The Creator's Journey | with Ryan Rhoades
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It is so easy to project ourselves into the future. We think about the things we want to do, be, or have. All of the things we want to accomplish. And in today's world where we spend so much of our time on social media, it is easy to be distracted by our desire for likes and hearts and digitally mediated approval. This was a lesson I learned this week - desiring greatness but also bringing awareness and gratitude to the present moment. It's a great segue to our conversation this week with Ryan Rhoades.
Ryan is the founder and creative director at Reformation Designs - an internationally known creative agency based in Oregon. He specializes in crafting unique brand experiences and visual media for startups, business owners and organizations. He is also the host of the Creative Revolution Podcast and the co-author of The Science of Getting Rich (www.scienceofgettingrich.info) & Stop Wasting Time and Burning Money (www.stopwastingtime.today).
We talk his personal creative journey, branding, and the power of perception.
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I hope you enjoy.
Things We Talk About:
Ryan’s story of how accessing one of the first Apple 2 computers facilitated his personal creative revolution (1:00)
How the crash of the economy led to Ryan founding his own business (5:00)
Why Ryan finally quit working three jobs to bet on himself and start his own business (9:00)
The shift from “have to” to “get to” (25:00)
The biggest misconception people have about branding (34:00)
Why branding should matter to you (even if you don’t own your own business) 37:00
Things You’ll Learn:
How to turn your passion into profit (8:00)
The importance of staying in a creative state of mind (18:00)
Why you should start a journaling practice (21:00)
The difference between working in your business and working on your business (22:00)
The origins of branding (35:00)
How branding impacts perception and why you should care about branding (36:00)
How you are impacted by your environment (38:00)
Great Quotes from our Guest on this Episode:
“Think about the things you purchase...think about why you purchase them.”
“If you create your own brand...you’re no longer just a walking billboard.”
“The excuses are gone.”
“Ask yourself the hard questions like, “Who did I become when I grew up? Is it who I wanted to be?”
“Write for one person...even if it’s yourself five years ago.”
Books Mentioned in this Episode:
The Lean Startup by Eric Ries (audiobook)
The $100 Startup by Chris Guillebreau (audiobook)
The Four Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss (audiobook)
Tools of Titans by Tim Ferriss (audiobook)
The E-Myth Revisited by Michael Gerber (audiobook)
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (audiobook)
The Science of Getting Rich by Wallace Wattles with Ryan Rhoades
Connect with Ryan:
The Creative Revolution Podcast
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