{"id":1263,"date":"2015-02-11T08:57:26","date_gmt":"2015-02-11T08:57:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/?p=1263"},"modified":"2015-02-12T00:00:25","modified_gmt":"2015-02-12T00:00:25","slug":"024-charlie-gilkey-strategic-planning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/024-charlie-gilkey-strategic-planning\/","title":{"rendered":"ICP 024 Charlie Gilkey Explains Why Strategic Planning Is Painful For Creative People"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Listen<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"player_container player-1263\" ><div class=\"spp_player_textabove\"><b>  <\/b><\/div><div id=\"sm2-1263\" class=\"playercontent sm2-bar-ui compact flat full-width full-width-player\"><div class=\"bd sm2-main-controls\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sm2-inline-element sm2-button-element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sm2-button-bd\" style=\"background: transparent 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href=\"https:\/\/simplepodcastpress.com\/?ref=\">Simple Podcast Press<\/a> Player<\/center><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<p><strong>(Less than 6 minutes)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/inspirationalcreatives\/ICP024-charlie-gilkey-strategic-planning.mp3\">Right Click Here To Download This Episode Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Scroll down for detailed episode notes and quick access timings<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><strong>In this episode you&#8217;ll learn:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Why strategic planning is so hard for creative people<\/li>\n<li>What you need to let go of to make progress<\/li>\n<li>The importance of focusing your time, energy, intention and attention<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_1266\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ctt.ec\/qBftd\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1266\" src=\"http:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/ICP-024-Gilkey-Strategic-Planning-300x300.png\" alt=\"Charlie Gilkey quote you have to give something up that is why strategic planning is so hard for creative people\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/ICP-024-Gilkey-Strategic-Planning-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/ICP-024-Gilkey-Strategic-Planning-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/ICP-024-Gilkey-Strategic-Planning.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1266\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Click to Tweet)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In this short action episode, Charlie Gilkey, from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.productiveflourishing.com\/\" title=\"Productive Flourishing\" target=\"_blank\">Productive Flourishing<\/a>, explains why strategic planning is so hard for creative people.<\/p>\n<p>Charlie offers a simple exercise to help you start finishing your important projects.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Displacement is real&#8230;&#8221; &#8211; Charlie Gilkey<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><strong>Items mentioned in this episode (quick access):<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span>[0:00:42]<\/span> Rob introduces this short action episode.<\/p>\n<p><span>[0:01:11]<\/span> Charlie explains why strategic planning is so hard for creative people.<\/p>\n<p><span>[0:01:40]<\/span> The importance of focusing your efforts and the need to let go.<\/p>\n<p><span>[0:02:12]<\/span> Charlie offers an exercise to challenge you towards focusing on your most fulfilling goals.<\/p>\n<p><span>[0:02:52]<\/span> Rob summarises Charlie&#8217;s exercise.<\/p>\n<p><span>[0:03:07]<\/span> Charlie describes how strategic planning is an invitation to get on the dance floor.<\/p>\n<p><span>[0:04:01]<\/span> Preview towards episode 025 and an overview of the Creative Giants concept.<\/p>\n<p><span>[0:04:34]<\/span> Planning discussion &#8216;outtake&#8217; with Charlie.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"http:\/\/ctt.ec\/hQL7f\" title=\"Click to Tweet\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Planning is a way of getting out on the dance floor in the first place\u2026&#8221; &#8211; Charlie Gilkey<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><strong>Links and Resources:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.productiveflourishing.com\/\" title=\"Productive Flourishing\" target=\"_blank\">Productive Flourishing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.productiveflourishing.com\/the-creative-giant-show\/\" title=\"Charlie's Creative Giant Show\" target=\"_blank\">Creative Giant Podcast<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.productiveflourishing.com\/free-planners\/\" title=\"Charlie's free planners\" target=\"_blank\">Charlie&#8217;s free planners<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>If you enjoyed this podcast, you&#8217;ll also like:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/023-charlie-gilkey\/\" title=\"ICP 023 Charlie Gilkey on Delivering Epic Experiences with Creative Giants (Part 1)\">Charlie Gilkey on Delivering Epic Experiences with Creative Giants (Part 1)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/008-focus-on-work-that-matters\/\" title=\"ICP 008 How To Focus On The Work That Matters (In Less Than 6 minutes)\">How To Focus On The Work That Matters (In Less Than 6 minutes)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/004-first-step-to-finding-purpose\/\" title=\"ICP 004 The First Step To Finding Your Purpose (Without Wasting Your Time)\">The First Step To Finding Your Purpose (Without Wasting Your Time)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/000-what-is-inspirational-creatives\/\" title=\"ICP 000 What is Inspirational Creatives?\">What is Inspirational Creatives?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Thanks for listening<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Good luck taking action today. <a title=\"How did you get on?\" href=\"http:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/contact\/\">Let me know<\/a> how you get on!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen (Less than 6 minutes) Right Click Here To Download This Episode Now Scroll down for detailed episode notes and quick access timings In this episode you&#8217;ll learn: Why strategic planning is so hard for creative people What you need to let go of to make progress The importance of focusing your time, energy, intention 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