Lack of focus can make you feel like a loser. Everyone is disappointed because you have so much potential but you are all over the place. You are not a bad person if you like to juggle several things at once. it is not an excuse for bad behavior and never following through. It is…

I admire people who always knew what they wanted to be when they grew up.  Not everybody knows exactly what is the best thing to do at any given time. Concentrate on what brings you the highest reward both financially and emotionally. You will have to make some tough choices, many times between better and…

The only way to rise to the top is to defeat your weaknesses.  For many, that means doing the work and staying with it despite being distracted. Learn to love your work – even the pricky bits – and you won’t be so distractable, and self discipline will feel more like self indulgence, which is…

Perhaps the worst failing common to creative people – and the one that leads to many of the others – is dishonesty.  Not being honest with yourself. Face yourself. Recognize who you are. Understand who you want to be and why. That is the first, most vital step toward setting goals, and setting goals is…

Do you ever feel as though your life is like being in a boat without a rudder and at the mercy of the winds? Being unemployed or underemployed does not help. You must keep your head above water. Stay away from the rocky shoreline and keep the boat afloat with positive storytelling to yourself about…

Wherever you are in your quest for creating the career (and life) you want, you must stay positive to stay afloat.  Fall in love with yourself. What you believe to be yourself, you are. Trust yourself. You will remember  your lines, you will perform well, you will do a good job. You must believe that….

Expect the best. If all you can focus on are negative outcomes, your possibilities shrink and eventually you will need to seek professional help. The story you tell yourself, good or bad, manifest themselves in your external world. People who believe they deserve success and happiness usually attract it. If you believe you’re worthy of…

When I receive a compliment I will  a.  smile and thank the person for noticing  b.  downplay, deflect, and dismiss the compliment If I were offered the chance to trade places with anyone else I  a.  wouldn’t trade places with anyone for any reason  b.  would gladly trade places with another person At this point…

I have seen fear all but destroy many talented people’s dreams. The worst part is that when their worst fears come true, it is because they made them happen. I have seen writers not turn in their manuscripts on time, musicians show up hours late for recording sessions (which cost a small fortune) actors get…

Nothing happens until you take a chance. There is no success without risk. You simply can’t play it safe and expect to come out on top. As an entrepreneur, you must be willing to take risks. I am not saying you should take reckless risks, but be daring and do what others are afraid to…

Answer with ‘True’ or ‘False’ I have a hard time finishing what I start When working on something I am almost certain will be a success, I get anxious and lose my concentration I lack discipline and desire when it comes to key work and will goof oof, missing deadlines I tend to be overly…

Thomas Edison failed twenty thousand times before finding the material suitable for lightbulb filament. When asked about his failures, he said “I didn’t fail. I found twenty thousand ways not to make a lightbulb’. When you push yourself beyond  your comfort zone, occasionally you will stumble and fall. The more you try to do, the…

Critics are everywhere. Rejection comes at you from so many angles you aren’t sure if you should duck, jump, or run. Sometimes it is a sniper attack. Other times it is a full frontal assault by a whole platton of these idiots. Look, you’ll never be able to please them all. So please yourself. Do…

Just engaging in foreplay is not enough. I want you going all the way, all the time. People will respect you for it, more so than if all you did was fool around. Besides, it is far more satisfying. What I am talking about, of course is persistence when it comes to your career. It…

The world needs your ideas and your talent. You can, and will, have all the success you desire. Do you really believe that about yourself? Chances are you don’t. But it is true. Every word of it. If you can stay upbeat and hold on to the belief that you are going to make it,…

The next step is to take action. From here on out, it is up to you. Don’t set limits on yourself because you are lacking in some area that you believe is crucial to your career. Finish what you start. Seeming something through to completion whether it is a hit or not, fills you with…

Life is never exactly the way you want it to be. Life  is not perfect. That does not mean you can’t be happy. You can wish things were different, but that won’t do you much good. If you make avant garde art and wish that the mainstream world ‘got it’ because it is so good,…

Creative professionals want some sense of financial security and total creative freedom. We want to be able to concentrate on our art (and lives) without constantly having to worry about money. We want to make money without having to compromise our artistic integrity or take on projects and jobs we loathe. We want to be…

Myth:  Once I hit it big, I am set for life.  Reality: The creative life is a series of ups and downs. It pays to save for the down times. Myth: Financial management is boring.  Reality: True enough. But when we are talking about your money, doesn’t it suddenly become more titillating? Thought so. Plus,…

For some strange reason, left brainers who write about the financial world tend to complicate things by using stupid formulas, silly terminology, and some really ridiculous ideas about what to do with your money. Why? My guess, to make themselves feel important and useful (and to make us feel like idiots and incapable of dealing…

This guide will change your life. I know that is quite a claim, but I assure you that it is not false advertising and there is no bait-and-switch. This is the real deal. Most books that you have read on this subject were probably okay. Maybe you read them and said, ‘that is nice’ and…

Money is like air – it’s not important until you don’t have any. I can’t force financial management on you any more than you could make a child take a nap when she doesn’t want to. This guide will tell you what to do to make and manage money (spend less than you earn, invest…

Oh Yes You Can!.  We will look at many myths about money, including the one that says that being creative means you are automatically incompetent when it comes to financial matters. RESPECT.  When you have a healthy respect for money, money will respect you too. You will learn how to earn it, then come to…

Your personality is one of your assets, so draw on your strenghts as a right brainer to create income opportunities and handle the business side of your creative endeavors Always remember you are unique… just like everybody else. Not all creative people are disorganized, distracted dreamers, guided by emotion and impulsiveness, making illogical and irrational…

Yes, we can be quite neurotic about money (and the lack thereof), and there is some downside to being a creative, right brained person, but it doesn’t have to mean disaster for your finances. Math Sucks. Math may not be your strongest subject if you are a creative profession, but it doesn’t necessarily give you…