Name: How Creatives Can Be Ambitious Without Stressing Out All the Time
Uploaded: 2018-01-11T13:48:43.000Z
Duration: 5 min 59 s
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It's Marie Forleo, and you are watching MarieTV, the place to be to create a business

And today's question is about feeling anxiety about your future, especially if you're

I have serious ambitions, and I'm afraid that if I slow down to smell the roses and

accept where I'm at in life that I'll become complacent and lose any bit of momentum

I'm constantly worried about the future because I'm a freelancer and there are no

How do I calm down and stop this thought process?

Ashley, my darling, this is a fantastic question.

First, after you finish this video you have got to watch this one we did called 3 Steps

to be Super Driven and Still Have Inner Peace.

That's gonna give you some of the tactical steps to help with some of that anxiety.

But don't watch that one yet, because there's a few more things that you, my dear, need

I think you should double down on your ambition.

And you're right, if you accept where you're at in life you will lose momentum.

Personally, I don't think that anyone should ever accept where they're at in life.

It doesn't matter if you're just starting out or if you've already hit some really

Because when you lose your hunger, you lose your edge, and it is as simple as that.

If we humans don't have something meaningful and challenging to work on, we all tend to

And I'll tell you something else, we can go to some pretty dark places – at least

So there is some nuance to this, and it's really important that you get it.

So you can be ten thousand percent grateful for what you have right now.

You can smell the roses, so to speak, and you can be super hungry and psyched about

Those two things are not mutually exclusive, and it's really important that you get that

Number two, so the second thing that you mentioned was about being a freelancer.

People get laid off from jobs every single day.

Every industry from music to entertainment to healthcare to science.

I mean, all of them are being constantly disrupted and remade from the bottom up thanks to technology

And that's only gonna accelerate as time goes on.

Now, I think you know this, but it's really important to say: guarantees do not exist.

And the safest bet that you can make is on yourself and your creative output.

I mean, you're already an award-winning filmmaker.

I took a look at some of your work and, I've gotta say, you are really good.

But let me tell you, you have got to keep going, because the more time you spend creating

– right? – the less time you have to feel worried or anxious about the future.

And number three, the final thing I want to talk to you about today – and this is so

That means that you opted in for a life, at least for a little while in the beginning,

So that means you have got to be so smart about money, Ashley.

I want you to start taking pride in living on the cheap.

Always, and I mean always, spend less than you make, especially when you start making

Don't worry about keeping up with the Joneses, buying all the fancy things, or any of that

This is so important, especially as a woman, Ashley.

You need to pay attention to your money and commit to yourself that you are gonna learn

about how to earn it, how to save it, and how to grow it.

And don't worry, on this topic we have so got you covered.

We've done so many amazing episodes about money.

I'm gonna put all the links right below in the blog, but here's the thing.

I've personally found the best way to stop worrying about money is to take action and

So from the three things that we talked about today.

Talked about doubling down on your ambition, we talked about really embracing the fact

that there are no guarantees for any of us, and, of course, we talked about being smarter

Which one is most important for you to focus on right now?

Let's talk about it in the comments below.

Now, as always, the best conversations happen after the episode over at the fantastic land

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