Episode 98: Crushing the Joy Killers in Business
In the last episode of 5 Minutes on Creative Entrepreneurship I talked about the maximum earning potential for creative entrepreneurs.
Category: Motivation
Episode 94: Were You Able to Take a Break This Summer?
The summer is quickly coming to a close, I hope you were able to take some well earned time off,
How to Preserve Your Joy in the Creative Process
In my last article, I mapped out the maximum earning potential for creative entrepreneurs, based on the different business and
Episode 93: Creativity: The Struggle and The Gift
The majority of episodes in 5 Minutes on Creative Entrepreneurship deal with the challenges we face with the business side
Episode 92: Must the Hustle and Grind Last Forever?
There’s no question that being a creative entrepreneur is not the easiest path. Going into business for yourself demands considerable
When Ed Takes a Vacation*
* From the 1988 track by the Swirling Eddies It’s summertime and that means vacation. In fact, I’m heading out
Contemplating “Creation” in Creative Entrepreneurship
The overwhelming majority of my articles focus on the problems we encounter on the path of creative entrepreneurship. And there
Hustle and Grind or Humble and Grow?
There are two distinct avenues you can follow in developing your creative practice. The most trafficked avenue is Hustle and
Putting the “Service” Back into “Creative Services”
When you think about providing service to your clients, do you ever fear that you’re being regarded as a mere
How to Build Marketing Discipline
An old friend of mine (I say old because it was a long time ago, and because he was old)
Episode 77: How to Remain a Creative and Grow Your Business
Growing a business is one of life’s greatest challenges. It’s not for the faint-hearted. There are millions of people, with
Episode 75: Did the Lockdowns Cancel Your Creative Practice?
This past year has been tough on many small businesses. Certain sectors of the economy were entirely shut down overnight.
Why Do You Want to Grow Your Creative Practice?
There are many reasons creatives end up climbing the ladder from part-time freelancer to full-time, from solo-practices into small firms,
Episode 69: Free Yourself from the Fear of Failure
When a creative has launched out on their own, they’ve entered the path of entrepreneurship. Being an entrepreneur is not
Resilient Entrepreneurship: An Update With Abby Moffitt
Last April, as the impact of Covid on businesses was just beginning to be felt, I reached out to Abby
Episode 68: Are You Cut Out for Creative Entrepreneurship?
Back in my art school days I took dozens of classes in drawing, painting, and design. We studied our craft
Are You Ready to Take the Entrepreneurial Plunge?
When a creative decides to strike out on their own, whether they realize it or not, they enter into the
Why I Wrote A Book on Creative Entrepreneurship
Last year I published my book, Blazing the Freelance Trail, Professional Practices for Creative Entrepreneurs. I’ve been on the trail
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 normal. Learning how to adapt—and
Keep sowing marketing seed, even in a drought
After 9/11, the business climate went dormant. I had just recently established a narrow position for my web design firm
Episode 17: Surveying the Creative Entrepreneurship Landscape
Over the past 16 episodes we’ve taken a flyover of the five main subjects that structure this podcast—money, minutes, marketing,
Episode 16: An Alternative Engine for Creative Motivation
Creatives tend to identify more deeply with their work than others. We also face artistic angst, and seem to have
Episode 15: Does Meaningfulness Matter In Your Creative Work?
The pursuit meaning in our work, while a universal pursuit, and a fitting goal, also has a universal trap—which if
Episode 14: Is Angst Necessary for Creativity?
Medical residents push through long hours to become doctors. Athletes “leave it all on the field” to be the best.
Episode 13: Don’t Take It Personally…
The typical creative entrepreneur deals with a double-dose of trouble in business. They contend with the inner struggles of the
Episode 10: Be More Like Leonardo
Creatives don’t like repetition, we want—well, to be creative, to invent, to explore, to experiment. And so we resist the
Creatives have much to be thankful for…
Being a creative in 2019 puts us under a tremendous debt of gratitude for the incredible advantages we enjoy, especially
3 Habits to Revitalize Your Creative Practice
Hashima Island in Japan was once a thriving city. But when the coal mines, which were its primary industry, closed
The Secret Identity of My Insidious Chief Competitor
I mentor creative entrepreneurs helping them to learn and apply business disciplines to their creative practices. I’m not the only
Episode 1: Introducing 5 Minutes on Creative Entrepreneurship
This audio guide helps you accelerate the mastery of business skills for your creative services practice. We discuss business concepts,
5 Ways to Kill Your Design Firm
I review a lot of creative service firm websites. Sadly, the frequency with which links to a design firm website
The Key in Ecclesiastes
The key to maintaining joy in work is set forth in the ancient, time-tested book of Ecclesiastes.