Mentors, Avatars and Ancestors for Creatives
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Chakka gives advice on how to ask for mentorship the right way, calling on support from the ancestors and picking avatars to guide your career and creative process.
Listen:
Main Points:
Mentors and how to get one: Approach with something to offer
Avatar: Who has a career similar to yours, and why Nelson George is Chakka's creative avatar
Ancestors: One way to make sense of all of the talented people we've lost in 2016 so far
Why Prince is Chakka's latest creative ancestor
Maria Popova's Brain Pickings blog is a great resource for gaining insight on the lives of creative greats