Stop Waiting To Become Yourself

Hi guys,

This is an adaptation of a script that I wrote for my YouTube - I thought that the ideas inside it might be really helpful for anyone who is wrestling with themselves, their work or the question of how to get better.

At the moment I am being called massively by my musical heart, and it's opening so many questions, insights and provocations about the next steps of my own creative life. 

It means that I am spending far more time practising again, and this single focus - of trying to get better, is reducing my overall time to tailor my "content" for different channels. 

However, when I think there is value in something worth sharing - I will share it here - and please forgive instances like this when I haven't adapted precisely for the podcast.

I want to be led first by idea and if something's worth sharing, than by the vagaries of formatting. 

If you would like to join me on my YouTube you are most welcome of course!

Big 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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