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Love Your Work: A Creative Entrepreneur & Productivity Podcast

How do you find your calling? How do you focus to follow it? On the Love Your Work podcast, now with over half a million downloads, I interview creative entrepreneurs, solopreneurs, authors, and startup founders who have carved out success by their own definition.

How did they turn setbacks into opportunities? How did they discover their passion? How did they overcome doubt and emotional obstacles? I dig into all of this and more, trying to crack the code for fulfilling work. Whether you’re looking for a creative entrepreneur podcast, a solopreneur podcast, or a productivity podcast, Love Your Work is for you.

Solopreneur David Kadavy interviews the most original creative entrepreneurs

Hear the stories of creative entrepreneurs like Seth Godin, Jason Fried, James Altucher, Noah Kagan, Mark Manson, and Laura Roeder. Learn from experts like behavioral economist Dan Ariely, productivity guru David Allen, cognitive neuroscientist John Kounios, and Dr. Terry Wahls.

I also bring you lessons from my own journey of loving my work. I followed my curiosity to become a best-selling author and eventually self publish, and I’m always working to do better. I’ll talk about how to boost productivity, set goals, and build creative habits, and should you make your bed to be successful?

By the way, if you’re interested in hearing me from the other side of the mic, here is a complete list of podcasts I’ve been on.

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Things Don’t Go As Planned. That Is the Plan. – Love Your Work, Episode 138

August 13, 2018

plan for the unplanned

Sometimes things don’t go as planned. Just ask me, as I’m on my temporary exile in Peru right now, since having my Colombian visa rejected.

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Privacy. Why Does it Matter to Creative Entrepreneurs? BJ Mendelson – Love Your Work, Episode 137

August 06, 2018

bj mendelson privacy

BJ Mendelson (@bjmendelson) is author of Privacy: And How to Get it Back. One of the key themes we’ve been exploring on Love Your Work over the past three years has been just how it is that creators get paid. This was certainly top of my mind when I doubled down on writing and podcasting and moved to Colombia with no clear business model in site.

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Master The Art of Staying in – Love Your Work, Episode 136

July 30, 2018

stay in podcast

Socializing is good. But socializing as a default—out of some Fear Of Missing Out—is not good. If you can find the discipline to pursue your work, while others are just killing time, you will have mastered The Art of Staying In.

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Adam Conover from “Adam Ruins Everything” on Creative Mindset in Comedy – Love Your Work, Episode 135

July 23, 2018

adam conover podcast

Adam Conover (@adamconover) had good things going for him. He had just graduated from college, and his sketch comedy group was a hit. So many people were watching their videos! This was before YouTube, so they kept on having to find new places to host the videos, there was so much traffic.

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24 Things I Learned Publishing 3 Books in Only 6 Months – Love Your Work, Episode 134

July 16, 2018

self publishing lessons

After publishing my first book, it took me six years to publish my second book. After publishing my second book, it took me only six months to publish my fourth book. I published three books in the past six months, and I learned a ton along the way. I’m going to share it with you today.

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Make Art That Sells: Phil Thompson of Cape Horn Illustration – Love Your Work, Episode 133

July 09, 2018

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Phil Thompson (@Cape_Horn_CHI) is the illustrator and business mind behind Cape Horn Illustration, which sells Chicago wall art. Today we have a great discussion on making art that sells.

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Stay in Bed & Have Your Best Ideas Ever – Love Your Work, Episode 132

July 02, 2018

stay bed podcast

You heard me talk last week about morning routines, with the co-author of My Morning Routine, Benjamin Spall. I have a new morning routine I’ve been practicing this year, and it’s been giving me some of my best ideas yet. The amazing part is I’m able to do this routine before I even get out of bed.

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Build Your Morning Routine. Benjamin Spall, Author of “My Morning Routine”– Love Your Work, Episode 131

June 25, 2018

morning routines podcast

Benjamin Spall is co-author of the new book, My Morning Routine: How Successful People Start Every Day Inspired. He and his co-author have interviewed 300 successful people from business, fitness, and the arts. People like Biz Stone, Arianna Huffington, General Stanley McCrystal, and Marie Kondo.

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How to Prioritize? Listen to Your Body.– Love Your Work, Episode 130

June 18, 2018

listen body podcast

Clear prioritization inspires clear action. But how do you decide what’s the most important todo item to tackle first? For me, I like to listen to my body.

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Shane Snow: Turn Conflicts into Great Ideas – Love Your Work, Episode 129

June 11, 2018

You’ve heard about the importance of working with people who come from different perspectives. But will that automatically lead to great work?

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