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Self-Directed Ep. 32 - Taylor Foreman | Forging Your Own Career As A Creative
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In this episode of Self Directed, Mitchell sits down with Taylor Foreman to discuss how he took a self-directed approach to his career as a writer, as well as some practical steps for anyone looking to follow a similar path.
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Topics and questions discussed in this episode:
- Taylor, what's your occupation? How would you describe this for listeners?
- What were you doing before?
- At what point did you realize you were creative / wanted to make it as a writer?
- When did you finally make the leap?
- How long did it take to replace your income?
- What's the biggest difference you notice doing what you're doing now compared to pursuing a more traditional career path before?
- Looking back, what's the single biggest lesson you learned making the leap?
- What advice would you give to young and budding creatives?
- If you could go back and start over, are there any specific things you'd do differently or skills you would've started focusing on earlier?
- Let's end on a fun one, if you had to pick one book or content piece that's had the biggest impact on you, what would it be?
Books Referenced in this Episode:
- How to Make Your More Talented Friends Jealous by Being Braver https://medium.com/the-ascent/how-to-make-your-more-talented-friends-jealous-by-being-braver-cae361b9417a
- 12 Rules for Life by Jordan Peterson https://www.amazon.com/12-Rules-Life-Antidote-Chaos/dp/0345816021
Find Taylor and Taylor's work at:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/j-taylor-foreman/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-creative-life-is-possible/about/
https://www.taylorforeman.com/
https://taylorforeman.substack.com/
https://foremanjamestaylor.medium.com/
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Praxis is a 6-month bootcamp that results in a full-time job at a startup.
Learn more at: http://discoverpraxis.com/
Apply now at : https://www.discoverpraxis.com/apply
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Manage episode 289798101 series 2781800
In this episode of Self Directed, Mitchell sits down with Taylor Foreman to discuss how he took a self-directed approach to his career as a writer, as well as some practical steps for anyone looking to follow a similar path.
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Topics and questions discussed in this episode:
- Taylor, what's your occupation? How would you describe this for listeners?
- What were you doing before?
- At what point did you realize you were creative / wanted to make it as a writer?
- When did you finally make the leap?
- How long did it take to replace your income?
- What's the biggest difference you notice doing what you're doing now compared to pursuing a more traditional career path before?
- Looking back, what's the single biggest lesson you learned making the leap?
- What advice would you give to young and budding creatives?
- If you could go back and start over, are there any specific things you'd do differently or skills you would've started focusing on earlier?
- Let's end on a fun one, if you had to pick one book or content piece that's had the biggest impact on you, what would it be?
Books Referenced in this Episode:
- How to Make Your More Talented Friends Jealous by Being Braver https://medium.com/the-ascent/how-to-make-your-more-talented-friends-jealous-by-being-braver-cae361b9417a
- 12 Rules for Life by Jordan Peterson https://www.amazon.com/12-Rules-Life-Antidote-Chaos/dp/0345816021
Find Taylor and Taylor's work at:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/j-taylor-foreman/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-creative-life-is-possible/about/
https://www.taylorforeman.com/
https://taylorforeman.substack.com/
https://foremanjamestaylor.medium.com/
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Praxis is a 6-month bootcamp that results in a full-time job at a startup.
Learn more at: http://discoverpraxis.com/
Apply now at : https://www.discoverpraxis.com/apply
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