E176 | Bring in 2025 With Our Next Free Event
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Happy New Year! We are excited to kick off 2025 with our FREE event this month. Here are the details: WHAT: DESIGN YOUR LIFE IN 3 DAYS (Best Year Yet) WHEN: 20th - 222nd Jan (live reflection on 13th Jan) WHERE: Live on our FB and YT channels with replays available until 26th Jan. HOW MUCH: This event is free, but there is an option to upgrade and unlock resources and extra bonuses. You have the power to design your own life, and during this event, we will show you how to: Reflect on the past and use it to design your future Create a vision using a good, better, best...
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E175 | Design Your Life With 3 Important Questions
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If you want help creating a vision for 2025, you are invited to join our annual Best Year Yet workshop where thousands of us come together to connect with what is most important to us and find out ways to design our lives with intention. It’s one of my favourite events as we all get clear on our top 3 for the year and remove overwhelm. We start on 20th Jan, and you can sign up here: THE 3 MOST IMPORTANT QUESTIONS TO ASK YOURSELF In this week’s podcast, I share three questions you can ask yourself as you head into 2025. What do you want to experience? How do you want to...
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EP174 | Get Clear On What You Want in 2025
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I know for many, this time of year is hectic, so I am landing in your inbox with a gentle question to ask yourself as you prepare for the New Year. What do you want to leave behind in 2024? What do you want to take forward into 2025? OK, two questions - but two really lovely questions I ponder this time of year so I get clearer on what I truly want. BEST YEAR YET Our annual FREE event is happening 20th Jan onwards - this is such a brilliant event where thousands of people from around the world come together to set intentions for the coming 12 months. It’s a...
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E173 | Lacking Money & Time? This Is What I Do...
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At this time of year, I head into a slight panic. I feel the pressure of all the tasks, gifts, school plays, all the school activities that require payment, the list goes on. I then start to feel anxious about the lack of funds and lack of time. It can send me into a panic, and when I feel this happening, I like to turn it around quickly. Otherwise, I end up in the maze. You know the maze? When you’re in there, it takes ages to get out and you literally go around in circles with the same destructive thoughts. To overcome these feelings, I return to mindset work and...
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E172 | What Is Your Art Saying? How To Unlock The Answers
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Have you ever paused to consider the messages hidden in your own art? Every piece we create has something to teach us—not just about the world, but about ourselves. In this episode, we’ll explore how the act of creating is both an expression and a mirror, showing us feelings, questions, and truths we might not even realise we carry. I call this send and receive. Some of my art is just about making, I don’t reflection it - it’s a tool. Yet, the more I create the more I have learned how to reflect over the years and really listen to what my art has to say. It...
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E171 | How To Be Successful On Instagram
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Do you have an Instagram account? Do your followers see your posts? Are you finding it hard to grow your following? If you want to learn our top Instagram tips, this week’s podcast is for you! Every month, we invite a guest expert into our members’ area. This month, we had the pleasure of featuring Instagram expert Emily Masterson. Emily, who works for Meta, shared incredible insights on how to make the most of the platform. With just a few small tweaks, you can create a big impact on Instagram. In this episode, we discuss: Hooks Analytics Re-using content How keywords are now replacing...
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E170 | Portrait Artist Of The Year Contestant - Lloyd Lewis
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Have you ever been rejected? It can be tough hearing no after no after no. Imagine being rejected 9 years in a row! This is what happened to the amazing artist Lloyd Lewis. He was rejected year after year when applying to be on Portrait Artist of The Year! Then, in the 10th application, he was accepted. We are going live on Monday to talk with Lloyd about this incredible journey of repeatedly applying and what it was like being on the show. We will dive into why he was so persistent, what he’s learnt from the rejections and experience, plus what’s next! You can watch Lloyd on Portrait...
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E169 | Why Not Me? Feel Your Future, Don't Just Dream It
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Have you ever imagined a life where paying your bills is easy? Where you walk into your solo show with confidence, sell 80% of your work, and have people knocking on your door to feature you? Or maybe you picture a life where you simply feel comfortable in your own skin, creating art that resonates with others… But then, you shoot down the dream because you realize you're “not qualified enough,” “not consistent enough,” or “not confident enough.” Maybe you even find yourself thinking, that life is for others, not for me. Well, you’re not alone. Many of us in this community feel...
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E168 | Why Not Now? Taking Action On Big Dreams
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I was doing an exercise with my 7 Keys students this week, where we challenged ourselves to ask, “What will life look like when I hit my big money goal, or 10x my dream?” I made a list of what I would be, do, and have, and it was amazing to see all the ways I would live my life. This got me thinking—why am I not doing this now? Yes, a lot of it comes down to money. But, sometimes we have a perception that we need money, time, or resources to make something happen, and a dream turns into a 10-year plan, when in fact, we can make it happen today! Or at least, we can start taking small baby...
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E167 | Tolerance Trap - How To ReThink Risk
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I was driving down the motorway/highway at 70 miles per hour on my way to the Lake District in the UK, along with hundreds of other drivers all driving at the same pace - wondering how on earth we all got to this point. If we stop to think about it, it's a speed that is pretty dangerous. You’re in a metal box, moving faster than our bodies were ever designed to go. Yet, most of us do this daily without a second thought. We become so used to it that our perception of danger fades away. This is a perfect example of tolerance. The first time you drove on the highway, it probably felt...
info_outlineMaking art that sells - a term some people love and for some it brings feelings of guilt, shame and a sense of selling your soul.
This week, I explore this topic as it relates to making art with the intention of selling.
For me two primary considerations contribute towards sales:
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Making art (or anything) that is like you - by this I mean leaning into what makes you unique. Your art reflects you, and the more you understand this, the more you can communicate this. This applies to what you make, identifying what makes your work different to everyone else, and also leaning into your story - as there is a story behind every artist and every artwork.
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Learning what people want - this means either getting to know your audience, if you have one and learning what sells. A particular frame?? A certain animal?? Or if you don’t have an audience, it’s about looking at a particular area of art you are interested in and looking around to see what works. Taking note of scale, frames, patterns, colours and so on.
This what I talk about in today’s episode.
If you haven’t signed up to the next FREE art workshop called The Art Of Your Life, click here to register:
This workshop is run by Nicholas Wilton and it starts on 4th March. It’s delivered over 3 days and replays are available.
It is an entire week of teaching from Nicholas, designed to help you make art that is stronger and more like you.
A lesson in how to make art that stands out from the crowd.