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Episode 189: Talent, Wisdom and Experience

December 17, 2024

To be successful in creative business, you have to get paid for your talent, wisdom and experience. But what does that mean? In fact, what does each of talent, wisdom and experience mean? And why do they need to go together with the glue of resilience, conviction and faith? The answer is in the question, Is it art or the creation of art? Listen in…

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Episode 188: What Questions Will You Answer?

December 10, 2024

If someone asks you which you like better — chocolate or vanilla when you like strawberry, what does your answer really mean? Comprehension requires definition not explanation. Listen in and I will explain what it all means for your creative business.

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Episode 187: Do One Thing Less

December 3, 2024

Fall is upon us and the instinct is to race ahead. What if you did one thing less? What would you have to charge to do it? Can you choose not to chase the shiny penny. Let’s talk The Perfect Egg.

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Episode 186: Change, Community, Seatbelts And Storytelling

November 26, 2024

Change is painful.  It just is.  Nobody wants to change, we are compelled to because we hope the future is brighter if we do.  For creative businesses, this is about telling a deeper story, not a better one.  To tell the deeper story, you need to know your community and the history of seatbelts in the U.S. Listen in…

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Episode 185: Fish With A Spear

November 19, 2024

Intentionality and singularity require purpose.  It means you have to fish with a spear.

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Episode 184: Fluency

November 12, 2024

To be effective, you have to communicate well. Translate senses. Explain even better. Let’s talk bond math.

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Episode 183: Take A Breath

November 5, 2024

We are on the precipice of emergence. We can feel it — the demand for creative business is exploding as people search to express what they have not been able to express for the last year. Savor the responsibility and slow down. Let’s talk about Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

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Episode 182: Multiple Revenue Streams

October 29, 2024

If you build your business on the next project, then the pressure to take what comes next is overwhelming.  Digging deeper holes does not mean only one thing.  It is all about skimming the cream off the top…

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Episode 181: Overwhelmed Chaos

October 22, 2024

The world can create a lot of noise and chaos today. It becomes ever harder to see the forest for the trees. Do one thing less and return to your play with better defined characters.

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Episode 180: Contracts, Contracts, Contracts

October 15, 2024

Contracts are the lifeblood of any business, creative business especially. And yet 99 times out of a 100, they are gobbledy gook that you paid a lawyer to write for you in a way that protects you but does little to define the relationship your business will have with your client. It does not have to be that way. Enter the Trip Tik. Listen in…

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