Exercise your gratitude muscle

Saying thank you, sincerely and in a meaningful way, should be ingrained in your business practices. In fact, it should be ingrained in your life. Jack Canfield, author of The Success Principles, writes:
“When you are in a state of appreciation and gratitude, you are in a state of abundance. You are appreciating what you do [...]

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Personal note: Thank you

I don’t say it enough: Thank you.
Thank you for subscribing to this newsletter and for reading it when you have time.
Thank you for reading my blog, following me on Twitter, and friending me on Facebook.
Thank you for signing up for my classes, buying my book and CDs, and asking me to help with your personal [...]

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Nurture your community

When we think about creating, we usually consider it to be a one-way conversation: the creator speaks, writes, paints, sculpts, dances, etc. and we listen, read, or view. But as a former museum educator, I have always believed that the viewer (or consumer) completes every work of art. Each person who views and shares [...]

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Personal note

The weekend before last I attended a two-day conference in Denver entitled Thin Air Summit ’08 (#tas08 on Twitter). I called it the Geek Conference for short. Rooms full of techy people talking about Web 2.0 stuff (social networking, video, podcasting, blogging, etc.) and introducing themselves by their Twitter names. I felt oddly out of [...]

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Use questioning strategies to engage your viewers

Background: A client and I were consulting last week about a gallery talk she had coming up. She wanted help preparing for it because it had turned into something much bigger than she had imagined. And she also had this dilemma: How to respond to questions about her process. Not only was she not quite [...]

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Personal note: don’t give up

Did you affirm last week? Affirm that you’ll be working hard to weather this economy and come out smelling like a rose? If you missed the video in last week’s newsletter, please take a moment to view Affirmations for Artists.
I made the video to encourage all of my students, clients, and subscribers. You just can’t [...]

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Affirm who you will be in this economy

Frightened by the latest headlines predicting dire times ahead? You’re not alone. I’ve received lots of requests to address the economic situation, and I’ve been mulling it over. I’ve been torn since I’m certainly not an expert on the economy. Heck, no one appears to know what the economy is going to do next! And [...]

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Personal note: Look for good omens

The sky is falling!
Or at least you’d think it is if you listen to news–especially television. We’re in for hard times, we’re fighting two wars, and things just don’t look good.

Wait. Stop! Things aren’t that bad if you think of everything you have. I am truly grateful each and every day for the roof over [...]

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