Eat. Sleep. Make Art.

Sep 17 2012

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Introduction – 0:07
Welcome: Amy Rogers – 2:19
Introduction: Jeffrey P. Fisher -3:32
Jeffrey Fisher: Self-employment in the arts – 4:02
Combining Art and Business – 9:04
Be Yourself – 9:55
What about the combination of art and business? – 11:34
What’s on your list? – 12:48
Key Areas to Define – 13:47
“The Creative Entrepreneur” by Lisa Sonora Beam, and the Mandala -15:39
Mandala: Art & Life diagram building – 16:54
Heart and Meaning – 17:15
Flow and Gifts – 19:06
Profitability and Value – 21:25
Skills and Tools – 25:00
Your Sweet Spot – 26:40
The Problem with Ideas and a Bias for Action – 27:49
Does your mandala reveal more gaps? – 28:43
The smart way to do goals – 30:09
Excusitis: Do away with Excuses! – 32:17
Constructive Thinking, Feeling, Acting – 33:21
Feel now like things are a jumbled mess? – 35:42
Education broadens. Training narrows. – 36:23
8 Key Skills – 36:44
7 Key Business Skills – 37:52
Fisher’s Filosophy – 41:49
Question 1: Promotion – 44:11
Question 2: How often do you update goals? – 46:36
Question 3: Branding many skills – 48:29
Question 4: Effect of crowdsourcing on art as a living – 50:35
Question 5: Pros & Cons of Freelance work vs. Work at Organizations – 51:55
Question 6: What is the role of education in the arts? – 53:55
Amy Rogers: Outro – 55:11

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There’s more to success than only being consumed by your art.
Learn the real-world strategies that enable you to live the Art Life. All artists – musicians, filmmakers, writers, painters and more – will discover how to make art and make money to support your creative pursuits – whatever they may be. Just like oil and vinegar, art and business do mix – as long as you learn to shake things up a bit using the ideas from this session.

Jeffrey P. Fisher
Jeffrey P. Fisher is an in-demand audio/video artist and trainer providing music, audio, writing, consulting, training and video production services. He’s an award-winning filmmaker and his latest book and DVD combo is “Soundtrack Success: The Digital Storyteller’s Guide to Audio Post Production.” As a lifelong artist-entrepreneur, he provides a unique art-biz perspective.

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