022. Finding Your Unique Creative Path w/ Doc Rock

Story Greenlight with Jeff Bartsch

As content creators, we’re usually ready to agree that creativity is important. What we might not realize is how much our creativity can stretch and evolve, no matter our backgrounds and no matter our current state.

Doc Rock is a YouTuber, trainer, speaker, podcaster, moderator, and the director of community at Ecamm. He is a self-described “Swiss Army Nerd” – like the knife, not the country – and his personal mission is to positively touch the lives of a billion people through collaborating and sharing stories and ideas.

Stand by for a conversation packed with ideas to help you along YOUR creative path.

🖥 Connect with Doc Rock: https://www.docrocktips.com/

📹 Connect with Doc Rock on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DocRock

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RESOURCES

Football legend Lynn Swann in Super Bowl X: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAbSmQTdJiY

Twelve Steps of Compassion, by Karen Armstrong: https://www.amazon.com/Twelve-Steps-Compassionate-Karen-Armstrong/dp/0307742881

Grok /ˈɡrɒk/: a neologism coined by American writer Robert A. Heinlein. See more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grok

Theater of Dionysus in Athens: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theatre_of_Dionysus

Ushiku Daibutsu Buddhist Statue: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ushiku_Daibutsu

We Don’t Talk About Bruno: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvWRMAU6V-c
DSM5: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: https://www.psychiatry.org/psychiatrists/practice/dsm

SHOW NOTES

00:00: Your unique creative path

01:42: The energy of diversity and connection

05:10: Doc Rock, the Swiss Army Nerd

06:18: Intentional reading for creating human connections

08:41: Leveraging the power of ADHD

10:45: Doc Rock’s morning routine

12:05: There’s no such thing as useless information

14:02: Why you should study beyond your area of expertise

17:40: The best way to build an online community

19:29: The 12 Steps of Compassion and dealing with opposing views

21:53: The challenges and power of Gen X creators

24:57: Jeff’s observations on the history of storytelling and creativity

26:49: How stories connect us to other humans

28:24: Newborn babies are wired for storytelling

30:32: Dealing with comparison as a creator

34:56: How to get started as a creator

37:23: The origin of your creative fear of comparison

42:59: Jeff’s childhood experiences with c

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