The Creative Life — with Jim Kroft

Hello everyone, and welcome to the 15th episode of “The Jim Kroft Podcast.”

This week's episode is a personal reflection on a book which has impacted me greatly:
Stephen King’s “On Writing”.

I put a lot of love into the writing, sound design and the original music.

The focus of this Podcast is linking the Solopreneur and Creative worlds.

But I don’t want it to be just about creativity but for it to be a creative podcast.
As such, I continue to experiment with the format. 
I want to give you the best experience I can - and I hope something original too.

Today’s episode is about finding inspiration in failure.

Each takeaway is accompanied by an anecdote from Stephen King himself, a writer with mind-boggling consistency.

Finally - by signing up for my newsletter, you will receive next week my new music - "The Isolation Diaries" EP - two
months before anyone else!

With love, Jim

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What is The Creative Life — with Jim Kroft?

🎙️ The Creative Life — with Jim Kroft

This podcast is for creatives who’ve chosen the long road.

Each week, I take one aspect of the creative life — a breakthrough, a challenge, or a tool that’s helping me — and share what I’m learning from the inside.

I started the show because I couldn’t find what I needed: a companion for the real challenges of making art while building a life around it.

The podcast swings between the psychological traps we face and the practical tools that keep me going. It moves between mindset and method — but always comes back to how we keep showing up.

I’m Jim, your host. I’ve lived a long life in the arts — full of meteoric highs and humbling lows.
Here are a few stops from the journey:

🎸 Released 7 records — from major labels to van tours
🎥 Filmed 6 feature docs, screened at 200+ festivals
🧠 Built a creative business in Berlin since 2013
✍️ Top 1% on Substack for weekly consistency
📈 Raised nearly €100K for refugee & Ukraine war efforts
🎧 The Creative Life has hit the Apple Podcast charts

Thanks for being here,
Jim

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