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Measure Impact More Than Money

October 14, 2014 By jeffreyshaw Leave a Comment

The other day, Warren, my partner in work and life, came to me with a long list of numbers. It was a spreadsheet ( not my favorite thing) of the number of people who had downloaded my free eGuides, subscribed to the blog, downloaded Creative Warriors podcast episodes, picked up free gifts on Creative Warriors Offers page, and several other metrics. It was a wow moment.

You see, earlier this year I set a “quest” to impact the lives of 50,000 people this year. Not a goal. A quest. The difference being I didn’t want to get hung up, as I normally would, on whether I met the goal. The point was for the number to big enough that it seemed a bit impossible, I had no idea HOW I was going to do it, and it was meaningful. What I’ve come to realize is that measuring the impact I want to create in this world and the number of lives I want to touch is far more meaningful than measuring money. Hey–money is important too. Here’s how I feel about money. Money does not create happiness. Money creates the conditions for happiness. So yes, it creates freedom from stress.

Here’s what I know for sure though. That when we focus on money it is almost always the lack of money causing us stress. By focusing on it, we get more stress and less money. Exactly what we focus on. So imagine the possibilities by focusing on impact.

Thats’ what this Huffington Post article is all about. And a few suggestions on how you can measure your own impact.

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Creative Solutions to Overcome Overwhelm

September 27, 2014 By jeffreyshaw Leave a Comment

As a creative entrepreneur, or someone you thinks outside the box, we need to think differently to solve ordinary problems because we are in the world doing extra-ordinary things. Who isn’t overwhelmed much of the time these days? As small business owners we’re often doing the job of 3 people at least.

So here’s an article I wrote for Huffington Post that offers a different perspective on being overwhelmed. Once you look at it differently, getting an idea of what’s “underneath” overwhelm, I believe my suggestions to overcome it will make sense.

Let me know if this is helpful to you here on the blog or on the HuffPost site.

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How To Answer The 3 BIG Questions

September 15, 2014 By jeffreyshaw Leave a Comment

One of the beautiful things about entrepreneurs that create businesses from a sense of purpose or what they know they have a unique talent for, is that they try so hard. It’s very endearing actually. They want so hard to get it right and for it to be deeply meaningful. That’s exactly why it can be so difficult to answer the three BIG questions–

What’s my purpose?

Who am I?

What am I meant to do?

In this article for the Huffington Post I explain why there’s an inherent conflict in making a business of something that’s meaningful or purpose-driven. And I offer a solution.

I would love to hear your stories about the challenge of defining what it is that you do. Comment on the HuffPost article or here on the blog and I will certainly join you in the conversation.

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Use Your Lack of Focus to Your Advantage

August 31, 2014 By jeffreyshaw Leave a Comment

This is an article I recently wrote for The Huffington Post about what I consider to be my primary POV (point of view). That the true genius of the creative thinker lies in their drive to be easily distracted and “lack of focus”. You know- shiny object syndrome. Instead of squelching this creative drive by calling it an attention disorder or leading creative entrepreneurs to believe there’s no other way to be successful other than finding a niche, I believe creatives should be free to create with passion, diversify, and be more of who they already are. Even if who they are is “all over the place” and “lacking focus”. Have a read and let me know what you think. Does this idea free you? Grant you permission? Make you feel relieved? Get your voice heard on The Huffington Post as well and post your comments below the article.

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