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Whatever it is that you have to sell—paintings, prints, sculptures, crafts, etc.—creating a “launch team” may help you create buzz and help sell some of your inventory. How might this work? You simply invite folks that you know to join your “launch team” and announce...

When a painter isn’t painting, he or she is very unlikely to identify the culprit as anxiety. But nine times out of ten it is! In this information-packed webinar, Mastering Creative Anxiety, get a clear understanding of the challenging nature of anxiety as it applies...

It’s funny how language works. Take the word materialism. On the one hand, it means acquiring stuff. On the other hand, it is a vital principle in philosophy and physics having to do with a certain point of view about the world, that the world is completely explicable...

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...