Many people who identify as true artists struggle with the idea of making money off doing what they love and being called entrepreneurs. How do we start to shift in how we see creative entrepreneurship? Why is it so important to rethink, renew and realign our identities around what we can or cannot build and be? What are some of the dangers of the limiting beliefs creatives have? On this episode, business coach and mindset ninja for creatives, Naphtali Roberts, shares how she helps artists feeling scared to sell what they create get rid of limiting beliefs, and build thriving and aligned businesses.
The heart of a thriving creative business is being consistent, having priorities and having systems. -Naphtali Roberts
3 Things We Learned From This Episode
Don’t get limited by labels (08:14 - 10:26)
It’s easy for entrepreneurs to fall into the trap of the negative hustle, where they are working themselves to the bone to fit into the “struggling artist” identity. It’s also easy to be so afraid of the entrepreneur label because it feels like so much more is required. Very often, all it takes is a change in mindset. For example, a freelancer and an entrepreneur are the exact same thing with a different label.
Creativity and good business practices can work well together (17:21 - 21:30)
Many creatives have the belief that good creatives can’t be good business owners because they have to be flighty, struggling and in pain all the time. They believe that there has to be sadness and pain and that there can’t be logic and consistency. This in turn drives sadness and depression that’s associated with creative people because those beliefs influence the creative’s unhealthy habits and practices.
Selling what you create isn’t selling out (10:30 - 11:57)
Creative people are so often conditioned around the fear of selling out, that they feel like putting a price on what they create means they aren’t a true artist. Ultimately, what we earn from what we make is a reflection of the time and energy we’re putting into something.
Guest Bio-
Naphtali is a business coach, “mindset ninja” for creatives, systems expert and Go-To Gal for born creatives and artists who want to Thrive doing what they love without all the hustle, bustle and burnout. She is a mother, wife to a creative freelancer in the entertainment industry, and host of The Thriving Creative Podcast and Licensed Therapist. Naphtali is a Nero psychology nerd and Coffee Loving Snob who loves that she gets to change the burnout culture of life creatively through her work.
For more information visit https://naphtaliroberts.com/ or DM @NaphtaliVRoberts, listen to the Thriving Creative podcast https://naphtaliroberts.com/podcast/ and check out her Facebook Group On Purpose Creatives here.
Building new relationships with other parents, and maintaining existing ones, can be tricky when we have different parenting styles, so it’s important to know what type of mom we are. How can we find out our parenting type and should we avoid other types of parents altogether? How can we set boundaries with other parents without offending them? On this episode, educators and co-hosts of the Modern Manners for Moms and Dads podcast, Sarah Davis and Evie Granville, share how to navigate friendships with other parents.
Spend time with other parents who share your parenting style. When you connect with someone who has a similar perspective to you, it makes your relationship easier. -Evie Granville
Building new relationships with other parents, and maintaining existing ones, can be tricky when we have different parenting styles, so it’s important to know what type of mom we are. How can we find out our parenting type and should we avoid other types of parents altogether? How can we set boundaries with other parents without offending them? On this episode, educators and co-hosts of the Modern Manners for Moms and Dads podcast, Sarah Davis and Evie Granville, share how to navigate friendships with other parents.
3 Things We Learned From This Episode
Take a quiz to find out what kind of mom you are (05:50- 07:37)
There are three main ‘types’ of parents: self-preservers, accommodators and protectors. While we may not adhere to our own ‘types’ all the time, knowing which category we fall into can make it much easier for us to understand why we make certain decisions and be more understanding of others.
Spend time with like-minded parents (12:00- 14:59)
Being friends with people who have a similar parenting style to our own can make spending time with each other much easier. Knowing what type of parent we are can help us create bonds with people who fit into our lives more easily. That being said, don’t cut off people with a different parenting style, just be mindful of the differences.
Set boundaries (33:28- 36:22)
When our children are visiting their friends, it’s important for us to know and share our boundaries with other parents. For example, if we’re not happy with our kids being in a house with a gun, we need to raise that. Setting boundaries is often something we avoid because we don’t want to offend other parents, but there’s nothing to worry about if we handle every situation respectfully.
Guest Bio-
Sarah Davis, EdD, and Evie Granville, MEd, are a real-life best friend duo that shares refreshingly realistic advice on all those “what the h**l do I do now?” parenting moments.
Educators and mothers to six young kids between them, Evie and Sarah teach moms and dads how to prioritize their own needs, their child’s, and everyone else’s when parenting in public. With their simple online quiz, you can discover which you naturally prioritize, and how that can help you shine or hold you back when it comes to building your confidence, character, and connections.
On their five-star podcast, Modern Manners for Moms and Dads, Evie and Sarah answer reader and listener questions. And stay tuned for the upcoming book in fall 2020!
To find out more about Sarah and Evie, head to
https://www.facebook.com/EvieandSarah/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/modernmannersformomsanddads/
https://www.instagram.com/evieandsarah/
And to find out your parenting style, take the quiz at EvieandSarah.com/quiz to discover which Parenting Perspective defines you, and how it's helping you shine or hold you back!
You can also call them 857-MANNERS
Affiliate marketing is a great way to make money, but most people don’t know how to get started. Is it possible to be successful in affiliate marketing if we don’t already have a huge audience? How can we find brands interested in partnering with us? Is it ever worth recommending goods and services we wouldn’t use ourselves? On this episode, co-founder of Screw The Nine To Five, Jill Stanton, shares how to make money through affiliate marketing.
In affiliate marketing, you don’t even need to ‘sell’ anything. You’re just suggesting products you love. -Jill Stanton
3 Things We Learned From This Episode
Get an audience (19:48 - 20:42)
To be successful at affiliate marketing, what we need is a group of people who follow us and listen to our opinions. This group doesn’t need to be huge; on the contrary, a small group can be easier to influence.
Research and reach out (21:35 - 22:48)
Finding affiliate programs doesn’t need to be complicated. All we need to do is type the product name and the word ‘affiliates’ into Google. However, if we don’t find any results, we can also reach out directly to business owners and ask if they would be interested in implementing a referral fee for any followers we send their way.
Recommend good things (26:37 - 27:19)
Trust is the currency of affiliate marketing, so we should only be suggesting good products/services and ideally, things we’ve used ourselves. Don’t compromise integrity by going for quick cash.
Guest Bio-
Jill Stanton is the co-founder of Screw The Nine To Five where she helps people quit their jobs, start online businesses and get them past the $100,000/year mark. Coined by Forbes as “a destination for up-and-coming online entrepreneurs,” Screw The Nine To Five has inspired tens of thousands of new entrepreneurs to quit their jobs, build thriving businesses, and live lives of meaning and purpose. In addition to her chart-topping podcast, The Screw Show, her honest-yet-cheeky style has landed her on shows like The Sunny Show, Entrepreneurs On Fire, and Amy Porterfield’s Online Marketing Made Easy to name a few. Jill has been featured in Forbes, Entrepreneur, Inc, and Digital Marketer.
Find Jill on Instagram at http://instagram.com/screwtheninetofive/
And on Facebook: http://facebook.com/saynotoninetofive
You can also listen to her podcast at TheScrewShow.com
For more on Screw The Nine To Five, visit http://screwtheninetofive.com
And for tickets to their live event, head to https://www.bbdbonus.com/live-event-checkout/