This post is part of my Be Your Own Manager series. Click here for an overview, and links to all other posts. Once upon a career, in a city far away, I took a workshop with a successful theatre director in which he talked about Plans. According to his theory of how great theatre comes […]
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One of my most valuable tools is one of the cheapest.
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Every month, I’m going to give you a few things that have brought me joy in recent weeks. Maybe you’ll love them, too. Maybe they’ll inspire you to find other joyful things more suited to your tastes and temperament. And I’d love to hear from you — in the comments below or by email —
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Looking back at six months worth of guest posts, and cat pictures from over seven years ago.
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Every month, I’m going to give you a few things that have brought me joy in recent weeks. Maybe you’ll love them, too. Maybe they’ll inspire you to find other joyful things more suited to your tastes and temperament. And I’d love to hear from you — in the comments below or by email —
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I began the month of April with great writer goals. They were fun and ambitious, and I felt like I was ready to step up my efforts after a couple of months of winter slowness. But then LIFE happened, as it sometimes does. We lost power twice, one of those times for over 30 hours,
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If you’ve been following along with my Be Your Own Manager series – you’ve certainly picked up on my habit of separating my “Artist Self” and my “Manager Self.” I do that a lot, when I’m consciously thinking about my commitments and obligations, and even my hobbies. I define my roles and my relationships, and
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Every month, I’m going to give you a few things that have brought me joy in recent weeks. Maybe you’ll love them, too. Maybe they’ll inspire you to find other joyful things more suited to your tastes and temperament. And I’d love to hear from you — in the comments below or by email —
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Even the best managers are sometimes constrained by budget, and this will be doubly true for you, managing your artistic labor. It’s easier to find creative solutions when you think like a manager.
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Every month, I’m going to give you a few things that have brought me joy in recent weeks. Maybe you’ll love them, too. Maybe they’ll inspire you to find other joyful things more suited to your tastes and temperament. And I’d love to hear from you — in the comments below or by email —
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