three top questions to end 2024

​I am not here to tell you what you should do, but I am going to tell you what you could do as the end of another year approaches.

How we conclude projects can really affect how the next one commences...so I thought I'd help you plant some effective seeds for your studio and creative business for 2025.

Success can often get measured on specific outcomes. That's OK until we tell ourselves a negative story if these things didn't come into being. I rather like to look at the facts, the things I DID do, the actions I DID take. These are facts and they can't be taken away from me. For example...

• worked on a new format / size of painting
• applied for an Open Call
• visited an Art Fair to check it out for future attendance
• sent a newsletter
• launched a new website

​What DID you do that you can celebrate?

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Obviously, I'm not going to scold you, nor should you tell yourself off if you experienced a loss of courage at some point in 2024. It happened to me. I will tell you about it because I was able to reflect and what was going on underneath.
I had entered work into an exhibition and paid more than usual for it. The timing was wrong...opening just after Christmas. The location was rubbish...no footfall. I sold nothing. I really wasted time, effort and resources.

What was going on that I could learn from?

• I was grabbing, scrambling and chasing sales
• I was trying to feel better because
• I was negatively comparing myself to an artist friend who was selling well...and I wasn't

​What can you learn from where you lost your nerve this year? 

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What do I want to look back on in twelve months time with a smile and say "I am glad I did that" ? Some possibles might be...
 

• Applied to an Open Call
• Met a buddy for an art chat that led to an unexpected collaboration
• Pushed myself in a totally different medium / scale
• Enjoyed  the most amazing course that developed my work 
• Booked a mentoring session with me or another mentor / coach

​What seed will you plant? And how could I help?

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mentoring for artists