Just as I spoke about in the recent post, How to Do a Brain Dump, you need to stay focused and on track in order to accomplish your creative goal. It is important to have a reference to measure our process against. SMART Goals are exactly that. It should be used as a continuous check in for you. In this post, How to Set SMART GOALS, the process requires you to ask important questions that keep you on a very specific goal path. What is a SMART Goal? It is a well-known acronym for five key ... continue reading...
Free Printable Goal Sheet
September is a new year, a new beginning for so many. Change is in the air; hopes and dreams are renewed towards accomplishing our goals. Each month, I send out a free printable goal sheet or task list. This September I have a beautiful freebie for you! One of my favorite flowers are sweet peas. They are so fragrant and delicate and remind me of my wedding as we had them in the bouquets and on the guest tables. I have a small but beautiful array of these beauties trailing up my veranda ... continue reading...
Two Essentials for My Quiet Time Routine
Along with the release of my monthly Free Printable Task list, I like to include a sampling of new products for my shop. This month I have released four new products (journal and coffee mug) with my two favorite flowers; peonies and roses. I love the peonies and roses that adorn our front flower garden. Our Morden Blush rose bush has already started blooming and our two other rose bushes are not far behind. One of my eleven peony plants is also blooming. Along with taking in the ... continue reading...
Learn How to Time Block
Tell me if this sounds like you. Do you start on a particular task and then either get distracted, bored or overwhelmed? As a creative, it is easy to let emotion and energy dictate what, when and how I create. But then there are so many tasks left undone and others that are overly focused on. I hear you. It is hard to navigate being creative with being organized and productive. In this post, let me show you the solution I have found to balance the creative and the productive as I help you learn ... continue reading...
How to Gather Inspiration for a Pattern Collection
Creating art comes from my surroundings and my love of everything vintage and floral. My love for sewing, cross stitch, vintage linens and English gardens inspire my sketches, photography and art. My favorite source of inspiration comes from our acreage; wildflower field, garden, flower beds and small wooded space. The birds, butterflies and bees are equally as intriguing. So, join me as I share how to gather inspiration for a pattern collection. When I began this first pattern ... continue reading...
How to Be a Creative Entrepreneur
Who are you on your way to "becoming" who you want to be? Often, when we have a big dream goal ahead of us, we just want to be at the finish line and not in the process. In this post, I am going to help you slow down and focus on how to be a creative entrepreneur. If you take a close look, there are many characteristics that you already possess. You are constantly using your passion towards a creative means. There are a few questions that I would like you to consider as you decide ... continue reading...
How to Set 90 Day Goals
I am sure you have heard many bloggers and business accounts speak about the magic of 90 day goals. So what is so special about them? Even though 90 days sounds like a lot, it is really a manageable amount of time. It is the sweet spot between monthly goals and yearly goals. So in this post, I will help to demystify how to set 90 day goals. If you focus on one main goal, you are more likely to complete it versus having more goals for the 90 day goal setting. You are ... continue reading...
How to Set and Achieve Monthly Goals
Looking at a month ahead can feel daunting and overwhelming. Therefore, it is important to write out your monthly goals at the beginning of each month, one month at a time. I like to look at my weekly goal tracker and see what I have accomplished. Then I plug these weeks into bigger categories on my monthly goal tracker. So follow along as I take out the overwhelm for how to set and achieve monthly goals. Check out my post on How to Set Weekly Goals for all the details prior to planning out ... continue reading...
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