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Starving Artist No More | Jennifer Jill Araya
034: Maker & Manager
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034: Maker & Manager Sep 19, 2023

The life of a creative solopreneur is one of constantly being pulled in two different directions. Direction 1: the creative stuff! The reason you’re a creative entrepreneur in the first...

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033: The Making of a Habit
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033: The Making of a Habit Jul 25, 2023

What habits do you have? What are the things that you do automatically, on a regular basis? When we talk about habits, often the first place we think of is at bad habits we have – smoking,...

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032: Progress, Not Perfection
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032: Progress, Not Perfection Jul 18, 2023

In almost every artistic training program the world over, regardless of the specific creative discipline, the pursuit of perfection is a driving factor in the training. I spent hours in the...

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031: Say No to the Hustle
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031: Say No to the Hustle Jul 11, 2023

I have a bit of a controversial thought to share: Hustling isn't a good thing. Allow me to explain why I say that. Hustling is all about working harder than everyone else and doing everything...

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030: Future-Shaped Decisions
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030: Future-Shaped Decisions Jul 03, 2023

This episode is originally being released on July 3, 2023, meaning that as I’m recording this, it’s the midpoint of the calendar year. Recently, on The Half Marathoner substack...

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029: Be a Good Boss
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029: Be a Good Boss Jun 27, 2023

Funny story. I’ve had this topic, being a good boss, on my list of upcoming podcast episodes for months. Literally. For week after week after week, I’ve had this episode marked down as...

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028: What to Do When You Don’t Get the Gig
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028: What to Do When You Don’t Get the Gig Jun 20, 2023

The life of a creative entrepreneur is one of gig work. I’m sure you’ve heard the phrase, “gig economy.” For workers in many industry, this gig economy is a totally new...

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027: Networking for Feast, Not Famine
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027: Networking for Feast, Not Famine Jun 13, 2023

The feast or famine cycle is a vicious thing. If you’re not familiar with that term, “feast or famine” refers to the awful roller-coaster-like situation when your business...

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026: Marketing for Feast, Not Famine
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026: Marketing for Feast, Not Famine Jun 06, 2023

The feast or famine cycle is the bane of every creative business and every creative entrepreneur I know. “Feast or famine cycle” refers to the stomach-dropping ride that you experience...

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025: Make Your Own Luck
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025: Make Your Own Luck May 30, 2023

Do you have any friends or colleagues who just seem lucky? Who appear to have great opportunities fall in their lap all the time? I know that, from the outside looking in, it can sometimes seem...

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024: Overriding Imposter Syndrome
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024: Overriding Imposter Syndrome May 23, 2023

Imposter syndrome. I’ll bet that you have a visceral reaction just to hearing me say those two words. Every creative that I’ve ever known has dealt with imposter syndrome at some point...

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023: What I Wish I’d Known
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023: What I Wish I’d Known Apr 04, 2023

If you could go back to the very beginning of your journey as a creative entrepreneur, what would you tell yourself? What pieces of advice would have made your journey to this point a little...

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