All night. Every night. on the will to succeed and celebrating the learning curve
Last week, one of my current Website Kick Start students wrote to tell me that she had gotten her first job designing another person’s website. She’s only half-way through the course. This isn’t the purpose of the course – although quite a few have used it that way – and she’s still got a lot [...]
what’s your hypothesis? making the art business a science
You didn’t go to business school. You don’t have an MBA. You don’t run a tech startup. The only “C” in front of your title stands for “cook” or “cleaner.” You’re an artist. You may not use paint or stone or metal. You may not sing or dance or write. But your work is an [...]
Bursting the Business Bubble – or – thinking bigger than you thought you could
By the beginning of this year, I had achieved each of the big goals I had set out to achieve with my business: Earn enough to stay at home with my daughter. Earn a full-time salary. Earn enough to allow my husband to quit his job. Earn $100,000 in a year. The first two goals [...]
personal power fuels your creative power
Nothing stifles your creativity like doubt. Think you can’t? You won’t. What separates you from those who succeed is not a staggering difference in ability; it’s the know-how to set aside uncertainty and embrace personal power. What outside influences are you allowing to have sway over your ability to commit to your creative impulses? What [...]
an end for your means: your purpose is too big for your interests, and that’s a good thing.
I hear you loud & clear: you don’t want to choose. You don’t want to focus on one passion over another. You’d rather celebrate the diversity of your interests that founder in homogeny. I hear that you want to explore each of your passions separately, giving them each a name and a dollar sign. My [...]
