What’s Your Personal Narrative as a Creative?

Critiquing Other Creatives

The Gifted Underachievers talk about how to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of a creative worker’s art. Are there guard rails that will help you deliver a needed truth in a way that feels supportive while getting taken seriously by the artist? What are the tenets of constructive critiquing? We share our experiences in workshop environments and MFA programs and share real-world examples of how to critique productively and how to receive and respond to critiques that land. Questions for Listeners: 1. Have you ever had a critique that killed your soul, even if temporarily? 2. What’s the best critique you ever got? 3. Do you have principles for giving or receiving critiques? For Further Exploration: Buy us a Coffee and Win [http://xn--buy%20us%20a%20coffee%20and%20win%20a%20book%20here%20in%20the%20gu%20clubhouse,%20weve%20gleaned%20and%20gathered%20incredible%20wisdom%20from%20our%20creative%20guests,%20whom%20we%20fondly%20call%20the%20gifted%20achievers-jo60m.xn--%20were%20putting%20this%20wisdom%20into%20a%20series%20of%20handy%20guides%20so%20listeners%20can%20study%20how%20to%20make%20a%20good%20living%20doing%20what%20you%20love-6m65i.xn--%20click%20the%20coffee%20cup%20below%20and%20youre%20on%20the%20list!%20the%20first%2020%20coffee%20angels%20will%20get%20a%20free%20guide!-sd54g/] a Guide to World Domination! Here in the GU Clubhouse, we’ve gleaned and gathered incredible wisdom from our creative guests, whom we fondly call the Gifted Achievers. We’re putting this wisdom into a series of handy guides so listeners can study how to make a good living doing what you love. Click the coffee cup below and you’re on the list! The first 20 coffee angels will get a free guide! [https://ko-fi.com/giftedunderachievers] If you aren’t already a subscriber, we’d love to have you in the GU Clubhouse! No spam, unsubscribe any time. Thanks for listening to Gifted Underachievers! This post is public so feel free to share it. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit giftedunderachievers.substack.com [https://giftedunderachievers.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

What’s Your Personal Narrative as a Creative?

If you were to write a tagline for your internal narrative as a creative, what would it be? Pat and James talk about how they view their internal creative narrative. Unsurprisingly, Pat is the underdog fighting forward. James is the outsider doing his best to find a way inside. While these may be true self-assessments, what do they mean? How can we use our internal narratives to help our creative minds? Or are these narrative taglines more about staying motivated by always having something to push against. Question for Listeners: * What’s your narrative as a creative? For Further Exploration: Buy us a Coffee and Win [http://xn--buy%20us%20a%20coffee%20and%20win%20a%20book%20here%20in%20the%20gu%20clubhouse,%20weve%20gleaned%20and%20gathered%20incredible%20wisdom%20from%20our%20creative%20guests,%20whom%20we%20fondly%20call%20the%20gifted%20achievers-jo60m.xn--%20were%20putting%20this%20wisdom%20into%20a%20series%20of%20handy%20guides%20so%20listeners%20can%20study%20how%20to%20make%20a%20good%20living%20doing%20what%20you%20love-6m65i.xn--%20click%20the%20coffee%20cup%20below%20and%20youre%20on%20the%20list!%20the%20first%2020%20coffee%20angels%20will%20get%20a%20free%20guide!-sd54g/] a Guide to World Domination! Here in the GU Clubhouse, we’ve gleaned and gathered incredible wisdom from our creative guests, whom we fondly call the Gifted Achievers. We’re putting this wisdom into a series of handy guides so listeners can study how to make a good living doing what you love. Click the coffee cup below and you’re on the list! The first 20 coffee angels will get a free guide! [https://ko-fi.com/giftedunderachievers] If you aren’t already a subscriber, we’d love to have you in the GU Clubhouse! No spam, unsubscribe any time. Thanks for listening to Gifted Underachievers! This post is public so feel free to share it. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit giftedunderachievers.substack.com [https://giftedunderachievers.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Newsflash: Academy Sues GU for $1B! (silly)

The Gifted Achievers have stepped in it now. The GU newsroom is reporting that the Academy is suing the Gifted Underachievers for $1B. This comes just weeks after Pat and James (mostly Pat) fired the GU legal team. The lawsuit is shutting down the GU Below the Line Crew Bee Oscars. More to come in future updates. Question for Listeners: * How much sillier can this get? [Answer: a lot] For Further Exploration: Buy us a Coffee and Win [http://xn--buy%20us%20a%20coffee%20and%20win%20a%20book%20here%20in%20the%20gu%20clubhouse,%20weve%20gleaned%20and%20gathered%20incredible%20wisdom%20from%20our%20creative%20guests,%20whom%20we%20fondly%20call%20the%20gifted%20achievers-jo60m.xn--%20were%20putting%20this%20wisdom%20into%20a%20series%20of%20handy%20guides%20so%20listeners%20can%20study%20how%20to%20make%20a%20good%20living%20doing%20what%20you%20love-6m65i.xn--%20click%20the%20coffee%20cup%20below%20and%20youre%20on%20the%20list!%20the%20first%2020%20coffee%20angels%20will%20get%20a%20free%20guide!-sd54g/] a Guide to World Domination! Here in the GU Clubhouse, we’ve gleaned and gathered incredible wisdom from our creative guests, whom we fondly call the Gifted Achievers. We’re putting this wisdom into a series of handy guides so listeners can study how to make a good living doing what you love. Click the coffee cup below and you’re on the list! The first 20 coffee angels will get a free guide! [https://ko-fi.com/giftedunderachievers] If you aren’t already a subscriber, we’d love to have you in the GU Clubhouse! No spam, unsubscribe any time. Thanks for listening to Gifted Underachievers! This post is public so feel free to share it. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit giftedunderachievers.substack.com [https://giftedunderachievers.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

What is a Gifted Underachiever?

The vast majority of schools are structured to recognize, validate and reward people who thrive with a certain way of learning. As most gifted underachievers have discovered, being good at school does not mean you will ace life and career. Conversely, not being good at school doesn’t mean you will fail. Many of us get more from experiences outside that structure. Although we might not do well initially, we can thrive when given the space to do our best work. Question for Listeners: Does our definition of Gifted Underachievers describe or resonate with you? Buy us a Coffee and Win a Book Here in the GU Clubhouse, we’ve gleaned and gathered incredible wisdom from our creative guests, whom we fondly call the Gifted Achievers. We’re putting this wisdom into a series of handy guides so listeners can study how to make a good living doing what you love. Click the coffee cup below and you’re on the list! The first 20 coffee angels will get a free guide! [https://ko-fi.com/giftedunderachievers] For Further Exploration: Thanks for listening to Gifted Underachievers! This post is public so feel free to share it. If you’re not already a subscriber, we’d love to have you in the GU Clubhouse. No cost, no spam, unsubscribe anytime. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit giftedunderachievers.substack.com [https://giftedunderachievers.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Sustainable Creative-Adjacent Careers

If you’re like us, you’re doing more than your own creative work to keep the lights on at home. Here in the Gifted Underachiever Clubhouse, we provide services to other creative folk who seek professional help in making their work the best it can be. Experience has taught us that a few skills come in very handy in building sustainable creative-adjacent careers across artistic disciplines. What are they? Have a listen and find out. Questions for Listeners: * Do you provide any services to other creative folk? * If yes, what are some of the core skills you’ve found useful? Buy us a Coffee and Win a Book Here in the GU Clubhouse, we’ve gleaned and gathered incredible wisdom from our creative guests, whom we fondly call the Gifted Achievers. We’re putting this wisdom into a series of handy guides so listeners can study how to make a good living doing what you love. Click the coffee cup below and you’re on the list! The first 20 coffee angels will get a free guide! [https://ko-fi.com/giftedunderachievers] For Further Exploration: A cogent case for three key skills: organization & time management, client acquisition, and perseverence Thanks for listening to Gifted Underachievers! This post is public so feel free to share it. If you’re not already a subscriber, we’d love to have you in the GU Clubhouse. No cost, no spam, unsubscribe anytime. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit giftedunderachievers.substack.com [https://giftedunderachievers.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]