Show Notes:
1:37 Introducing Mark McGuinness, poet, coach for creatives and entrepreneurs, founder of LateralAction.com, author of Resilience: Facing Down Rejection and Criticism On the Road to Success.
2:51 Cory jumps in and “fanboys”
3:33 Mark’s secrets of productivity/creativity (which are one and the same).
5:34 “You’re either doing it, or you know you’re making excuses not to do it,” and the keys to overcoming resistance.
7:10 “The uncomfortable comfort zone.”
8:07 The story of how Mark came to write his book.
10:28 Cory on the realities of facing rejection as an actor.
11:57 How to deal with rejection when it’s a regular part of your creative work.
13:09 “We take a length of gut from our bellies and serve it up… then the bourgeousie get their knives out.” -Gustave Flaubert. “It should hurt!” -Mark McGuinness.
14:02 Why some criticisms hurt more than others. (And what to do about it.)
16:58 The importance of making the time, and doing creative work first, and reactive work second.
23:59 The secret behind William Carlos Williams’ very short poems. (“The form following the function of the doctor’s bag.”
Find Mark at LateralAction.com
Find Mark’s poetry and thoughts on poets at MarkMcGuinness.com
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