Lesson 34 - The Business of Being Creative with Jennifer Perkins

08/26/19 • 59 min

How can you be a badass creative entrepreneur and make money doing what you love?

This week on Creativity School, I talk to Jennifer Perkins, a creative content designer and crafter for places like HGTV and DIY Network. Jennifer has worked in the creative industry as an author, editor, and television host, for over 20 years, and she’s also the host of Creative Queso, a podcast all about the business of being creative.

If you want to learn more about how to make money with the things you make, how to overcome the discomfort of self promotion and do it without turning people off, how to network when you hate networking, how to prevent boredom in your creative work, AND SO MUCH MORE - tune in because you’ll love this episode!

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Mentioned in this episode:

The importance of having multiple streams of income
How to prevent yourself from getting bored of your work when you turn it into a business
Overcoming the discomfort of promoting yourself and your work
How to network when you hate networking
Why having ADD in your creativity should be something we embrace
My episode on Jennifer’s Podcast Creative Queso
Goal Digger Podcast

CONNECT WITH JENNIFER:

Website | Creative Queso | Instagram

CONNECT WITH CREATIVITY SCHOOL:

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How can you be a badass creative entrepreneur and make money doing what you love?

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**Today’s episode is brought to you by Audible! If you want to get started with a free audiobook download and 30 day free trial head over to at www.creativityschoolpodcast.com/audible.

Mentioned in this episode:

The importance of having multiple streams of income
How to prevent yourself from getting bored of your work when you turn it into a business
Overcoming the discomfort of promoting yourself and your work
How to network when you hate networking
Why having ADD in your creativity should be something we embrace
My episode on Jennifer’s Podcast Creative Queso
Goal Digger Podcast

CONNECT WITH JENNIFER:

Website | Creative Queso | Instagram

CONNECT WITH CREATIVITY SCHOOL:

Thank you so much for listening!

Subscribe so you never miss an episode, and connect with me online!

Instagram | Twitter | Facebook

If you have any questions or comments for the show, click here

Previous Episode

Lesson 33 - Discover Your Unique Purpose using Human Design with Laura Olsen

This week on Creativity School, I talk to Laura Olsen, a creative coach that helps people define their message and get it online using a variety of tools, including Human Design. If you’ve never heard of Human Design before, you’re about to get a crash course on how this tool gives you an overview of the mechanics of how you operate, and “is the owner’s manual that we didn’t get at birth.”

By learning our Human Design type we can gain a deeper understanding of who we really are, and remove all the baggage of who the world tells us to be. As Laura says, truly compelling creativity comes from a deep place of inner knowledge. And the more we know about ourselves, the more we can create better work. Listen to learn more about your purpose and living in alignment with your Human Design!

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**Today’s episode is brought to you by Audible! If you want to get started with a free audiobook download and 30 day free trial head over to at www.creativityschoolpodcast.com/audible.

Mentioned in this episode:

What is Human Design
The 5 Human Design Types - Manifestor, Generator, Manifesting Generator, Projector, and Reflector
How Human Design can help you uncover who you really are and how you operate in the world
Celebrities and famous figures and their Human Design Types

CONNECT WITH LAURA:

Website | Instagram

CONNECT WITH CREATIVITY SCHOOL:

Thank you so much for listening!

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Best Of - Get Stuff Done Without Distractions and Bad Habits with Jake Kahana

Do you have a creative project you really want to work on, but put it off because you just don’t have the time for it?

Then today’s episode is just for you!

My guest Jake Kahana says nobody taught us how to work, and he wants to change that.

Jake is an artist and teacher helping people thrive in a world overrun with distractions by leading them in unlearning bad habits and replacing them with new, better ones. He’s also the king of side projects and the co-founder of Caveday, a company dedicated to teaching people how to maximize their productivity. Fast Company even referred to Jake and his co-founders as “Procrastination Nannies.” But it’s not just about doing more work in less time– Jake says it’s about improving the quality of your life by improving the quality of your work.

This conversation completely changed the way I work. In fact, I edited this episode more efficiently than ever before, thanks to all the juicy, research backed techniques Jake shares with us.

In this episode, Jake shows us how to unlearn the bad habits we’re all used to, and how to recreate our own mini Caveday at home. As someone who is highly creative with multiple side projects, he also shares some great insights about how to be more creative.

**Today’s episode is brought to you by Audible! If you want to get started with a free audiobook download and 30 day free trial head over to at www.creativityschoolpodcast.com/audible.

Mentioned in this episode:

How nobody has ever taught us how to work, and why we need to be taught how to work with structure and research based techniques
How to structure your work so you can get into flow
The right kind of break to take so you can go back to work more energized (and it’s not checking emails and social media!)
Why multitasking actually makes your work quality worse
The ONE THING you can take away from this interview to do better work (and it improves your IQ!)
Jake’s advice on how to work at a demanding day job and still have time for your side projects
Why every creative outlet doesn’t need to be a business idea

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