# 3. Planning for success Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/how-to-be-a-savvy-creative-7848591/3-planning-for-success Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/how-to-be-a-savvy-creative-7848591/3-planning-for-success.md Podcast: [How to be a Savvy Creative](https://stenobird.com/podcast/how-to-be-a-savvy-creative-7848591) Published: 2026-05-18T17:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/how-to-be-a-savvy-creative/episodes/planning-for-success Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/69f984843a143563edb99f26/e/6a019d6792e9663a6f651404/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/how-to-be-a-savvy-creative-7848591/episodes/3-planning-for-success Duration seconds: 2409 ## Resource In this episode with Dr David Sharpe of Sharpe advisory I wanted to see if we could draw up a business plan for your creative career the same way you would when starting a business. What would that look like? How can we best strategise and mitigate risk whilst remaining in a creative state.  Turns out risk is a crucial part of any business journey. Without it you cannot have the stepping out of your comfort zone and for entrepreneurs the more times you take a risk the stronger that muscle becomes. Can we borrow this for creative pursuits? Gary Larson Sharpe Advisory Simon Sinek   SMART goals ATO Arts Law Duck for Cover How we learn - Book Dr. David Sharpe: LinkedIn     To learn more visit the website: https://thesavvycreative.com.au/ Follow us at: https://www.instagram.com/the_savvycreative/ Watch this chat: https://www.youtube.com/@MaidenMediaOfficial Produced by Sam Blacker: https://thepodcastbutler.com/ Recorded with: Pivotal Conversations  Music by Gen Patrick: https://www.instagram.com /genpatrick.wav/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/how-to-be-a-savvy-creative-7848591/episodes/3-planning-for-success/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/how-to-be-a-savvy-creative-7848591/3-planning-for-success.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.