What Do You Feel Inspired To Do?
Take my friend Mari-Lyn for example. She had an inspiration to put together a program about how to market art – successfully. Mari-Lyn had had it – she had, had just about enough of the ole’ proverbial statements about “starving artists”. Enough was enough!
The truth is, most artists are too busy creating art and don’t really have the initiative nor experience to go out and sell their own work. So Mari-Lyn, realizing how limiting this was to their overall being – felt inspired to take action.
She let a few of her friends know her idea – to help artists, painters, singers, or any artistically minded individual promote and sell their craft without the pain and agony of starvation! Miraculously, those she told her dream idea about grabbed the concept immediately.
As the business set-up of the program was being considered, interestingly enough, even more people wanted in. And do you know why? Because the concept came from inspiration in the first place, that’s why. And inspiration is not intention! Let’s clarify a few things here.
Today I realized that most intentions are limitations.
Did you know that intentions come from your ego and can actually limit what is possible for you to receive? Not everyone thinks this way. In fact most don’t.
And the educated standard out there suggests that setting goals and achieving them is critical to success. Yes and no!
There’s an easier, better, smoother way to go through life.
1. Stupid Stage
Now don’t take too much offence here. I call this first stage of business life the stupid stage. We create, think highly of our work and way down deep inside we continue believing what we’re told – that you’re stupid if you think someone will buy that! Anyone ever tell you that? Have you told yourself that?
Ouch! Most of us stay there, believing history and crud!
But some of us break free.
2. Mind Over Matter Stage
You grow up, mentally and emotionally. You realize you have more power than you ever thought before. In this stage setting intentions about what you want out of life can be fun, exciting and useful. You think your own way out and decide where you want to go. Using imagination is a very powerful concept and it’s this imagination stage that even the hungriest artist can relate to. Not bad – but still struggles at times.
But there’s a stage after that.
3. Let It Go Stage
In this third stage you realize you still can decide what you want to do or what you want to sell, but the interesting part is that you know that you don’t have control.
Shall I repeat that? You know and accept that you don’t have control. You don’t have all power. This is where you let it go. This is where you can receive inspiration from something greater than your ego awareness. This beyond intention – it’s guided through inspiration.
This stage is about trust and going with the flow.
4. Apply Intention To The Inspiration
Now that you feel inspired with an idea – set it as your intention. Get it? Now that intention didn’t come from ego. Now that intention didn’t come from a place of struggle and manipulation. It comes from inspiration and it supports you to achieve even more than you imagined! Sure, I’ll say it – it comes from Divine!
How Do Know Intentions From Inspiration?
Feelings!
When an idea to do anything comes from your heart, or your gut, it feels different than from your mind.
And when you follow the heart, you follow your best path that even the most planning can’t match up against.
However, there is one more thing you need to know about achieving success through inspiration.
You need to clear out the old history, the old data, and the old crud that prevents the inspiration to come through. Clean and clear the old blocks.
What do you feel inspired to do? Do you believe it? Ah… that’s the key.
Article Written by: Patricia Ogilvie, copywriter and marketing design specialist has been assisting people to bust through unworkable beliefs since 1987. Patricia specializes in creating ads and Marketing copy for business owners who want a better way of staying in touch with their prospects and clients and keep them coming back for more. Patricia Ogilvie can be reached at 1-780-924-3161 or write patricia@salesletter.ca www.salesletter.ca
Here’s about Mari-Lyn’s Inspired Idea:
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To make available a better way to sell Art and to have the Artists have paying clients that keep coming back for more, by providing professional educational development, resources, networking and support.
As an Artist whether you are a Potter, Photographer, Jeweler, Film maker, Visual artist, Musician, Writer, Sculptor and other creative juice you do; you’ll be able to access our Marketing program, resources, a registry, mentoring, masterminding, art shows and support. Many, more opportunities will be made available to you.
Spring Sessions
Gain a world of knowledge in just 4 weeks.
#1 – How to create your own UPS and Network
#2 – Who is your targeted client and goal setting
#3 – How to create your own Promotional materials and brand yourself
#4 – How to package your art and selling it
There are three different scheduled times for you to take advantage of learning how to market yourself. On May 31st, there will be a Party and Art show. By the end of these classes you will be able to set up and create your own art show.
Dates: Wednesdays April 9, 16, 23 ,30
Times: 8:00am – 11:00am morning classes
1:00pm - 4:00pm afternoon classes
6:00pm – 10:00pm evening classes
Dates: Saturday & Sunday April 12 & 13th
Times: 9:00 am - 4:00pm
Dates: Wednesdays May 7, 14, 21, 28
Times: the same as above
The Investment is: $250.00 for any of these three session dates
Location: TBA
Presenters
Pardee – Publisher of Alternative Trends Magazine www.alternativetrends.com
Kim Fjordbotten of The Paint Spot www.paintspot.ca
Mari-Lyn Hudson - Creative Marketing Consultant www.heartatworkonline.org
Register at:
Paint Spot –
Heart@Work - t: 780-439-0521 - or email me at: mari-lyn(at)heartatworkonline(dot)org
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Hi Mari-Lyn. Thank you on behalf of all of the budding artists out there for putting them at ease. The first time I actually sold a crafted, I was not only stupid. I was terrified. The person who bought my piece didn’t exactly make me feel comfortable with her comment either… ” It’s so wierd I just have to have it “. I later found her at her own display and since have come to understand that she was not being degrading in any way. People love the oddest things. It’s been many years now and the ONLY pieces I have any luck with are those which I allow my imagination to run wild. When I try to conform, it loses it’s appeal. That doesn’t mean I believe everyone should do funky weird art. I suggest only to be yourself. Everyone has a unique personality to make great things happen in art.
Ps. I am so very sorry for getting this wonderful writer’s name wrong. I am an avid reader here and the name kind of stuck in my mind. Please forgive the error, Patricia. Very well written. Again, my apologies.
Thank you for the article. Your concern with us touches the heart, but I’m hard to answer anything more concretely.
My artwork is my breathing, my life and … my problems: it would be fine to earn though a bit (though for to pay for the internet fees), but that’s … a dream. I just can’t imagine myself marketing my own works, because the artist is not the businessmen but the priest. The beauty is not a product for the wellbeing but the reality we all discover inside ourselves for to recognize it outside - everywhere we go - that’s the spiritual attitude - the smell of the flowers that pierces us with the wonder FOR A FREE.
Perception of the light is just the divine joy. That inspires the artwork - the gratitude.
I see the marketing like a test: I can either paint, or to talk about the painting. I can promote the works of other, but not my own creations. I see any form of talking about oneself as the dirt that spots the holiness of the sunbeam that moves my brush.
As the artists so the priests can’t live without their parish, but that’s the destiny question.
The mission of the THE ARTIST Marketing CIRCLE sounds great and attracts, but that’s all in my concrete situation of the living on the grace of my family.
All I can to do - all I am dreaming about - is to invite you to my blogs. Have a look at my pictures (browse through the archives) you will have a good time there and your joy will make a day to me too - that would be the highest achievement of one who lives on disability pension and look through the window… awaiting for somebody will click on http://candleday.wordpress.com
or any other link of my blogs