Studio vs. Business Time
Do you find it hard transitioning between studio and business/office time? What kind of downtime do you need in between?
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The Hard Part of Your Work as an Artist
Marketing wizard Seth Godin recently wrote about the hard part of any job. He says: “Hard is not about sweat or time, hard is about finishing the rare, valuable, risky task that few complete. . . .” What’s the hard part of your job?
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Top Time-Savers for Your Art Business
The number one complaint I hear from artists is that they don’t have enough time. Sometimes it’s not so much a complaint, but a fear—a fear that they’ll be overwhelmed if they have to add one more business or marketing task to their list of things to do. We all have the same amount of
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Can your art business survive divorce?
A loss is a loss whether it’s a death in your family, a disaster that strikes your home or studio, or divorce. Today we’re talking about divorce and how you might overcome it for your art career. But I imagine it can be applied to any loss.
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Devote 15 Minutes a Day to . . .
I wrote my book in 15 minutes a day. Honest! When I felt disconnected with the content, my coach advised me to “check in” with my book every day. I promised just 15 minutes a day. It worked! In a minute I’m going to show you how you can use the 15-minute trick for yourself.
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Sweep up your incompletes during Clean Slate Week
Wouldn’t it feel great if you started the New Year with a clean studio, office, and home? Think about spending this final week of the year tidying up all of the loose ends that have been nagging at you. And remember to put it on your calendar for next year. Don’t schedule other appointments. This week is just for you.
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Stop, and Then Get to Work
Do you ever find yourself looking for more information than you need? Do you catch yourself reading and reading (and clicking and clicking) and never taking action? Are you looking for the magic bullet–that one thing (as if there were one thing) that will propel your art career forward faster than you could have imagined?
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Identify (Only) the Next Action
Clarity will help you get things done. When you’re fuzzy about what needs to be done, you tend to procrastinate. When you procrastinate, you create a backlog of tasks and overwhelm sets in. Clearly define your tasks and identify only the next action for your task list. Lisa Pressman, Seeds of Thought. Encaustic on
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Carve Out Time for Online Networking
It happened again! I talk to a group of artists about using social media like blogs, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. I tell them that this is part of a marketing program and that, yes, it will take time. I warn them not to get sidetracked using social media and forget to go into the studio–that
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