What if the thing holding your business back has nothing to do with your work?
We've coached over 450 creatives at this point, and the most successful ones are almost never the most talented ones.
We get on calls with filmmakers and photographers who are better shooters than we'll ever be. Better gear. Better organized. One guy had a spreadsheet of every person he'd ever pitched, when he followed up, and what he sent. And the business still wasn't moving.
Talent can actually work against you here, because it hands you something to keep polishing instead of something to test. So you re-edit the portfolio piece instead of sending the pitch. You wait until it feels ready. And ready doesn't show up on its own.
Here's the part nobody says out loud: the creatives who build the business aren't the ones who felt ready first. They're the ones who got their hands on real evidence that it was possible for them.
In this episode, Joey and Christy break down exactly where that evidence comes from, and it isn't affirmations or mindset work. Christy tells the story of flying to San Diego on money she didn't have just to carry a photographer's bags for a day, and how one day rewired what she thought her business could be. Joey tells the story of getting dropped off at two working filmmakers' houses at thirteen years old, being completely useless on set, and why it set the direction for everything after.
Then we get practical about how you go get the same thing this month.
- Why the most talented creative in the room is often the most stuck
- The difference between borrowing confidence and trying to manufacture it
- Why following someone on Instagram isn't proximity, and what actually is
- How humility is the fastest on-ramp to confidence in your business
- The one assignment to run this week to get real evidence it's possible for you
Belief is buildable. It's not a personality trait, and it's not reserved for people who look like they were born with it. 🚀
P.S. The fastest way to borrow belief is to be in a room with creatives already doing it. The September cohort of the Creativ Rise Mastermind sold out and closed early, and the next one starts October 1st with 10 spots. Applications open mid September, and the waitlist gets access first. Get on it at www.creativrise.com.
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