S3E50: Jeff Goins – Artists don't have to starve

In today's episode of the Idea to value podcast, we speak with bestselling author Jeff Goins. Jeff is the author of "Real Artists don't Starve", and we speak about why so many creative people find out hard to make a living from their craft, and how a change in the stories they tell can change their fortunes. See the full episode at https://wp.me/p6pllj-1ro  Topics covered in this episode: 00:01:30 Jeff's personal journey, starting as a starving artist 00:03:30 How he discovered the joy of writing, even though he didn't know what to write about 00:05:00 The myth of the starving artist, and how it is related to the stories we tell ourselves 00:08:00 During the Renaissance, many artists actually earned quite well 00:13:00 The difference between starving artists and thriving artists nowadays 00:15:30 How creative people can change their stories and mindset for success 00:17:30 The danger with trying to follow your passion, and what to do instead 00:19:00 Finding the intersection of passion, skill and demand 00:22:00 What keeps Jeff creative is continually pushing himself to grow Links covered in today's episode: Jeff's website: www.goinswriter.com  Bonus: This episode was made possible by our premium innovation and creativity training. Take your innovation and creativity capabilities to the next level by investing in yourself now, at https://www.ideatovalue.com/all-access-pass-insider-secrets/ * Subscribe on iTunes to the Idea to Value Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/idea-to-value-creativity-innovation/id1199964981?mt=2 * Subscribe on Stitcher to the Idea to Value Podcast: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=129437&refid=stpr * Subscribe on Google Play to the Idea to Value Podcast: https://playmusic.app.goo.gl/?ibi=com.google.PlayMusic&isi=691797987&ius=googleplaymusic&apn=com.google.android.music&link=https://play.google.com/music/m/Ifjlz5o2w27yr4wn7belsne26oq?t%3DIdea_to_Value_-_Creativity_and_Innovation%26pcampaignid%3DMKT-na-all-co-pr-mu-pod-16 Want to rapidly validate new ideas and innovative products and GROW your online business? These are the tools I actually use to run my online businesses (and you can too): * The best email management and campaigns system: ActiveCampaign (Free Trial) http://www.activecampaign.com/?_r=M17NLG2X  * Best value web hosting: BlueHost WordPress http://www.activecampaign.com/?_r=M17NLG2X  * Landing pages, Sales Pages and Lead collection: LeadPages (Free Trial) http://leadpages.pxf.io/c/1385771/390538/5673  * Sharing & List building: Sumo (Free) https://sumo.com/?src=partner_ideatovalue  * Payments, Shopping Cart, affiliate management and Upsell generator: ThriveCart https://improvides--checkout.thrivecart.com/thrivecart-standard-account/  * Video Webinars for sales: WebinarJam and Everwebinar ($1 Trial) https://nickskillicorn.krtra.com/t/lwIBaKzMP1oQ  * Membership for protecting content: Membermouse (Free Trial) http://affiliates.membermouse.com/idevaffiliate.php?id=735  * eLearning System for students: WP Courseware https://flyplugins.com/?fly=293  * Video Editing: Techsmith Camtasia http://techsmith.z6rjha.net/vvGPv  I have used all of the above products myself to build IdeatoValue and Improvides, which is why I can confidently recommend them. I may also receive affiliate payments for any business I bring to them using the links above. Copyright https://www.ideatovalue.com