwoods, and frugalwoods.com

This episode covers a top Me-Suite listener request: advice from Human Resources on career pathing and job searching. Donna Peters interviews HR executive, Karen Rice, on how best to get what you want.  This topic is very timely as people face job insecurities or may not have exactly what they want right now.  Karen's discusses:Be a problem-solver first and foremost.  No matter your position or function, know the dynamics of the business, what drives the business, and identify ways you can contribute to the most important questions in the business. Be relevant.Network, network, network--people are good and want to help.  Ask for help.People love to be asked to share their advice.  Ask for advice.Break your routines--take calculated risksSpeak up for yourself--advocate for what you want--ask for the raise, ask for the promotion--the worst that happens is that you hear "no"Karen's Core Values are: Balance, Respect and Giving Back.  She is on the Board of Claire's Army fighting for children living with cancer.Thank you for joining us in The Me-Suite: a source of power for the life-minded.  Subscribe to the podcast.  Visit our blog and career coaching services.  Everyone needs a coach, especially at times like these.www.the-me-suite.comFB: @mesuiteLinkedIn: The Me-SuiteCheck out other episodes such as:What True Leaders DoPerseverance: Embracing the Cards You're DealtDon't Mistake Kindness for WeaknessManaging Your Personal FearEmbrace the Hard ThingsServant LeadershipThe Innovation Ninja Shares His PowersStorytelling with a C-Suite LeaderThink Like a CFO: Dollar Scholar Shines a Lights at a Dark TimeImprov Can Improve Your Work and PlayHow to Have a Growth MindsetDo You Know Your Core Values?Build Your Personal Board of Directors

Do you ever catch yourself putting off the work you actually want to do? In his book, Do The Work, Steven Pressfield calls the invisible force that holds us back, Resistance. So in today's episode, we're digging into when, why and how Resistance might show up for you and I'm sharing 3 ways – and A's – to help you move through it so that you can do the work you feel called to do. The 3 A's:

Founder of the Procrastination Paper and self-confessed 'collector' of freelance jobs, Zabby Allen joins us today.  Zabby shares how she built up experience through replying to shout-outs on Instagram and more recently is letting go of what doesn't light her up. She tells us why she said goodbye to producing her successful range of pins and patches and the direction she'd like to take her self-published mini mag in and why it's important to us all! 

We met Serena when Cam and I visited New York City with our design school cohort to visit companies. She just recently started working there at the end of last year, and she was awesome enough to let us visit the IBM office at Astor place. In this episode, we talk about leveling up after getting that first role. The game has changed. Before you had a job, you had to hustle and say yes to every opportunity. But once you get that job, you're shifting gears. it becomes more of a marathon. Serena lays out a pretty solid process of continuing to improve after being hired, how to find the work you want to do and positioning your career to do more of it. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thewayofproductdesign/message

We've done it, folks. We've covered the entire known career of MCR, and now it's time to talk about the fans. Join us we sit down with Cat from Our Lady of Knives as well as The Boy Phantom, aka Spooky Cuts, to talk about all things fan art. Y'all are out here expressing yourself in zines, comics, merch, and more, and we want to talk about it. What makes this community so creative, and how can you channel your talents into art? We discuss all of that on this episode of My Chemical Fancast. 

The Apple Valley Review is a semiannual online literary journal founded in 2005 by Leah Browning. Published in the spring and fall, each issue features a collection of poetry, short fiction, and personal essays. Apple Valley Review editor, Leah Browning, has worked as a freelance writer and editor since 1995. She is the author of three short nonfiction books for teens and pre-teens and six chapbooks of poetry and fiction.

The Apple Valley Review is a semiannual online literary journal founded in 2005 by Leah Browning. Published in the spring and fall, each issue features a collection of poetry, short fiction, and personal essays. Apple Valley Review editor, Leah Browning, has worked as a freelance writer and editor since 1995. She is the author of three short nonfiction books for teens and pre-teens and six chapbooks of poetry and fiction.

Nashville drummer Zack Stewart was born in Owensboro, KY. Zack began playing drums at the age of 10 when his... The post 244 – Zack Stewart: Creating the Kind of Work You Want, Parallels Between Karate and Music/Drumming, Touring with Country Singer Jerrod Niemann appeared first on Working Drummer Podcast.

Ep. #14 (re-run) Much of the work in UX and in our careers requires convincing others, about our ideas, our work, or our ability to do the work we want to do. My guest is Fiz Yazdi, a managing director at cxpartners in London and Bristol, UK. Fiz developed an approach to selling based on what’s called a ‘consultative’ model which Fiz adapted into a simple framework she uses in her own UX practice and has begun sharing it with others. ​​More about Fiz YazdiFiz is an enthusiastic design leader. She’s been consulting since the year 2000, tooling-up people, teams and organisations for success. She’s been on a journey from UX consultant to MD at cxpartners, helping it grow to one of the world’s leading independent innovation design consultancies. She's just started mentoring high growth, high tech start-ups too. Fiz always starts with people, and combines that with a deep respect for culture, business and technology to drive damn good work.Download Fiz Yazdi's Guide to Getting The Work You Want to Do www.cxpartners.co.ukTwitter: @cxpartners Connect with UX Cake!Website: uxcake.co Facebook Twitter Instagram Subscribe to our newsletterDonate to UX Cake to keep the podcast going Podcast music by hip-hop band Eaters (song Cruziero, album Simian Samba) Visit their page on Facebook to find more music See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

3PP 29 Curating Your Portfolio New class that launches this month! Gina Lee’s Art Licensing Class: Part 2. She has artwork that she is still making money from, thousands of dollars, that she made in college, that is getting printed on bags, shower curtains, etc. If you want to learn how to do that, check that out at SVSLearn.com! Because Will has his Youtube Channel, does this podcast, and teaches for SVS Learn, he often gets asked a lot to give people portfolio reviews. Handout: A list of 100+ things to include in your children’s book portfolio, at the bottom of the show notes. Portfolio Reviews The main thing that Will will ask people when giving them a portfolio review is: “What type of work do you want to get?” And he will normally get one of two responses: I don’t know, I just want to work as an artist in some illustration market. More specific: I want to do [comics, children’s books, graphic novels, or animation.] Advice for people who don’t know: if you don’t know what market you want to go into, then there is no way you can make a portfolio that will please an art director and make them want to hire you. Art directors are pretty literal. If you think that you are good at rendering, then you may think that you could draw anything well, and that the art director will recognize that because you showed your rendering prowess. That is not the case, you have to show it! It really is so specific. Whatever you show, literally, that’s the thing you will be asked to do. If you have a couple of illustrations with chickens in them, then you may become known as the chicken guy! You as an artist know that if you can draw a human figure well, then you can draw just about anything. But that’s not how art directors see it. Art director’s have to protect their reputation. This is their career and they want to be well known and respected, and someday become creative directors. They don’t want a curveball. They will usually go for the sure bet. You Need a Business Plan Lee often asks the same question as Will: “What type of work do you want to get?” That question says: How are you going to be in business? It drives the image and everything else: who the market is? how the market pays? how you get paid? how many illustrations you have to do in a month? how images are licensed? how the pay structure works? do you know how the business works and which direction you want to go in this business? Etc. This is important stuff to research and know ahead of time. So essentially, when asking, “What type of work do you want to get?” We are asking, “What’s your business plan?” This is a business and you need to have a business plan. If you are at the point where you are trying to get work, it is vital that you understand this. For example: You need to be able to say, “I’m going to work in editorial illustration, focused on these markets..., I want to work with these magazines…., and this is the type of work that they are doing.. Here’s my work and how it fits in there...” And then as a critiquer, we could tell you, “I would recommend, you take these 4 images and make them into post card mailers and send them out, and then alternate them monthly with this email marketing plan…” The more focused and specific you are, the better advice and critique you will be able to receive. A business plan is an evaluation of the current market and your particular direction. Who’s getting work right now? Where is the majority of the work being hired? Are the rates going up or down? Who are your main competitors? What do you have that they don’t have? What’s your competitive advantage? What will help you get hired instead of them? You need to be able to answer those questions. This is a very smart, logical way to approach your work. To the person who says,“I don’t know what I want to do, I just want to work somewhere.”: You can always change it, but you will be treading water if you don’t have a plan. You need to have a definite plan. So let’s get rid of the art side of this for a minute. Let’s say you have a $100,000 and your friend has a business plan that they want to pitch you. So you go and meet them at a cafe and say, “Okay, pitch me your idea.” They say, “I want to open a pizza place.” You say, “I’ve got $100,000 that I could invest in your place. Okay, where’s it going to be? How are you going to compete? What’s your secret?” “Oh, I don’t know.” “How much is it going to cost?” “Oh, I don’t know.” “What materials are you going to need? What’s your advertising plan?”? “Oh, I don’t know, I don’t have an advertising plan.” Would you give that person $100,000? With what we are talking about it’s even worse: “I want to open a restaurant.” “Okay, what kind?” “I don’t know.” We have got to be smarter than that. Artists do that, here is most artist’s 3 Step Business Plan: 1. Make an image, 2. Post image, 3. Sit back and pray that something happens and that they get hired. We’re only half joking. Any other business would die with that model. They have to know their product and their customer. We do have a product. With art, sometimes we get too attached to it, and it is really personal. People can get so personally attached to their work. However, ultimately if you want to make an income from it, it is a product and you have to look at it as such, as a product. That’s what it is and you need to think about, “how much it’s worth, where it’s bought and sold, etc.” There’s nothing wrong with making art but you aren’t going to make a living at it. If you just want to make art for the sake of making art, or just for fun, that’s totally fine and good, but you aren’t going to make a living with it. To The Person Who Wants to Do Everything Sometimes Will still gets the comment, “You keep telling me I need to pick a market to work in, but I just want to work in all of them. I’m just excited, I love comics, I love illustration, I love licensing, I love animation, I just want to get hired anywhere, I don’t care.” Pick one as your main, and then dabble in the other ones. Then if you see success in one of those other areas then maybe you can start to lean there more. Pick the one that you know you can actually make some money at and can support yourself in. Nothing else will exist if you can’t support yourself. You need to have some sort of financial engine to support yourself. It’s like a Venn Diagram, one circle: the thing I’m good at, and the other circle, where there are opportunities. You want those to overlap as much as possible. For example with concept art, The technical side of it is so difficult, but interest is high, but usually a person’s ability to do it is low, and it is also very, very competitive. How many musicians are good at all types of music, how many restaurants are good at serving all types of food, how many karate studios teach all types of martial arts? If you don’t know where you want to go, and you’d be happy anywhere, and art directors won’t hire you based off of your work, then do a focused project to help build your portfolio. For example, let’s say your subject matter is all over the place, you don’t have any sequential art in your portfolio. However, comics, children’s books, and graphic novels are all based off of sequential art. So you create a project, i.e. write and illustrate a graphic novel, it could be a section or part of a graphic novel or a children’s book. It could be as few as 3-5 pieces of sequential art. Do that 3-4 times with a particular market. And then you have a portfolio that could attract an art director. You can focus on classics like your spin on Little Red Riding Hood, something that’s in the public domain, that the art director will recognize and have an emotional connection pre established with that story. Make new images for portfolios, no matter where you are in your career. Do research: i.e. List 5 people or companies that buy this type of work, look at how much these jobs pay, who are the art directors that work at these companies that do this type of job? I.e. Concept board book, go to Chronicle in San Francisco, would start to look at what they had done in the past and art directors that worked on those projects. You are in a sense, preempting what you want to do. You are doing research beforehand to tailor what you want to do. A lot of people do scary stuff but it doesn’t really work for children’s books. Editor, wants to see if you can carry a character from one page to the next, can you draw kids that are cute and appealing, can you draw different ethnicities and genders, can you demonstrate that you can use a variety of compositions, etc? So if you show up with a Friday the 13th Portfolio, it won’t be a good fit for children’s books. Phases of Your Art Career It takes a long time to develop a portfolio. Phases of your art career: Phase 1, “Wow, I can make something look realistic!” Being able to make something look like it is jumping off the page. Phase 2, “Wow, I’m better than my friends and family, I might be able to do this as a career” Phase 3, “Wow, I’m even better than some of my art friends.” Phase 4, “I’m not getting work yet, I need to get some critique.” That’s the stage where a lot of students that come to Will are at. Phase 5, “Man, I have so much work to do to develop a great portfolio” Start to become humbled because they realize where they are weak and where they need to improve. Phase 6, “I need to start publishing my own work, to get seen.” At this stage, a lot of people are really good and have great portfolio’s but aren’t getting noticed yet. In publishing in the last 12-15 years there has been a pretty dramatic change, this has allowed people to skip the line. Before there were basically 2 lines, the authors, and the illustrators. But now a 3rd line has emerged: the author/illustrators. I.e. Mo Willems, Dan Santat. It seems that the other two lines have slowed. While the 3rd line has sped up. It’s cheaper to work with a writer/illustrator. When Lee graduated he had a hodgepodge portfolio. Lee did a set of paintings his senior year of 10 people who set weird world records. But no one really asked him, what market they were for. Lee went to New York with some stuff that was children’s books, his world records paintings”, some landscape paintings, also a series of the Grimm Fairy Tales (darker stuff) that were all done in a children’s style. Basically it was hodgepodge of images that he liked. He is glad that the people he showed work to could see potential in him, and he got some work and found his agent there. Batman Syndrome Batman Syndrome: some people want to be all Batman and no Bruce Wayne. They want to spend all their time having fun, fighting crime, and driving a cool car. But Batman doesn’t exist without Bruce Wayne. Bruce Wayne, spends time in the real world, he foots the bills, and does research, networking, protects Wayne enterprises. All of that needs to happen for Batman to be able to go out and have fun fighting crime. That’s how Jake was at the beginning of his career, he just wanted to have fun doing illustrations, graphic novels, working in animation, dabbling with 3D. But in order to really succeed you need to learn to embrace both the fun art side (Batman) and the less fun business side (Bruce Wayne). That’s what we are asking of you. The fully actualized version of you is the person who can kick butt at art, and also kick butt at business. There is only one Batman, there is only one version of you as a fully developed “Batman”. You may not be there yet, there is no one who can compete with you because you have your own unique style, once you’ve arrived there. To go with the Pizza thing, if you are trying to compete with all of the restaurants in the world, then that is hard to compete. There is this Pizza chain in the South called, Mellow Mushroom, it’s got this giant mushroom everywhere, it’s a very psychedelic feel, the servers wear tie dye, it’s still pizza, but they stand out with their presentation and branding, they attract a younger more hip crowd. As an artist you have a better chance of separating yourself because you have your own unique voice. It takes a while to come up with your business plan, and it takes a while to build your style and the quality of your work up to where you can beat someone out. If you put your head down and work then it’s only a matter of time. It takes a lifetime commitment to being an artist and if you work hard you can do it. Some people come out of school and a few years later they have already bumped people out of line. For others it can take a decade or 2. Recommendation: stop drawing for a little while, not a month or anything like that. Sometimes artists are constantly moving the pencil, and feel a need to keep creating images and posting to Instagram. That’s great to always draw. But back up and ask, why am I drawing? Back up, look at the whole picture, why am I creating art. Do research and try to step back and be a little more informed. Trap with social media, “You need to feed the beast”, ultimately at the end of the day. Sometimes we spend so much time worrying about social media that we miss out on other things. Jake used to struggle with this, and we probably all do in one way or another. What have I created or not created because I spent so much time focused on my Instagram account? Take a step back, take a break from social media, do a dive on business and seeing how business works in illustration Go and see how business works, how it works with illustration. You’re art is going to grow but this business stuff is just as important. Where do you want to be in 5 years, 10 years? Be Deliberate A good example of pencil mileage and working smart is, Piper Thibodeau. She has worked for Dreamworks, Scholastic, and other publishers, it is all because of her daily paintings. But it wasn’t random. It was apart of her business plan and she was very deliberate and did her research. She has been doing this for years now. Pencil mileage is a real thing but being business-oriented is also vital. Sometimes people just create so much and don’t take time to think about and pilot their career. Take Work That Aligns With You and The Work You Want to Do Eventually you will be hired. But sometimes it’s not what you want. How do you decide what work you will take? Will turned down a dream job yesterday, for a board game, they wanted 10 character designs, and they had a small budget, but the deadline was just too tight. He told them if they gave him more of a heads up he would love to work with them another time. Lee has turned down more work than he has accepted. Will has a specific direction right now, SVS. This job would have pulled him away from that. We’re redesigning and reshooting our children’s book class, and expanding the sections, it will have better design, better filming ,better audio, better lessons, Jake and Lee will be teaching a lot more of it. We are going to be rolling this out starting in September dropping one course a month for a year. We will really parse what goes into it. We would like to think of it as the most comprehensive children’s book class in the world for illustrators. Anna Daviscourt, who Lee is working with as her mentor, she’s starting to get work and offers and Lee is helping her parse through everything and it’s easy to decide if it’s worth doing or not by seeing if it fits her artistic goals and style. Making Your Children’s Book Portfolio “Your work is a little too commercial for the children’s book market.” If you get that comment it’s probably because they don’t feel like your work will fit in with the styles that fit with the market. It’s probably a little too slick or cartoony compared to what you might see in children’s books. Want to do children’s books? Spend a lot of time at the library. What are your favorite 10 children’s books? Consume children’s books. Can you imagine a college basketball player who wants to play in the NBA but can’t name any of their favorite players? Go to the library or the book store, make lists of what the best books have in common? What do they not have? You really need to be familiar with the different styles. Will’s best advice, create an amalgam of your top 5 children’s book styles. Animation has a very specific look to it that isn’t a very great crossover, it wouldn’t work as well. There are people who are in this no man’s land, between animation and illustration, they are not really desirable by either industry. Not enough structure for animation, and not enough playfulness or approachableness for children’s books. Mixture of not understanding illustration vs. animation. Usually a student sketchbook, 95% of the sketchbook: faces and heads or bodies. Need character in an environment. And Characters interacting in an environment. Action and emotion that’s probably at the top of Will’s list for all pieces. Especially if you are wanting to focus on narrative illustration. Recently, Will had a portfolio where it was obvious that the first piece was the best piece and there were a lot of awesome things about it that were missing in the rest of the work, it’s time to bring the rest of the work up to par. Will knew a guy, Carry Henry, who redid his whole portfolio in 2 weeks. He went to New York, and the art director, told him that his work looked student and showed him what they were looking for. Carry spent 2 weeks in New York working on a portfolio, in a crappy Motel. He didn’t sleep for 2 weeks and was really serious about getting a job. Have you ever had a time when art was the only thing that you care about for a certain period of time, and you put aside everything for your art career. Have you ever tried that? Go to children’s book publishers websites, they show you what a successful children’s book illustrator portfolio looks like. When you are new, your whole portfolio should cycle every 6 months. Portfolio Perfection 100+ Things you need to include in your children’s book portfolio. Formats and sizes: spot illustrations, vignettes, full page, spreads, room for text, covers Color schemes: full color, black and white, monochrome Ages: adults, teens, children, baby Gender: girls, boys, men, women Race: asian, Indian, Hispanic, Caucasian, African Groups Activities: families, friends, classmates, co-workers Character Consistency: animals, humans, creatures Animals: anthropomorphised: amphibians, mammals, fish, reptiles, insects, birds Creatures: robots, dragons, monsters, aliens, ghosts Vehicles: cars, trucks, busses, boats, planes, construction equipment, submarines, space ships Props: household items, garage, kitchen, farm, office, food, bathroom, attic, school, games, toys Environments: interiors, exteriors, modern, vintage, ancient, houses, apartments, land, sea, earth, outer space, dessert, forest, tropical, arctic Seasons and weather: winter, spring, summer, fall, rain, lightning, wind, snow, fog, cold, hot Lighting: morning, noon, evening, night, spotlight, fire, ambient, on camera, on camera hidden, off camera Surfaces: shiny, matte, textured, furry, translucent, rough Action: falling, breaking, sliding, moving fast, running, jumping, flying, rolling, skidding Emotion: anger, excitement, happiness, sadness, fear, confidence, curiosity, love, sleeping, pain Scale: huge objects, tiny objects Camera Angles: establishing, close ups, medium, distant, high angle, low angle, profile, dynamic, POV. Complex Images: multiple figures, multiple objects LINKS Svslearn.com Jake Parker: mrjakeparker.com Instagram: @jakeparker, Youtube: JakeParker44 Will Terry: willterry.com. Instagram: @willterryart, Youtube: WillTerryArt Lee White: leewhiteillustration.comInstagram: @leewhiteillo Alex Sugg: alexsugg.com Tanner Garlick: tannergarlickart.com. Instagram: @tannergarlick If you like this episode, please share it, subscribe, and we’d love it if you left a review! These podcasts live and die on reviews. If you want to join in on this discussion log onto forum.svslearn.com, there is a forum for this episode you can comment on.

Creating a style is no easy task. It takes time to develop, time to explore who you are as a creative, and time to learn how you best work with your clients. Thank you Robert Rostick and Mason Gehring for helping make this happen from week-to-week. It could not get done with everyone stepping up. Make sure to subscribe to the Unmanageables YouTube channel. Links below. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQUQ... https://www.facebook.com/Unmanageables/ https://www.instagram.com/un_manageab... Music by: Rock Angel by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/K8eRXvLL7Wo

If you're interested in starting a studio or agency of your own, it's most likely because you'd like to consistently take on projects that are both fulfilling and financially rewarding. Yet, for anyone who's spent time in a small agency or studio, they know that the reality is usually a lot tougher to bring to bear than the ideal scenario. This week we're joined by Archie Lee Coates IV -- co-founder of PLAYLAB, Inc. PLAYLAB is an art and design studio with projects spanning dozens of industries and disciplines, and for about an hour, we spend time walking through the following questions and topics: The Pros and Cons of Corporate Projects How to Initiate the Work You Want to See Embracing Ambiguity How to React to Being Placed in a Box Finding a Balance Between Work and Play If you want to checkout more of PLAYLAB and Archie's Work, you can visit them here: https://www.playlab.org/work/ https://www.instagram.com/playlabinc/ https://www.instagram.com/ottomilo/ https://www.instagram.com/rrracecar/

We all recognize that there are different kinds of work that we do: some that we're good at, some that we enjoy doing, and some which we dislike or we're not so good at. But how many of us take steps to reduce the types of work that we dislike, and increase the types that we love? In today's episode, we'll be going over 7 different types of work, and narrowing it down to the 2 types we should all be focusing on. START YOUR 3-DAY WEEKEND JOURNEYEmployees, Side-Hustlers, Freelancers, Solopreneurs, Business Owners, Executives, and Everyone in between can start creating a 3-Day Weekend or similar Lifestyle.3-Day Weekend Club can help you get started for free.It's a community of people working to create their 3-Day Weekend or similar lifestyle.You can create your 3-Day Weekend Game PlanThen decide if you'll follow the Employee track or the Entrepreneur track.Join Now or check out the other resources below.3-DAY WEEKEND CLUB LINKSEmail Updates, Free Online Courses, Subscribe to the Podcast, Social Media & MoreGo to the Links

Ep. #14: Besides needing strong technical skills, much of the work in UX and in our careers requires convincing others, about our ideas, our work, or our ability to do the work we want to do. My guest is Fiz Yazdi, a managing director at cxpartners in London and Bristol, UK. Fiz developed an approach to selling based on what’s called a ‘consultative’ model which Fiz adapted into a simple framework she uses in her own UX practice and has begun sharing it with others.Fiz Yazdi is generously offering her tips on 'Getting the work you want to do' to UX Cake listeners, so you can see the full details of her framework. Get a link to download the PDF from UX CakeBooks referenced in the podcast:The Challenger Sale by Matthew Dixon & Brent AdamsonSPIN Selling by Neil RackhamConsultative Selling by Mack HananConnect with Fiz and cxpartnerslinkedin.com/in/fizyazdi/www.cxpartners.co.uk/Twitter: @cxpartners Connect with UX Cake!Twitter @uxcake_FB @uxcakepodcastInstagram @uxcake www.uxcake.co See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

https://entrearchitect.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/revenuepathheadshots-3.jpg ()Commoditization of the Architect and How to Fix it with Jeff Echols This week at EntreArchitect Podcast, Jeff Echols shares about Commoditization of the Architect and How to Fix It. For a full transcription of this episode, https://entrearchitect.com/2018/05/28/commoditization-of-the-architect-transcript (click here). Connect with Jeff online at http://RevenuePathGroup.com (RevenuePathGroup.com), if everybody wants to go check out what they’re doing there and learn more about the brain chemistry and and storytelling. Jeff is active on Twitter at http://twitter.com/Jeff_Echols (@Jeff_Echols). You can connect with him on https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffechols/ (LinkedIn). I like to connect their lucky to have conversations there as well. Visit our Platform Sponsors Freshbooks is the easy way to send invoices, manage expenses, and track your time. Access your free 30 day trial at https://entrearchitect.com/freshbooks (EntreArchitect.com/FreshBooks). (Enter EntreArchitect) ARCAT has huge libraries of free content, Specs, CAD, BIM and more. No registration required. Want to collaborate with colleagues in real time? Visit http://EntreArchitect.com/ARCAT (EntreArchitect.com/ARCAT) and click Charrette for more information. Referenced in this Episodehttps://entrearchitect.com/foundations/ () http://EntreArchitect.com/Group/ (Join The EntreArchitect Community on Facebook) Download the Profit For Small Firm Architects course for FREE. https://entrearchitect.com/itunes () https://entrearchitect.com/itunes (Leave a Rating and Review at iTunes) https://entrearchitect.com/newyork (EntreArchitect LIVE in New York!) Join us on June 20, 2018. We’re putting together a workshop that will talk all about success in architecture and will introduce the 4 P’s of the EntreArchitect Business Framework. https://entrearchitect.com/podcast/ea140-use-story-find-work-want-architect-storyteller-jeff-echols-podcast/ (EA140: How To Use Your Story to Find the Work You Want with Architect Storyteller Jeff Echols) [Podcast] The post https://entrearchitect.com/podcast/entrearch/commoditization-of-the-architect/ (EA221: Commoditization of the Architect and How to Fix It [Podcast]) appeared first on https://entrearchitect.com (EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects).

Kelly Exeter from Swish Design convinced her boss that she was going to work as an employee for the rest of her days. Then within 2 weeks she had resigned and started her own design agency which is still going some 11 years later. Kelly talks openly about the challenges she faced with running her own business whilst having children. Thanks to the support of her husband Anthony, she was able to work it through. The lessons she learnt the hard way are not to be missed.  Kelly also gives some excellent advice about why a website is an investment and she provides a great framing for people sitting on the fence of launching their site.  Kelly is a wealth of information and this is a great podcast to listen to regardless of where you are in your struggles to scale your own business.    There were lots of great takeaways in the episode, so grab that pen and notepad, and enjoy! How to bounce back from rock bottom in your business The importance of a supportive partner The most important reason to update your website How perfectionism gets in the way of progress The challenges of running an agency and how to tackle recurring income  Why you need to innovate and not set and forget 4% of actions account for 64% of the result Work on doing less Be realistic about your value proposition and how to make it sustainable and able to be replicated   Important Links & Mentions From This Episode: Swish Design website Rafiki Mwema website Foundation 18 Indonesia James Schramko SuperFastBusiness podcast Serial Podcast Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman podcast Insight Timer Evernote Notes Plus Adonit Pixel

Do you know how prospective clients view you and your work? Have you placed everything you have ever created on your Vimeo or website? You might be unwittingly making some mistakes that are keeping you from presenting yourself and your capabilities in the best light. But today we’re going through all the dos and don’ts of how to present your body of work. Cody Dulock is the Director of Content for Film Supply and he sees the good, the bad, and the ugly when it comes to stock footage. His insights and advice on what to include in your portfolio and what to hide from the public is essential to making sure your prospective clients see the best version of what you have to offer. He has a ton of experience in film production, wedding, and corporate videography prior to his position at Film Supply, so it’s safe to say this guy knows the in’s and out’s of the filmmaking industry. We also talk about the importance of spec work and how these types of projects can lead to opportunities you might have otherwise missed out on. If your portfolio is currently a display of almost every film you’ve ever made, Cody’s got some fantastic insights that just might convince you to reconsider. Have you ever done any speck work? Was it a passion project or self-funded? Did it turn into future paying gigs? Throw us a comment on the show notes page! **Do you want to pair a heaping dose of inspiration with a crazy fun time? Film Supply has an incredible conference focussing on both film and music. Check out the stellar keynote lineup for 2018 plus the breakout sessions!** In this episode: The importance of curating your portfolio in all public arenas How spec work can lead to doing the type of work you’re dreaming of What 3 things can help you decide if you should take on that job you’re debating Why defining your culture & values right from the start is necessary to be successful   Quotes: “People really need to connect with each other but they also need to be challenged.” (10:41) “At the end of the day, your worst piece of work is what is going to define you, if it’s public” (24:34) “Pinpointing what your culture is going to be about [is essential], even if you’re a one-person team.” (37:27)   Links: Film Supply  Film Supply’s Film Productions Film + Music Conference Follow Film Supply on Facebook | Twitter | Instagram

https://entrearchitect.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/heartvshead.png ()Using Emotions to Successfully Attract the Clients You Want Our prospective clients learn with their heads, but they decide with their hearts. After years of research, often, when a client chooses to work with an architect it simply comes down to their feelings. They choose their team by deciding who they like the most. This week on EntreArchitect Podcast, Using Emotions to Successfully Attract the Clients You Want. Do you ever make decisions based on emotion? We don’t always buy based on price or features, more often we buy because something makes us feel a certain way. When we’re developing a marketing strategy for our firms, we should consider the part that emotions play in the decisions that our clients make. Professor Antiono Damasio at University of Southern California argues that, emotion is a necessary ingredient to almost all decisions. When we are confronted with a decision, emotions from previous, related experiences affix values to the options we are considering. These emotions create preferences which lead to our decision. Our feelings help us make our decisions. That’s why storytelling is so powerful; they trigger emotions and feelings. In EA140, architect storyteller Jeff Echols shared https://entrearchitect.com/podcast/ea140-use-story-find-work-want-architect-storyteller-jeff-echols-podcast/ (How To Use Your Story to Find the Work You Want.) How can we craft our branding to be based on emotion? How do we use emotion to effectively find the clients we want? Here are 4 Fundamentals about Emotions to use in Marketing: Knowing Who We Serve Matters Without knowing who we serve, how can we have any idea how to emotionally connect with those people? Who are you serving? Who do you want to serve? Where do these people work and play? What makes them happy? What are they trying to achieve in their search for an architect? Sensorial Experiences Matter What does an architect do? When answering this question, think beyond the traditional descriptions. How can we develop strategies and services that are experienced with every sense? Do we have strategies around sight, sounds, touch, and more? Think along the lines of experiencing design through virtual reality or presenting hand-sketched schematic designs with freshly baked cookies. Do you think your client will talk to their friends about that type of meeting? Using an Imaginative Approach Matter Immaginative systems and strategies make the process more real for our clients. It causes them to pause and think about what’s different than they expected it to be. How can we create a different and imaginative website to trigger emotions? What experiences can we give that feel different? What can spice up our proposals to give pause? How can clients’ first point of contact feel different than another firm? The Words We Use Matter The words we choose have the opportunity to make a client feel one way or the other. In residential architecture, are we designing a house or creating a home? A house has a function, but a home is filled with feelings, love, and memory. Using intentionality with the words we use goes a long way. To learn more about emotional marketing, check out these books: http://amzn.to/2yJse7U (Why We Buy: The Science of Shopping–Updated and Revised for the Internet, the Global Consumer, and Beyond) by Paco Underhill http://amzn.to/2xhYQo0 (Emotional Branding: The New Paradigm for Connecting Brands to People) by Marc Gobe I want to know your favorite book on marketing! Share on the https://entrearchitect.com/group (EntreArchitect Facebook) group today. Visit our Platform Sponsors Freshbooks is the easy way to send invoices, manage expenses, and track your time. Access your free 30 day trial at https://entrearchitect.com/freshbooks (EntreArchitect.com/FreshBooks). (Enter EntreArchitect) Core by BQE...

Paying the Price to Get Paid How many times have you saw someone’s work and thought to yourself, “Man, I wish I could get paid to do something like that.” Did it cross your mind how could anyone know to hire you if you’re not exploring the type of work you want to be known for and better yet, get paid to do? This is your queue for starting a side project in 2017. Side projects as Lauren Hom likes to call them are your secret weapon for getting paid for the type of work you want to create. Let’s hit on it a little more on how side projects will help you attract the kind of work you want to get paid for by telling you a bit about good friend Ben Hagarty, aka BenRealVSWorld. The Long Road to Getting Paid By Your Dream Job My friend Ben Hagarty has been creating music and playing with cameras since late junior high. This obsession has elevated him to a level 53 Wizard at producing amazing video content around music. Basically, I’m just saying he is a pro but getting to where he’s at now all started with side projects. His passion for making music, especially hip-hop, resulted in some side projects with one being his group called Skool’d. This project led to them opening up for some of the biggest names in the industry like J.Cole, Big KRIT, and Timeflies just to name a few. His passion for video led to him always creating the content for the music they made. He made music video singles, weekly YouTube videos, promo and hype videos which allowed him to flex his video skills along the way. He learned early that consistency was key for building a reputation. Ben’s also big on quality. You could always find him studying other music videos, vlogs and countless tutorials on how he could improve upon what others were doing. Not everyone he worked with in his music projects shared the same vision as him so he created the side project identity of BenRealVsWorld that could house all of his personal projects. He started building relationships and networking with others in the industry trying to get his foot in the door to pursue his solo writing and rap career. Creating videos and his love for music opened the doors of opportunity. He got a gig shooting a SXSW festival and then got a chance to fly out to LA to shoot some behind the scenes footage for a Chris Brown project. From there he realized he needed to be in the middle of the action and took the risk of flying to LA to start his music career. To makes some money and build relationships, he fell into doing more work for Chris Brown which began building a name for himself for his video editing and content creation. This led to an opportunity to work with EA Sports for a Madden release which he got to work with Antonio Brown, Rob Gronkowski, Von Miller and the rapper Lil’ Dicky. Ben was hustling his ass off in LA making all of his Iowa family and friends proud. His hard work continued to pay off because the relationship he built from his SXSW gig landed him his biggest dream job / client yet. He was contacted by the TDE group to be Schoolboy Q’s main photographer and videographer on his worldwide Blank Face Tour. TDE is Top Dawg Entertainment which houses the talent of Q, Kendrick Lamar, Ab-Soul and Jay Rock just to name a few. As the tour just wrapped up, it’s safe to say Ben killed it by catching praise from the likes of Macklemore and Tyler the Creator for his high-quality work. His vlog edits for Q dominated the huge hip-hop sites like WorldStarHipHop.com and he even did a Reddit AMA takeover recently. If a dude from a small town in Iowa can start a side project and get paid off the work he loves to do, why isn’t it possible for you? Paying the Price to Get Paid I believe in one rule for building a successful side project: You have to pay the price to get paid. For Ben, it started with finding something he was passionate about and was good at. From there, it took research, deliberate practice, perseverance and the ability to believe in yourself even when things didn’t always break your way. Pursuing a side project isn’t all fun and games, you have to pay to play. However, when you slowly build momentum and see a few wins, you start realizing that you’re onto something. Everything starts small and it grows by taking it one day at a time. I repeat you grow by taking it one day at a time. Turning your side project into a paid dream job isn’t a sprint—it is a marathon and it’s all about pacing yourself. Ben has been working on his craft well over 10 years. Nothing happened overnight. There were countless times he had to pull all-nighters to shoot, edit and meet deadlines. There were countless times of sleeping on floors, not making a lot of money and getting stressed out for him to finally get that first of many dream clients. These things don’t happen overnight as big rewards and wins need to be earned. People like Ben and all the other people you look up to in the creative industry understand that you get back what you put in. Attract the Work You Want to Get Paid For So what side project do you want to start? Do you want to be a successful hand lettering or visual artist with big clients? Do you want to run your own jewelry or clothing line? All of this starts with beginning a side project. Landing the dream job or the dream client happens by starting and sticking with it. Side projects are your opportunity to master a new skill or medium on your own terms with no one handing down an agenda to follow. Side projects allow you to attract the type of work you want to get paid to do. Side projects start with you. You have a fresh slate here in 2017 to get started, what’s holding you back? Next week’s episode we wrap up the series with the 3 ingredients for getting your side project exposure and attention. You don’t want to miss it! Key Takeaways Pursuing a side project isn’t all fun and games, you have to pay to play. Everything starts small and it grows by taking it one day at a time. Turning your side project into a paid dream job isn’t a sprint—it is a marathon and it’s all about pacing yourself. These things don’t happen overnight as big rewards and wins need to be earned. You have to pay the price in order to get paid. You get back what you put in. Show Notes Lauren Hom - Side Projects: Your New Secret Weapon Ben's Website Ben's Instagram - BenRealVsWorld Ben's Twitter - BenRealVsWorld Ben's Facebook - BenRealVsWorld EA Sports Madden '17 Cuts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tHF7C9sIK0&feature=youtu.be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JGi3qQf35k&feature=youtu.be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JGi3qQf35k&feature=youtu.be Schoolboy Q's Blank Face Tour - Groovy Tony [Pt. 1 of 6]

Notify the Universe and Show the Work You Want to Get I can remember way back during the bowl cut and JNCO days as a kid and how lit Friday nights were. I’d lounge on the couch watching TGIF and have a whole frozen pizza to myself. Ya, those were the good days. It sparked my obsession with pizza because I grew up picky with a small desire to try other foods. Don’t get me wrong, a frozen pizza is still a delight, but I’ve graduated to delivery and I’m not talking Digiorno. I’ve been doing little pizza doodles forever yet I never really started sharing them till the past few years. I’m learning to embrace this little quirk of mine because: it reminds me that I don’t always have to take myself so seriously it reminds me to have fun and constantly experiment While the context behind this seems random, I assure you there is a point to this all. I recently came across this sweet Dominoes Pizza box design. The craft and attention to detail blew my mind. You would’ve thought this $10 Large 3 Topping Take Out only pizza would’ve cost like $40! It’s crazy the subjective value art can bring to something and I want the opportunity to do this. Seeing this pizza box inspired me to create this type of subjective value for a brand. This is where I’m getting to my point. How would anyone know to hire me for a custom pizza box design if I don’t show this in my artwork? I’m a huge advocate for showing the work you want to attract and be known for. I put my money where my mouth is and went on Amazon and purchased 50 pizza boxes to get to work (I’d like to thank Terence Tang of Tinlun Studio for the idea). This episode is me shouting to the universe what kind of work I want to attract. It may not happen immediately, but if I continue to show how much fun I have in creating clever pizza art, I have no doubt over time it will be seen by the right person who will give me that chance. Who knows, maybe I’ll even get paid in free pizza for life? Without further ado, here are 11 life lessons learned from loving pizza. Fair warning, these can get pretty cheesy. Pun intended. 1. You can’t make everyone happy, you are not pizza Stop focusing on seeking everyone’s validation. It’s impossible to please everyone and have everyone like your work. Put out work you’re enthusiastic about and the right people will resonate. 2. Pizza always has my back Life is full of highs and lows. During the lows, it’s important that you have people around you who have your back. Surround yourself with people of high character and who aren’t assholes. It doesn’t have to be pizza. 3. Don’t step on my pizza Everything holds something of value to someone. Just because you don’t like it doesn’t mean you can’t accept them and what they like. And for the love of everything good in life, don’t disrespect someone and step on their pizza. 4. Slice life It’s hard to believe that life isn’t all about pizza, but I’m a strong believer in having something you’re passionate and driven about in life. What purpose are you fulfilling? Where can you bring value to yours and someone else's life? 5. Pizza on my mind all the time I don’t know about you but when I have a good idea or riding a lot of momentum in life, I have a hard time turning my mind off. When you have that one thing you can’t stop thinking about, I feel it’s your intuition giving you an internal pull in the direction you’re supposed to go. Trust your gut, even if you ate too much pizza. 6. I will draw for pizza I desperately want you to understand that it’s possible to generate an income doing what you enjoy the most. For me, this is drawing and I never in a million years would’ve thought it was possible to make a living off it. It’s possible and you are capable and I’m determined to show you. 7. Little slice of heaven Plain and simple—enjoy the little things in life. Whether you found a dollar bill on the ground or have a delightful frozen Jacks pizza all to yourself—showing gratitude for the little things in life makes life a lot more enjoyable. 8. Pizza is life Life is all about you, yet it’s not all about you. First off, I believe you can only help others if you take care of yourself first. Secondly, I believe we exist to serve others and make a difference. Cultivate your talents and put them towards a significant need in the world. The more 'good' you do for others the more 'good' comes to you. It’s called Karma. 9. Pizza lovers unite After experiencing being in the middle of a flood back in September, I was blown away to see how the community rallied and bonded together. We weren’t born to build barriers and divide due to religion, political views or race. Underlying all of that crap is timeless principles and the ability to love one another. We are all team human in the end. 10. You wanna pizza me? I grew up biting my tongue when I felt I had something important to speak out about. It spawned from my desire to please everyone and to avoid confrontation. The person I am striving to become realizes at times you have to speak out and fight for what you believe in—no matter if it creates uncomfortable situations. At least at the end of the day, you can sleep knowing that you spoke what was on your mind. 11. I hate when people steal my pizza I’ve stolen things in the past and I feel like a dick for doing it. I’ve lost respect for myself even if it was over petty things like taking someone else’s Bud Light out of their cooler during a tailgate party. These things still haunt me and I’ve spent years trying to redeem myself for it. Everything in life must be earned and it’s a crude act taking something that isn’t yours that you didn’t invest precious time in your life to deserve. Show the Work You Want to Get What is it that you urge to do but think it’s impossible? If you’re a skater and want to make art for a big time skating brand, you should be blowing up your social feed with amazing skate deck art and tagging / using every hashtag with every brand. The universe can’t deliver you the job of your dreams if you’re not actively showing it that you’re wanting it. Your dream isn’t going to be delivered to your front door like a hot, piping pizza. You have to put in the work and show the work you want to get. Who knows what will come out of this episode or all these pizza drawings? At least I’m being intentional and having a blast doing something I love and that I feel I’m good at. Showing the work you want combined with the following 11 life lessons is sure to get you to a point where you will be fulfilled by doing great work for great people…….and filled with a full stomach. It will never happen by wishing and not doing. Key Takeaways Art can bring massive amounts of subjective value to something Show the kind of work you want to get and attract. Be enthusiastic about the work you’re putting out. Let the universe know that this is the type of work you’re wanting back in return. No one is going to know you are passionate about doing this type of work if you don’t let it be known. Cultivate your talents and put them towards a significant need in the world. The more 'good' you do for others the more 'good' comes to you.

https://entrearchitect.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/vYirLmrR.jpeg () How To Use Your Story to Find the Work You Want We all know that storytelling is a critical part of your success in business. We need to know our story and how to tell it to our target market. That’s how we find the work we love and the clients we want. How do we craft our story, to whom do we tell it, and how does our story help us find more work on a consistent basis? This week on EntreArchitect Podcast, Jeff Echols of Echo Engagement joins us to discuss How To Use Your Story to Find the Work You Want. Jeff’s journey in architecture began when he moved from Atlanta to Chicago as a kid, growing up close to many Frank Lloyd Wright homes and watching This Old House with his dad every Saturday morning on PBS. He attended Ball State’s College of Architecture and Planning and worked first in Chicago and eventually moved to Indianapolis working for firms ranging from 3-people firms to one of the largest firms in the country. After over twenty years in the traditional architecture world in some kind of marketing role or another, he ventured out on his own in a different capacity. After interacting with tons of architects, he realized that by-and-large, most architects know little to nothing about marketing. He first launched http://ArchitectoftheInternet.com (ArchitectoftheInternet.com), which was an exploration into why many architects aren’t great at marketing and how they can be. Eventually he was contacted by a previous classmate who was running for national office with AIA, and Jeff helped run the campaign with messaging, speechwriting and more. After a series of transitions, Jeff set out to work as a marketing consultant by creating Echo Engagement where he helps others craft and tell their stories. The Structure of Marketing Business development is at the front of the marketing process, and is all about building relationships. Sales is the end, the ask and the closing of the deal. The stuff in between is the marketing: the brand and promotion of the brand on different storytelling channels with varying objectives. Jeff works on both marketing and branding, but believes the most important aspect is that you have a compelling story to tell. The key to repeat clients and referrals is to tell a story so powerfully that resonates with your ideal client that they feel compelled to share it with someone else. At Echo Engagement, they help architects, startups, and nonprofits craft their stories and get the word out. The Storytelling Process The storytelling process starts with producing a document that tells the story arc of the organization, beginning with the question, “Why do you do what you do?”. Then, they work to determine the ideal client and their “why”. Things start to resonate when there’s a cross between a firm’s “why” with their ideal clients’ “why”. When telling your story, always think in your client’s terms, use their language and speak to them where they are. Drop the industry-specific jargon so they’re able to understand the terms you used in architecture school to help them understand on their level. How to Use Storytelling to Find and Keep Clients To get more work consistently in any market, it’s important to understand and resonate with your specific audience. When you know your audience and what they want, you can craft a story that relates to their questions and the goal they have. They might have struggles along the way to achieving that goal, but you can help them along the way when they choose to work with you. Start writing your story and then tell it in the right channels to the right people and you’ll find some resonation. Connect with Jeff online at http://EchoEngage.com (EchoEngage.com), or on Twitter https://twitter.com/echoengage (@echoengage) or http://twitter.com/jeffechols...

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