The Difficulty
Self-Improvement
About
The Difficulty is a show about the choices that shape a creative life, and the courage it takes to make them. Hosted by Dr. Chad Prevost, writer, publisher, and ICF-certified coach. Each episode explores a real decision point: craft, courage, failure, reinvention, and the stubborn belief that the work is worth doing. New episodes weekly. Subscribe for full episodes, transcripts, and Notes from the recording cutting-room floor. chadprevost.substack.com
Episodes
- Resentment, Avoidance, and the Work That Matters
This episode of The Difficulty addresses resentment and avoidance related to work, distinguishing between the work that pays and the work that matters. It includes personal stories, historical context on courage, and encouragement to take…
- The Kind of Help that's Hard to Ask For, and the Kind of Help You Don't Know You Need
This essay discusses the challenges of seeking assistance and the often-unrecognized need for surrender, drawing parallels to a near-drowning incident and philosophical concepts from David Whyte, David Hawkins, and Carl Jung.
- Get Over Yourself and Learn as You Go
This episode of The Difficulty addresses the challenges of marketing books in indie publishing. It explores creator ego defenses and the gap between creating and marketing content.
- The In-Between Is the Hard Part
The first episode of The Difficulty podcast introduces the show, discussing its inspiration from a 1900 Irish play. The host outlines the content schedule, new launches from crossroadspublishing.group, and their past experience with C&R Pr…
- Trailer: Welcome to The Difficulty
This is the trailer for "The Difficulty" podcast. The show explores the choices that shape a creative life and the courage it takes to make them, as well as the questions creative individuals wrestle with.