Money & Creativity: How To Get Paid For Being Yourself - Inner Work Library [132/500]
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- Опубліковано 30 чер 2024
- How to get paid for your creative work or make money from your creativity? We'll need to first look at healing money wounds & healing money trauma in this episode of Inner Work Library Q&A. We'll then explore the psychology of money and creativity: including how to heal financial trauma and how to make money as an artist - a wide ranging episode on creativity and money psychology which I hope serves your own path ahead.
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⏱️ TIMESTAMPS ⏱️
00:00 What Is Authenticity Worth?
01:45 Money Mindset & Creative Expression
03:12 How To Get Paid For Being Yourself?
05:48 Compromise Is Necessary
08:33 Creative Person vs Business Person
10:24 Money Wounds & Creative Shame
14:47 What You Want vs What They Want
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Topics explored: inner work; Jordan Thornton; money mindset; financial therapy; personal finance; money trauma; how to heal money trauma; how to heal money wounds; money wounds; financial education; financial trauma; how to heal financial trauma; what is financial trauma; what is money trauma; money trauma healing; money healing; financial healing; wealth wounds; money mental health; poverty mindset; what is poverty mindset; poverty mindset psychology; money psychology; financial psychology; psychology of money; money mindset shift; money wounds; the psychology of money; psychology money; healing financial wounds; healing financial trauma; healing money wounds; healing money trauma; money and creativity; creativity and money; creative business;
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Your awareness of the audience and how you managed to create an environment for authentic conversation online is powerful.
Trying my best to keep this space as real as possible, here for the journey. Thanks for seeing this.
At the risk of sounding a little intense and over dramatic, you have literally changed the trajectory of my life :) When I asked this question I didn't think I'd get such nuanced response that would kick my butt into deeply reflecting the delicate balance of what creativity does for me and my life. I really appreciate you taking the time to make such an impactful video to respond. Since watching this I have taken that humble step back to figure out what it is that I want to do and what I have been called to do. I had never been called out like that but honestly, it's exactly what I needed. I wish I was in the financial and personal space to be able to do some coaching as I have gained tremendous value from your work. Until that day comes, I will continue to watch and share your work with those that also need a little nudge ;) Thank you Jordan.
Truly heart-warming comment for me to read tonight, thank you for being here with such deep engagement and reflection. I hope that the months ahead in this year continue to provide more of this reflective forwards-momentum for you. Thank you.
Much needed and helpful video. I needed a little common sense knocked into me. I’ve been stuck with idealistic fantasy that I can do my silly creative projects and will magically find a niche of people that would pay money for it. I struggle with the self-indulgence of creating for the fun of it, vs. nitty gritty of managing it as a business. Jordan Peterson said creatives (high openness) have a hard time living in the business world, but you found a way to balance creative passion with business. I am humbled, yet inspired by your ability to work both aspects, and share your wisdom. Thank you.
I've likewise knocked the same feeling into myself at times, I get it. I'm happy to have offered some insights here - you're the kind of person I make this video for. Thanks for commenting and letting me know.
Great insights and takeaways
Would love a video on your workflow / weekly time table for the type of business you run 🥇
Will see if I can make a spin on this - sounds good!
Really enjoying this channel--you got my sub. Not to presume here, but I feel a kinship with your personality here. I'm an analytic philosopher by training, but spent every spare minute in college reading the proto-psychologists (Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, etc), and then just fell in love with psychology, both for selfish/self-healing reasons, and just...I don't know, people are more fascinating to me than physics or the philosophy of denotation lol. Anyway, my thanks sir...will be following. I'm about 500 books in myself, but it took that many to really nail down my specific interest in consciousness, agency, and creativity. (p.s. I've also done a bit of the travel and working with my hands thing, which I loved). Cheers man!
Appreciate you being here and all your recent comments - I can't respond to all of them but I read your ideas and hope you continue to enjoy this space! Keep at it
Will do. And I'll be a a consistent participant in this space you've opened up here Jordan. It's really good work, and while its not gonna make you famous or a billionaire, well...if karma is a thing, you're a wealthy man my friend @@jordanthornton
It was a very good video, and I agree with most of the things you said. It is possible to make money being only your authentic self and making it into a creative endeavour. However, people don't realise how many years of almost daily commintment and how much sacrifice it truly takes. I paint about my life, basically what I'm working on to heal, my traumas, joys etc. - and since these things are universal, people tend to connect to my pieces and pay money for them. And I know full-time artists who only create out of their authentic selves - and as you said, they are all incredible. But certainly, it took me YEARS to even be making very little money out of my craft. I'm not at a place where I can just quit my day job and do it full-time, but I believe I'll get there someday. All the best!
It sounds like you're striking the balance step-by-step... you have excellent art and the path will continue to open up with this kind of philosophy, Helena.
Absolutely loved this, thank you Jordan!
I've been learning that creative growth needs soulful discipline.
Besides having a healing and open attitude towards our experience, it's about the marriage between the wild flow of the inner feminine and the healthy containment of the inner masculine. One cannot thrive without the other.
It's quite a challenge to find the balance though, still exploring that!
Thank you for showing up as you do. It's deeply inspiring and triggering for me, in the best way possible. 🌲🙏
I'm such an advocate for using the masculine principle to carve out the time-management boundaries and then fill it with the 'wild flow' that you talk about. Helps for the consistency over years, which I've learned getting this channel to 200+ videos now. It really does work, and it sounds like you've got the right idea. Keep creating, Linda.
Thank you so much for an interesting video that made me reflect on some things. Back in the autumn I laucnhed my own business, which has been a journey into unknown territory and new learning in many different areas on a daily basis. My website is finally launched (Last week), but the sales are slow and some part of me (my inner child) feels a bit rejected and triggered by that.
Some of the topics in your video that I will reflect upon is consistency - as an introvert I rarely share anything on the social medias, but consistency in posting on my business facebook page to build a brand will become a priority.
I decided early on, in the establisment of my business, that since I am way more creative and creating as a person, that my main focus in my business, should be on the administration and 'learning how to run a business' so I could grow my business and create more, in the long run.
One of the things, that really challenge me, is to put myself 'out here' publicly - the feeling of shame and social akwardness and a fear of rejection is holdning me back.
I will view this video a couple of times more, to make room for more reflections :)
Some really honest reflections here, thank you for sharing some of your story. You're in an exciting period of time with your business and the consistency aspect is going to be essential, you're right. The intentional branding efforts too. Stay patient and keep going.
@@jordanthornton Thank you, Jordan :) And congratulations with the 5 years sober!
Fairly new subscriber and a video on this topic was a very pleasant surprise... just when i needed it! Thanks for the insights and I'm looking forward to more 👍
Welcome - I’m doing 500 episodes here and try to keep things broad across the range of trauma work and self actualisation psychology. Happy to have landed with an unexpected video - feel free to get involved 🌲
Thanks, I'll stay tuned.
Thanks Jordan. I studied film making but had a hard time with this field and ended up in communications. I liked it at the beginning but later I started hating it because I ended up doing things that don't allow my creativity to grow. Eventually, I lost myself, especially when I had a burn out and there was no promotion opportunities . Right now I am dealing with it as a paid job and went back to reading novels and books I enjoy, hoping that one day I can create things I like again
I hear you, one of those situations which starts off hopeful but things change as experience grows. I'm glad you're finding clarity on the next chapter with your studies - keep going.
Thank you, Jordan! A challenging video.
Glad it was helpful - enjoyed this one in particular.
Thank you for this video 🙏 Some of your insights here have helped me to feel refocused and aware of some rebalancing needed!
Excellent, thank you for taking the time to drop in here - it's hard to find the balance as a creative, but it's a skill we learn and dance we practice.
watching your videos from Morocco, amazing content plz keep sharing
Great country, spent two months there myself in Marrakech and Fes - keep at it my friend.
I Thankyou ✨🙏🏽✨
You are so welcome, good luck.
I want/ need to write a book. However I'm unsure how to due to the chaos in my mind. Any tips on how to help with this ?
Prepare to be spending the next two years following through. Make two hours per day in your timetable and write everyday. It's mainly a scheduling issue, but you also need to have a long-term perspective. Structure over sentiment, and build your knowledge + solve the technical issues over time. Create the time in your schedule (morning or night) and make it a ritual because if you don't do it now then it probably will never happen. Good luck!
@@jordanthornton thank you
That's quite a marvellous sculpture, Jordan! 💜😉 Wouldn't pay £750 for it, but still 🤣🤣
Are you telling me that you don't value my authenticity??? How rude and judgemental, I feel entitled to make millions from sculpting simply because it's my real self. Namaste.
@@jordanthornton Oh my little snowflake ❄️ I am sorry to destroy your illusion.
But I like the authentic anger, you are showing me 🎉
Hi Jordan, I moving forward on my healing journey but have a question. Every day I practice bioenergetic exercises, they help, but not as deeply as I would like. Now I’m studying Lowen and the Inner Child approach, then it will be Janov, Levin, Johnson, Kalshed and Firman. I'm sure I'm moving in the right direction and understand what to do, but perhaps you can advise more for my situation.
My character structure is very similar to the Schizoid type described by Reich. I also often feel severe social anxiety, which is characterized by a feeling of annihilation or horror and lack of a sense right to exist.
I would be grateful if you could recommend something else for this situation. Thank you.
Sounds like you're doing real work, in which case it's perhaps an issue of patience. It takes years or even decades for us to work into patterns, and it usually takes months and years for us to come out of them. How long have you been consistent? If it's less than a year then try getting there first - it'll be worth it.
@@jordanthornton Thank you, I have been aware of my problems for a long time and have been working on them for almost as long. First, I took a CBT course for social phobia, almost without interruption for six months. It didn't help too much.
Then I found your channel and learned about bioenergetic. I practicing bioenergetic exercises for a year and a half, very rarely skipping days. The only thing is that it’s not all that long ago, but rather about a year ago that I started introducing the habit of reading psychotherapeutic material every day.
I know that there is a lot of work ahead, and changes in character structure occur gradually, especially in schizoid one. I remember your videos on similar topics, and I added literature from there to my list.
Anyway, will be good if you'll make a video about annihilation anxiety and lack of a sense of right to exist. I think it will be useful to many.
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Wishing you the absolute best here, keep at it.
This was such a good explanation. I really enjoyed it and it made me think of my writing process from starting writing without ever wanting to share something to now where there are some of my pieces on Instagram if I feel like sharing them
Excellent journey here - motivational. Keep going.
@@jordanthornton I will. Thank you