I've noticed that when we develop our expertise in a thing or a craft, there's often this pressure to continuously prove what we know or what we can do. More often than not, that path leads us to become caricatures of ourselves.

Creatives and creators - do these three things: 1) Study your heroes feverishly. 2) Try earnestly to emulate them. 3) Fail fantastically. That failure is the sound of you finding your own voice.

My father sometimes burned upon the sofa like a campfire, and a dry whimper broke from him. - Terrance Hayes, The Shepherd

Stage fright happens when we care deeply about delivering value to our audience. It's an inconvenient symptom of a healthy condition. Take solace in knowing that the tsunami in your gut is a sign that you're right where you're supposed to be.

One of my favorite storytellers, Jay Acunzo, featured me in a recent episode of Unthinkable*. If you’re a creative, or have ever had a hunch that you should be open to seeing yourself as one, you should be listening to this show - you won’t regret it.

Why learn from us? 1. Tucker, Jesse & I left roles at Google, SpaceX and Deloitte to pursue creativity 2. We know how to leverage creativity in both corporate & independent settings 3. We've gotten millions of views on our content using techniques from poetry, story & comedy

Working on a course I’m really excited about with Joojo O & Jesse Warren. Can’t wait for it to bring me closer to some of you and your stories.

Hot take: it’s *always* the artist’s fault if their audience doesn’t understand them. Even if the audience just wasn’t paying attention when they should’ve been. Whether or not being understood matters is a different question entirely

Thanks for the shout, Sonya Dreizler !