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The 3 Kinds of Work (including 2 you should be doing less of)

By tara gentile on 10/18/2012

There are three kinds of work you do a regular basis. First, there’s work that gets immediate results. It might be actually delivering the service you provide or creating the product you sell. It could be writing on your blog or updating product descriptions. It could be ordering supplies or promoting your work. Second, there’s [...]

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Posted in Business Brainstorm | Tagged operations, productivity, scheduling, systems | 19 Responses

Busyness is the enemy of business.

By tara gentile on 10/08/2012

The road from follow-your-passion to thriving business can be a bumpy one. Once you realize “if you build it, they will come” isn’t a business strategy, it’s tempting to spend every waking hour tweaking, writing, emailing, networking, and trying to push through. “…while you’re doing it, doing it, doing it, there’s something much more important [...]

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Posted in Business Brainstorm | Tagged busyness, productivity | 48 Responses

what’s your hypothesis? making the art business a science

By tara gentile on 09/13/2011

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 [...]

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Posted in Big Thinking, Business Brainstorm | Tagged eric ries, lean startup, productivity | 8 Responses

Early Adopters: yep, you’ve got ‘em. Now put them to use!

By tara gentile on 08/23/2011

Social media has transformed our world into one great big small town, dominated, as all vibrant towns used to be, by the strength of relationship, the currency of caring, and the power of word of mouth. – Gary Vaynerchuk, The Thank You Economy This, you know. Social media gives you the best opportunity to talk [...]

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Posted in Business Brainstorm | Tagged early adopters, productivity, social media | 8 Responses

What results are you creating?

By tara gentile on 05/04/2011

Results. I love ‘em. Results often seem elusive. Despite the promises of info products, programs, courses, and blog posts, we are often left resultless. Maybe we don’t have all the same questions but we have plenty of new ones in their place. Results are key. They help us meet our goals. They buoy our spirit [...]

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Posted in Business Brainstorm | Tagged art of action, productivity, results | 4 Responses

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