I love this article by Steven Pressfield, author of the War of Art. He writes that panic is a natural state and that it precedes the shipping of your best art. He says, New Year’s is a big time for panic. Self-expectations of what’s ahead, self-recriminations for what’s behind. If you feel a twinge of […]
I went to a workshop on Friday given by Tad Hargrave, Marketing for Hippies. It was marketing for Holistic Practitioners. These are often people who keep ‘meaning’ to handle their marketing but are a bit ‘allergic’ to notions of sales, marketing and self-promotion. They think it’s kind of gross. It was a great day […]
Is there a sale on? @ Lowestoft, Suffolk Originally uploaded by timparkinson One of the main reasons a small business gets in financial trouble is their prices are too low. It’s tempting to price too low, especially in the beginning. That way you don’t have to compete on anything but price. Seems easy right? The […]
Sleep Like A Baby Originally uploaded by peasap A good cash flow tool will help you sleep at night. More than anything, it’s money worries that wake up small business owners in the middle of the night. Following your passion, rather than taking a job means that your cash flow may be erratic. It’s better […]
Tell your story to yourself first. We have all done great things. Craft your best deeds into great tales. Tell yourself and feel good about what you have done. Now share your story. Tell others and let them learn and be inspired. Listen to other people’s stories. Learn and be inspired by them. Encourage them […]
125/365:Rooms on Fire. Originally uploaded by practicalowl As you go through your day today, notice the fires that come up screaming for your attention. After you put each one out, take a moment to think about why the situation got to that point and how to head it off next time. At the end of […]
Quatre Muses: Euterpe, Polihímnia, Clio, Melpòmene, Museu de Cirene Originally uploaded by Sebastià Giralt Euterpe (muse of music and lyric), Polyhymnia or Polymnia (muse of sacred song and rhetoric), Melpomene (muse of tragedy), Museum of Cyrene, Libya. Break through the blocks and win your inner creative battles. Steven Pressfield is a writer, best known for […]
I’ve been thinking, and that’s always a dangerous thing. If we’ve been doing small business for a million years since the first people traded fish for rabbits or salt for apples; and there are a billion small businesses on the planet right now; why do we all feel alone and overhelmed? Why do we feel […]
