This Sunday October 4th, I’ll be in Washington D.C. leading a Right-Brain Business Plan breakout session for the Creativity in Business Conference. I’ve been excited about this awesome event for months. I just got off the phone with conference founder Michelle James this morning and am even more pumped for what the day has in store!
Creativity is widely considered the new capital of 21st century business. New ideas, new innovations, new systems and new structures depend on accessing novel levels of creativity — for everyone, not just the creatives or “artists.” Everyone is creative and everyone could use an extra creative boost, especially in the world of business. At this event, we’ll explore different facets of creativity as the key driver in navigating and thriving in the new work paradigm.
This event is for entrepreneurs, leaders, managers, learning/innovation officers, trainers, consultants, coaches and anyone who wants to be more innovative and adaptive in the changing world of work. I bet that’s YOU!
I’m looking forward to being in community with other creative entrepreneurs and professionals. If I don’t see you there, I can’t wait to share with you what I learned.
Tisha Pletcher is all about renewing all of you. This creative lady coaches, writes, and leads retreats and workshops for women and their organizations. I love the simplicity and warmth of her Renewall Coaching website and her message about self-care and following your passions.
Tisha shared a few photos of her Right-Brain Business Plan, which she calls, a work in progress… just like her business. Each page of her accordion book represents a different part of her plan: values, marketing, services, management and even office space and environment.
Tisha says, “My plan reads ‘world {changing} chicks…connecting to change lives…growing in circles…women who dare, women who care, women who share…’ These words inspire me to create opportunities for women to grow themselves as they support other women in the world. I birthed my business after working in the nonprofit field and watching amazing women burnout doing work they loved. I fully believe we can lead our organizations in an even more brilliant way if we too do our own work: connecting to our passions, renewing our spirits, and circling for support.” I couldn’t agree more!
You can find out more about the fabulous Tisha at her beautiful website and Life Renewing blog.
The revamped Wishstudio is now even more juicy and vibrant than ever! This is an amazing community of creative women, so stop on by. My June Musepreneur column talks about how to do a mid-year check-in on your Right-Brain Business Plan. Um, yes, can you believe we’re half-way through 2009? Make sure you’re on your way to achieving your business goals.
Leave it to the brilliant and beautiful Bevla Reeves of Hair Conspiracy to craft such a cool Right-Brain Business Plan! Bevla had fun turning her business goals into a crystal-studded leather cuff. Every time she wears it she’s remind her of her sparkly seven-point plan to success! How’s that for a Right-Brain Business Plan that shines!!
In fact the concept of Bevla’s business plan bracelet inspired artist Rena Tucker to sign-up for our Right-Brain Business Plan for Artists teleclass. Here’s what Rena shared after listening to our free call last week:
Unless there is some creativity involved, putting anything down in writing is either too hard or just too darned boring! I wanted to run, shrieking with JOY around my house (but didn’t, in case it got picked up on the call!) when I heard Jennifer talking about the business plan MOBILE and especially the business plan LEATHER BRACELET!!!!! It sparked the EXACT format that I want to do mine in so that it will actually be BE portraiture AND will also allow for constant updating!!!!! WOO-HOO!!!!!!!! How cool is that??? I’m so excited about it, that I want to start IMMEDIATELY (big change from dreading and avoiding!), but I’m going to wait for the kick-off next week and work on my house & studio this week. (I swear, I am DROOLING over my future “Portrait Business Plan / Art on the Wall / Living “Document”!!!!!!) And I am SOOOOOO looking forward to photographing it and sharing it with the group. Oh, yeah, Baby!
Wow, that is so exciting!!
I simply love the creative spin fundraising and philanthropy consultant Lauren Brownstein of PITCH Consulting took with her Right-Brain Business Plan.
Lauren dished up her 2009 business goals in the form of a mobile made out of paper plates and string. She collaged sections such as, “What do my clients experience?” and “Who are my business partners?” Then she wrote the details of her plan on the back of her collages, hole punched the plates, tied it all together and hung her masterpiece proudly on display.
With a mobile Right-Brain Business Plan, your goals will soar to new heights!
I’m thrilled to see the unique ways people have created their plans after reading my Right-Brain Business Plan e-book. If you’d like to have your Right-Brain Business Plan and business featured in my newsletter, blog and Facebook fan page please send me a photo with your contact info.
Can you believe it’s already December?! Time sure flies when you’re having fun with your creative business (and your life!). It’s been ages since I’ve posted on this blog. I am working on a strategy for how to best share creative business resources here and through other means in the new year.
One of the things I’m excited about is starting a collaboration to create a telecourse for the Right-Brain Business Plan in the spring. If you want to be alerted to when this is happening, please sign-up for my Artizen Coaching Newsletter and I’ll announce details there.
With the year coming to a close, it’s a great time to revisit your Right-Brain Business Plan and vision for 2009 and beyond. I created a whole new plan for next year during the final day of the Art Every Day Month challenge (where the first Right-Brain Business Plan was born in 2007!). I will be working on fleshing out the details around marketing, new products and services, financial goals, etc. over the next few weeks. You can see more pictures of my 2009 Right-Brain Business Plan in progress on my Life Unfolds blog.
During this time of economic challenge, positive, creative visions for the future are needed even more so get started on your new Right-Brain Business Plan today.
Hip Tranquil Chick Kimberly Wilson recently interviewed me about the Right-Brain Business Plan e-Book on her podcast. Find out why we start Right-Brain Business Planning with visioning and get some resources for your creative life.
That’s me and Kimberly in the photo above when she was in San Francisco this July leading her Yoga and Creativity workshop. Kimberly is ultra inspiring with her amazing fempire of eco-yogo clothes, a yoga studio, her Hip Tranqui Chick book and Get Your Yoga on CD, her foundation and so much more! I think of her as the Martha Stewart of the yoga world. Namaste.
