The Non-Sexy Part
When we see “work in progress” pictures, they almost never show a budget in process, or the draft of a difficult email, or even a stack of legal research as we struggle to write our own contracts. Nope. They […]
The Myth of Doing What You Want
“I just want to do what I want.” Of course you do. “I don’t want to spend all day in a cubicle answering to someone else.” Who does? “I know best.” Yup, we’ve heard that one too. […]
October 2016 Tasks
Message from Elaine 168. That’s the number of hours we all get in any given week. But what we do with our time during any given week differs dramatically from person to person. And the way we spend our […]
Getting to the Core of UVP
You know what makes Levain Bakery so special? Its cookies. There are only four kinds. And each is six magical ounces of goodness. Levain’s unique value proposition, for me anyway, is an obscenely large indulgence of chocolate chips and walnuts. […]
SWOT Analysis – What It Is & Why It Works
Sometimes knowing what you don’t do is even more important than knowing what you do. Articulating what we don’t do can save endless hours of metaphorical torture. Engaging in a bit of reflective SWOT analysis can help a creative individual […]
The Lazy Way of Setting Goals
Goal Setting is always one of the first activities I introduce, whether I’m working with undergraduate students or seasoned creative professionals. Rarely do those I work with think about goals for the first time with me. We’re taught to think […]
Portfolio Careers in Action
In honor of Labor Day, we wanted to spend some time thinking about all the work creative individuals do to make a creative career successful. This is not the glamorous stuff. This is everything else. And of course, all month […]
September 2016 Tasks
Is “summer hibernation” a thing? Where people stay inside because it is too unpleasantly hot and humid to be outside? If it is, I’m declaring it officially over for 2016. There is a lovely, crisp chill in the air […]
Top Ten Reasons to Learn – Portfolio Career Edition
Top 10 reasons to take Goal Setting for Portfolio Careers from Minerva Financial Arts, part of the Starting SMART online learning series. Because no one taught you how to build a creative career. Because writing “SMART” goals makes you feel […]
August 2016 Tasks
We’re surrounded by leaders. Loud ones, quiet ones. Natural ones, reluctant ones. Servant ones, and grandiose ones. Ones that make us proud. Others that make us resolute. With the conventions complete, our political leaders are campaigning for the fall presidential […]
