Summary At age 40 Ralph decided it was time to put aside working on everyone else’s projects and pursue his own. In order to do this he needed to get out of crisis mode – but how? Listen in on this fantastic interview from the creator of SketchWallet.
Your project promo videos are NOT going to be playing at your funeral so consider this – is what you are publishing effective?
Topics Discussed with Ralph Thomas of Sketch Wallet * Why are creatives in a state of crisis mode? * Should creatives take a steady job to avoid crisis mode? * What is a practical first step of getting gout of crisis mode? * How did you know that Sketch Wallet would be successful within 6 months of launching the product? * Where did you get the idea to have a landing page for Sketch Wallet before the Kickstarter campaign? * How do you know if your landing page or website for your project isn’t getting enough traffic or if your idea just isn’t “good”? * How do you know when your project is ready to vamp up? * Do you feel bad when you are out of the Netflix loop? * How do you organize and plan for projects?
Download the episode to hear Ralph’s responses which are absolute gold!
Key Takeaways From Ralph * Work what you give back to the world into your project before you work in what you get out of it. * Research people who have been successful at what you want to accomplish before you start your project idea. * Ask yourself, are you the right person to pull this off? * Your project promo videos are NOT going to be playing at your funeral so consider this – is what you are publishing effective? * Make a list of ideas that won’t work during this season of your business and hold on to it for later.
Links Mentioned Interview with Guy Francis
Jake Parker’s blog
Jared J. Krosczka’s TED Talk
Connect with Ralph SketchWallet.com
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