Personal Development

Jay Clouse's Book Recommendations

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Inspiration on how to create your best work
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Creative Elements and Upside Shortcast host Jay Clouse shares his go-to picks on gaining inspiration to take action and create exceptional work. Creating your best work boils down to a combination of two parts: learning from masters and tapping into your own creativity through leveraging your unique gifts and ideas.

Jay Clouse's Book Recommendations

Inspiration on how to create your best work
Personal Development: Aim Higher
Personal Development: Aim Higher
Can coaching help us overcome our biggest fears? In this episode, Michael puts the transformational power of coaching to the test, by attempting to overcome his fear of singing with the help of famed vocal coach, Eric Vetro. Along the way he discovers the essence of what great coaching is, and how we can all use it on ourselves and with others.
14 min
4.7
The Advice Trap
The Advice Trap
Michael Bungay Stanier
Be Humble, Stay Curious & Change the Way You Lead Forever
19 min
4.6
Creativity: Hallelujah
Creativity: Hallelujah
What separates those who are able to realize their creative visions from those who can't? One might assume the answer is talent. But in this episode exploring the varying nature of the creative process, Malcolm Gladwell discovers why we shouldn't be discouraged if our first attempts are unsuccessful—and how time and iteration were essential to some of the world's most revered creative works.
13 min
4.9
Captivate
Captivate
Vanessa Van Edwards
The Science of Succeeding with People
16 min
4.0
Nobody Wants to Read Your Sh*t
Nobody Wants to Read Your Sh*t
Steven Pressfield
Why That Is and What You Can Do About It
20 min
4.1
Clockwork
Clockwork
Mike Michalowicz
Design Your Business to Run Itself
23 min
4.7
Profit First
Profit First
Mike Michalowicz
Transform Your Business From a Cash-Eating Monster to a Money-Making Machine
19 min
4.5
The Practice
The Practice
Seth Godin
Shipping Creative Work
25 min
4.6
What Happened When Ebay Had a Product Fail?
What Happened When Ebay Had a Product Fail?
Early product fails can have a lasting impact on your product. Take it from Ben Foster, former Product Manager of Findings at eBay. In this episode, he shares his insight on how decisions made in the early days meant the site fell behind main competitor Amazon—and he talks about what could have been done differently.
9 min
4.8
Steal Like an Artist
Steal Like an Artist
Austin Kleon
10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative
12 min
4.4
The Icarus Deception
The Icarus Deception
Seth Godin
How High Will You Fly?
19 min
4.4
Brooke Castillo: Thinking for Abundance and Success
Brooke Castillo: Thinking for Abundance and Success
Did you ever hear the saying, ""Think it, be it,""? What if that applied to business success too? In this episode, life coach Brooke Castillo shares some strategies for creating success and managing your mind to get what you want. You'll learn more about how you can work with the unconscious power of your thoughts to reach your goals—and be comfortable with it, too.
11 min
4.1
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