CL020: Jeffrey Shaw on creative warriors, coaching and millennials in the workplace

Jeffrey Shaw is a business coach, podcast host and speaker on the subject of all things creativity. He is a believer that transformation requires both inspiration and implementation. Initially he started his creative journey as a photographer before discovering a passion for helping others through coaching. As the host of The Creative Warriors podcast he speaks with other creativity experts including Julie Cameron, Michael Gelb, Todd Henry, and Jeff Goins. His online coaching program 'The Creative Warrior Unleashed' helps creatives make a living doing what they love by better marketing themselves and their talents. Jeffrey talks about leaving New York and relocating to Miami, his busy life and the need for a "reservoir", the retreat to come back into himself and re-prepare his offering to the world. He also shares with us how he developed his approach to coaching. "As creatives, we are fundamentally capable of being really good at more than one thing." - Jeffrey Shaw   Freelancers (6:15) Coaching for entrepreneurs (7:08) Creative business owners (8:31) The promise of transformation (10:00) Old promises no longer work (12:15) Companies encouraging creativity within a company (13:20) Millennials in the workplace (15:19) Building his coaching practice (17:05) The One Thing Fallacy (18:02) Showing up as a witness (20:35) On having the platform for speaking before having the book (36:37) Jeffrey's new book (37:38) Favorite Tools: Word Swag Favorite Book: The Geography of Genius by Eric Weiner Favorite Record: I Lived by One Republic Join James's Facebook fans: https://www.facebook.com/jamestaylordotme LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/jameskirktaylor This is The Creative Life, James Taylor's weekly YouTube show. -------------------- ABOUT JAMES -------------------- As a creativity expert Taylor is a frequent guest speaker at universities and international conferences. He has given keynotes and talks at Apple, Subscription Site Summit in San Francisco, the British Music Show in the UK and at several universities across Europe including University of Dundee in Scotland and University of Macerata in Italy. He is often called upon by media outlets to give his views on trends in creativity and innovation. He has been quoted in the San Francisco Chronicle, Miami Herald, Columbus Dispatch, STV, Business Insider and San Jose Mercury News as well as featured on BBC TV and being the subject of a 30minute program on his life for BBC Radio Scotland. As a host on shows about creativity and innovation he has interviewed legendary investor Maynard Webb (Yahoo.com, eBay.com & Salesforce.com board member) and New York Times best-selling writers Chris Guillebeau ($100 Startup), Rolf Potts (Vagabonding), Brand Cooper (The Lean Entrepreneur) and Ryan Holiday (Trust Me I'm Lying). James is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts (FRSA). Meet James at http://www.JamesTaylor.me -------------------- ABOUT THE CREATIVE LIFE -------------------- The Creative Life is a weekly self-improvement show full of #motivation, #inspiration, and #creativity strategies with creativity speaker and author James Taylor. The Creative Life blog can be read at: http://www.jamestaylor.me -------------------- SUBSCRIBE -------------------- Never miss a video, and join the Youtube self-help community living the fully creative life: http://www.youtube.com/jamestaylorme