Crack addicts & Credit Scores
I got my first credit card when I was 19 and used it to buy books for school. I also used it to buy cute shoes, pizza and on desperate weekends between paycheques – a cash advance for drinks at the...
View ArticleKnow Thyself… seriously – it’s almost the only thing we really NEED to do.
You came here to be a mirror to others of the truth you feel in your soul. You did. It's real. Go do it.
View ArticleArt is a Mirror for Meaning
This was an "a ha" that I wanted to share with you. It never stops being "goose bumpy" when I recognize the universe speaking to me through art or nature or random events.
View ArticleCreative Biz Refresh #3 ~ Ask for it
The constant asking and reminding that you do this work is part of having a business. Don't worry - It's really way less obnoxious to the people in your life than you think it is.
View ArticleCreative Biz First Aid #6 ~ Be a joiner
Use a social media aggregrate publishing service like Hootsuite or Buffer. Experiment with their individual posting personalities to get your publishing just the way you like it.
View ArticleCreative Biz First Aid #9 ~ No Boring Allowed
Craft more interesting headlines to supercharge your click through to posts, events and sales pages.
View ArticleCreative Biz First Aid #12 ~ No fallow fields
Take a look at your existing blog - the hope for the blog is that people connect to what you're communicating and will buy your art &/or service, join your email list or share images & posts...
View ArticleWhat do you really care about?
I had a dream the other night where I was asked what I really cared about... what was most important to me. Without hesitation I said, "I care most about doing everything I can to help people follow...
View ArticleDealing with the Demons
Being a creative entrepreneur can be difficult. We de with issues of worth and value and encounter jealousy over the competition. These dark feelings can be our greatest allies in the path to...
View ArticleThe Golden Thread in Business
This year has been a bumpy one for me. It's my first year full-time at LezleyDavidson.com and that didn't go nearly as smoothly as I would have liked (more about that in the New Year with the Harvest)....
View ArticleMy Harvest warning: How to do the work & fuck it up anyway
Even creative entrepreneurs need to check their business numbers. Today is the 2015 Harvest share. I uncover some surprising numbers in social media and realize some stuff that surprises me - but...
View ArticleAre you owning your awesomely unique creative business magic?
I love the people. All the people. Most of the time. I'm in awe and love and fascination with the infinite possibilities that exist within in human beings... each one of us is a potential of infinite...
View ArticlePlanning tips for your most creative 2016
I just finished up my Harvest review and co-incidentally, Note to Self published a getting organized podcast today which dove-tailed neatly with some planner tips that I wanted to share. According to...
View ArticleAll inspiration, no fear of a copyright fight
We can't just be stealing images off the Googles to prettify our blog posts anduse as reference for our art... As much as we'd love to - it's rife with legalities. Here are some options that promise...
View ArticleYour Art Inventory
"A place for every thing and every thing in it's place." So, imagine my joy to discover that there was such a thing as art inventory databases! Whooo!
View ArticleHow to RUIN your brushes
This is my PSA about how to protect your brushes. Keep them in good shape, lasting longer. One thing - keep your cats away from them. Also, keep them out of the water.
View ArticleMy social media FAIL
Make sure that your apps are set to post publicly on Facebook and Instagram and other social media platforms so you don't waste all your hard work and clever ideas.
View ArticleSeriously, embrace the series.
There is nothing that screams amateur more than a portfolio filled with a variety of media, subject matter and technique without any sense of series or cohesion.
View ArticleThings that make us happy; surprise! money is not on the list.
Dozens of straight forward tips on how to keep happy that don't require piles of cash, a fast car or a hot body.
View ArticleWhy Your Website Is King (or Queen)
A free web presence site that you don't host yourself is ballsack and risky.
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