Allen C. Paul's Blog, page 15
February 18, 2022
5 Easy Steps to Turning Your Creative Idea Into Income [TGGS 153]
If you've ever struggled to ‘monetize' an idea, this episode is for you.
In February 2022, we've challenged our God and Gigs community to a 21 Day Create New Income Challenge, in which each participant has the goal of launching a new creative idea, product or service in 3 weeks and making their first sale.
This excerpt from a behind-the-scenes training in the Challenge reveals a 5 step framework to help you get your creative idea out of your head and into the marketpla...
February 10, 2022
Working Through The Word: How Daily Bible Reading Transforms Your Life w/ Jenn Kokal, Writer / Podcaster [TGGS 152]
You've probably heard a pastor, parent or well-meaning Christian friend tell you over and over -“read your Bible every day.”
But what changes “have-to” into “want-to” when it comes to God's Word?
Our guest, Jenn Kokal, did more than start a daily bible reading habit – she started a podcast that takes her listeners through the entire Bible. In this episode, she shares how a long and unpredictable path led her from a insecure place in her faith to a rock-steady commitment ...
February 3, 2022
Our Top Time-Saving Tools and Tips for Busy Creators [TGGS 151]
Are you a busy creator who can't seem to get your time management under control?
You're not alone. Whether you're a full-time creative professional, part-time artist, or something in between, you've felt the crunch of too much to do and not enough time to do it.
In this episode, we're sharing some extremely practical tips and tools that help keep the wheels moving at God and Gigs, as well as our other projects!
Here's some resources you should look into to get confident ...
January 27, 2022
How to Use People Skills to Produce Uncommon Success w/ Keith “Keef Keys” Coston, Audio Engineer / Producer [TGGS 150]
Is it possible that the key to your success depends on skills that have nothing to do with your creative training?
Keith “Keef Keyz” Coston, a Philadelphia – based musician, producer and engineer has discovered that takes more than artistic or technical skill to stand out.
It takes a servant attitude, communication skills and flexibility to become uncommonly successful in a crowded marketplace.
In this episode he shares the key elements of his approach so that you can exhibit excellence in your c...
January 19, 2022
What We Learned After 6 Months of Putting “Profit First” in our Creative Business [TGGS 149]
Do you often feel like your creative business takes more from you (time, money and energy) than it gives you?
If so, you should definitely pay attention to this episode – because a single strategy from a not-so-well-known book can radically change your financial position as a creative.
In this episode, we share how the Profit First strategy from the best-selling book helped revitalize and transform our business mindset, so that we made more money and became much more con...
January 13, 2022
How to Identify God’s Voice in Your Creative Choices w/ Marlita Hill, Choreographer and Author [TGGS 148]
Navigating the twists and turns of a career in the arts is hard enough, but when you have a deep relationship with God, it can seem even more intense.
Choreographer, author and educator Marlita Hill has travelled that road, and she has learned some valuable lessons that she now shares with artists, creatives and fellow believers.
Marlita has served God as a choreographer and dance educator in the church and marketplace for over twenty years. Her work includes providing ...
January 6, 2022
Why You Should Make New Year’s Resolutions (and How To Keep Them) [TGGS 147]
2022 has arrived, and while the excitement is evident everywhere, some people feel more discouraged and jaded about the arrival of the new year.
They feel it's a waste of time to make New Year's Resolutions and dream of major changes.
However, making a big deal of beginnings was actually God's idea.
He put both your desire to begin things, and the ability to see the reward of repetition through passion and discipline.
In this episode, we talk about the blessing th...
December 29, 2021
Three Big Mistakes I Made in 2021 (and How To Avoid Them in 2022) [TGGS 146]
It's that time of year again…..time for those pesky New Year's Resolutions that we hope to actually follow through with. However, we can't make new resolutions without acknowledging old patterns and mistakes that we need to learn from.
In this episode, host Allen C. Paul reflects on the year that was, and pinpoints three critical areas that he (and maybe you) can improve on in the upcoming year. With some attention to these matters, the new year can be our best year ever!
...December 23, 2021
12 Creative Gifts You Probably Haven’t Unwrapped [TGGS 145]
Have you left some of your Christmas gifts unopened?
Not the gifts under the tree – but the gifts inside you – the creative gifts and abilities that you have to share with the world but have allowed to stay hidden.
In this episode we'll point out 12 God-given creative gifts you should be operating in that you might not be embracing, and tell you why you should stop allowing anything you keep those gifts from being fully activated in your life!
The 12 Gifts All Creat...
December 16, 2021
Goals, Goals, Goals: 3 Key Steps to Radically Improving Your Creative Life
When it comes to the end of a year, most of us are buried under an avalanche of messages on how to set goals – and creatives are no different.
However, it's not as important to set goals, as it is to set an intention on what's going to CHANGE as a result of reaching a goal.
In this Creative Checkup episode, we explore a three step method to setting goals that actually change YOU, and not just your circumstances. This framework is discussed more in depth in our top-ti...
