hype-links // edition No. 1 featuring some soloprenuer self-reflection

Here are some cool things worth checking out.  In this set of hype-links you will find some entrepreneur-focused articles - good reads whether you are the CEO of a business or you are the CEO of your life!

• How a clean slate may help bring back helpful habits.

• Making sure to focus on income-generating work will be your best chance to, wait for it, bring in the money.  

• Are we wired to need bosses?

• Can you tell the difference between happy tears and sad tears?

• Manage employees?  Strategize ahead of the burnout, it is coming!

• Want to focus on the task at hand?  Relax without distraction?  Try Noisli.

• Should you be the for-realsies you?  

Happy reading - let me know which of these articles really spoke to you most!

online like it's 2007!

original acrylic on canvas "hearts" by zarah darling 16"x20"

It's great to just do and not think, eh?  Thinking has gotten me tied up in lists and behind on dreams. Today I just jumped in and focused on income activities.  What activities generate money?  Blog posts? Not yet, maybe with advertisers and affiliates?  But need more readers too!!!  Painting?  Yes - got some of those.  Had many pieces admired during my open studios.  How about making them accessible for collecting?

original acrylic on canvas "royal strawberry" by zarah darling 12"x9"

So I did that thing that invites money, I posted two paintings in my etsy shop.  Though I had opened my etsy account in 2009, my shop had never been set up and so now my shop open date is officially tomorrow (as it's marked in east coast time).  That's good.  It won't look like my art's sat around online for 5 years :)

Check it out if you like.  Here.  

And the title of this post?  2007 is when I first put on a list that I would make and sell items on etsy.  Now I know lists are toxic to my productivity.