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The shocking secret buried within…

July 22, 2015 by Steven Sparling Leave a Comment

Here’s the thing: you are capable of so much more than you realise. Yes. Even you. Chances are you aren’t even scratching the surface of your potential. Now I’m not saying this to make you feel bad – quite the opposite – I’m saying this to get you excited! I want you to bubble with […]

Filed Under: Sustainable Creativity Tagged With: creative, creative business, creative career, Creative entrepreneur, Creative Entrepreneurship, Creative Industries, sustainability, sustainable creativity

Sustainability, Real-life Careers, plus a view on the ‘Portfolio Career.’ Internet Truffles Week 10

June 17, 2015 by Steven Sparling Leave a Comment

I hope you’ve found value in the last two posts on how to use Canva to help market your work (see Part One and Part Two). The third instalment is coming soon. But first we bring you another of my Internet Truffles: Snuffling out the best of the internet for you. 1. How to sustain […]

Filed Under: Best of the Web Tagged With: creative, creative business, creative career, Creative entrepreneur, Creative Entrepreneurship, sustainable creativity

Painful truths about acting talent, a real-world marketing case study & strategies to get sh*t done – Internet Truffles week 7

April 9, 2015 by Steven Sparling Leave a Comment

Internet Truffles Week 7

  1. Talent may have less to do with it than you hope   It pains me to share this, but I fear in my bones it’s probably true. It’s doubtable how much acting talent actually has with acting success. Some will read this and think ‘that’s just in America’ but I suspect the world […]

Filed Under: Best of the Web Tagged With: Actor, Artist, creative business, creative career, Creative entrepreneur, Creative Entrepreneurship, marketing, sustainable creativity

Internet Truffles – Week Four – The Best of the Best for Creatives

March 17, 2015 by Steven Sparling Leave a Comment

  Welcome to our fourth roundup of the ‘best of the internet.’ I’m really starting to enjoy searching out and sharing these wonderful ‘truffles’ with you. I hope you’re finding good stuff here that maybe you might have otherwise missed. Without any further ado, let’s get started with something a little bit personal… 1. Viewing […]

Filed Under: Best of the Web Tagged With: best of, Creative Business Planning, creative career, Creative entrepreneur, Creative Entrepreneurship, curation, internet, sustainable creativity

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

Wise Words from Charlie Parker

April 25, 2014 by Steven Sparling 1 Comment

Filed Under: Wise Words Tagged With: Actor, Artist, creative business, creative career, Creative entrepreneur, Creative Entrepreneurship, Creative Industries, 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

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

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 […]

Filed Under: creative entrepreneurship Tagged With: Actor, Artist, Career, commitment, creative, Creative entrepreneur, Creative Entrepreneurship, Dancer, Musician, Painter, Persistence, sustainable creativity, work

Can You Turn On A Sixpence? Why Creative Entrepreneurs Need to Learn to Be Adaptable

March 21, 2014 by Steven Sparling 2 Comments

Sometimes, despite all your best preparations, you get thrown a curveball. It’s whether you swing the bat anyway that separates the amateurs from the pros. I’ve been talking about some of the ways to taking your creative business to a more professional level on my monthly newsletter (if you’re not on my list then sign […]

Filed Under: Auditioning, creative entrepreneurship Tagged With: Actor, Artist, Auditioning, creative, creative business, creative career, Creative entrepreneur, Creative Entrepreneurship, Creative Industries, Singer, sustainable creativity

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