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Week 26 Income Check-up
This week marks the halfway point in the year. How are you doing on your goals? ©2009 Shane Cooper, Clemintino y Javier. Oil on canvas, 24 x 24 inches. Because my primary concern is about your business...
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Acknowledge & Celebrate Your 2011 Accomplishments
The end of the year is often accompanied by a tinge of regret. Maybe you didn’t stick to your New Year’s Resolution or accomplish all of your goals. I’ll bet you did more than you think. Take time...
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12 Artist Resolutions to Steal for the New Year
One of my first-ever free gifts for subscribers to my newsletter was a list of Artist Resolutions. Today – being January 1 and all – seems like as good a time as any to update and share. Steal and...
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To Goal or Not to Goal
One year ago I had the pleasure of interviewing artist and coach Jennifer Lee as a guest for the Artist Conspiracy. She is the author of The Right-Brain Business Plan, which was released last February....
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Is Over-Planning Killing Your Art Business?
If you are a regular reader, you probably think that I’m a big planner and that I have my whole life and business mapped out for me. Not so. I love planning! But like many creative entrepreneurs, I...
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Track Your Business Growth
For years I’ve been tracking monthly numbers in my business. When I slack off on the tracking, my numbers decline. It’s the exact opposite of “Ignorance is bliss.” I believe that tracking numbers tells...
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Beware of Poisonous Relationships
The second principle of no-excuse self-promotion, according to I’d Rather Be in the Studio is: Connections are critical to your success. To succeed, you must make an effort to meet new people and to...
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In the Zone of Discomfort
Attendees at Art Biz Coach workshops are deliberately placed into uncomfortable situations. They are asked to 1) meet everyone in the room before the end of the event; 2) share workshop exercises with...
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Your Year-End Review for 2013
You survived another year as a working artist. Congratulations! Now it’s time to step back and look at all you have accomplished. This is a ritual to take your mind off of the long task list in front...
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The Case For Focusing Your Creative Energy and How To Do It
You have so many ideas. You’re full of creativity and ready to apply it to any material you come across. You paint for the pleasure, you paint commissioned work, you make jewelry, you snap photos, and...
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The Big Secret About Your Art Career That Nobody Is Telling You
I feel like there is this big secret in the art world. It’s about how things work and how to be successful. Everyone but me seems to know what it is. Ever feel this way? If I only knew this one thing …...
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It’s a Choice, Not a Sacrifice
In 2000 I had been working in art museums for 10 years and had a great job as a director of education. And I was miserable. I had a choice. I could keep being miserable, or I could do something about...
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Wrapping Up the Year with Your Personal Review
I thought I could get by without a personal review for one year. Or at least I thought I would skip mine. Then I thought that you probably don’t need a reminder either. Who will notice if I don’t send?...
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Fill In The Blanks to Set Your Goals
It’s a New Year and new start. Everyone is talking about either setting goals or why you should avoid setting goals or making resolutions at all costs. ©Marcie Cohen, Snowy Bank. Pastel, 12 x 16...
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Assuming Traditional Female Roles with Your Art Career (Curious Monday)
Is it harder to be a woman and have an art career? I’m not talking about the fact that the art world is still male-dominated. I’m talking about juggling roles that are perceived to be held...
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Which Ideas are Worth Your Time? (Podcast)
Recently I was talking with Cynthia Morris, when, in response to who-knows-what, she said with a scowl, “Ideas! I’m so tired of hearing about ideas.” Or something like that. Right then, I knew we had...
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What’s Your #1 Goal for the New Year? (Curious Monday)
The New Year brings a time for reflection, but also renewal. There’s a blank slate – a sense that we can accomplish whatever we set our minds to. ©Barbara Ferrier, Rock Climber. Acrylic on clayboard,...
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Why Having No Boundaries Is Killing Your Art Career
A neighbor knocks on the door and invites you to coffee during studio time. Mmmmm. Coffee would be good, you think. Do you take her up on her offer? Everyone in your artist organization knows that you...
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Your Year-End Review for 2013
You survived another year as a working artist. Congratulations! Now it’s time to step back and look at all you have accomplished. This is a ritual to take your mind off of the long task list in front...
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The Case For Focusing Your Creative Energy and How To Do It
You have so many ideas. You’re full of creativity and ready to apply it to any material you come across. You paint for the pleasure, you paint commissioned work, you make jewelry, you snap photos, and...
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