Creative Thursday

aka Resistance. Let me ask you, do you have something on your "to do list" that you don't want to do? that maybe you've been procrastinating on for quite some time? maybe it's even something you think you'd want to do but you don't understand why everything is taking a higher priority? yes, ok, great, you're human. If you answered no, you may be Artificial Intelligence and this isn't the podcast for you. If you are however, human, tune into to learn about a new approach to this "whole" getting things done :)   Join the waitlist for The Creative Outliers, re-opening in October 2019 https://www.creativethursdaycourses.com/creative-outliers-waitlist   You can find all things Marisa and Creative Thursday creativethursday.com creativethursdaycourses.com and on instagram and facebook @creativethursday facebook.com/creativethursday

Do you think you should be further ahead than you are? Not just 1 but 3! Secrets to success tucked into this episode capturing a pivotal moment in my business evolution. Do you feel like you're never reaching the finish line? Are you truly able to be in the present without thinking of what's next? What's the rush...and what is one of the most important pieces to building a sustainable business that can handle all of the highs and lows.   Join the waitlist to be first to know when The Creative Outliers re-opens https://www.creativethursdaycourses.com/creative-outliers-waitlist   You can find all things Marisa and Creative Thursday creativethursday.com creativethursdaycourses.com and on instagram and facebook @creativethursday facebook.com/creativethursday

Promise me this, you don't try to go this journey alone. I've recently narrowed down 3 characteristics to Artists who are ready for what I'm calling "The New Age for the Creative" and this is one of them.    Join the waitlist for the opening of The Creative Outliers, Today August 1 @ 1 pm PT https://www.creativethursdaycourses.com/creative-outliers-waitlist   You can find all things Marisa and Creative Thursday creativethursday.com creativethursdaycourses.com and on instagram and facebook @creativethursday facebook.com/creativethursday

The third and final episode in the miniseries. How do you sell your art online? It's simple, not to be confused with easy. This is the third step, another one that {you will also want} to be on repeat throughout your art career. But this is that step, the final one that so many Artists shy away from. They are willing to hand over the reigns, hand over control, give up half their profit to someone, anyone who will do this part for them. Why does it feel so hard to do?   Join the waitlist for the opening of The Creative Outliers, August 1 https://www.creativethursdaycourses.com/creative-outliers-waitlist   You can find all things Marisa and Creative Thursday creativethursday.com creativethursdaycourses.com and on instagram and facebook @creativethursday facebook.com/creativethursday

The second episode in the miniseries. How do you sell your art online? It's simple, not to be confused with easy. This is the second step, another one that will also be on repeat throughout your art career. This step can often separate those on their way to turning their Art into a Business from those who make Art for a Hobby. Hobby or Business, both are excellent choices. You just want to be honest with yourself about which category you are choosing and if it's an Artist in Business, you want to know ~ Are you in? And are you in it for the long game?    Join the waitlist for the opening of The Creative Outliers, August 1 https://www.creativethursdaycourses.com/creative-outliers-waitlist   You can find all things Marisa and Creative Thursday creativethursday.com creativethursdaycourses.com and on instagram and facebook @creativethursday facebook.com/creativethursday

The first episode in a new miniseries. How do you sell your art online? It's simple, not to be confused with easy. This is the first step, the one that will also be on repeat throughout your art career. Take a moment to acknowledge the most important part of this journey and if you are an artist selling your work, take a moment to acknowledge you.   Join the waitlist for the opening of The Creative Outliers, August 1 https://www.creativethursdaycourses.com/creative-outliers-waitlist   You can find all things Marisa and Creative Thursday creativethursday.com creativethursdaycourses.com and on instagram and facebook @creativethursday facebook.com/creativethursday

This is where you start. {I'll let you in on a little secret, we all have an Inner Artist}  Even after 13 years as a working artist, I realized there was still a tiny part of me - who felt like an outsider, who didn't fully own her Inner Artist. It's funny how as we grow, new awareness comes to light just when it's the right time for us to see it or  {hear it ;)} So I made a t-shirt, in fact I made a few t-shirts {along with some new mugs and a journal ;)} to surround myself with a daily reminder ~ a reminder of how far I've come, and that even though no one ever gave me permission or a fine art degree, I too deserve to call myself an Artist. And so do you. Shop the new Artist Tees!  Join the Waitlist for the brand new Creative Outliers Artists in Business Community, re-opening August 1   You can find all things Marisa and Creative Thursday creativethursday.com creativethursdaycourses.com and on instagram and facebook @creativethursday facebook.com/creativethursday

This is when your Life as an Artist Begins.  Nothing brings me more joy than painting and helping people create their dream life and business, especially artists. I say this, because today is an important day. For you the shift may be subtle, but for me it's BIG. Today marks the beginning of a new chapter of Creative Thursday. Fifteen years ago, I draped a blue tarp across my bed, piled it with 5 small-ish canvases. I grabbed my paints, started painting, and I couldn't stop. In fact I never stopped painting again after that moment. What was the turning point for me? What made me commit to my creativity - after years of stopping and starting with my art, questioning my "talent", and my right to call myself an artist, which turned to months of leaving one unfinished canvas resting on a flimsy easel, followed by reading "Walking in this World", "The Artist's Way" and "The Right to Write" all books by Julia Cameron - what made me commit to my creativity so much so that it became a thriving business? When did I gi

If there's one thing the world doesn't need more of, it's overwhelm. Do you say yes too often? Are you overly ambitious?  Do you want to do everything for everyone with all the best intentions? Do you excited by shiny objects? Are you a I like to plant the seeds but not mow the grass kind of person? If so, hello nice to meet you - this is me! except for the say yes too often. I'm getting really good about saying no more. However this episode will be a case study of me and also my 5 ways of knowing that you've taken on too much. Here's to knowing where to focus with more ease in life and business. You can find all things Marisa and Creative Thursday creativethursday.com creativethursdaycourses.com and on instagram and facebook @creativethursday facebook.com/creativethursday

It never feels like the right time or maybe you don't feel like you have the budget of time or money to step away even for a day. You don't like the anxiety that comes up around traveling, but then you go and you remember all the reasons why you can't afford not to step away from it all. Here to inspire you to book that next trip - maybe even with me in the South of France? my top 5 reasons why you must book your next trip today. Join me in the South of France this October   You can find all things Marisa and Creative Thursday creativethursday.com creativethursdaycourses.com and on instagram and facebook @creativethursday facebook.com/creativethursday

In the raw, recorded in real time from a London hotel at sunrise, posted in line to board the plane at London's Heathrow airport and inspired by my recent family holiday gathering in Mallorca, I share with you why it's SO important to take care of your side of the street, handle your business and heal. While I had plans of finishing out this episode with the official intro and outro when I returned to the L.A. studio {as you'll hear more about in episode 133}  I changed my mind. Sharing a thoughtful message is the priority, and no longer obsessing over the perfection of how a message is delivered is my new approach. Enjoy! And the book I mentioned is The Empath's Survial Guide by Judith Orloff, MD   You can find all things Marisa and Creative Thursday creativethursday.com creativethursdaycourses.com and on instagram and facebook @creativethursday facebook.com/creativethursday

A soft rant and a recommendation. If you are someone who's sharing your heart and work in the world, have you ever left a negative comment or review publicly about someone else's expression? Tune in for my answer to this question plus a new documentary recommendation {that may involve and inspire more thoughts on the end of the Game of Thrones} ;)   You can find all things Marisa and Creative Thursday creativethursday.com creativethursdaycourses.com and on instagram and facebook @creativethursday facebook.com/creativethursday

You're going to want to grow, to evolve but how do you that when you are know for one style. What happens when the trends change and the color palette's shift? What happens if your muse takes a holiday or you want to take a holiday and have some breathing space for your art. Will you have a way to support yourself during this time? Will your collectors come with you? #thingsIwishIhadknowhenIstartedmycreativebusiness   You can find all things Marisa and Creative Thursday creativethursday.com creativethursdaycourses.com and on instagram and facebook @creativethursday facebook.com/creativethursday

What is the difference between your life's purpose and your life's work? Does following your passion lead you there? Do you feel that you are living your life's work? As I answer this question and continue to refine where I want to focus my own message and work, I share with you what has given me the most clarity in recent months.  Emphatically passionate about encouraging you to share what your knowledge and gifts are. I'm here to help you build your first online course and bring it to the students who are waiting for you.  Join us in Creative Teaching Online before Monday, May 20 http://creativethursdaycourses.com/creative-teaching-online    You can find all things Marisa and Creative Thursday creativethursday.com creativethursdaycourses.com and on instagram and facebook @creativethursday facebook.com/creativethursday

Let me save you some unnecessary struggle in your business. Sound good? Artists, it's time to have a career without pressure. I'm on a mission to make your business journey easier...starting NOW!   15 Proven Ways to Profit from your Art Join me today! Thursday May 9 @ 12 pm PT or https://www.creativethursdaycourses.com/moreincome Tuesday May 14 @ 4 pm PT https://www.creativethursdaycourses.com/moreincome2   Join us for the Spring Session of Creative Teaching Online https://www.creativethursdaycourses.com/creative-teaching-online   You can find all things Marisa and Creative Thursday creativethursday.com creativethursdaycourses.com and on instagram and facebook @creativethursday facebook.com/creativethursday

Are you ready? To commit to this life filled with work you love and by work you love ~ I mean working for yourself. No, maybe you're not ready to turn your passion into the self-employed life because it absolutely can also be fulfilled in a job with the best kind of boss, but if you are ready to take your work into your own hands? then this episode is for you! As you can imagine, this conversation is much deeper than a podcast episode but these 4 tips will kickstart your commitment. Join me next Thursday to take the conversation further "How to Grow Your Income so that You will Have More Time to Make your Art" creativethursdaycourses.com/moreincome You can find all things Marisa and Creative Thursday creativethursday.com creativethursdaycourses.com and on instagram and facebook @creativethursday facebook.com/creativethursday

And live a life you Love. Encouraging you to live your passion and do work you love, is what I am passionate about. If you don't know what your passions are, or you haven't given yourself permission to follow them? I'm here to help. No more excuses. It's time to figure it out. If it's important enough to you, you will. And what you may discover is that it was there all along, you just didn't recognize it.  And what a feeling of relief and exhilaration it will be to finally step into that part of your life. Finding your passion is a discovery and an evolution that's always being refined. What you may be passionate about today may not be what you were passionate about yesterday, but usually the seeds are planted early, and when you look back you'll see the through line in your life. In this episode I share the 5 questions that helped me to discover my passions, and I also made a free worksheet for you to download to follow along and fill out. Download the Free Discover Your Passions Worksheet at https://www.cr

What is my ideal "work" day? How do I start and end my day, and where do I choose to focus all the hours in between. How do I get "things" done, my way ~ as a "planning creative!" Enjoy the last and final {for now} installment of my Time Management Tips. I'm a constant work in progress so as I learn more, I'll share with you. Until then enjoy the entire installment in 4 episodes, this one 125 and episodes 115, 117, 118    You can find all things Marisa and Creative Thursday creativethursday.com creativethursdaycourses.com and on instagram and facebook @creativethursday facebook.com/creativethursday

Go forth and be free! Enjoy my candid conversation with Nicole Swartz, Attorney and Business Leader. With a shared passion for educating and helping women business owners succeed, we talk openly about evolving, staying focused through overwhelm, (and continuing on with the theme of my "marketing" conversation with Alina a few weeks ago) caring for our customers. You're going to love the concept of pulling vs. pushing when it comes to your tribe.   You can find all things Nicole Swartz, The Sprout Society and Sprout Law https://thesproutsociety.com https://www.sproutlaw.com/about on Instagram @thesproutsociety @sproutlaw and enjoy Nicole's podcast Cash is Queen: The Podcast for Women Entrepreneurs You can find all things Marisa and Creative Thursday creativethursday.com creativethursdaycourses.com and on instagram and facebook @creativethursday facebook.com/creativethursday

My art was featured on the Today Show last week, so then what happened? This is a story about the "real world" and what's asked of artists, from the thoughtful, generous gestures and opportunities, to a complete disregard of an individual and their work. Feeling all the feelings, when a moment of exposure left out a very important part.    Join us and become a Member of the Thursday Club here. Monthly Creative Dates all year long! https://marisa-cummings-6549.mykajabi.com/the-thursday-club   You can find all things Marisa and Creative Thursday creativethursday.com creativethursdaycourses.com and on instagram and facebook @creativethursday facebook.com/creativethursday