Category Archives: Motivation

Why 5 points, in my 5 point business plan?

As I’ve interacted with creatives about the business side of creativity over the years, asking...

Flexing with the times – an interview with Superfan’s Abby Downing

We’re all trying to figure out how to run our creative businesses in this new...

Keep sowing marketing seed, even in a drought

After 9/11, the business climate went dormant. I had just recently established a narrow position...

Creatives have much to be thankful for…

Being a creative in 2019 puts us under a tremendous debt of gratitude for the...

3 Habits to Revitalize Your Creative Practice

Hashima Island in Japan was once a thriving city. But when the coal mines, which...

The Secret Identity of My Insidious Chief Competitor

I mentor creative entrepreneurs helping them to learn and apply business disciplines to their creative...

5 Ways to Kill Your Design Firm

I review a lot of creative service firm websites. Sadly, the frequency with which links...

The Key in Ecclesiastes

The key to maintaining joy in work is set forth in the ancient, time-tested book...