Selling your talent is tough. It may even be distasteful, especially if you don’t believe in yourself. Many creatives defend their inability to sell as an unwillingness to sell out.  Get off your high horse. I am not the devil because I believe you have to get the word out. As a creative, you are…

There are two rules to keep in mind in your business career. First, when you give your word, always keep it. Second, don’t give your word. Okay, don’t give your word lightly. Don’t say, i will take care of it when it is one of the million things you already have to do and they…

We place too much emphasis on formal education, and not enough credit is given to the people who get out there and do something. Many creatives are impatient with traditional forms of schooling and are consumed by a need to be working in their art. So they make something happen. Your education and technical know…

‘Stop fooling around. You’re wasting your life. When are you going to grow up?’  Ever hear those phrases?  I did.  I decided that I didn’t want to have a life that I had to take a vacation from. So far, so good. Go find yourself. Take off.  Travel. Experience life. There is plenty of time…

The creative person is a jazz musician (improvising and experimenting) living in a pop music world (formula thinking, tried and true). When the two worlds collide, there can be a fusion and some pretty impressive music, or an explosion. Why are some people so difficult to deal with? There are several reasons, among them the…

They steal your ideas, destroy your deadlines, talk about you behind your back, take advantage of your generosity, criticize you and your ideas, and sabotage your success. They manifest as, and morph into, several different forms, but they’re all difficult people. Understanding them may help you to learn to deal with them. I like to…

My favorite way to deal with difficult people is not to get involved with them in the first place. If you know from their past behavior they aren’t easy to go along with, put some distance between you. If you don’t have any background on them, trust what your intuition says about them. Unfortunately, you…

Delegate means to trust others.  Let’s explore and explode some of the biggest myths about delegatee. Myth:  It would have been easier to do it myself.  Reality: Not if you gave it to the right person and explained it properly. Besides, if you try to do everything yourself, you stunt your creative growth and the…

Try to create win-win situations. Make helping you a rewarding, appealing experience. Be generous with your support and your praise, but not your time. Everyone is the center of their own universe. The star of their own movie. They have their own agendas, no matter how altruistic you may believe them to be. You must…

The ability to give a talk about your art can help set you up as an authority, which increases your value in the marketplace as well as your visibility. Here are some options to help you become a better speaker: Set a clock in plain view. (to you, not the audience) People remember the first…

Right brainers have assets which are important when it comes to working for yourself. Things like intuition, imagination and innovation are exactly the things needed. Don’t fault yourself for not fitting into the nine to five world. Be glad that you have what it takes to work ‘outside the box’. Most creatives in business for…

There are several misconceptions about creative people that may keep you from going into business for yourself. Although there may be very good reasons you should not attempt it, these MYTHS are NOT among them. Artists are like children. Wrong.  You may have a childlike quality, but you are not childish. You’d be happy playing…