I has a plan! Hurrah! Well, sort of. It’s the beginnings of a plan. A plan of studying and learned-ness. (I’m feeling a little bit silly this morning, can you tell?) I have recently instituted office and studio hours. This is new for me. I’ve never really had “hours” before. But from … [Read more...]
Professionalism in practice…setting the stage
Being a pro is a mindset, a way of seeing life and the world. Because it is a mindset that can be learned, practiced and improved it lives in constant change and is not the exclusive domain of super stars or any other elite class. A part time artists possessing the desire to grow and willingness to … [Read more...]
Getting Started on the right foot: part III
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Start investing in yourself because you are your business While this may feel like it belongs in last week’s Mindset section it also belongs here as one of most important cornerstones of best business practices, especially for very small businesses. Why? Because, small businesses tend to sell … [Read more...]
A CASE STUDY: finding and exterminating artistic ANTS
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The last post on this subject closed with a description of the process but to really make it work we need to look at it as artists. To do so we are going to have another conversation with our friend Sarah who has been struggling to make a living with her art. " So Sarah, you look particularly … [Read more...]
It’s not about the lipstick it’s the hog that matters!
Everywhere I look lately I see another Guru offering up another version of "how to succeed in tough time", usually in form of simple check lists. Today I received a couple of them in my e-mail and I was struck by their similarity and realized that what is going on is everyone is saying that their … [Read more...]