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How do you think about being creative versus the business aspects of a creative career, such as marketing? Do you see them as separate, even mutually exclusive? Do you think of creative expression as something more “spiritual” or “pure” than sales or business? Many creators probably don’t think much about the value of marketing to [...]
A summary of the book: Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us by Seth Godin says: “A tribe is any group of people, large or small, who are connected to one another, a leader, and an idea. For millions of years, humans have been seeking out tribes, be they religious, ethnic, economic, political, or even [...]
By Phillip Mountrose and Jane Mountrose Many gifted individuals have expertise to share and this may include you. The issue is how to make your expertise into a profitable business. Experts Academy with Brendon Burchard solves this problem. His goal is to turn you into a generously paid expert. As we all know, there are [...]
Creativity coach Eric Maisel, PhD is author of more than 30 books including Fearless Creating, The Van Gogh Blues, Coaching the Artist Within and many other titles on developing creativity and a creative life. In his new course Your Best Life in the Arts, he provides “real answers to the challenges that confront you” – [...]
By Molly Gordon Money determines how much you can invest in yourself and your work. Finally, if you exist in a money fog, it’s hard to navigate everything from pricing to equipment purchases to paying taxes. That’s stressful and distracting. So money matters. Making money is a creative act You may not have thought about [...]
By Valerie Young, Ed.D. You started out loving your chosen career – at least in the beginning. But over time, you and your calling, well, you just grew apart. And just like a relationship that’s gone bad, it can be hard to walk away from a career or a small business into which you’ve put [...]
By Kenneth W. Christian, Ph.D. Three fears lead directly to underachievement: fear of failure, fear of success, and fear of making a mistake. Any of these fears can paralyze initiative. When all three are working, initiative grinds to a halt. How many of these fears plague you? Usually, we experience some of each. If even [...]
By Marie Forleo You’ve got a new love and you’re totally smitten. Day and night, it’s all you can think of. Every waking hour, you obsess about the next time you’ll get to . . . do it. That’s right, baby. It’s your hot new business and it’s ready for action. But here’s your passion [...]
Video: The Creative Team of the Future “Developed by The Creative Group in partnership with the AAF, The Creative Team of the Future is a joint research project that highlights trends affecting the role of the creative professional and shares insights from leaders in the advertising industry.” By The Creative Group, “a division of specialized [...]
By Kenneth W. Christian, Ph.D. Listen folks. Talking about goals won’t get you there any more than going to church will get you to heaven. If you do not passionately believe in where you are going, don’t give goal-setting a bad name by using the word goal to describe listless me-too-ism. A goal has to [...]
By Ali Brown As entrepreneurs, one of our most important duties is keeping our minds open to fresh moneymaking ideas. Holding regular brainstorm sessions can uncover fresh spins on our original ideas, and keep the passion alive—not only within ourselves, but for our customers and clients as well. But, if you want to have an [...]
Molly Gordon is a certified business coach “dedicated to helping independent professionals and artists reconcile the challenges of building thriving livelihoods and loving their lives.” “My business coaching, teleclasses, books, and seminars help you to evolve authentic practices that make doing business a heartfelt expression of your gifts in the world while ensuring that you [...]
This is a new program I recently discovered, after reading some very stimulating posts by the author on being a “multipotentialite.” Here are some comments by the author Emilie Wapnick: Turn All of Your Interests into One Business Imagine having a business that allows you to focus on many of your interests and use all [...]
Cynthia Morris is a teacher, creativity coach and author. She says, “It’s my life’s work to help others navigate their creative journeys.” In her article Ways to Take A Creative Leap, she asks “If you were leaping off from where you are now, what would your Creative Leap look like? It may be taking up [...]
A testimonial about an earlier Telesummit: I love that you are talking about self-employment rather than business owner or small business. I would highly recommend this to anyone who is self-employed or thinking of the possibility of it. I feel like I got so much from all of the presenters. One thing that came across [...]
By Marie Forleo Are you one of those people who have a lot of passions and have trouble knowing which one to choose? When you’re multipassionate, it can get hairy fast. For example, when it comes to your website, do you put everything under one umbrella or keep them separate? This, my friend, is a [...]
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Site author: Douglas Eby, M.A./Psychology, is a writer and researcher on the psychology of creative expression and personal growth, especially for high ability adults. He is publisher of the Talent Development Resources series of sites.
