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Musepreneur

Cultivating New Connections

January 19, 2011 Entrepreneurship

In past posts I’ve talked about the importance of not going it alone and about hiring help for your creative business. Yes, it’s valuable to have the right people supporting you in your entrepreneurial endeavors, but what if you’re not able to to identify the right folks? That’s okay. It just means you get to meet [...]

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Linking Your Creative Business “Values Chain”

January 12, 2011 Entrepreneurship

NOTE: This post originally appeared in my Musepreneur column on the Wishstudio. What brings you alive? Maybe your spirit soars when you see a stunning sunset. Perhaps you feel most at home when you’re experiencing the thrill of foreign cities or cultures. Or you beam with excitement when you’re creating and connecting with your best friends. [...]

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The Letter Lessons in Patience, Persistence and Presence

January 5, 2011 Entrepreneurship

NOTE: This post originally appeared in my Musepreneur column on the Wishstudio. Dear Right-Brain Entrepreneur, What do you envision for your business in the next year or two? In January 2007, I wrote a letter dated December 31, 2007. I described in detail what I accomplished as if it had already happened. I chronicled building my [...]

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Winter Wisdom

December 22, 2010 Musepreneur

Last year around this time, I had my head buried in my manuscript. Thankfully, the cold, gray days of winter made it easier for me to slip into hermit-mode and write, write, write. I simplified my workload and said no to new business opportunities so that I could focus on this one endeavor. While it [...]

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Nourish Your Business with a Nurture Huddle

December 15, 2010 Entrepreneurship

Creative dreams flourish with positive support. For the past two years I’ve been participating in a 90-minute conference call every other Wednesday with my Nurture Huddle. In fact, we’ve got our call tonight – Yay! We’re a small group of creative bloggers who get together to help support each other in our creative process and in [...]

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My Favorite Right-Brain Planning Tools

December 8, 2010 Creativity

With 2011 right around the corner, I like to take this time to start planning for the new year. I actually get excited about planning because for me it means, rolling up my sleeves, whipping out colorful markers, and mapping out all of my creative ideas. Here are some of my favorite right-brain business planning [...]

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Your Year in Review

December 1, 2010 Entrepreneurship

Wow, how did it get to be December, already?! As we head into the last month of 2010, make sure you make time to reflect on your year. Whether you laid out specific business goals or flew by the seat of your pants, magic happens when you sit down and take stock of all that [...]

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Hiring Help for Your Creative Business

November 24, 2010 Entrepreneurship

NOTE: This post originally appeared in my Musepreneur column on the Wishstudio. As a creative entrepreneur you probably wear many hats – from creator and writer all the way to bookkeeper and scheduler. I bet you love doing your craft, blogging, or painting, but you probably loathe the more left-brain business tasks. Believe me, I’d rather [...]

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Don’t Go it Alone

November 17, 2010 Entrepreneurship

NOTE: This post originally appeared in my Musepreneur column on the Wishstudio. As a creative, independent spirit you may be used to doing things solo. No one else can do it quite like you can, right? I have no doubt that you’re the perfect person to do what you’re passionate about. The core of your [...]

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How practicing yoga is like running a creative business

August 25, 2010 Creativity

(painting by Jennifer Lee) NOTE: This first appeared as a guest post on Way of the Happy Woman. As a creative entrepreneur and life coach, I’m always integrating my many passions to better support me on my path. Two of my passions, yoga and creativity, serve as cornerstones for helping me bring more authenticity and [...]