Highlighting the ways independent creators can connect with audiences and potentially monetize their work while maintaining creative control, join us this week for inspiration and practical guidance for envisioning – and manifesting – your creative potential over the next decade.

In this episode, award-winning podcaster Tricia Duffy reveals how long-term planning can transform your creative life right now.

Tricia tells Claire how her podcast, In Ten Years Time: How to Live a Creative Life, grew from personal voice recordings into a research-driven show that's garnered two awards in its first year. She explains her commitment to making creativity accessible to everyone through free planning templates, rejection trackers, and other practical tools that help listeners reimagine their creative futures.

We discuss Tricia's meticulous production process – from rigorous research of psychological journals and academic studies to working with a producer who challenges her thinking. Rather than producing weekly content, she focuses on three high-quality seasonal series per year, each exploring different aspects of creative living, such as overcoming challenges, amplifying creativity, and maintaining creative momentum.

In this episode Sam and Claire also explore practical aspects of podcast monetization, with Sam highlighting how Podcasting 2.0 features in TrueFans allow for streamlined listener support and event promotion, and discuss Netflix's entry into the podcast space, contemplating what this might mean for independent creators.

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Tricia developed her podcast after using a 10-year planning tool to shift the balance of her own life toward creativity
• Started as voice recordings while walking, evolved through a potential book project, and finally became a structured seasonal podcast
• Creates free resources alongside the podcast including 10-year planning templates and rejection trackers
• Research-driven approach includes consulting psychological journals and academic studies for each episode
• Releases three series annually with each focused on a specific theme (challenges, amplifying creativity, creative communion)
• Works with a producer who provides critical feedback on scripts and research
• Deliberately keeps episodes 20-25 minutes long to fit into busy schedules
• Committed to keeping all content free and accessible regardless of financial circumstances
• Monetization comes primarily through donations and keynote speaking engagements
• Future podcast seasons will explore the science of creativity and ethics in art

Listen now to discover how planning for your future creative self can help you live more authentically and purposefully today.

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