304 16 Lessons learned from 16 Years in Business

In celebration of my 16th year as a Professional Artist this week, also what I refer to as my Dream come True Anniversary, I'm sharing 16 lessons I've learned along the way.   Get comfy and grab your favorite beverage as I dive into what I'm glad I knew, and wish I would've known.   In today's episode, I talk in detail about what will set you up for success from your belief in yourself and what's possible for you how you feel about the work you create keeping a regular practice that helps you stay focused how to value the work you create   while also sharing tips on how to keep your eye on the big picture on the days when the challenges may feel bigger than you anticipated how to avoid burnout why it's important to embrace your least favorite tasks in your business what help you'll need help with and when why your attitude about investing in your business can make or break your momentum   Thank you for listening + supporting my work with Creative Thursday for 16 years!   Want to be the first to know about all the Anniversary Celebrations happening this month, click here to join the Creative Thursday List   You can find all things Marisa and Creative Thursday creativethursday.com and on instagram and facebook @creativethursday

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Marisa Anne Cummings, a Los Angeles based artist + author + entrepreneur, actually started the Creative Thursday podcast in 2006. What? what! how is that even possible? And yes! she wishes she had kept it going after all these years. Yet as a small business owner, maybe you can relate? choices needed to be made, and a passion for painting and continuing to build her art business became her focus. Cut to over a decade later, armed with SO many more lessons learned, and a - can no longer be suppressed - desire to share them with you! Marisa is ready to make a return to one of the first creative mediums she loved, podcasting! Even more fired up than before, Marisa is looking forward to picking up where she left off on her creative journey through both - one her favorite things to do - having thoughtful, inspiring, keeping it real, conversations with fellow Creatives + Business Owners along with offering her own perspective as an artist and entrepreneur, traversing this online world. We’re talking everything from life + business + creativity + entrepreneurship.