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Want to prove the exception in 2023 and stand out from the crowd? Here are 10 tips for doing exactly that. And you might also like to engage in a year of creativity coaching. That would help, too!  10 TIPS FOR PROVING THE EXCEPTION Understand why “proving the...

[Please pre-order my latest book The Coach's Way. If you've ever thought about coaching or want to learn more about coaching, this is the book for you!] Unless you are impervious to the facts of existence—and no one is—you must learn how to create in the middle of...

In this cold winter season, with spring quite far off still, I thought you might enjoy the following inspiring quotes from nine women artists: "I have gone into roses and have over a thousand planted.  There is nothing like making pictures with real things."-- Mary...

  I will create every day. Or almost every day! I will market every day. Or at least on lots of days! I will make some new, excellent connections. And not just Facebook friends and twitter followers! I will find at least one person who wants to write about me. I...

What is your “list” and why would you want one or need one? Your list is simply the email addresses you collect of folks who might be interested in what you do as an artist, as a teacher of art, as a workshop leader, etc. It is one of the ways—perhaps your most...

Many creatives appear to be burdened by inexplicable ailments that defy diagnosis. What can you do if you find yourself in such a situation? Here are four tips. 1. Because the underlying biological cause of a physical ailment can be very hard to discern or pin down,...

Please mark your calendars. I’m offering four FREE webinars in December that I think may interest you. They are: The Art of Creativity Coaching Friday, December 2, 2 p.m. pacific/5 pm eastern Mastering Creative Anxiety Friday, December 9, 2 p.m. pacific/5 pm eastern...

You absolutely want to build your list: but you also want to retain that list and stay in great communication with your most loyal fans. This takes care and attention! A blog post that strikes the wrong note can lose you 10% of your list overnight. One well-known...

Are you curious about what really goes on in a coaching session? How effortless, effective coaching works? Do you perhaps want to become a coach yourself, to supplement your income or because it intrigues you? Here are two routes: I invite you to take my Mastering the...

An artist had better not wait to be inspired before beginning to work, since inspiration typically only comes to artists who are willing to work when not inspired. Tchaikovsky put it this way: "I'm inspired about every fifth day, but I only get that fifth day if I...