I missed you last week, but I'm back and excited about sharing another piece from my "focused diversification" pie. Now, just to refresh your memory from part 1 of Creative Entrepreneurship Basics: What Should I Focus on in my Business?, let me give you a little snippet that clues you in on my homemade definition … Continue reading Creative Entrepreneurship Basics: What Should I Focus on in my Business? (Part 2)
Well, the short answer to the question in today's blog title is "those things that move your business forward." The long answer is what I'm about to present to you in this blog post. So, stick with me as I unfold the not-so-secret, best-kept secret that seems to elude our creative minds time and time … Continue reading Creative Entrepreneurship Basics: What Should I Focus on in my Business?
Need I say more? Well, you know I'm going to -- just have to expound on today's topic with a little (maybe a whole blog post worth of) explanation before I put this baby to sleep. The creative mind is ALWAYS churning over here at Degrees of Maternity, but you're probably well aware that I'm … Continue reading Creative Entrepreneurship Basics: Positioning Your Products and Services to Meet Your Market’s Current Needs
So, I'm not going to keep you long today. No, not at all. I just wanted to follow up with you regarding last week's post entitled Creative Entrepreneurship Basics: Cater to the Seasons in Life, where I mentioned that I'd be doing some back-to-school store readiness prep. And so, I just finished getting some of … Continue reading Creative Entrepreneurship Basics: Cater to the Seasons in Life (Part 2)
One thing I've come to realize in entrepreneurship is the importance of the times in which we live. Yes, COVID has created a sensitivity to how we conduct business these days. Undoubtedly, there's been an increased dependency on technology. For, technology has bridged SO many gaps where the human touch couldn't or wasn't allowed to … Continue reading Creative Entrepreneurship Basics: Cater to the Seasons in Life
Wouldn't you agree that it's so much easier to catch a fly with honey than with vinegar? Well, yes indeed. I would agree with that statement. I'm sure that if I could ask you in person, you'd say the same thing. It's just plain, old common sense. And although I'm not trying to compare children … Continue reading Incentivizing the Young Reader: Make Reading an Adventure
Alright. So, according to our discussion in last week's post, entitled Conquering the Creative Work-Life Balance: Real-Life Examples, we left off with the third piece of the "Big 3" pie. That piece would be our ability to benefit others with the things we do. And to avoid wearing your patience too thin ('cause I've got a … Continue reading Conquering the Creative Work-Life Balance: Real-Life Examples (cont.) and an Announcement
The fact of the matter is that I'm knee-deep in some serious activity with my end of 2021 goal challenge. It's going slowly but surely. And because my momentum for this challenge has been somewhat sluggish, I'm feeling a little pressure in trying to complete everything I have on my list by this coming Friday. … Continue reading Creative Entrepreneurship Basics: The Beginning of the Week Hustle
You know . . . I've been on this "getting input from others" kick lately. And I must say that there's a lot to say for doing so. As a matter of fact, when thinking on what I was going to share with you today, it became increasingly apparent that I wanted to stay on … Continue reading Creative Entrepreneurship Basics: You Need Input from Others (Part 3)
I don't know if I actually came out and said this in the first "Creative Entrepreneurship Basics" installment, but I'm actually trying to set up a step-by-step process outline for the Creative Entrepreneur in these blog posts. We'll see how it goes. So, today's post would technically serve as step #2. In the first installment, … Continue reading Creative Entrepreneurship Basics: Whose Needs Are You Trying to Fulfill?
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