Bruce Outridge

Never To Old To Be Inspired!

Posted on February 11, 2019 by Bruce

Never To Old To Be Inspired!

I talk to a lot of people in my work as a podcaster, television host, and speaker. Yet with all the interviews, all the handshaking and all the networking I am always amazed at the young people of the day. Oh sure they get a bad rap for their love of technology and lack of people skills. Many times we judge a whole generation based on the people we know in our own lives. When we take the time to venture out and understand, meet, and learn about others we understand or see the larger picture. It allows us to add context to their understanding of life.

I recently had the pleasure of chatting and speaking to a group from the University of Windsor and the Odette Accounting Society about leadership and careers. They are looking at big opportunities for their careers but maybe don’t really understand what the future will hold. The focus for young people is quite different for someone my age that has a different outlook in life.

With careers that now have a lasting effect of five years or less in life it is quite different than our careers of the past where people worked at a place for over twenty five years. I believe many just want to see where their lives will lead, but they don’t see it with things changing so fast in technology and business that they are almost stopped in shock not knowing which way to turn next.

This is why I have always been suggesting to young entrepreneurs to just get started on their career of choice today as no one can tell the future. I didn’t know I would have the career I have today because much of today’s technology was not developed years ago and not something I could have envisioned.

I am happy to see young entrepreneurs that are focused on the problems of today because those are the issues that are in the forefront today. I spoke with a team for my television show that developed a job app for young students not knowing where to find jobs. That technology was created out of their own needs to find a job and trying to help others at the same time. My own Son has found a passionate path in broadcasting all because he took a chance and started a podcast. There is a real need to just get started down that career path and find those things that you are passionate about.

Once young people get inspired to get started down a certain road they have the knowledge and skills that many of the older generation don’t have and can help us navigate future. Our job as an older generation is to show the leadership skills needed to be good people for the future. The job of the young person is to get inspired by their own lives so that they can begin to learn what really matters to them allowing them to create their career of choice.

About the Author

Bruce Outridge is an artist, author, podcast, television host, and speaker. He helps inspire and educate creative entrepreneurs to pursue their dreams by showing them those that have gone before them in similar ways. Bruce is the author of four books on business and leadership, hosts and produces two podcasts, co-produces the Inspiring Youth Television Show, and speaks to audiences throughout Canada. You can learn more about Bruce and his work at www.cashinginoncreativitypodcast.com or www.bruceoutridge.com

Inspiring Youth Talks Technology with Haltech

Posted on February 11, 2019 by Bruce

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About the Show

Host Bruce Outridge will be showcasing youth that are doing ambitious things in our community. He will be interviewing ambitious youth, agencies, entrepreneurs, and other people working with the youth of today. Learn more about the show and the host at www.bruceoutridge.com or www.inspiringyouthtv.com

Inspiring Future Accountants with Odette Accounting Society-Feb 7th

Posted on January 24, 2019 by Bruce

Inspire, Organize, and Execute!

Posted on January 10, 2019 by Bruce

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Will this be your year for success?

Happy New Year to you I hope 2019 will be an awesome year for you and your family. By the time you re reading this most people have already given up on their New Year’s resolutions. They will go back to their daily lives doing the same thing they did last year and forget they even mentioned the word success or change. Then there is you! When you uttered those words at the party about what you wanted to do next year no one took you seriously, but you were serious and now is the time to show them how serious you were. What you’re really thinking is how will I pull this off? Let me help!

Over the years I have talked to hundreds of people about their careers and have found it doesn’t matter how old or young you are there is never a better time than the present to get started. I have seen teenagers that are already developing their craft and working towards a creative career and people in their forties and fifties starting new careers using skills they have learned through decades of work. How do you get that career started?

Inspire Yourself

The first thing you need to do to get started in your new career or business is to find that inspiration that will keep you going when things get tough. There will be tough times in your business and you need to keep working through those as they arise. Find a way to create your unique style as a creative entrepreneur and know that everyone is unique in some way and that includes you. Inspiration can come from others, your internal goals or a dream, but it is up to you to put it all together. Once you’ve set those goals and found that inspiration to get you started it’s time to organize yourself.

Organize Yourself

The foolish are the ones that run out without a plan and hope for success. You have to get yourself organized and have a plan for how you will operate, make money, and get customers. The plan doesn’t have to be fully proven but you should have an idea how your operation will develop over time. Are you able to accept payments, which social media platforms best suit your business and so on. Getting organized is incredibly important.

Execute Your Plan

Okay to this point you have inspired your new venture, organized what is needed, and now it is time to execute the plan. Don’t try to do it all at once, do a little at a time and be willing to adapt as required. You will find customers may ask for items or services you hadn’t thought of before or in a way that offers a new service. This is the best part of being a small creative entrepreneur that you have the flexibility to adapt to a changing market.

I wish you well in your new venture for 2019 no matter what it is you do. I can tell you from experience that if you decide to take that leap of faith on your creative pursuit and put in the effort that it takes to be successful you will wonder why you didn’t do it earlier. It’s true when they say it will feel like you will never work a day in your life. Is it time for you to execute your plan?

Check out this month’s episodes of the Cashing in on Creativity Podcast to see and hear people living their dreams and starting their journeys. www.cashinginoncreativitypodcast.com

About the Author

Bruce Outridge is a creative entrepreneur from Ontario Canada. He is the host of the Cashing in on Creativity Podcast, The Lead Pedal Podcast, and Inspiring Youth TV Show. He is a professional cartoonist, author of five books, and professional speaker. You can learn more about Bruce and his work at www.bruceoutridge.com

Improve Your Creative Business Through Others

Posted on December 8, 2018 by Bruce

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Are you trying to improve your business? If the answer is no then you be may in for a harsh reality in the future as businesses are either moving forward or going backwards. At a recent convention I talked with many artists and many of them were very successful and others not so successful. When I asked the non-successful ones what they listened to many said music or comedy type podcast shows. The successful artists were asked the same thing and they listened to a variety of podcasts from music, comedy, business, marketing, and more.

I have been a life long learner whether I planned on it or not and pride myself on learning from other people. In fact that is one of the reasons that I started my podcast for creative entrepreneurs. What you learn is as important as how you learn it. Do you learn by doing something, do you prefer a course, or do you need someone to show you step by step how things work? However you like to learn is how you should find that material that helps you whether through a podcast or a course.

You can do it!

I talked with some amazing artists this month from character designers to caricature artists. My artist friend Nolanium started his career as a theme park artist and now has a company that employs over a dozen artists. Character designer Stephen Silver chatted with me about his career and how he found his niche with some of the top studios in the world designing characters for television. He now teaches that craft through books and courses and urges people to learn the business side of being a creative person. I also offer a glimpse into the people I have learned from over the last year and why those lessons are important for all creative entrepreneurs.

As we roll out of 2018 and into a new year this is a good time to look at how things went for the past year in your business and how to improve it for the future. We look forward to helping you reach your goals in 2019.

Happy Holidays and all the best for the New Year

About the Author

Bruce Outridge is a creative entrepreneur from Ontario Canada. He is the host of the Cashing in on Creativity Podcast, The Lead Pedal Podcast, and Inspiring Youth TV Show. He is a professional cartoonist, author of five books, and professional speaker. You can learn more about Bruce and his work at www.bruceoutridge.com