The Artful Business Conference was a mind blowing, so here are a few of my musing on what I learnt....
The first golden nugget of information I want to talk about is from Jess Van Den of Epheriell and Create & Thrive (definitely follow Jess' blog at C&T for so much great info and advice!)
DON'T BE LIMITED BY WHO YOU THINK YOU ARE... OR BY WHO OTHERS THINK YOU ARE - Jess Van Den
It is not something we often think about - who and what we are allowing to limit what we do in our businesses. Sometimes you are limiting yourself.
And of course, who should we be listening to then, if not the limitations we allow?
DO LISTEN TO THE ADVICE OF THOSE WHO HAVE BUILT THE SORT OF BUSINESS YOU WANT - Jess Van Den
Simple, right? Someone you look up to in business, who is further along the business path you wish to follow... They are the ones to be looking to.
DON'T BE LIMITED BY WHO YOU THINK YOU ARE... OR BY WHO OTHERS THINK YOU ARE - Jess Van Den
It is not something we often think about - who and what we are allowing to limit what we do in our businesses. Sometimes you are limiting yourself.
And of course, who should we be listening to then, if not the limitations we allow?
DO LISTEN TO THE ADVICE OF THOSE WHO HAVE BUILT THE SORT OF BUSINESS YOU WANT - Jess Van Den
Simple, right? Someone you look up to in business, who is further along the business path you wish to follow... They are the ones to be looking to.
The following was information that gave me my biggest "mind blown" moment of the conference.
REMIND YOURSELF OF YOUR CORE REASONS FOR DOING WHAT YOU DO - Tess McCabe
When Tess spoke about this on Day 1, I noted it down but it didn't click for me until Day 2 while doing a workshop with Elle Roberts of Studio Exsto. It was in this workshop that it clicked and I just knew what I needed and what my soul longed for within my business.
YOUR DREAMS AND VISION WILL SHIFT OVER TIME AND THAT'S OKAY, BUT STAY STRONG ON THE CORE STUFF - Elle Roberts
But more on exactly what that meant to me in another post for another day!
REMIND YOURSELF OF YOUR CORE REASONS FOR DOING WHAT YOU DO - Tess McCabe
When Tess spoke about this on Day 1, I noted it down but it didn't click for me until Day 2 while doing a workshop with Elle Roberts of Studio Exsto. It was in this workshop that it clicked and I just knew what I needed and what my soul longed for within my business.
YOUR DREAMS AND VISION WILL SHIFT OVER TIME AND THAT'S OKAY, BUT STAY STRONG ON THE CORE STUFF - Elle Roberts
But more on exactly what that meant to me in another post for another day!
DON'T LET OTHERS DICTATE YOUR SUCCESS AND INCOME... ALLOW YOURSELF TO BE RICH AND (whatever it is that you keep telling yourself is stopping you from being rich) - Denise Duffield-Thomas
Until Denise spoke about money blocks I had no idea what was holding me back. Money and pricing are big scary subjects in the creative world, but as creatives I think we approach the subject all wrong.
Until Denise spoke about money blocks I had no idea what was holding me back. Money and pricing are big scary subjects in the creative world, but as creatives I think we approach the subject all wrong.
Julia Bickerstaff of The Business Bakery had just so much practical, fantastic knowledge to share. I was blessed enough to receive her book "How to Bake a Business" (which she signed for me! Woo!!) and also travel back to the airport with her after the conference. My mind is now overflowing with practical, hands on ways I can run my business more efficiently!
A HAPPY, SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS MAKES A HEALTHY INCOME - Julia Bickerstaff
The "100 day goal" (set yourself a goal to complete in 100 days, the perfect amount of time to not get bored/distracted but long enough to really achieve something) and "Timeboxing" (allocate a set amount of time to complete a task and force yourself to complete it within that timeframe) are just a few of her tips.
A HAPPY, SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS MAKES A HEALTHY INCOME - Julia Bickerstaff
The "100 day goal" (set yourself a goal to complete in 100 days, the perfect amount of time to not get bored/distracted but long enough to really achieve something) and "Timeboxing" (allocate a set amount of time to complete a task and force yourself to complete it within that timeframe) are just a few of her tips.
But the biggest thing that I took away from the conference was everyone is on a journey in their business. No one knows everything, some are just further along in their business journey so have learnt more. We are all always learning and evolving.