What Will Smith Can Teach Us About Business Strategy
When Will Smith decided to take his fledgling movie career to the next level he didn’t just accept the next film that came his way. He worked out what he wanted to achieve (“to be the biggest movie star in the world”) and researched the industry so he could devise a strategy that worked for him. He didn’t stop at [...]
Start By Knowing Who You Are
It’s liberating when you finally realise you have the power to decide what to do with your life. But how do you decide what it is you want to do in the first place? Not everyone knows what they want to do right from the get go. You might be conflicted between what you think [...]
Break The Rules + Achieve What You Really Want
Every time I’ve achieved success in my life it’s been when I haven’t followed the rules or conformed to what others expect of me. I started my first business with a 30 cents listing on Etsy, I had no products and no real plan and I just got started because I had to. At university, [...]
Back to School- New Beginnings
I love the start of the new academic year, even more so than the start of the new year in January. They is just something about stocking up on new stationery supplies and starting new notebooks that makes me happy! Our August break is over and while I didn’t get to complete all of the [...]
Shipshape Studio Shop: Online Launch Party
I’ve been a fan of Shipshape Studio for a while now and I can’t wait to visit in person someday soon. Owners Emily and Adam are growing their business on their own terms and creating a wonderful creative venue for craft events and workshops. I love their creative style and everything they do is full [...]
How to Start the Success Your Way Journey- Finding YOU
There is no one way to achieve success. Success is subjective and your idea of success could be very different from someone else’s. But before you can realise success you need to know what it looks like to you. So where do you start? You start with YOU. What do you want to achieve? What [...]
Success Your Way
Following a creative life can come with it’s ups and downs. Not everyone understands why or how we do it. Being an artist, designer, crafter or maker is still seen as unconventional by many. Society informs us that we haven’t achieved anything unless we fulfill its criteria of success. It usually involves generating millions in [...]
It’s ok to grow your business organically
photo credit nathalie.derain I’ve been thinking a lot recently about growing my business and how hard it is to find the time to market and promote myself the way I would like. I don’t like spamming and try very hard to come up with ways to market myself and my business without having to shout, [...]
