How to Do a Studio Tidy Up When You Don’t Have Any Time
Coming back into your studio after the school holidays can feel like walking into a wall. You’re already tired from juggling family life, your energy tank isn’t exactly full, and now your “creative haven” looks like a disaster zone. There are half-finished projects...
The mistake that makes it hard to achieve your goal
There are many reasons why so many of us fail to stick to the goals that we set ourselves.
But a really big one is that quite often, we set goals based on what we want to happen, as opposed to what we're going to do.
And you might be thinking, isn't that the way it's supposed to be?
Work Habits That Set You Up For Success
Running your own business is a very different experience than working for someone else.
In this post, I'll share some habits you can develop that not only set you up for success, but will help you to gradually step into the role of a business owner and let go of some of the old ways of working that won't serve you now.
Don’t Make These New Year’s Goal Mistakes
In January it can seem like the whole world is setting goals and feeling super productive. But if you're a maker, January can actually be a really difficult time to set new goals and make changes in yourlife and business.
How to Stick to Your Goals
Do you find it hard to stick to the goals you set for yourself? Do you start with the best intentions but by the end of the year you can't really remember what they were, and you probably haven't achieved them?
How to figure out why you’re not getting anywhere with your business
Sometimes another year rolls around and we feel like we're still pretty much where we were last time. And even if we have made progress, it can be frustrating if you feel that there is just so far left to go.
Is the Maker’s Yearbook right for you?
Is the Maker's Yearbook going to work for me if......? This is the single most common question we get asked about the yearbook, and it's the single most common question we get asked while the yearbooks are for sale.
How To Set Boundaries With Your Customers
Are you a people pleaser? Do you hate saying no to your customers? Do you hate saying no to anyone? I think a lot of makers, especially those in the first few years of business, find it really hard to set boundaries with customers.
Why Planners Don’t Work
Okay, admit it. How many planners do you have around the house that you never even opened? How many do you have that you used for a couple of weeks and then you just lost momentum and put them away, never to be used again? You’re not alone. We’ve all got a million...
How to create one year’s worth of blog post ideas in the next 15 minutes
Blogging can be a bit of a headache, can’t it? What do you write about? What’s the point of it all? How is it different from social media or email newsletters? Although email marketing, social media and blogging are all ways of marketing your business, they each...
Working ON your business and working IN your business
If I were to ask you right now to tell me your plans for growing your business would you be able to tell me? Not just your plans for fulfilling orders and making sales but your plans for GROWING your sales. How will you find more customers, sell more products, make...