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July 20, 2009
What? You Don’t Have a Blog?
I have been studying this stuff pretty closely for a few years now and I’ve come to this conclusion:
“It’s all about your blog.”
If you plan to do any business at all on the internet, your blog needs to be your business’s front door. In fact, I’m pretty convinced that almost ANY business needs to blog. [...]
July 15, 2009
The Loneliness Factor
Robert Genn, a successful working artist, writes a remarkable “Twice Weekly” newsletter. On Monday morning, his post hit me right between the eyes: “Are You Lonely This Morning?”. Because, as it happened, I was.
Pulling work up from the inside puts you in a place where it is really easy to feel isolated from the rest [...]
July 13, 2009
Unmarried Couples
Yesterday’s news wire said that a gay couple was handcuffed after a kiss on the cheek in:
A. China
B. Saudi Arabia
C. The United States
D. Afghanistan
Click Here: The Answer: C (Hint: I’s almost always C in multiple choice and of course, it was in Salt Lake City)
So todays blog is a little different because [...]
July 10, 2009
Ryan Seslow: Web 2.0 and the Modern Artist
We’ve been talking about Web 2.0 and how creatives can use the new tools of social networking to get the word out about their work and to meet interesting people along the way. One of the principals of the Affluent Artist is the concept of a new Renaissance; an idea that the new tools available [...]
July 8, 2009
Procrastination II
We’ve had a wonderful response to Monday morning’s post on Procrastination and I thought I’d share a few things to do to get out of “Stuck”. I wrote about my “vileness” of putting things off, and, as I discussed in my book, there are some things you can do to get going. As I mentioned, [...]
July 6, 2009
Wait till Tomorrow… Procrastination
My particular version of self loathing and sabotage seems to be procrastination. I’m a pretty high A, high achievement, task oriented kind of guy normally, but I have to keep watching myself for those instances I put stuff aside until it piles so high that all momentum comes to a grinding halt because I have [...]
July 2, 2009
Shecky Hancock, Continental Comedian
I’m taking a few days off for the Fourth, but in honor of Independence Day, I’ve dug up transcripts of a Philadelphia Night Club Comic, Shecky Hancock, doing his act at the Continental Congress Press Club Dinner in 1776. Enjoy it, and remember, these jokes may have been funnier 223 years ago.
Cue the fife and [...]
June 28, 2009
Negotiating Your Price…
Right brains, as awesome as they are for creativity; sometimes don’t quite get the business part of putting your work out there for the approval of others. Capitalism is a tricky thing, those of us who are getting paid for our creations can get nervous, cranky or just plain defensive when it comes down to [...]
June 26, 2009
Karen Wall Garrison Paints Live Events
I had about a 100 mile drive this morning and planned to spend it listening to one of the comedy channels on my satellite radio. As a writer and speaker, I really admire guys that have risen to the top of their profession and, besides, I’m at a place where laughter goes a long way. [...]
