Most people who work independently confine themselves to titles like ‘freelancer’ or ‘consultant’.

But Dan Nelken is not most people.

When Dan realized job promotion announcements were rampant on LinkedIn, he decided to have some fun too!

And that’s when he gave himself the title of Chief Creative Ding-Dong! No kidding. You can go ahead and check out his LinkedIn profile right now.

While this title is a clear indicator of Dan’s creativity, he didn’t embrace creativity from the start.

“I came late to it myself,” he said when he was on the show.

Today, he runs a newsletter called A Self-Help Guide for Creatives and inspires creative people across the world.

Tune in to see how a non-existent course led Dan to create his newsletter, what he thinks of creative habits vs goals, how the word ‘gigglemug’ was casually slipped in, and a lot more!

This is episode #13 on The Newsletter Nerd Show.

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Time Stamp:

0.41 - On being the Chief Creative Ding-Dong

2.44 - Life while growing up and what influenced his creativity

5.04 - Creative habits over creative goals

7.09 - Early morning sessions and other creative habits

11.09 - What he values more as a creative - control or certainty

13.00 - How a non-existent course led to launching his newsletter

16.06 - Delivering value in as few words as possible

17.28 - A recent experiment he ran with his newsletter

20.25 - Role of a social community in your journey

21.34 - Responses from readers

23.54 - Handling unsubscriptions

27.13 - A newsletter sin

28.49 - Reading Room

33.34 - Have You Ever?