Summary of Build Your Creative Career with Jack Butcher (Get Going, then Get Good)

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In this YouTube video, Jack Butcher discusses how to build a creative career by starting with something you are good at and then refining your skill set in different situations. He recommends learning from different sources and trusting that following your curiosity will lead to success.

  • 00:00:00 Jack Butcher shares his experiences and advice on how to get started in creative work, how to build a creative portfolio, and how to prove your work is of high quality. He also discusses the importance of proof of work in the creative industry, and how previous experience in different design agencies helped him start his own business.
  • 00:05:00 Jack Butcher shares that he has experienced burnout and failure in his previous positions, but advises building a creative career by starting with something you are good at and then working on refining that skill set in different situations. He recommends learning from different sources and trusting that following your curiosity will lead to success.
  • 00:10:00 This YouTube video by Jack Butcher discusses how, by focusing on the things that most people would rather avoid, he was able to achieve success as a designer. He offers the following advice for anyone looking to build a successful career: first, invest more time in the tedious, boring part of the process; and secondly, focus on producing unique and valuable work, rather than chasing after popular trends. Butcher also credits his wife with helping him to see the potential of social media as a tool for spreading ideas.
  • 00:15:00 In this video, Jack Butcher discusses how persistence and iteration are important ingredients for building a creative career. He also credits Naval for inspiring him to think about and execute on what visualized value is. HeTry to do some back of the envelope math and concludes that before visualized value, he worked for 31,000 hours and since then has focused 3600 hours on creating value. Jack recommends using Twitter as a powerful tool for spreading your work and ideas to a wider audience.
  • 00:20:00 Jack Butcher discusses his experience in the creative industry, how to balance listening to others and pursuing your own vision, and the importance of service.
  • 00:25:00 Jack Butcher discusses the importance of being selfish for yourself in order to generate satisfaction in your creative career. He cites Carlsrichards as an inspiration, and discusses the importance of creating visual content that attracts freelance opportunities.
  • 00:30:00 Jack Butcher discusses how getting started as a creator can be difficult, but he recommends following your passions and copying others who you admire. He reflects on his own influences and explains that imitation reveals our identity. He shares an example of how copying worked to his advantage as a comedian.
  • 00:35:00 Jack Butcher started his own creative career by starting a golf instruction business. He then saw the world differently and realized that people were becoming media companies. He developed a model called "the north star" to help him navigate his future. After being laid off from his advertising agency, Jack turned to writing as a way to find his direction. He eventually reconnected with his former boss, who gave him feedback on his writing. From there, Jack developed a new goal: to become a good writer. He now works on projects that he can feel good about, and is constantly learning and evolving as an artist.
  • 00:40:00 Jack Butcher discusses his experiences as a designer, including his work on a website and various logos. He talks about how he transitioned from design to financial advising and how his writing has helped him build a following. He predicts that financial advisors will start writing on the internet, and discusses how he plans to capitalize on this opportunity.
  • 00:45:00 The video discusses the difficulties that aspiring creative professionals face, and how Jack Butcher overcame them by starting with basic design skills. Butcher then created a course that helps founders achieve their dreams, which has been well received.
  • 00:50:00 Jack Butcher and his marble creation technique help people start their creative careers by getting going, then getting good. Butcher recommends starting with a blurry thumbnail and then gradually refining it until the piece is finished. This process is similar to how good writing happens - starting with everything in a vague state and gradually becoming more specific. As a writer, it's important to just get everything down on paper and then work on crafting it.
  • 00:55:00 Jack Butcher shares his advice on how to start your creative career, from getting started to eventually becoming good. He advises focusing on a few key things and getting good through that focus. He also advises using content marketing to filter and improve your ideas.

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In this video, Jack Butcher provides advice on how to start and build a successful creative career. He emphasizes the importance of having a clear focus and being willing to experiment. His 50 Days of Writing email series offers free advice on how to improve your writing skills.

  • 01:00:00 Jack Butcher shares how his journey to becoming a successful creative professional has been filled with many twists and turns, including a near-failure as an investor. He offers advice on how to achieve success by following the "get going, then get good" philosophy.
  • 01:05:00 Jack Butcher explains that it is important to balance urgency and scenic route while writing in order to produce good, engaging literature. He also encourages beginning creators to protect their ideas and to let time, detention, and care help them grow into their best work.
  • 01:10:00 In this video, Jack Butcher shares advice on how to get started in the creative field. He advises that you go through a phase of getting started, doing a lot of work, and having deadlines to help you catch up. It takes time to figure out how to do this, but it is normal to take a while to get good. Mr. Butcher also shares that it is important to listen to the world and follow your intuition. This is an intensive program that will help you become a better writer, designer, and coder. The program starts on September 8th and is open for enrollment.
  • 01:15:00 Jack Butcher provides advice on how to build a creative career, based on his own personal experience. He notes that it is possible to do this without seeking permission from those in charge, as long as one has the necessary experience and resources. He also advises that one should publish their work for others to see, in order to improve its quality.
  • 01:20:00 The video discusses how to get feedback and how to get started as a creator. The main advice is to find people who you know and trust, and to publish your work online so that you can attract and engage with like-minded people.
  • 01:25:00 Jack Butcher provides tips on how to start and build a successful creative career, emphasizing the importance of having a clear focus and being willing to experiment. His 50 Days of Writing email series offers free advice on how to improve your writing.
  • 01:30:00 Jack Butcher discusses the importance of having a creative career, how to start and build your writing skills, and how to achieve lasting success.

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