The Creator Economy
Building Creative Enterprises with Soul (Why Chasing Trends Erodes Your Authenticity)
3 principles to guide intentional choices in ‘The Creator Economy’
6 min readJun 12, 2024
Some say our Soul is inside us. Others believe we are within a greater Soul, connected to something beyond ourselves.
- Where do you stand?
- And more importantly, what do you feel your Soul trying to express through you?
When we take on work that is not a reflection of our authentic Self, we can become more concerned with how our work reflects on:
- our reputation,
- on our earnings, or
- our progress up some invisible corporate ladder.
These are “Product of…”-type approaches.
As one could say, for example, each of the three above: “Is a product of my hard work and strong work ethic…”
Keeping with this line of thinking, if we go to a job moaning, groaning, and bitching then that’s what will most likely become the focus of our attention — and a miserable outlook as a result (product).
In the spring of 2022, I walked away cold turkey from corporate ladders, feeling suffocated by a relentless…
