Jeff Goins

Bestselling author and creativity expert Jeff Goins dismantles the myth that being creative is a hindrance to success by revealing how an artistic temperament is in fact a competitive advantage in the marketplace. For centuries, the myth of the starving artist has dominated our culture, seeping into the minds of creative people and stifling their pursuits. But the truth is that the world’s most successful artists did not starve. In fact, they capitalized on the power of their creative strength. In Real Artists Don’t Starve, Jeff Goins debunks the myth of the starving artist by unveiling the ideas that created it and replacing them with timeless strategies for thriving, including: steal from your influences (don’t wait for inspiration), collaborate with others (working alone is a surefire way to starve), take strategic risks (instead of reckless ones), make money in order to make more art (it’s not selling out), and apprentice under a master (a “lone genius” can never reach full potential). Through inspiring anecdotes of successful creatives both past and present, Goins shows that living by these rules is not only doable but it’s also a fulfilling way to thrive. From graphic designers and writers to artists and business professionals, creatives already know that no one is born an artist. Goins’ revolutionary rules celebrate the process of becoming an artist, a person who utilizes the imagination in fundamental ways. He reminds creatives that business and art are not mutually exclusive pursuits. In fact, success in business and in life flow from a healthy exercise of creativity. Expanding upon the groundbreaking work in his previous bestseller The Art of Work, Goins explores the tension every creative person and organization faces in an effort to blend the inspired life with a practical path to success. Being creative isn’t a disadvantage for success; rather, it is a powerful tool to be harnessed.

Timeless Strategies for Thriving in the New Creative Age

Real Artists Don't Starve

Becoming a writer begins with a simple but important belief: You are a writer; you just need to write. In "You Are a Writer," Jeff Goins shares his own story of self-doubt and what it took for him to become a professional writer. He gives you practical steps to improve your writing, get published in magazines, and build a platform that puts you in charge. This book is about what it takes to be a writer in the 21st Century. You will learn the importance of passion and discipline and how to show up every day to do the work. Here's what else you will learn: -How to transition from wanting to be a writer to actually being one -What "good" writing is (and isn't) -How to stop waiting to be picked and finally choose yourself -What it takes to build a platform -Why authors need to brand themselves (and how to do it) -Tips for freelancing, guest blogging, and getting published in magazines -Different ways to network with other writers, artists, and influencers -The importance of blogging and social media and how to use it well to find more readers and fans of your writing "You Are a Writer" will help you fall back in love with writing and build an audience who shares your love. It's about living the dream of a life dedicated to words. AND IT ALL BEGINS WITH YOU. Table of Contents Introduction Part 1: Writing You ARE a Writer: Claiming the Title Writers Write The Myth of Good It Gets Tough Part 2: Getting Read Three Tools Every Writer Needs You Need a Platform Your Brand is You Channels of Connection Part 3: Taking Action Getting Started Before Your First Book When the Pitching Ends What Next?

You Are a Writer (So Start Acting Like One)

The Art of Work

Wrecked is about the life we wished we lived. It's a life of radical sacrifice and selfless service-and how we find it in the midst of suffering. Wrecked is a look at how we discover our life's purpose in the least likely of places: in the tough spots and amongst the broken-hearted. It's a manifesto for living like we mean it; it's a guide to growing up and giving your life away. This book is for us. A generation of young adults pursuing our life's work both responsibly and radically-how to live in the real-world tension of sacrificial living and the daily mundane. Author Jeff Goins shares his own struggle as a missionary and 20-something who understands the call to live radically for God while dealing with the everyday responsibilities of life. Wrecked is for a generation dissatisfied with the status quo and wanting to make a difference.

When a Broken World Slams Into Your Comfortable Life

Wrecked

embracing the tension between now and the next big thing

The in-between

The Writer's Manifesto

Wrecked for the Ordinary

The Beginners Guide to Building an Audience

The days of writing the next great novel alone somewhere in the woods and then mailing it in are over. Today, the authors that make the largest impacts and enjoy the most success engage regularly and meaningfully with their specific readership. If you wish to follow in their footsteps, then you must first build your tribe. In this book, you'll learn why constructing your own author platform -- catered exclusively to your specific tribe of ideal readers -- is vital to the hopes and dreams of digital writers. Moreover, you'll learn how the smart authors are building big tribes that allow their writing careers to thrive. From the five types of platforms to the one weird way to get a larger audience, you'll learn everything you need (and nothing you don't) about nurturing a thriving, raving readership primed to take writing career to the next level. See you inside!

A Practical Guide to Finding (and Writing For) Your Audience

Every Writer Needs a Tribe

We’re an “instant gratification” generation—but most change happens gradually. Many of us spend our lives searching and longing for something more than what is in front of us. Whether it’s traveling abroad or chasing cheap (or expensive) thrills, we’re all looking for the medicine to satisfy our restlessness. And so often we're looking in the wrong place. The In-Between is a call to accept the importance that waiting plays in our lives. Can we embrace the extraordinary nature of the ordinary and enjoy the daily mundane—what lies in between the “major” moments? Learning to live in this tension, to be content in these moments of waiting, may be our greatest struggle—and our greatest opportunity to grow.

Embracing the Tension Between Now and the Next Big Thing

The In-Between

Ray Edwards

Diagnosed with a terminal illness, a leading marketing consultant discovers that what he has learned about persuading others might help him save his own life. Ray Edwards was one of the top marketers and copywriters in the business with A-list clients like Tony Robbins, Jack Canfield, and Michael Hyatt when he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s. The diagnosis brought his life to a screeching halt and propelled Edwards to question everything he thought he knew about his Christian faith, his relationships, what kind of person he was, and how the world worked. Out of options and deeply depressed, Edwards decided he needed to turn his life around or die a failure. He had to let go of false beliefs and find better ones. To his surprise, he found that the principles of persuasion he’d honed for over four decades to move others could work for him. In the vein of The Last Lecture and Tuesdays with Morrie, Read This or Die! Is the tale of one man’s transformation and how he achieved it. Edwards outlines the powerful, time-tested PASTOR process he created that helped him identify and untangle the beliefs that were holding him back and provided a game plan for how to change his life: Pain: start with what hurts Amplify: determine how it will get worse before it gets better Story: find the story of a better future Transformation: choose the evidence worth believing Opportunity: discern where change can happen Response: set up a system that makes transformation stick For anyone who wants to turn their life around but does not know how, the PASTOR method teaches how to harness marketing wisdom to get honest about what we really want from life and craft better beliefs and plans to help us start living life on our own terms.

Persuading Yourself to a Better Life

Read This or Die!

Ce se întâmplă atunci când viaţa pe care trebuie să o duci nu seamănă cu cea pe care ţi-ai planificat-o? Pe măsură ce intrăm într-o nouă eră a istoriei umanităţii şi speranţa medie de viaţă creşte, iar lumea devine un loc tot mai bun, plin de soluţii tehnologice, oamenii îşi pun întrebări tot mai profunde. Acum ne dăm seama că modul în care am muncit nu mai dă rezultate. Fabricile se micşorează, nu se măresc. Cariera de patruzeci de ani nu mai există. Omenirea necesită o nouă abordare a vocaţiei şi avem nevoie de ceva nou – sau poate de ceva foarte vechi. Există o cale spre munca plină de satisfacţii care nu te obligă să te conformezi carierei alese de părinţi sau pentru care să-ţi compromiţi valorile. Nu va semăna cu nici o lecţie predată la şcoală şi probabil nici cu ceea ce ţi-au spus profesorii despre viitorul tău, dar te poţi baza pe ea. Sunt lucruri mai importante în viaţă decât ceea ce ţi se întâmplă, iar vocaţia înseamnă mai mult decât să pontezi o cartelă. Dar cum putem găsi o astfel de cale ce pare dispărută de multă vreme?

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