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In this episode I'm having a conversation about Burn Out. To help me with that, I invited Eline: she is a lifelong friend, lifelong learner, life coach and finishing her studies in psychology. Basically she’s an advocate for living a life that is tailored to you. In this episode I’m picking her brain to understand the concept of burnout. If you want to be a successful creator you’ll understand me when I say there’s a heavy burden on your shoulders. You have a lot of expectations from yourself, your audience, possible sponsors and other partners. That’s why I wanted to have this conversation, to understand burnout and it’s red flags, but also how we deal with our mental health once we take a tumble. I took everything I learned and narrowed it down in a new video that is now also available on my youtube channel. https://youtu.be/oyIIqnw-iyE Find Eline online (for the dutchies among us): https://www.instagram.com/lifeline.nu/ https://www.lifeline.nu --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/creatorsecrets/message

I'm sitting down with VFX artist and Youtuber @IgnaceAleya and his partner @ArnaudMelis, to dissect their success on youtube and ask a few hard questions: Should you go niche or broad as a new Youtuber? How do you find focus with your channel? And what should you do to get viewers to click and watch on your videos in the first place?  Whether you are a beginner or already on your way, this is a good youtube nerd chat to get you inspired again! Ignace Aleya's channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/IgnaceAleya1 Ignace Aleya's Epic VFX Academy: https://www.epicvfxacademy.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/creatorsecrets/message

In this episode I’m sitting down with the guys behind the youtube channel of Ignace Aleya. You might know Ignace as a vfx artist, host of the channel and generally kicking hollywoods butt from his lazy chair here in Belgium. His partner Arnaud Melis helps him behind the scenes with taking care of the business side, like a genius I might add.  In part 1 we dive a bit deeper into the mindset of being a youtuber, how Ignace and Arnaud met and when they finally decided to make the leap to full time youtube and make it a business. Hell, youtube on itself isn’t easy, but they show the importance of having two minds, and two personalities, working as one. Find them on instagram: @ignacealeya and @arnaudmelis And Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/IgnaceAleya1 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/creatorsecrets/message

In this episode we're chatting with Timo Vandiest, a filmmaker and editor for the YouTube channel Cinecom.net. We'll look into the differences between creating for traditional media vs. creating for Youtube and the workflow it takes to stay consistent. Go check out @timovandiest and @Cinecom.team if you want to learn more about filmmaking!  www.youtube.com/c/CinecomNetMedia --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/creatorsecrets/message

Creator Secrets, Season 2 has dropped folks! In this episode we're talking with behavior analyst Ryan O'Donnell about procrastination, productivity hacks (why they don't seem to work most of the times) and why you might have to look a little deeper to really understand why you are binging that Netflix show instead of getting to work (yeah, I see you!). If you want to learn more about this, you can find more on Ryan's channels: @thedailyba and @theryanodotcom --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/creatorsecrets/message

The world is going to sh*t. We don’t need activism anymore, we need action. It's time to put that creativity to good use. Join @carlospimentel__ and myself while we're talking about our initiative @creatorsforclimate. Where it started, why it matters and where we're going. Our aim is to close the gap between science and culture. And in our eyes, creators are the key! By your host @tomsodyssey. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/creatorsecrets/message

Hey creators, we're back with an interesting episode about vlogging! Chris does daily vlogs on his YouTube channel (chrismeetschris) and knows the ins and outs of vlogging like no other. We're talking about how to keep yourself engaged, coming up with ideas and the mindset behind daily creating itself! By your host @tomsodyssey --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/creatorsecrets/message

Craft and persistence are two of the main ingredients in reaching your goals as a creator. In this episode I sit down with @kevin.j.thomson where we talk about his work as a photographer and creator. Shooting Behind the scenes and specials for feature films and television is his main game. However, analog photography is something we both share as a passion. Hard work ALWAYS pays off. By @tomsodyssey --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/creatorsecrets/message

Maybe one of the best episodes so far on the podcast! Talking with my buddy @cinder.light (IG) about how to create value as a creator and niching down your work to attract the projects you love to do. Let me know on @tomsodyssey what helped you out most here! By @tomsodyssey --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/creatorsecrets/message

Shaking things up once again! First episode of Real Talk With Tom (RTWT) about Productivity. These are a few hacks I use myself: Timers, Journalling and post its.. Old School! Want to ask a question for the next episode? DM me @tomsodyssey or use anchor's voice messages! By @tomsodyssey --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/creatorsecrets/message

Hey peeps! New podcast with @sander.bauwens (Youtube: Sander Bauwens), the chicken master of YouTube! We're talking about how he got viral, how he got into youtube in the first place and more importantly: Why it's so important to pursue a life of passion! Anyone I need to book as a guest? Let me know! By @tomsodyssey --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/creatorsecrets/message

In the Creator Secrets episode I'm talking with 2 amazing creators @simon_deckers and @shot_by_brent who helped me get into that freelance life. You asked some questions on instagram, so we sat down to answer them! Talking about pricing yourself, how to get and keep clients and overcoming the first roadblocks, enjoy! By @tomsodyssey --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/creatorsecrets/message

Hey Creators! In 2018 I met Casey Neistat and got the chance to be part of a fireside chat round. Here are his views on selling ideas over product, wether the message, the messenger or the messaging matters and some tips and tricks from the vlogking along the way. There is a ton of information in this one, so get your notebooks ready!  By @tomsodyssey --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/creatorsecrets/message

When traveling you have to get creative to push out some great work. Minimal setups, less access to inspiration on the web,... In this episode I'm talking with @janethijs from @just.jane.arts on how the travel life intervenes with your creativity. She's an amazing creator in the more traditional arts and started out exploring the world of calligraphy & hand lettering. What can we learn across the arts? Follow @tomsodyssey for more creativity hacks. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/creatorsecrets/message

Get your life back and take a break from social media. That's what I did for 2 weeks straight and here are my thoughts :) Enjoy and let me know what you think! @tomsodyssey --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/creatorsecrets/message

Hey guys, welcome to the first episode of the #creatorsecrets podcast. This one is a little awkward for me to get into, but I'm talking a bit about my story: How I transitioned from Marine Biology into the Creative arts of Filmmaking and Content Creation! + Some Q&A from you guys ;)  Enjoy and let me know what you think! @tomsodyssey --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/creatorsecrets/message