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A Phil Svitek Podcast - A Series From Your 360 Creative Coach
With 20+ years in the entertainment industry at the top level, I’m Phil Svitek. Join me as I pay it forward, sharing insights from my journey as a filmmaker, author, podcaster, and even high-level executive. Get a 360-degree view of the digital artist’s path to success, blending technical theory, practical wisdom, and personal development. Your smoother journey awaits.
Episodes
A Phil Svitek Podcast - A Series From Your 360 Creative CoachWays to Succeed at Online Dating by Rethinking Your Strategy w/ NXTConnection's Dorinda Barker
Dorinda Barker (@Dorindadab1) is a friend of mine from my AfterBuzz days. She's a great producer but she's also started a venture called NXTConnection…
A Phil Svitek Podcast - A Series From Your 360 Creative CoachExamining the Nuances of Story and Life - 9/21/2020: A Phil Svitek Vlog
Most of what I would have shared today I shared in this episode: https://philsvitek.com/we-must-take-up-r-b-g-s-baton-not-despair-right-now/. As such, here I…
A Phil Svitek Podcast - A Series From Your 360 Creative CoachChallenge: Start a Serendipity Journal & Increase "Luck" In Your Life!
As part of my regular job, I edit goop's podcast. A recent episode I worked on was with guest Christian Busch, who believes that luck may not always be…
A Phil Svitek Podcast - A Series From Your 360 Creative CoachFREE Alternatives to Photoshop So You Can Create Graphics
No matter our primary creative discipline, we all have a need for graphics of all kinds (thumbnails, social media posts, flyers and promos, etc). Hiring a…
A Phil Svitek Podcast - A Series From Your 360 Creative CoachTo Know the Path is Different Than Walking the Path - 9/15/2020: A Phil Svitek Vlog
In this episode of my vlog I talk about progress on a friend's project that came seemingly out of nowhere. Then I talk about the depths of creativity, a…
A Phil Svitek Podcast - A Series From Your 360 Creative CoachFREE Tool That Allows You to Link to Multiple Sites Through Your IG Profile
Do you have an IG account and want to have people be able to go to various links based on your posts? A lot of us do. Problem is IG only allows you ONE link in…
A Phil Svitek Podcast - A Series From Your 360 Creative CoachCreative Exercise: Write An Idea Down in Multiple Iterations
One of the best ways to get better at honing your messaging is to write it a number of ways. And that's exactly the creative challenge I have for you in this…
A Phil Svitek Podcast - A Series From Your 360 Creative CoachHave An Idea You Need Made Into a Product? Try Maker's Row, Where Ideas Become Products
If you have an idea for a product you want to make and sell, then look into Maker's Row (http://makersrow.com). It's an online platform where ideas become…
A Phil Svitek Podcast - A Series From Your 360 Creative CoachWhy Life's Not About Accolades: Candice Cruz (Host/Actress) Interview
Candice Cruz (@CandiceRCruz) is a friend I've known from my time at AfterBuzz TV. This Kentucky-native, Latina-mix has had the “hustle” mentality all of her…
A Phil Svitek Podcast - A Series From Your 360 Creative CoachA Simple Tool to Help You With Your Metrics
Peter Drucker, whose writings contributed to the philosophical and practical foundations of the modern business corporation, famously said, "What gets measured…
A Phil Svitek Podcast - A Series From Your 360 Creative CoachSupport Those Who Support You - 9/7/2020: A Phil Svitek Vlog
Welcome to my vlog! This episode is a deep dive of creative projects and life in general. I open up with my #PitMad experience from last week which leads to…
A Phil Svitek Podcast - A Series From Your 360 Creative CoachChallenge: Start Creating Assets! That's How You Grow Your Career
Here's a challenge for you: START CREATING ASSETS. I know right now especially it may be tough to do creative work. But complaining about things is certainly…
A Phil Svitek Podcast - A Series From Your 360 Creative CoachHow to Apply Stephen King's Rules for Writer for Yourself
Stephen King, whether you've read his work or not, is known worldwide. And for good reason. He is a writer who loves the process of writing. In this episode I…
A Phil Svitek Podcast - A Series From Your 360 Creative CoachWhen You're Stuck, Look for Answers In Different Places—Embrace the Unconventional!
Often I find that whenever I'm faced with a problem or feel stuck, I look for answers in expected places. Meaning if I have a business problem, I read a…
A Phil Svitek Podcast - A Series From Your 360 Creative CoachIn Need of a Logo, Brochure, Flyer, Etc but Don't Have a Designer? Try 99 Designs!
Firstly, this is NOT an ad. I personally love http://99designs.com and use it a lot and so I wanted to share it with you. It's a platform where you can have…
A Phil Svitek Podcast - A Series From Your 360 Creative CoachCreativity & Its Affects On Your Mood! - 8/31/2020: A Phil Svitek Vlog
My vlog is a chance for me to share my creative journey and life with you. Not to boast or brag, but to extract the lessons and hardships I face. Truthfully…
A Phil Svitek Podcast - A Series From Your 360 Creative CoachWhat's It Mean to Be Truly IAB Compliant as a Podcaster?
Having been a member of the podcasting community for a decade, one of the consistencies that is discussed is metrics. Specifically what is a download and how…
A Phil Svitek Podcast - A Series From Your 360 Creative CoachCreative Challenge: Positive Affirmations To Tell Yourself In Front of the Mirror
Jay Shetty says that "I am" are the two most powerful words because whatever you say after them has such a profound effect on who you are as a person. As such…
A Phil Svitek Podcast - A Series From Your 360 Creative CoachA Method to Combat Writer's Block & Accelerate Your Writing
Maybe you're like me and that whenever you sit down in front of a computer to start writing (be it a script, novel, report, essay, etc) you get writer's…
A Phil Svitek Podcast - A Series From Your 360 Creative CoachA Trick to Help You Communicate More Effectively By Eliminating Repetition
Good communication is ultra important in today's day and age—whether it's verbal or written form. Too often I find, our message get confused because we don't…
A Phil Svitek Podcast - A Series From Your 360 Creative CoachGetting Out of Your Comfort Zone & Setting Intentions for Your Life - 8/24/2020: A Phil Svitek Vlog
I break this vlog into two parts: my creative pursuits and life in general. On the creative spectrum I talk about knowing my value when approached to do a job…
A Phil Svitek Podcast - A Series From Your 360 Creative CoachWhy Everything Is Breaking News & How to Remain Informed - Exploring the Modern News Landscape
As citizens, we're supposed to trust the news. It's supposed to be unbiased and accurate. But regardless of your politics, it feels like more and more that…
A Phil Svitek Podcast - A Series From Your 360 Creative CoachCreative Challenge: Whose Permission Are You Waiting for to do What You Love Creatively???
I find that a lot of people in my life talk about doing something but then never actually do it. This is sad to me because I know they're talented so I want to…
A Phil Svitek Podcast - A Series From Your 360 Creative CoachWhat Is the Best WordPress Hosting Service?
As content creators, we should all have a website that houses all of our projects and such. Today it's easier than ever to have one thanks to content…
A Phil Svitek Podcast - A Series From Your 360 Creative CoachHow to be an Advocate for Change & Chase Your Artistic Dreams! - Danny Royce Interview
Danny Royce (@IAmDannyRoyce) is a multifaceted artist. I first got to know him as a host while I was working at AfterBuzz TV. He was a part of many shows…
A Phil Svitek Podcast - A Series From Your 360 Creative CoachAlways Over Explain & Be As Clear As You Can To Achieve the Results You Want
Each of us have to give directions to somebody in our lives. But more and more I've noticed we try to do shorthand. Often times, the other person doesn't…
A Phil Svitek Podcast - A Series From Your 360 Creative CoachA New Way to See My Creative Process - 8/17/2020: A Phil Svitek Vlog
In this vlog I discuss how pleased I am with the outline for my latest script and how writing a draft of the screenplay is easy with it. I also share some…
A Phil Svitek Podcast - A Series From Your 360 Creative CoachDo Books Have the Power To Get You Our of Depression?
It's not hyperbolic to say that books saved my life when I was depressed. Books have power to transport us, make us empathetic, teach us and so much more. This…
A Phil Svitek Podcast - A Series From Your 360 Creative CoachCreative Exercise: Organize Your Workspace Today for More Efficiency
I'm not sure what it is, but a lot of creatives I know and hear about are sloppy. Perhaps it's the notion that if they're more organized it'll lower their…
A Phil Svitek Podcast - A Series From Your 360 Creative CoachA Simple Exercise To Remove Filler Words From Your Speech Pattern (For Public Speakers, Hosts, Etc)
While I was at AfterBuzz TV, I employed a technique I'd learned online to teach the hosts to remove filler words from their speech patterns. Filler words are…
A Phil Svitek Podcast - A Series From Your 360 Creative CoachRedefine How You View Self Control In Order To Achieve Desired Outcome
My friend @LaurenLoGrasso asked her social media community if self control had a positive or negative connotation. Most that responded said negative. And so…
A Phil Svitek Podcast - A Series From Your 360 Creative CoachA Week of Many Victories - 8/10/2020: A Phil Svitek Vlog
My vlog is a place for me to share my creative journey with you and highlight the obstacles, lessons and victories along the way. This past week had a lot of…
A Phil Svitek Podcast - A Series From Your 360 Creative CoachStorytelling Tip: Stop Thinking of Plot and Character as Separate Entities... They're Not!
Many storytellers (authors, scriptwriters, etc), especially when starting out, consider plot and character to be two distinct parts of storytelling. They are…
A Phil Svitek Podcast - A Series From Your 360 Creative CoachBeing 1st to Do Something Matters Little in Life
Far too often we put and emphasis on being first to do something. We use it as a means of comparison. For example, "my kid learned to read before yours." Who…
A Phil Svitek Podcast - A Series From Your 360 Creative CoachCelebrate Creative Victories - 8/4/2020: A Phil Svitek Vlog
Welcome to my vlog where on this episode I talk about the need to celebrate creative victories. Mine was Idyll, my film, being in its 1st film festival and…
A Phil Svitek Podcast - A Series From Your 360 Creative CoachThe Ultimate Vacation Auto-Email Responder
In an episode of the Tim Ferriss Show, there was a discussion about how to truly unplug during a vacation (https://tim.blog/2020/07/23/brad-feld/). This…
A Phil Svitek Podcast - A Series From Your 360 Creative CoachSurround Yourself With People Whose Opinions Differ From Yours
It's super important to seek out differing thoughts and opinions within you life. Why? Because without them, you'll be unaware of your blindspots. And…
A Phil Svitek Podcast - A Series From Your 360 Creative CoachCombat Decision Fatigue By Eliminating 1,000 Tiny Decisions With A Single Major One
Our brains, whether we want it or not, are limited in the amount of decisions we can make in a day. If we make too many choices, we end up with decision…
A Phil Svitek Podcast - A Series From Your 360 Creative CoachBecome More Productive Through Better Focus: Eliminate Distractions By Turning Off Notifications
Our phones are one of the biggest distractions we have in life. As a creative, anything that distracts you is not productive. Hence I have turned off as many…
A Phil Svitek Podcast - A Series From Your 360 Creative CoachDo We Overvalue Busyness?
During an episode of Yoga Girl: Conversation from the Heart, host Rachel Brathen talked about how society puts this value and pressure for us to remain busy…
A Phil Svitek Podcast - A Series From Your 360 Creative CoachMy Film's First Festival - 7/28/2020: A Phil Svitek Vlog
In this edition of my vlog, I talk about how my film Idyll is complete and available to watch until August 2nd as part of Lift-Off's First Time Filmmakers…
A Phil Svitek Podcast - A Series From Your 360 Creative CoachRYT 200 Yoga Instructor Blake V Showcases Need for Peaceful Mind
Blake V (@BlakeVMedia) is a friend from my AfterBuzz TV days where she used to host. Today, among other things, she is a RYT 200 yoga instructor. She joins me…
A Phil Svitek Podcast - A Series From Your 360 Creative CoachEnvato Marker Offers Cheap Templates for Any Creative Project You're Working On
Whenever I need digital assets for a project (whether a WordPress website theme, motion graphics, photos, 3D files, coding, video, etc.) I go to the Envato…
A Phil Svitek Podcast - A Series From Your 360 Creative CoachMusician Cody Schram Shares Inspiration, Process & Technique for Creating Art
Cody Schram was the Emerson College Men's Soccer captain when I was a freshman. And even though there was an age difference, we clicked on and off the field…
A Phil Svitek Podcast - A Series From Your 360 Creative CoachEveryone Tells You What's Good for You, They Don't Want You to Find Your Own Answers
Dan Millman, author of The Way of the Peaceful Warrior, has a wonderful quote that goes: "Everyone tells you what's good for you. They don't want you to find…
A Phil Svitek Podcast - A Series From Your 360 Creative CoachFilm/TV Sound Design & Mixing Techniques from Idyll's Edgar Cortes
Edgar Cortes is a sound designer / sound mixer who I found through Upwork (https://www.upwork.com/freelancers/~0132930b8decf2d504) and we connected right away…
A Phil Svitek Podcast - A Series From Your 360 Creative CoachHow to Be a Realist & Optimist By Looking for the Helpers
Mr. Rogers famously advised us to look for helpers in times of trouble. This is advice I've heeded now especially with so many things going on in the world…
A Phil Svitek Podcast - A Series From Your 360 Creative CoachBest Hiring Practices to Save You Time & Money In Long Run EVEN 4 Independent Artists & Creatives
From my experience being the interviewee for jobs, I'M SHOCKED at how little effort many hiring managers put into this job. And they wonder why they don't find…
A Phil Svitek Podcast - A Series From Your 360 Creative CoachA Week of Recharging - 7/13/2020: A Phil Svitek Vlog
In this edition of my vlog, I talk about how I used last week to recharge. I highlight the importance of focusing my efforts and how the Thrive app really…
A Phil Svitek Podcast - A Series From Your 360 Creative CoachThere Is Never Going to be An Ideal Day for You to be Creative
Many times in the past I would schedule creative sessions for one long weekend so I'd be unbothered by other things. Or I'd consider other ideal conditions to…
A Phil Svitek Podcast - A Series From Your 360 Creative CoachThere Is No Timeline to Creativity - 6/29/2020: A Phil Svitek Vlog
On this edition of my vlog I update you on my film's sound mix/design (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12042774/?ref_=fn_al_tt_3) and the feedback I received from…
A Phil Svitek Podcast - A Series From Your 360 Creative CoachHow Raymond Chandler's Writing Technique Can Help You With Your Story's Pacing
Raymond Chandler, author of novels such as The Big Sleep, had a unique writing method. He used to write on index cards. Why? So that his writing was dynamic…
A Phil Svitek Podcast - A Series From Your 360 Creative CoachA FREE Collaborative Screenwriting Option for Filmmakers Utilizing Google Docs
Screenwriting software such as Final Draft or Celtx can be costly, especially for up-and-coming filmmakers. Plus, from my experience, they're not as…
A Phil Svitek Podcast - A Series From Your 360 Creative CoachIf You're An Indie Filmmaker, Consider Creating Audio Dramas (At Least for the Short Term Future)
I am a HUGE fan of audio dramas (my favorite ones include Wolverine, MARVELS, Deadly Manner & Hadron Gospel Hour). And in the current context of the world…
A Phil Svitek Podcast - A Series From Your 360 Creative CoachNo Ideal Day for Creativity - 6/22/2020: A Phil Svitek Vlog
In this edition of my vlog I discuss how I'm bridging my social justice efforts with creativity. I talk about the various movies and books I'm checking out to…
A Phil Svitek Podcast - A Series From Your 360 Creative CoachSpend in Alignment with your Values, not Ego - Chelsea Galicia Shares Financial Tips
Chelsea Galicia is not only a dear friend, but she is a financial coach whose methods have set me up to weather the storm of 2020’s uncertainties. Recently…
A Phil Svitek Podcast - A Series From Your 360 Creative CoachFilmFreeway - It's The Simple/Easy Way to Submit Your Film to Multiple Film Festivals
Are you an indie filmmaker looking to submit your film to multiple film festivals? Perfect - THIS LESSON IS FOR YOU! Back in the day, there used to be Without…
A Phil Svitek Podcast - A Series From Your 360 Creative Coach#PitMad Is the Hashtag to Pitch Your Novel to Agents on Certain Dates of the Year!
If you're a novelist but don't have an agent like me, I encourage you to learn about #PitMad. The hashtag is the original Twitter pitch event, where writers…
A Phil Svitek Podcast - A Series From Your 360 Creative CoachHow Dream Hoarding Leaves Everyone in the Dust
Ryan Holiday introduced me to the term "dream hoarding" during Eric Weinstein's podcast (https://podcastnotes.org/portal-with-eric-weinstein/ryan-holiday/)…
A Phil Svitek Podcast - A Series From Your 360 Creative CoachBlack Lives Matter Movement Isn't A Trend! Keep Going Until Real Change Happens - 6/15/2020
It's been a while since I last posted an episode and that's because I've been focusing on learning and doing what I can to be an ally in the Black Lives Matter…