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Our guest is Sheryl Kosovski, a certified Financial Recovery Coach who specializes in business development for creative people, helping artists and designers grow their businesses, make more money and learn how to hold onto that income.

How do you handle your money? We'll discuss how to create a spending plan to reflect where you want your resources to go. One that enables you to take care of your financial responsibilities, meet your needs, and enjoy life in the process. One that will, over time, enable you to do things that may seem impossible to afford today.

Do you:

  • rarely balance your checkbook or forget to record checks?
  • not have a savings account?
  • pay only the minimum monthly credit card payment?
  • frequently live in pain or stress around money?
  • live from show to show?

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  • confident in your ability to make money
  • living below your means
  • tenacious in achieving your goals
  • determined to get paid what you are worth

We'll talk about how:

  • to set up a annual plan to track your income for getting your expenses/income into balance
  • to end financial chaos in your life that leads to a better reality 
  • Awareness of the financial details of your situation can empower you to make money as an artist and how to hold onto that money
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It was another one of those 'driveway moments' this morning, listening to Scott Simon's story on NPR's Weekend Edition about Denver artist Bob Ragland. Bob has been supporting himself as an artist for over 40 years. His attitude about recessions: "People will spend money no matter how hard times are. People will buy less, but they will buy better." As you listen to this inspiring four minute story you will find yourself agreeing with Ragland and it will restore your belief in yourself: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=98754589 At the NPR website I found comments by Chicago artist, Joyce Owens, with her reflections on the Ragland story and her own ideas about making a living as an artist: http://monroeanderson.typepad.com/joyce_owens_on_art/ "Tough times never last. Tough people do." Bob Ragland And, on that note, I came across this article from the Fort Myers News-Press about artist Chuck O'Neal, 77, who I know has been paying his bills a long time with his art. He was one of the first people we met when we started doing art fairs, and it was a pleasure to find he is still at it and doing fine. Here's the link: http://news-press.com/article/20081227/NEWS0119/812270308 Everyone who makes a comments on this post will be entered into a drawing to receive a fr*e copy of my e-book, "Getting into Art Fairs: 20 Questions Answered". The best response will be the winner. Deadline: midnight December 31. Let us hear from you!
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