Aug 8, 2017
Srini Rao is an author and podcaster focused on what makes us
creative. He joins Dr. Hill on Head First to discuss how to build
that into your life, with tips on creative output, how to find your
unique voice, and other lifehacking wisdom and strategies.
Bio:
Srinivas Rao is the host and founder of The Unmistakable Creative
podcast where he has conducted over 600 interviews with thought
leaders and people from all walks of life, which has given him an
incredibly distinctive view into branding, storytelling, and
marketing. Extracting unmistakable stories out of people is his
superpower.
He's also written multiple books including the Wall Street Journal
bestseller The Art of Being Unmistakable and his latest book,
Unmistakable: Why Only Is Better Than Best. He also holds an MBA
from Pepperdine University and enjoys chasing waves in his spare
time.
"STOP TRYING TO BEAT EVERYONE ELSE. TRUE SUCCESS IS CREATING WORK
THAT NO ONE ELSE CAN REPLICATE. DON'T AIM TO BE THE BEST—AIM TO BE
THE ONLY"
Links:
unmistakablecreative.com
Facebook: @UnmistakeableCreative
Twitter: @UnmistakableCEO
Instagram: @UnmistakableCEO
Topics covered:
– Founder of Unmistakable Creative podcast
– Bringing back creativity for its own sake
– Little c vs. big C creativity
– Viral fame vs. organic success
– Creative output: quantity and timing
– Echo chambers or copycats of others’ blueprints of success: good
or bad?
– Modeling vs. mimicking what works
– Keeping your uniqueness
– Surfing as a metaphor for business and life
– How do we sustain creativity throughout our whole lives?
– The uncertainty of creativity
– Not using technology in the morning
– The value of meditation, nutrition, exercise, and things that
make you happy
– Reactive life vs. control of your behavior
– Getting rid of distractions
– Habit forming platforms and the benefits of changing the
defaults
– The problem with social media: comparison and misrepresentation
of reality
– The draw of intermittent reinforcers via social media
– The thousand word habit
– Minimizing the activation energy for habits