Wow. I was perusing the comment section of an older post a few weeks ago and Alexandra wrote in about the lack of business advice for visual artists, as in gaining entry into gallery shows, etc, etc.
Not one to sit around and wait, Alexandra began a series on her blog entitled Art and Business, and [...]
Posted on September 15, 2009, 9:00 am, by Jaime, under
Business.
I want to piggyback on Erin’s post on the best business advice by sharing a business mantra the keeps me going every day.
Every time I complain about something, my husband turns to me and says “Nothing worth doing is easy”. Usually when he says this, I sigh and roll my eyes in annoyance mostly because [...]
A story from Liz Strauss that’s definitely worth repeating:
My father listened more than he talked. After a large sit-down at our house, a friend once remarked, “That meal was over an hour. The only word I heard your father say was bread. He didn’t even ask for the butter.”
When I told my dad, his [...]
Posted on September 8, 2009, 2:28 pm, by Jaime, under
Business.
I know many of you are thinking “what am I supposed to be scheduling”? Answer: You, yourself, your interns, your days, weeks, months, years? Everything?
I was a project manager for 10 years in various industries, but scheduling and getting stuff done was my job. Not all of us are good at keeping schedules, staying focused, [...]