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Going on hiatus: How to take a vacation from your business (without losing any business)

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One of the big reasons you started your creative business was so you’d have more freedom, right? Me too! Yet the reality is we all too often burn the midnight oil, work on weekends, and generally think about our work non-stop. It’s not you, it’s the nature of the beast. Unless you actively create structure, boundaries, and support, you WILL be at the mercy of your clients and business. You just will. But that’s not how we do things around…

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3 strategies to help you WIN the day

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Have you ever: Got to the end of your day and wondered where it went, or what you achieved? Had a slow start and never really recovered the day? Sat down at your desk and thought “Now what?” My friend, you’re not alone. When you’re the boss, the buck starts and stops with you and that’s a pretty weighty responsibility. I’ve felt it too. When I started my first business, a creative management agency in 2006, I was living alone…

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How to have more fun, work less, and make more in 2018

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Just follow your passion!!! Find your life’s purpose and build a business around it (yes, just like that!) Be your authentic self (and everything will be fine) As a creative business owner, is there anything more unhelpful than rally cries like these? It’s like a therapist telling you “cheer up” when you’re feeling depressed and sending you on your merry way. When you’re struggling to figure out how to get from where you are in your business (stuck) to where…

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5 ways to identify your purpose and unique talent

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How many of you ‘get’ the concept of finding your passion and building a business around it, but are struggling to make it happen? I get it.  Being told to find your passion is like being told to cheer up when you’re feeling depressed. Not only is it not helpful, it’s counter-productive because it just makes you feel even more disconnected from your inner gifts.   Wherever you are on the spectrum of finding purpose and meaning through your creative…

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3 ways to bring more freedom into your business (without sacrificing income)

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  FREEDOM. Isn’t that one of the reasons you decided to go into business for yourself? Freedom to: Work with whom you want Work when you want Work the hours you want Work where you want Charge how much you want Grow as much as you want Did you said ‘yes’ any (or all) of the above, yet your reality tells quite a different story? Perhaps you’re making great money, but you work ALL the time.  Or maybe you work…

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