How can we shift our mindset to thinking about a long-term creative career? What can we do now that will make our future selves happy? Dorie Clark gives some ideas for playing the long game. In the intro, sell books directly on TikTok Shop [The Guardian]; Plan for author success in 2023 [K-lytics webinar, 1 Dec]; PDF workbooks for authors [CreativePennBooks.com] This podcast is sponsored by Kobo Writing Life, which helps authors self-publish and reach readers in global markets through the Kobo eco-system. You can also subscribe to the Kobo Writing Life podcast for interviews with successful indie authors.  Dorie Clark is a best-selling author, keynote speaker, executive educator, film director and producer for a multiple Grammy-winning jazz album. Her books include Entrepreneurial You, Reinventing You, and The Long Game: How to Be a Long-Term Thinker in a Short-Term World, which we're talking about today. You can listen above or on your favorite podcast app or read the notes and links below. Here are the highlights and the full transcript is below.  Show Notes * How to balance your time as a multi-passionate creator* Learning how to say no in order to reach your goals* Figuring out what your goals are* Practicing long-term thinking in your author career* What can you can do now to make your future self happy?* How your (non-fiction) book can open up other business opportunities* The strategy behind deciding what to write* Adapting to changing technology — the potential impact of generative AI* Marketing the same book for the next 5 years You can find Dorie Clark at DorieClark.com Image generated by Joanna Penn with Midjourney Transcript of Interview with Dorie Clark Joanna: Dorie Clark is a best-selling author, keynote speaker, executive educator, film director, and producer for a multiple Grammy-winning jazz album. Her books include Entrepreneurial You, Reinventing You, and The Long Game: How to Be a Long-Term Thinker in a Short-Term World, which we're talking about today. So welcome, Dorie. Dorie: Joanna, I'm so glad to be here. Thank you. Joanna: Now, I'm excited to talk about this. But I want to ask you first, because as I was looking at your bio, I'm like, ‘oh, my goodness, you are such a multi-passionate creator,' and a lot of people listening are as well. And you've got this visual art thing, the music thing, writing, teaching, speaking. How do you balance your time between everything you do and prioritize? Dorie: Well,