Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Meet People like me
meetup for my friends
I love to spread the word about other cool folks sponsoring themselves. I will be speaking to this gentleman's group on Saturday, May 24 at 2 PM.
I love to spread the word about other cool folks sponsoring themselves. I will be speaking to this gentleman's group on Saturday, May 24 at 2 PM.
Monday, March 17, 2008
One Great Resource
Okay. Great couple of weeks.
I haven't been writing because I've been working on a few grants. That won't happen again--because there's a lot of juicy material I could be sharing about that process.
One thing's for sure: every part of your the work you are currently doing can help you make money (sustain yourself) in your future.
TAKE NOTHING FOR GRANTED.
Anyhoo, on to the resources.
As a self-sponsor, you've got to create some rituals that support you while you support yourself. I stumbled across Zenhabits while checking out the blog of one of my fav artists, Pharrell. It's not about converting you to a Buddhist monk; it's about creating habits that help ease your life.
Monday, March 3, 2008
The Hustle
So, I was talking to a fellow entrepreneur yesterday about the hustle.
"Are you as tired as I am?" she said.
In two words, HELL YES.
But I'm okay with it. You've got to be strong because if you're like me (and Anne Lamott), you're unemployable.
I mean, I can hold down a gig. I can shuck and jive with the best of them, and I'll answer the phone with the best, "Brown, Black and Schuman, how can I help you?"
But, always in the back of my mind, there is another part of me that has already thrown the chair through the window like One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, and gotten the hell out of there.
It's not that I can't hold down a gig. It's just that independent thought isn't always highly applauded. Establishing a recycling plan, using fair trade coffee, and working with the local artists on their next marketing blitz may not be corporate priorities. Well, except maybe for these folk, but we don't usually go to work for them.
So, we hustle.
Before it was a dance, the hustle used to have a bad name.
Now, ask any single mother what she's doing at work.
"Hustlin' to make ends meet."
Don't be afraid of it. Get some tips from some bad-a(shut your mouth) folk who've been doing it. It's the attitude that says, I've got someplace to be, and no jive turkey or backwards situation is going to stop me. It can be a bit tiring when the whole world wants you to be mediocre.
But visionaries can't afford to be mediocre. It kills the spirit.
Hustle on, Tiff.
"Are you as tired as I am?" she said.
In two words, HELL YES.
But I'm okay with it. You've got to be strong because if you're like me (and Anne Lamott), you're unemployable.
I mean, I can hold down a gig. I can shuck and jive with the best of them, and I'll answer the phone with the best, "Brown, Black and Schuman, how can I help you?"
But, always in the back of my mind, there is another part of me that has already thrown the chair through the window like One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, and gotten the hell out of there.
It's not that I can't hold down a gig. It's just that independent thought isn't always highly applauded. Establishing a recycling plan, using fair trade coffee, and working with the local artists on their next marketing blitz may not be corporate priorities. Well, except maybe for these folk, but we don't usually go to work for them.
So, we hustle.
Before it was a dance, the hustle used to have a bad name.
Now, ask any single mother what she's doing at work.
"Hustlin' to make ends meet."
Don't be afraid of it. Get some tips from some bad-a(shut your mouth) folk who've been doing it. It's the attitude that says, I've got someplace to be, and no jive turkey or backwards situation is going to stop me. It can be a bit tiring when the whole world wants you to be mediocre.
But visionaries can't afford to be mediocre. It kills the spirit.
Hustle on, Tiff.
Friday, February 29, 2008
Why this blog?
I am an artist who is tired of the starving artist syndrome. I have gotten work funded, and so have my colleagues.
Getting it funded consistently, especially when you're doing something groundbreaking, can be a challenge. But it's not impossible.
So, I'm documenting all the resources in funding an innovative project that I come across.
It's my hope that I encourage you to go after the big project. To plan it, get support, and get it done. Perhaps we can collaborate, or maybe I can just send you in the right direction.
I've always dreamed of two things. I want to tell a really good story, and I want to go up to a good person with a daring venture and say, "Here's some money. You should go do that."
Maybe I can do both with this blog.
Feedback is, of course, welcome. Your good stories about getting the money are essential.
Love, Nerissa
Getting it funded consistently, especially when you're doing something groundbreaking, can be a challenge. But it's not impossible.
So, I'm documenting all the resources in funding an innovative project that I come across.
It's my hope that I encourage you to go after the big project. To plan it, get support, and get it done. Perhaps we can collaborate, or maybe I can just send you in the right direction.
I've always dreamed of two things. I want to tell a really good story, and I want to go up to a good person with a daring venture and say, "Here's some money. You should go do that."
Maybe I can do both with this blog.
Feedback is, of course, welcome. Your good stories about getting the money are essential.
Love, Nerissa
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