The Power of Now is not just the title of a book by Eckhart Tolle. It's also a powerful philosophy used by the most successful creative people. Listen to this sage advice for artists, musicians, writers, actors, and more. Get free access to my "30 Ways to Become an Empowered Artist" course when you join the Creative Entrepreneur VIP List . Just click here: http://PromoteYourCreativity.com/ Watch the video version of this episode at https://youtu.be/0eWUoJ7VPes Links to stuff mentioned in this ep...
Sep 25, 2017•12 min•Season 3Ep. 7
There's a better way to set and reach your goals as a musician, artist, writer, actor, or creative person. Get free access to my "30 Ways to Become an Empowered Artist" course when you join the Creative Entrepreneur VIP List . Just click here: http://PromoteYourCreativity.com/ Watch the video version of this episode at https://youtu.be/mKqsa0O9P7s This episode was inspired by: Goal Setting Is a Hamster Wheel. Learn to Set Systems Instead | Adam Alter - Big Think https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x...
Jul 19, 2017•9 min•Season 3Ep. 6
Get FREE access to my " 30 Ways to Become an Empowered Artist " course when you get on the Creative Entrepreneur VIP List . It's free and easy. Just click here : http://www.PromoteYourCreativity.com/ Sheri Fink has amazing energy and an infectious positive attitude. She's the author of five best-selling children's books and more. If you missed Part 1 of my interview with her, you can catch it at: http://www.diycareermanifesto.com/2017/02/sheri-fink-childrens-author.html or https://youtu.be/aeeH8...
Jun 14, 2017•29 min•Season 3Ep. 5
Get FREE access to my " 30 Ways to Become an Empowered Artist " course when you get on the Creative Entrepreneur VIP List . It's free and easy. Just click here : http://bob-baker.com/buzz/free-course/ If you're like most artists and creative people, you have more promotion ideas than you know what to do with. The trick is taking those random concepts and crafting them into a concrete marketing plan - one you can wrap your brain around and actually act on! This episode spells out my best advice o...
May 18, 2017•16 min•Season 3Ep. 4
Get FREE access to my " 30 Ways to Become an Empowered Artist " course when you get on the Creative Entrepreneur VIP List . It's free and easy. Just click here : http://bob-baker.com/buzz/free-course/ Buckle up your seat belt, because you are in for an inspirational ride. This episode features my interview with Sheri Fink, the author of five best-selling children's books. She also produced an inspirational journal, published a romance novel, and her voice and lyrics are featured on music albums ...
Feb 10, 2017•38 min•Season 3Ep. 3
Get FREE access to my " 30 Ways to Become an Empowered Artist " course when you get on the Creative Entrepreneur VIP List . It's free and easy. Just click here : http://bob-baker.com/buzz/free-course/ Wanna learn how to vlog like a boss? Not sure what that even means? Have no fear. You'll learn all about it on this episode. Amy Schmittauer started a YouTube channel in 2009 to vlog (video blog) her life. She discovered she was good at video, and people started asking her how to use video and soci...
Jan 29, 2017•31 min•Season 3Ep. 2
Get FREE access to my " 30 Ways to Become an Empowered Artist " course when you get on the Creative Entrepreneur VIP List . It's free and easy. Just click here : http://bob-baker.com/buzz/free-course/ Jamey Stegmaier may be one of the most successful people I've interviewed. He took a childhood interest and turned it into a thriving, multi-million dollar business. That makes him a guy worth listening to. His company creates board games for niche audiences. He used Kickstarter to raise a total of...
Jan 21, 2017•44 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Get FREE access to my " 30 Ways to Become an Empowered Artist " course when you get on the Creative Entrepreneur VIP List . It's free and easy. Just click here ... Here's the audio to my most popular YouTube video in recent months. It racking up more than a thousand views in a week. In this short clip I offer an alternative view of celebrity deaths and the widespread notion that "2016 sucked!" I must have struck a nerve, because the view count keeps rising . I recorded this the day after George ...
Jan 09, 2017•11 min
Registration for the new Activate Your Creativity program opens December 26 and is limited to 20 people. Learn more about it at http://bob-baker.com/buzz/activate-your-creativity/#start It's that time of the year! Ready to come up with an action plan for 2017? Not so fast! I highly encourage you to answer these three simple questions first. Doing so will give you a stronger foundation upon which to build in the new year. Download and print the PDF worksheets and watch all five videos in the seri...
Dec 23, 2016•13 min
Want to know when new Creative Entrepreneur episodes are published? Get on the Creative Entrepreneur VIP List . It's free and easy. Click here ... The title of this episode is not a joke. Your current reality is old news, especially when it comes to the state of your creative pursuits. I explain it all in this short podcast. For a limited time, get a FREE membership to the private Empowered Artist Mastermind Group . Just go to https://www.facebook.com/groups/empoweredartist/ Look near the top fo...
Nov 30, 2016•8 min
Want to know when new Creative Entrepreneur episodes are published? Get on the Creative Entrepreneur VIP List . It's free and easy. Click here ... We live in uncertain times. Lots of friction, dissent and finger-pointing. I don't know about you, but I think music, art, poetry, prose and all forms of creative expression are more important than ever before . That's one of the reasons I'm on a mission to educate, inspire and empower musicians, writers, artists, and other creative people around the ...
Nov 21, 2016•7 min
Want to know when new Creative Entrepreneur episodes are published? Get on the Creative Entrepreneur VIP List . It's free and easy. Click here ... If you were attracted to the title of this episode, there's a good chance you're a Weirdo . Don't get me wrong. I mean that in a good way. You're colorful weird, not creepy weird. If you're anything like me, you knew from a young age that you didn't quite fit in. Perhaps you felt awkward, out of place, or a bit like an alien observing all these humans...
Nov 15, 2016•6 min
Want to know when new Creative Entrepreneur episodes are published? Get on the Creative Entrepreneur VIP List . It's free and easy. Click here ... Do you ever feel stuck with your creative projects? Like something internally is holding you back? Well, you could deal with it the way a lot of artists do. Or, you can take my advice and break through with faster results. Interested? Then listen up! Stuff mentioned on this episode : My new Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/bobbaker - where you ...
Nov 06, 2016•14 min
Want to know when new Creative Entrepreneur episodes are published? Get on the Creative Entrepreneur VIP List . It's free and easy. Click here ... Some creative people have a problem with this more than others, but we all wrestle with it at some point? When are we being selfish, and when are we truly serving our fans and our fellow artists? Listen up as I dissect this issue and give you some powerful advice that just might alter the way you approach your creativity. Stuff mentioned on this episo...
Aug 08, 2016•14 min
Want to know when new Creative Entrepreneur episodes are published? Get on the Creative Entrepreneur VIP List . It's free and easy. Click here ... Have you ever hit the wall as an artist? Have you ever questioned what in the heck you were doing? Have you ever doubted your path as a musician, writer, artist, etc.? Listen to this episode for one simple thing you can do to remind yourself of why you create. It just might give you Unstoppable Confidence in your pursuit of an abundantly creative life...
Jul 18, 2016•12 min
Want to know when new Creative Entrepreneur episodes are published? Get on the Creative Entrepreneur VIP List . It's free and easy. Click here ... What could you learn from an art biz coach? If you're anything like me, a lot! Alyson Stanfield helps ambitious visual artists build their businesses. She brings to the table a varied background that includes politics, museum curation, and art sales. In this interview we discuss the power of ambition , the lost art of thank-you notes, and the unique d...
Jun 17, 2016•48 min
Want to know when new Creative Entrepreneur episodes are published? Get on the Creative Entrepreneur VIP List . It's free and easy. Click here ... Here's a super quick announcement about something that could dramatically increase your creative impact on the world. It starts Tuesday, May 31 - so listen up! Learn more at www.GetImportantStuffDone.com Running time: 5:16 minutes. Stuff mentioned on this episode : www.GetImportantStuffDone.com I want to send you a paperback copy of The Empowered Arti...
May 25, 2016•7 min
Want to know when new Creative Entrepreneur episodes are published? Get on the Creative Entrepreneur VIP List . It's free and easy. Click here ... I think of him as the punk rock entrepreneur. Jon Nastor took the DIY punk music ethic of his teens and twenties and ended up applying it to his business life. Today he hosts the wildly successful " Hack the Entrepreneur " podcast, even though he hates the sound of his voice. His first time out of the gate as an author resulted in several thousand cop...
May 19, 2016•50 min
Want to know when new Creative Entrepreneur episodes are published? Get on the Creative Entrepreneur VIP List . It's free and easy. Click here ... Pam Grout is the author of the New York Times bestseller E-Squared and 17 other books (including E-Cubed, Jumpstart Your Metabolism, Living Big , and the forthcoming Thank and Grow Rich ). She also has an inspiring story and attitude about her 25-plus years as a full-time writer. Not bad for someone who describes herself as "unemployable." Listen to t...
Apr 26, 2016•43 min
Want to know when new Creative Entrepreneur episodes are published? Get on the Creative Entrepreneur VIP List and get access to a free online course. It's free and easy. Click here ... Are you a Perpetual Planner? Do you like to research, plot and brainstorm all the ways you hope to make your creative move? If so, you might be missing one vital ingredient: Taking action on the ideas you generate! Listen to this inspiring pep talk on the importance of making progress and moving with a sense of ur...
Mar 18, 2016•16 min
Do you think experiencing a creative career transformation is possible? Not long ago, it was a distant dream for singer-songwriter Jennifer Vazquez. She was about to give up. Then something shifted for her. Listen as Jennifer explains how she transformed her perspective and her approach to making music and art. It changed her life. And it just might change yours too. Stuff mentioned on this episode : Jennifer's website: www.JenniferVazquez.com The Empowered Artist Mastermind Group - get support ...
Mar 01, 2016•23 min
Here's an inspiring, wide-ranging interview with Bill Chott on his illustrious career. He's worked with Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Ashton Kutcher, Robert Smigel, Dana Carvey, Johnny Knoxville, and more. Bill discusses what he learned from Stephen Colbert and Second City in Chicago, as well as his top tips on "planning" a career in comedy and acting. It ends with a master class on improv acting principles. Well worth a listen! Stuff mentioned on this episode : Bill's website: https://billchott.wordpr...
Oct 12, 2015•1 hr 3 min
What could you learn from the most well-known improv comedy musician in the world? In part 2 of my interview with Laura Hall, she reveals: What really happens behind the scenes on Whose Line Is It Anyway What makes Wayne Brady such a good singer and improviser How she handles fear and rejection and puts them in their place The truth behind the effortless success of the most high-profile artists Be sure to listen to part 1 of this interview first ( Season 2, Episode 11 ). Stuff mentioned on this ...
Oct 01, 2015•31 min
She's not only the long-running pianist on the improv comedy TV show Whose Line Is It Anyway . Laura Hall is an accomplished composer, songwriter, workshop leader, and inspiring creative entrepreneur. Listen in as Laura shares: How she applies improv principles to her life and career The pros and cons of having a high profile in a niche market (musical improv) Why curiosity is a driving force in her life The importance of being willing to reinvent yourself This is part 1 of a two-part interview ...
Sep 23, 2015•37 min
You're an artist, not a marketing expert. Right? Yet, you know you must get a handle on social media marketing - and do it in a way that doesn't conflict with your personal and artistic principles. Listen in on my conversation with Carole Baker of Cherry Pie Social as we cover the best ways for artists to approach a social media outreach plan. Stuff mentioned on this episode: I want to send you a paperback copy of The Empowered Artist . Learn more at http://bob-baker.com/buzz/empowered-artist-mo...
Sep 16, 2015•26 min
On this episode I discuss a fundamental key to longterm success: How you prioritize your art, your music, your writing, your craft. Is it something you work on daily? Or only when you can "get around to it"? Listen as I give you an empowered perspective that could seriously change your relationship with art. Stuff mentioned on this episode: I want to send you a paperback copy of The Empowered Artist . Learn more at http://bob-baker.com/buzz/empowered-artist-movement/ The Creative Entrepreneur Su...
Sep 09, 2015•18 min
I want to send you a paperback copy of The Empowered Artist . Learn more at http://www.bob-baker.com/buzz/paperback-bundle/ It's been said that your "net worth" is directly related to your "network." So ... How well connected do you feel you are to people in your creative field? On this episode I give my best advice on how to expand your circle of influence. How to increase the number of people you know ... and, more important, the number of people who know you! Apparently, I'm considered to be ...
Sep 02, 2015•20 min
I want to send you a paperback copy of The Empowered Artist . Learn more at http://www.bob-baker.com/buzz/paperback-bundle/ Even if you're not a graphic designer, you can learn a LOT from Tami Dever. She took a sideline business and turned it into a thriving book design and author services company. Listen as she details her journey of refining her business, choosing her clients, relying on her personal values, and facing her fear. There's a great discussion at the end about raising her prices th...
Aug 20, 2015•53 min
It's true. There is incredible power in these two simple words - IF you can learn to use them correctly! I reveal all on this episode. Be sure to check out the new home of the Empowered Artist Movement at http://www.EmpArtist.com/ - you'll find info there on my free Empowered Artist course (a $99.00 value), the new music video, the Empowered Artist book, and more. Stuff mentioned on this episode: The music used at the beginning and end of the show is "Wake Up" by Bob Baker and Pooki Lee. Sample ...
Jul 04, 2015•16 min
How would you like to get your creative output - your music, books, art, whatever - out into the world faster? On this episode I discuss an effective way to do that. This will also allow you to get feedback and make money from your ideas sooner. Stuff mentioned on this episode: The music used at the beginning and end of the show is "Wake Up" by Bob Baker and Pooki Lee. Sample more songs at https://soulmassage.bandcamp.com/album/opening-up-to-the-good The Empowered Artist: A Call to Action for Mu...
Apr 14, 2015•15 min
