rebexahn, Author at Productive Artist Consulting

Prioritize Your Creativity

Hello my fellow creators and faithful readers, I have a confession to make. I have not been prioritizing my creativity. We've talked about how there is a growing creativity gap in our society. And in my last post, I explained why we are in a new age of creativity that… [CLICK BELOW TO READ MORE]

December 18, 2013Goals, Time Mgmt

Goals

Now Is The Age of Creative Business

The most successful people in the world are the ones that have a talent for creative problem solving. The ability to design products and campaigns that fit the marketplace is a hallmark of a good businessperson. So why are we facing such a huge creativity crisis in our economy? Why… [CLICK BELOW TO READ MORE]

November 27, 2013Goals

Marketing Relationships

Go On, Put Yourself Out There!

Even if it terrifies you. Even if you think your art should speak for itself. Yes, even if you're an introvert! To be honest, I actually identify as an extrovert. Although I do often desire some down time and process many things best by myself, I still find that what… [CLICK BELOW TO READ MORE]

November 21, 2013Marketing, Relationships

Relationships

Being Liked AND Respected

Can you be liked AND respected as an artist? In the arts world, many of us have found it common to face a lack of respect from others about what you do. I too understand what it's like to face the discouraging words of family and friends who don't think… [CLICK BELOW TO READ MORE]

November 13, 2013Relationships

Goals Time Mgmt

Get Ahn With It! And Action!

I like to say that I'm action-oriented. I have a bias for action. I realize there's a joke in there somewhere about how I also make action films. But in every aspect of my life, this is a mantra I've always strived to embody. I’ve always been a get-shit-done kinda girl. I… [CLICK BELOW TO READ MORE]

November 6, 2013Goals, Time Mgmt

Finances The Book

The Best Things in Life Should NOT Be Free

As The Flying Lizards song goes, "The best things in life are free / But you can give them to the birds and bees / I want money." Don't we all? But being an "artist" in today's economy (and pretty much every previous era's economy) seems to come with an… [CLICK BELOW TO READ MORE]

October 30, 2013Finances, The Book

Marketing The Book

Listen to the Dark Beauty of The Productive Artist

We've done it again! The Productive Artist has been featured on another podcast! Topher Adam, of Dark Beauty Magazine and Dark Beauty PulseCast, recently interviews yours truly and asked me to explain why I created The Productive Artist, how I got here, and how I want to inspire the next… [CLICK BELOW TO READ MORE]

October 22, 2013Marketing, The Book

Goals The Book To Do Lists

The Journey Continues – Putting Your Plan into Action

Alright, now I've talked a lot about how vitally important it is to have a business plan, or some version of a plan for the actualization of your business, before you can build a truly Productive, fulfilling, and successful business around your art. And that's true. The first step is… [CLICK BELOW TO READ MORE]

October 12, 2013Goals, The Book, To Do Lists

Goals The Book

The Journey Begins with Quest #1: What Is It?

Enter you and your vision for a more Productive business around your art. Your Productive Artist journey starts with the same first question that I always ask myself, "What Is It?" - which is why it became the first Quest in my signature business planning method, as detailed in my… [CLICK BELOW TO READ MORE]

October 3, 2013Goals, The Book

Marketing The Book

The Productive Artist is on a Podcast!

Goodness groceries! What an incredible and rewarding journey this has been so far as The Productive Artist - not to mention the journey that got me here! Just the other day, some of my close girlfriends and I were ruminating on our life goals that we've accomplished so far, and… [CLICK BELOW TO READ MORE]

September 26, 2013Marketing, The Book