Opportunity Overwhelm
I recently had a very interesting conversation with a client who called for some in-between-session support. He called because he was feeling completely stuck. He was swamped with having so much to do, so many opportunities he could be taking advantage of, and he felt completely overwhelmed. He had no idea how to prioritize all […]
How to Prepare for a Successful Crowd Funding Campaign, an Interview with Ariel Hyatt
In today’s DIY Music Business, many artists are looking to crowd funding to replace the financing that a record deal used to provide. But the success rates of crowd funding efforts in the music industry are not all Amanda F. Palmer stories. It’s not the get rich quick solution to your financial woes. Luckily for […]
How to Manage Your Marketing – The Contact Management System
Marketing is creating an environment in which people feel comfortable enough to buy from you, over and over again. Sounds like a great idea, right? But what exactly does that mean in terms of day to day actions? And how do you systematize creating that environment? Does this sound familiar? You’ve got a pile of […]
How to Manage Cash Flow for Your Art Business
Do you know the number 1 reason businesses fail? Cash Flow. Or to use business terminology, insufficient capital or operating funds. Knowing how to manage your finances (business and personal), manage your cash flow and plan your cash flow management is critical to your success. In this class Debra will show you how to take […]
Time Management Bookends – A Framework for Success
Time Management is the Number One System that will enable you to achieve sustainable success in your business and your life. If your Time Management isn’t working – nothing else will. I have worked with literally hundreds of clients on the issues that a poor time management system creates They include: Procrastination Difficulties with prioritization […]
Time Management 101 – The Art of Juggling
“If only I had more time! Then I could do all that I want to do!” There are 24 hours/day, 7 days/week. That won’t change. So how do you use what you have to create the life that you want? The solution isn’t by figuring out how to do more stuff. It’s figuring out how […]
Get the Learning – the 5th Key to Maintaining Focus in the Face of Chaos
As I teach in How to Use Feedback and Criticism Constructively, every experience is fodder for growth and development, if you are willing to get the learning. Assessing and adjusting as you go will make you more successful, because the ability to be flexible and adapt to changing conditions is a key success principle. So, […]
Manage Your Emotions – the 4th Key to Maintaining Focus in the Face of Chaos
Just to refresh your memory, in the 1st Key, we looked at the big list, and in the 2nd Key, took everything off the plate that we could. In the 3rd Key we talked about getting help and delegating. But one of the biggest problems in maintaining focus during times of chaos and stress are […]
Ask for Help – the 3rd Key to Maintaining Focus
In the 1st Key, we looked at the big list, and in the 2nd Key, took everything off the plate that we could using the first 3 of the 4 D’s from Julie Morgenstern’s Time Management from the Inside Out: Delete Delay Diminish Delegate The 3rd Key is all about delegating. It’s about taking the […]
How to Create Focus
At any given moment, on any given day, the average person is thinking about 14 different things – Does that sound familiar? Between the Day Job (for many Artists), family, your personal needs (such as exercise), and your ambitions for creating your business as a professional in the Arts & Entertainment Industry, life can be […]