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Are you allowing enough space for your art to breathe?

May 20, 2015 by Steven Sparling Leave a Comment

What is best in music is not to be found in the notes - Gustav Mahler

Filed Under: Wise Words Tagged With: Actor, Artist, business, Creative entrepreneur, Creative Entrepreneurship, Dancer, Musician, quotes, Writer

Networking for Artists. It’s not enough to just collect Facebook Friends.

May 12, 2014 by Steven Sparling Leave a Comment

  If you’ve got contacts, it’s a shame not to use them. Who can help you get your project off the ground or your work to see the light? Ask them.

Filed Under: Wise Words Tagged With: Actor, Artist, arts, business, contacts, Dancer, Entrepreneur, Musician, 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

                                     

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At a loss about what to write? Go fishing!

April 30, 2014 by Steven Sparling Leave a Comment

Do you blog, or have a newsletter? Or perhaps you use Twitter or Facebook? I bet at one time of another you’ve wondered what to write about. I know I often feel stumped by what to write about here on the Thriving Creative. Sometimes I have an abundance of ideas and I have to scribble […]

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Sustainable Marketing (The Secret for Artists & Creatives)

April 28, 2014 by Steven Sparling Leave a Comment

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Wise Words from Charlie Parker

April 25, 2014 by Steven Sparling 1 Comment

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Wise Words From Ernest Holmes

April 21, 2014 by Steven Sparling Leave a Comment

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How to Fight Overwhelm in Your Creative Business

April 18, 2014 by Steven Sparling Leave a Comment

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To be in the game, you first have to show up for the game (why the odds against artists aren’t as bad as you think)

April 2, 2014 by Steven Sparling Leave a Comment

  We often like to bemoan how the odds are stacked against artists. How we face overwhelming competition for every job. This is true. But maybe it isn’t as bad as we think. Why? Because many people who SAY they’re in the game actually fail to SHOW UP. Or COMMIT FULLY to the game. Which […]

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What the heck IS a creative entrepreneur, after all?

February 8, 2014 by Steven Sparling 6 Comments

I was writing a funding application the other day for my PHD and in my opening sentence I referred to creative entrepreneurs. Andrew challenged me: What exactly do you mean by that? How would you define that? I struggled. Which is funny because I have an MA in Creative Entrepreneurship, I write a blog about […]

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