The Jeweler's Philosophy

On Wednesday, September 30th I had the opportunity to sit down with my friend Scott Carson Live on international podcast day 2020. We had the opportunity to chat about a whole host of things. Mostly …

Sometimes we find ourselves in this learning loop or “Analysis Paralysis” Robert T. Kiyosaki. Don’t fall into the trap of constantly collecting information. At some point you need to stop collecting …

This is something I’ve thought a LOT about over the years! I had to know WHY I “need to make art.” It’s interesting to me, that like all of you, there are some disciplines I enjoy more than others. I…

There is something to be said about, fearing the unknown. This is something that we should all see and be cognizant of… that doesn’t mean we should give it ANY MORE POWER than acknowledgment. There a…

We all have people that copy us, our work, ideas, and even our style. We need to stop feeling slighted when we find these people in our lives. The truth is as artists we kind of want people to be loo…

Ep19 Who Do you Want to Become?

Figure out who you want to become… then make a plan on how to achieve it. Now the crazy thing in doing this is, we need to be focused on the being the person, that doe…

If you want to dramatically cut your learning curve and succeed faster this episode will give you the insight and tools needed to start applying life’s ultimate cheat code!

It seems as though everyon…

Modeling is doing the “things” other people do that work. It’s the basis to all learning. Copying is ripping off ideas and skills, Modeling is seeing someone’s skills you admire or want to acquire, t…

STOP comparing yourself to others! This makes no sense for so many reasons! The most notable is, you are looking at something, people, processes, and experiences that you have no frame of reference t…

If you’ve ever felt that you’re not the one in control of your art, this episode will help you! Over the past 10+ years I have had periods where I felt that my art and jewelry was up for committee. T…

When you find yourself feeling low or unaccomplished, you are in “The Circle of Despair!” Feeling these things is normal especially for an artist! This episode will give you tools to break that loop …

Ep13 College vs. Trade

Here are my opinions, views and experiences as an artist with both the college setting and the trade. Here I go into both kinds of schools and the core of what they teach. It m…

To Be Nice To Yourself, Means You're The Meanest Person You Know! 

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MF

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Why is it that as artist we have so many ides that never make it out of our heads? What if one of those is your Big Idea that could change the world as we know it? It’s time to start…

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There are things, that you are telling your customer, to cause doubt in their heads, and you probably don’t even realize you’re doing it. Listen to this episode and you’ll see what I mean.

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Why is it that so many of us feel that we “HAVE TO” make choices, why is it so hard to see that we “GET” to make them instead? Listen to this episode and you’ll see what I mean.

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What’s better, always finding new customers that want one thing, or servicing the customers that you have that will grow with you and keep coming back? This episode is a deep dive into this topic.

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What would you rather do, always be finding new customers that want one thing, or servicing the customers that you have that will grow with you and keep coming back? This episode is a deep dive into …

Art is a profoundly effective vehicle for delivering messages, ideas, and points of view. Without art we as a species may not be around today. Luckily, we do have art, and it helps us deliver importa…

Business & art are team sports. There are few shortcuts in life, building a team is the fastest way to find shortcuts you didn’t even know existed, that REALLY work!

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MF

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