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CYOP #91 - Doing One Thing Well + Getting Out of Your Own Way with Tina Essmaker of The Great Discontent

Tina Essmaker of The Great Discontent // creatingyourownpath.com

CREATING YOUR OWN PATH
EPISODE 91:

Tina Essmaker of
The Great Discontent

 

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Ryan Essmaker

 

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Today I’m chatting with Tina Essmaker of The Great Discontent. Tina and her husband created the online and print publication because they wanted to talk to others about the highs and lows of creative work.

In the interview, Tina talks about the big changes she had to make in her own life before she could pursue the work that was right for her. She also talks about the importance of getting out of your own way, the realities of using crowdfunding to finance creative work, and why she believes in the power of picking one thing and doing it really well before adding elements to the mix.

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The Great Discontent

TGD podcast

TGD on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter + Pinterest

More about Tina

Tina on Twitter + Instagram

 

Other resources mentioned:

The War of Art by Steven Pressfield

Kickstarter for The Great Discontent

Condé NastBuzz Feed

Wythe Hotel

Krista Tippet's interview on TGD

Kendrick LamarAnne LamottFrank Ocean

Ron Finley, The Gangsta Gardener

There's no external magic that's going to change your situation." — Tina Essmaker, The Great Discontent