The Jeweler's Philosophy

There comes a time for all of us, when we need to make a decision, so we can continue moving down the path. At their core, decisions come down to either gathering / grasping or purging / letting go. …

Look at the things you do now. If you were to make a list of all these things, how many of them would your younger self scoff at? You know all those things we told our parents we would “NEVER DO!” Or…

The short answer is systems! Instead of always manning and running our machine (business), we build a mechanism or process that physically replaces us or the need for our input, because of the rules …

As artist we often think that our businesses are somehow so very different from other types of businesses. The truth is the biggest difference between the 2 is us. We all think that we are the only o…

If you never finish its never done. How many of us get super amped about new ideas? The big question is, what happened to the last big idea? If your anything like me, you get crazy great ideas all th…

Believing in yourself is such an important thing. This is different than having faith in terms of religion. When we are talking about faith here, we are referring to believing in yourself and the thi…

Energy is palpable. This is most notable when we talk about feeling vibes, attitudes, or even kindred spirits. The fact is the things we focus or dwell on are the things we get more of! As a result, …

There are always a lot of questions on how to find good people in business. If we can follow this one rule the rest seems to work itself out. Relationship First, Business Second, is all about the way…

Fear is something that we all deal with in different ways. You can let fear make decisions for you like most people that never achieve their goals and dreams; or you can choose to make decisions for …

We have talked about how as artists we are always working, because being an artist is a lifestyle, not a job. This is different this is about the guilt we feel when we are doing anything but working.…

It’s easy sometimes to get stuck where we are right now. The thing we need remember is that where we stand right now in time is just that, “right now” but soon it will be tomorrow, then last week, th…

It comes down to pushing yourself. Too often we think, because we make our products, that the only push that matters are physical. We push ourselves to try new techniques, tools, and materials. The t…

Have you ever had the lyrics of a song come through crystal clear at the exact right time in your life?!

“I’ve got so much soul in my body, but no one keeping me honest” K. Flay, Giver.

Music is a huge…

Ep111- S2 Ep57 Your Heart & Your Head Rarely Connect…

Look You’re never going to have abs if your eating fast food every day! 

It’s a fact that most people never get the things they truly want! This is…

ARE YOU UP FOR THE TASK?!

This one might surprise you! So much of what we do is mental problem solving. Yet when we are building our work, we can adjust and change on the next piece. This seems to not…

Momentum is Built in Phases

Momentum is defined as: the quantity of motion of a moving body, measured as a product of its mass and velocity. When we talk about momentum in terms of business we are tal…

Everyone has an opinion, that doesn’t mean it’s worth taking. Only take advice from people that you respect or look up to in that area. A great and very common example for small business owners is as…

Monetize Your Content

We all make content for people to consume. The key is we have to recoup the money and time spent on making all this content. That means our content needs to be aimed at our custo…

“VACATION” IS FREEDOM!!!

We all want more freedom, right? Have you ever stopped to think and plan what you would do with that freedom? I hadn’t really either until I when to Thailand for 6 weeks! Some…

Day 5 in Thailand 

(Seeing Things Differently Is A Valuable Skill!)

As artist we make a living by seeing alternative solutions to common problems and then selling those solutions to our customers. We u…