Posts Tagged ‘creative-entrepreneur’

Four Minutes of Inspiration

Wednesday, July 14th, 2010

I don’t know about you, but I can never get too much inspiration.

I think we all need to have our dreams and aspirations reaffirmed because it can be way too easy to come up with reasons that lead you away.

You are too busy.
You don’t know enough.
You can’t compete with what is already out there.
Who are you to think you can do it.
Oh, it’s just a silly idea.

The harder road is to keep going. Keep plugging away, even when you aren’t sure where it’s going. Even when you don’t know what you are doing.

Because your heart tugs at you to be yourself, to do things your own way. You would think that is easy but it’s not.

We are all so conditioned to compare ourselves and to think we aren’t enough.

I found this video on U-tube through Kelly Rae Roberts, a talented mixed media artist.

Kelly Corrigan, best selling author of Lift and The Middle Place has these inspiring words for all of us. Take 4 minutes to be inspired today.

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Art and Flowers – A Win-Win Situation

Friday, February 12th, 2010

The other night my husband and I decided to explore in our own town. We drove about 20 minutes south and felt like we were in the mountains. The curving roads were lined with pine trees and it felt like a mini-vacation.

We stopped at The Village at Castle Pines to see if there was a restaurant we’d like to try.

It was evening and most of the shops were closed. One of them caught my eye that looked intriguing called The Garden Path.

The sign still said open and we went in to have a look.

It turns out they really were closed but hadn’t changed the sign yet. We were about to leave but they were very nice and insisted we could look around.

It was a lovely floral and gift shop with beautiful things, and of course gorgeous flowers. One thing we noticed was there was an easel in the corner of the shop.

We asked the owner if she was the artist.

It turns out that the artist is a long time friend of the owners and when they moved their shop to a bigger space, she asked (or they asked her) if she would like to set up her art in the corner.

It is a wonderful win-win situation for the artist, Cheris Liedel, and the shop owner. Along with their beautiful flowers and gifts, they can offer her pastel paintings and cards.

It gives the artist exposure and a place to work. And she also helps them when they need an extra hand, like when they get a big order for corsages.

Is there a complimentary space or place that would be a great fit for your work?

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