110. Writing Your Own Path & the Benefits of Following Creative Energy with Jay Clouse

Jay was on a path that many would, and do, aspire to. But then he discovered entrepreneurship. Risks and all, he knew it was what he wanted to do with the rest of his life. For the last ten years, he’s been professionally exploring what it means to be a creator. He joins Gravity to continue that discussion.

We explore what it was that drew Jay away from what he was doing and towards the world of startups and business building. He saw a real spark of magic among his peers and getting to the root of that makes for fascinating conversation. 

It was working with a creative coach in 2017 that opened his eyes to his desire to create things. That’s when Jay left his job to become a full-time digital creator. It was then that he also started an online accelerator for other founders and creatives, just like him. 

The focus of our discussion is on how Jay has always been completely unafraid to change his direction and path in order to pursue magic and go after what excites him. Not only did he change his path once to join the world of startups, but he later completely changed industries, jumping from one to another and, in the process, having to learn a new business landscape from scratch.

Now, Jay’s main focuses are his podcast, Creative Elements (which has nearly 1 million downloads), and his newsletter. Jay has spent his career carving out the freedom to spend his time and creative energy on the projects of his choosing. His goal is now building a life of creative independence and that’s admirable. 

What Brett asks:

• [01:05] Let’s start at the beginning. Tell me about your childhood.
• [03:35] What interests did you have as a kid?
• [05:37] What pulled you towards sports?
• [10:26] How much of your life is geared around finding pleasure?
• [11:58] What happened when you went to college?
• [13:59] What did you see in the entrepreneurs you were around that made you interested in what they were doing?
• [19:56] What happened after you decided that you wanted to be a founder?
• [22:32] Tell me about your first startup.
• [27:44] Why did you choose your work instead of just trying to improve the situation you were in?
• [30:19] How scary of a leap was changing your path?
• [34:26] How were you able to teach yourself everything you needed to know to join a new industry?
• [40:14] Can an unknown compete with established influencers?
• [48:24] What else would you like to share with us?

To learn more about intentional living, and for the complete show notes, visit: gravityproject.com

Resources:

• Jay’s website
• The Creative Elements podcast
• Jay on Twitter

Gravity is a production of Crate Media.