How to start small, maximize your impact, and add one line to your resume

There are three small, tactical things creatives can do right now to build a sustainable career. They can add one line to their resume They can collect an email address They can make a dollar online Pursuing any combination of the three areas above will help creatives pave a path to a vibrant career. Today,ContinueContinue reading “How to start small, maximize your impact, and add one line to your resume”

Here is my step-by-step process to help you get serious about building your online presence

Most creatives I know don’t think about building an online presence as a way to build community.  Building community online has immense potential because it allows you to dramatically extend your reach beyond your real-world community. With a few basic skills and strategies, you can build a beautiful online presence that is connected to your real-lifeContinueContinue reading “Here is my step-by-step process to help you get serious about building your online presence”

How to focus on your strengths.

Artists spend their lives perfecting their weaknesses so that they have a larger set of tools to use when they share their creations with the world.  We have no problem spending hours focusing on the smallest detail of our art in pursuit of perfection.  Our ability to pursue this painstaking work is built into ourContinueContinue reading “How to focus on your strengths.”

How showing up on Clubhouse got me to SXSW

I have long held the belief that simply showing up accounts for about 80% of my success.  Showing up, being curious, and listening louder than I speak has always opened doors that enabled me to take the next steps in my career.  There is no better proof of this belief than the circumstances that led to myContinueContinue reading “How showing up on Clubhouse got me to SXSW”

Stop Letting Time Confetti Ruin Your Day

Some days I get pulled in so many different directions, I don’t do anything well. When I multitask, I can’t focus, I get stressed out, and it often takes me longer to accomplish a task than if I had been hyper-focused on one thing at a time. Described to me as time confetti, I cannot think ofContinueContinue reading “Stop Letting Time Confetti Ruin Your Day”