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On this page, you can scroll back through the archives and view every post I’ve ever written.
I won’t lie, there are a lot. Many of them likely won’t be relevant to you.
But my hope is that by poking around and reading through a few of them, you’ll come across an idea that sparks something for you, makes you think about a problem in a new light.
Or, if you’d rather browse through a curated selection, feel free to start with one of the lists below.
Happy reading 🙂
Best Of The Blog
Complete Archive
Where Do We Go From Here?
The problem with reaching the summit is that the only path leads back the way you came. And so you’re left with a choice.
The Enormous Hidden Danger of Obvious Tiny Problems
Small problems often don’t feel worth the effort it takes to fix them. But left alone, the friction they cause will hobble us.
Are Your Creative Heroes Leading You to Failure?
We all have our creative heroes whose accomplishments we want to emulate. But what if following them is actually making it harder to reach our goals?
Speak First
Inspiration is a conversation. And most of the time, you need to be the one to start it.
The Creative Magic of Not Having All the Answers
The path to a successful creative career isn’t about having all the answers. In fact, it’s about not having them.
Creative Work Requires Some Swagger (Here’s How to Find Yours)
No hesitation. No caution. No second-guessing. To succeed as a creator, you need to bring some swagger to your work. Here’s how to develop it.
The Creative Expectations Manifesto
Most creators quit too early. The biggest reason? Misaligned expectations. Here’s how to think about building a sustainable creative career instead.
Things Will Never Get Easier (But That’s Not a Bad Thing)
No matter how hard you work or how much you accomplish, your creative work is never going to get any easier. Here’s why (and what to do about it).
What if You’re Already on the Right Road?
When we’re not getting the results we want, the logical choice is to change our approach and take a different path… right?
Character Limits
Don’t forget. You’re so much more than what’s written in your bio.
How to Boost Your Creative Output by Taking Advantage of Interstitial Opportunities
Every day, we’re presented with a series of opportunities to unlock our best creative ideas. And yet for the most part, we ignore them entirely.
10 Unconventional (+ 1 Cliche But True) Lessons I Learned Publishing 100 Issues of My Newsletter
Growth hacks are great. But the most impactful lessons about building a successful creative platform are more easily overlooked. Here are 10 of them.
Rethinking Your Big Break
What if we’ve been thinking about our Big Breaks all wrong and it’s actually right in front of us, within our reach?
Creative Success is an Echo
It’s easy to get frustrated when your effort isn’t translating into tangible results. But maybe it has… you just haven’t realized it.
The Sketchbook Approach to Successful Creative Projects
How many projects have you jumped into head first, only to realize later they weren’t sustainable? Here’s how to approach your next project instead.
You Should Know This By Now
We all feel like we’re supposed to know more than we actually do. But are we really? And if not, what are we supposed to do with that?
Top Shelf Blindspots: How to Spot the Big Opportunities Hiding In Plain Sight
Many of your biggest opportunities are sitting out in the open within easy reach but are almost impossible to see. Here’s how to spot them.
Your Creative Workload Is Dangerously Precarious (Here’s How to Fix It)
When you’ve taken on too much, the slightest slip-up can result in catastrophe for all your creative projects. Here’s how to avoid it.
How Your Identity As A Creator Will Elevate or Undermine You
As a scrappy underdog creator, you can punch above their weight & create significant change… for a time. But sooner or later, you need to level up.
Stop Squeezing Your Ideas to Death (Do this Instead)
When everyone around us is succeeding now, it’s tempting to try to immediately capitalize on our every idea. This is exactly the wrong approach.
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Hi, I'm Jeremy, I'm glad you're here.
No matter what you create, I'm guessing you spend a good amount of time feeling lost, hopeless, and unsure about how to get from where you are to where you want to be.
So do I. And so does everyone doing creative work.
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