Jun 20, 2016
Sally Hogshead (@SallyHogshead) is an author, speaker, and entrepreneur. Following a career in advertising, she evolved her career and reoriented toward building significance for other professionals and creatives.
In this conversation, Sally discusses the phases of her career (so far), shares some of what she learned on the ground with advertising heroes, and remarks on the challenges of writing long-form books as a person who naturally bends toward the quick win.
Check out Sally's latest book Fascinate and catch up with her on BrandFascination.com, for a start.
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"The most interesting creative ideas aren't going to be acknowledged at first, because they're not populist."
—Sally Hogshead
"You want to be the dumbest person on the team."
—Sally Hogshead
"It takes a completely different mindset to be with people than from being with my ideas."
—Sally Hogshead
"It's easy to be creative when the world has a big budget and optimism and a love for what hasn't been discovered."
—Sally Hogshead
"In order to be a creative leader, you have to be able to lead people through the darkest times."
—Sally Hogshead
"It's impossible to have creative ideas in an oppressive environment."
—Sally Hogshead
"I'm still a geek with words."
—Sally Hogshead
"One for the reel, one for the meal."
—advertising adage
"Don't be a worrier, be a warrior."
—Tony Robbins (and Prescott, ironically)
"Signifance doesn't live in one piece. It lives in a movement or a body of work."
—Sally Hogshead
"Revisions suck my soul. Creation enlivens me."
—Sally Hogshead
"I can't write anything great for the first hour. I have to get into a trance."
—Sally Hogshead
"The hardest part about writing isn't writing, it's finishing the dishes."
—writers' adage
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