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Ethan Hawke, Creative Sustainability, and Taking the Long View

December 10, 2014 by Steven Sparling Leave a Comment

Ethan Hawke, Creative Sustainability and Taking the Long View

You know that old yarn about how ‘life is a marathon not a sprint?’ The same holds true for sustainable creative careers. Days, weeks, months and even a year are tiny markers. You might have good weeks and bad weeks. You might have a year where you do nothing creative. This doesn’t really matter. It’s […]

Filed Under: Sustainable Creativity Tagged With: Actor, actress, Artist, creative, Entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, sustainability

Julian Clary, Buggery, and Finding Your Purpose

August 28, 2014 by Steven Sparling Leave a Comment

Hello, I’m back from a fantastic holiday in South Africa (where I enjoyed both the beauty and food/wine of Cape Town and the amazing animals on Safari in Sabi Sands) and I’m raring to go into this Autumn. Some of you might know that I’m doing my PhD in Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship at Goldsmiths […]

Filed Under: creative entrepreneurship Tagged With: Actor, creative, Enthusiasm, Julian Clary

The Secret to Being an Effective Communicator? (It’s all in the feet).

May 27, 2014 by Steven Sparling Leave a Comment

Public Speaking Importance of Feet

I’ve recently been teaching some workshops in voice and storytelling for public speakers. The number one complaint? Nerves. My top tip? Wiggle your toes. You see, everyone gets nervous when they have to talk in front of others. Everyone. The difference between the professional and the amateur is what you do with those nerves. If […]

Filed Under: Public Speaking, Voice Tagged With: Artist, arts, creative, posture, public speaking, voice

Marketing for Artists/Creatives = Telling Your Story as Often as You Can

May 18, 2014 by Steven Sparling Leave a Comment

Who you are as an artist or creative person is one of your most potent marketing materials. You should be looking for opportunities to tell you story everywhere. Whether through traditional media (newspapers, radio, television) or new media (blogs, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Pinterest, Instagram etc) your story should be available in as many places as […]

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How big is your network? What are you doing to increase it? Sometimes size does matter.

May 9, 2014 by Steven Sparling Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Wise Words Tagged With: Actor, Artist, business, creative, Dancer, Entrepreneur, Networking, Painter, Writer

How to Be Happy With Your Level of Success – Wherever You’re At

May 5, 2014 by Steven Sparling Leave a Comment

                                     

Filed Under: Wise Words Tagged With: Actor, Artist, Career, creative, Dancer, Entrepreneur, Musician, Painter, success, Writer

Sustainable Marketing (The Secret for Artists & Creatives)

April 28, 2014 by Steven Sparling Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Marketing Bite Tagged With: Actor, Artist, business, creative, creative business, creative career, Creative entrepreneur, Creative Entrepreneurship, Creative Industries, Dancer, marketing, Musician, Painter, Singer, sustainable creativity, Writer

Why Artists Need to Be Adaptable (Madonna as a Creative Entrepreneurship Role Model)

April 23, 2014 by Steven Sparling Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Marketing Bite Tagged With: Actor, Artist, business, creative, creative business, creative career, Creative entrepreneur, Creative Entrepreneurship, Creative Industries, Dancer, Madonna, marketing, sustainable creativity, Writer

Wise Words From Ernest Holmes

April 21, 2014 by Steven Sparling Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Wise Words Tagged With: Actor, Artist, creative, creative career, Creative entrepreneur, Creative Entrepreneurship, Musician, Painter, Writer

How to Fight Overwhelm in Your Creative Business

April 18, 2014 by Steven Sparling Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Marketing Bite Tagged With: Actor, Artist, business, creative, creative business, creative career, Creative entrepreneur, Creative Entrepreneurship, Creative Industries, marketing, Musician, sustainable creativity

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