Join Owen and Sam as they delve into the challenges and triumphs of navigating the small creator's journey. In this episode, they explore the pitfalls of criticism capture, comments section knockout blows, striving for early aesthetic perfections, failing to meet self-imposed deadlines, and the quest for virality leading you away from your message and purpose. Discover practical insights on navigating criticism and encourgaing the good (constructive) kind, how to maintain consistency without ruining your own life, and preparing for the unexpected. Whether you're a budding podcaster or a seasoned creator, this episode offers valuable takeaways to help you thrive in your creative endeavors. Let us know what you think we've missed and stick around for part two - soon!

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Takeaways:

- Finding meaning in your work is motivation gold dust.

- Negative comments can affect creators more than positive ones.

- Imposter syndrome can be a useful motivator & it is bl**dy common!

- You must keep trying and 'buying lottery tickets' in your creative journey - one-hit wonders practically don't exist.

- Don't get lost in data analytics; focus on creating quality content. The law of small numbers will distort your findings in the early days.

- The distinction between creators and builders is important.

You can create a prison for yourself if you choose the wrong projects & unrealistic timelines/schedules

- Action is the antidote to imposter syndrome. Competence builds confidence & action eats anxiety.

- Use community feedback to generate new ideas. Finger the pulse of the online debate by reading relevant Reddit threads to your niché.