Tag Archives: creative business growth

Finding your way out of the business wilderness

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We’ve all been there – the unbearable space between where you are and where you want to be in your business.  Perhaps the current version of your business feels too small, safe, and limiting. Maybe you’ve outgrown your clients, revenue, and business model. Maybe you’re not even sure what your business model is (hey, there’s no shame in this game, most of us start with the default model!).  You know there’s a next chapter waiting to be written – something…

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How to ask for what you want and need

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How many GREAT things do you think would flow into your life if you simply asked for them? I mean, explicitly asked.  Maybe you would get: The support you need A raise or promotion A game-changing opportunity  Better projects The time you need to create and deliver an outstanding result More respect Now, consider what happens when you don’t ask for what you want and need:  Doing everything yourself  Feeling undervalued  Being busy, busy, busy Burnout Resentment As a recovering…

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Thinking big is the easy part

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As an entrepreneur you’ve most likely been advised to think big, go big or go home, or set BHAG’s, aka Big Audacious Hairy Goals (that one always sounds a bit gross to me!). I’m as guilty as the next person of falling for the allure of a big audacious goal. After all, outrageous goals, big ideas, and splashy action just sounds sexy and entrepreneurial, don’t they?  Consistent action and incremental progress don’t have quite the same ring to them. And…

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What ALL creative visionaries need to succeed (hint: it’s NOT great ideas!)

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Have you ever felt like building a profitable and purposeful creative business is a lonely, uphill struggle? I know I have. I’ve also known the joy of feeling fully seen, heard, and supported by peers, professionals, and community members as I navigate uncharted (and often scary) professional and personal territory. We ALL need people who – unencumbered by the personal baggage and demons we carry – are able to see our vision and are willing to hold space for it…

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Your business won’t grow unless you do this

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When I moved to NYC from London in 1996, I considered myself to be pretty worldly. After all, I had just spent the last 8 years living in a still-very-dodgy East London area.  How much tougher could New York be? I quickly realized that the culture in NYC was very different and I was out of my depth.  This became painfully clear in my first real job working at a small creative representation agency.  It was a completely new industry…

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The unexpected magic of investing in yourself

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I was recently having lunch with an old client and friend and she remarked “Well, you’ve always been so good at investing in yourself.” to which I thought “Um, no I haven’t!”  What I was good at was spending money without any real thought to whether it was an investment I’d get a return on. It wasn’t until I opened my second business in 2010, coaching creative entrepreneurs, that I started challenging my assumptions around money and what investing wisely…

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What you measure GROWS. 3 metrics to track in your creative business.

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I recently listened to a podcast with a veteran business investor and CEO who stated that growth is only possible when we measure and track the things that matter in our business. And just to be sure we creative business owners got the message, he followed up with “If you’re not willing to measure, you’re not willing to progress.” Ouch! That one hit me hard because me and metrics aren’t super-tight on a day-to-day basis if you know what I…

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