Summary: Toddy Henry started his career in the music business, which eventually led to a role as a creative director and the start of a podcast called The Accidental Creative. He wanted to answer the question of how we can do sustainable creative work. He previously appeared as a guest in our episode, The Essential Elements to Creative Success with Todd Henry (http://blogcastfm.com/blogcastfm/todd-henry-accidental-creative/). Here are a few of the highlights from our chat: * A Look at Staying Energized and Doing Great Work (http://blogcastfm.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/ToddHenry.jpeg) * The Common Threads Between People Who Are Prolific * What We Can Learn from the Success of Musicians * Why the Creative Work You Do Is About the People You Serve * The Reason That Cover Bands Don't Change the World * Determining What Unique Value You Can Deliver * Building Bridges for Your Audience with Your Art * The Reality of What It Takes to Discover Your Gifts * 7 Deadly Sins That Lead to Mediocrity * The Role of Fierce Curiosity in Your Growth * Why You Must Build a Study Plan to Stimulate You * How Our Comfort Zone Hurts Our Progress * The Role That Ego Plays in Destroying Your Success * The Myth of the Lone Innovator * Why You Need a Framework for Creative Work * Finding the Balance Between a Linear Process and Freedom * Why You Have to Love Reading the Book That You Write * Dying Empty of Regret and Not Going to Your Grave with Your Best * Approaching Your Work as a Craftsman Tweetable Insights Include: * Everything that seems fresh and new to you will eventually bore you (Click to Tweet (http://clicktotweet.com/lMUYH)) * You discover what you're good at only through action (Click to Tweet (http://clicktotweet.com/yba0Q)) * Creativity is a constant series of compromises (Click to Tweet (http://clicktotweet.com/q8ba5)) * I know that everything I do isn't going to be Citizen Kane (Click to Tweet (http://clicktotweet.com/c6593)) Todd Henry is founder Accidental Creative, an arms dealer for the creative revolution, a thought follower, an obsessive notebook purchaser, and author of The Accidental Creative & Die Empty. You can follow him on twitter @toddhenry (https://twitter.com/toddhenry). If you liked this article, would you share it with your friends? Just click here (http://clicktotweet.com/wbaf3) to post it to Twitter.
