#13 A Self-Help Guide for Creatives ft. Dan Nelken

<p>Most people who work independently confine themselves to titles like ‘freelancer’ or ‘consultant’.</p> <p>But <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/dannelken">Dan Nelken</a> is not most people.</p> <p>When Dan realized job promotion announcements were rampant on LinkedIn, he decided to have some fun too!</p> <p>And that’s when he gave himself the title of Chief Creative Ding-Dong! No kidding. You can go ahead and check out his LinkedIn profile right now.</p> <p>While this title is a clear indicator of Dan’s creativity, he didn’t embrace creativity from the start.</p> <p>“I came late to it myself,” he said when he was on the show.</p> <p>Today, he runs a newsletter called <a href="https://www.nelkencreative.com/">A Self-Help Guide for Creatives</a> and inspires creative people across the world.</p> <p>Tune in to see how a non-existent course led Dan to create his newsletter, what he thinks of creative habits vs goals, how the word ‘gigglemug’ was casually slipped in, and a lot more!</p> <p>This is<strong> episode #13</strong> on The Newsletter Nerd Show.</p> <p><br></p> <p>To never miss out on The Newsletter Nerd Show, consider subscribing on your favourite podcast player and on https://thenewsletternerdshow.substack.com/</p> <p><br></p> <p>Time Stamp:</p> <p>0.41 - On being the Chief Creative Ding-Dong</p> <p>2.44 - Life while growing up and what influenced his creativity</p> <p>5.04 - Creative habits over creative goals</p> <p>7.09 - Early morning sessions and other creative habits</p> <p>11.09 - What he values more as a creative - control or certainty</p> <p>13.00 - How a non-existent course led to launching his newsletter</p> <p>16.06 - Delivering value in as few words as possible</p> <p>17.28 - A recent experiment he ran with his newsletter</p> <p>20.25 - Role of a social community in your journey</p> <p>21.34 - Responses from readers</p> <p>23.54 - Handling unsubscriptions</p> <p>27.13 - A newsletter sin</p> <p>28.49 - Reading Room</p> <p>33.34 - Have You Ever?</p> <p><br></p>