March 2024 - MEGA Q&A

Welcome to the first Mega Q&A where I answer all your pressing questions about a Creative Career & Lifestyle.

Here are the timestamps on the questions I answered during the Mega Q&A:

00:06 The biggest mistake creatives make when starting their businesses + a few tips on what is really important to do first

02:20 What Book impacted me the most during my creative career? I mention two books that changed my outlook on how to work as a business owner & what to use my energy for. One of my little secrets is that I listen to audio books during down times & while I drive to the places where I host events or workshops.

Book #1 The E-Myth Revisited by Michael E. Gerber find the Audio Book on Audible (this is NOT an affiliate link) https://www.amazon.com.au/Myth-Revisited-Small-Businesses-About/dp/B00NPB0OX4/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

Book#2 Eat That Frog - 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less by Brian Tracy, listen to it free on YouTube https://youtu.be/vbOZK1EUDQk

08:56  What does it mean to have a creative lifestyle?

11:59 I'm struggling to be clear on my positioning statement. I have a basic statement that does not captivate my attention or my audience's attention but my brain is feeling dead. What does my audience want or what do I want to tell them about who I am, what I do & how do i do that?

20:35 What is my client journey going to look like?

28:05 I don't get it. How is it helpful to know my client's. I don't know what it means for my clients to be aligned with my product, or how I need to align with my product. Maybe I didn't know there was a difference between the two & how I see my work. Why do I want my clients to align with my work? Why does this matter? 

36:56 Why is it so difficult having a creative career?

The next 3 questions relate to the surface pattern design industry:

38:51 1st - Help me find companies to license my artwork?

41:55 2nd - How can I reach the right people to license my fabric designs to?

48:02 3rd - I need strategies to find the right contacts & other companies I want to work with!

56:10 Pro Tip - How to find the companies you want to sell to.

57:03 Ask Chat GPT to help you with research & how to find companies, contacts & resources to help you.

57:28 Pro Tip - Alignment.

58:07 How can you serve? How my visibility online helped me sell my wallpaper designs?

01:01:48 My Second Local Gig that led the way to what I really wanted to do.

01:05:00 What really needs to go into a portfolio to get attention? And how to get attention on your work, not by creating more work but by showing the work you've done! 

01:09:48 Keep on doing this until you are successful.

01:11:22 Nobody can copy you.

01:12:04 Your Responsibility & Your Top Priority 

Lesson Activity

Ask me Anything!

We'll gather everyone's questions & do another MEGA Q&A