Comments on: How to Motivate Yourself to Work During the Holidays

By: Jordan Michaels

Tue, 31 Dec 2013 22:53:54 +0000

I am in the same boat, there is just something about the holidays that makes it so much harder to want to work. I know I need to get things done, but I just keep finding stupid ways to put it off. Finally, once I get around to it I am mad at myself for not starting because it is so much easier than I had anticipated. Just like you mentioned in your fourth point, once you get going you realize how much time you wasted because you made a mountain out of a molehill.

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Fri, 20 Dec 2013 16:11:12 +0000

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Thu, 19 Dec 2013 21:52:16 +0000

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Sat, 07 Dec 2013 02:56:57 +0000

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By: Phil Kendall

Fri, 06 Dec 2013 10:58:47 +0000

Unless you are of a faith or are retired then all holidays are to be worked: either as the artist that you are or the part-time artist that you are.
for me in retirement this coming season of festive bonhomie is a great time for finishing off the bookwork and cataloguing for 2013…then it will be time to copy them into those new folders for 2014!
Having said that the transition from 20+ years of Microsoft to Apple IMAC is still, three months on, a slow learning curve…but what else is retirement for?
That is other than thinking art, planning art, making art, writing about art and communicating with fellow artists on the world-wide stage?

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By: Stephen Melancon

Thu, 05 Dec 2013 03:10:57 +0000

Great post, Alyson! While it is wonderful advice for your readers, the concepts you listed really apply to any small business during the holiday season.
I really love the concept of chipping away at a project using a timer. I have used this many times. In fact, I’m worried that I may wear out the timer in my iPhone. : ) But seriously, this works like a charm when you have a full plate and can only devote a fixed amount of time for each task.
I also think it is especially important for artists to realize that “sharing their gifts” is much larger than just business. By sending out newsletters or email announcements with images of new works, artists may just make this holiday season the best ever for an existing collector or new collector. The holiday season is all about spreading joy. Why not do it with your art?

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By: Angeline-Marie

Wed, 04 Dec 2013 17:55:47 +0000

This is especially difficult for those of us with day jobs. We get home and want to work at our easels not on the art biz. IRBITS!!!
This year, after some classes with Lisa Call, I plan on making Completed Projects for the 2014 Christmas season so that for ONCE all of it is on “auto pilot.” Just need to add a couple of goals and systems…and next year should sound like all of you!

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By: Karine Swenson

Wed, 04 Dec 2013 16:56:03 +0000

Great post, Alyson! This year, I have an event scheduled in December (this weekend), and it has given me a reason not to slack off. It felt great to take a couple of days for Thanksgiving, but when I jumped back into work I had renewed energy and ideas. I’m considering having an event in December every year, just to keep my momentum going.

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By: Patricia C Vener

Wed, 04 Dec 2013 15:43:24 +0000

I am so lucky not to have this problem. The holiday season is over for me until New Years. I do admit that I chose to cut down on my enewsletter and blog posts last week. I knew that if I was busy with Thanksgiving preparations (or in my case this year, Thanksgivukah), probably others in the states would be as well and would very likely not be reading everything I put out. I still worked on other art and art business tasks, though.

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By: Sandy Askey-Adams

Wed, 04 Dec 2013 15:23:37 +0000

Thank you Alyson…
…for always being there for the artist, and for your wonderful book. I think every artist out there might want to own that book. What a great gift it would make at this time of year.
Have a Happy Holiday Season…and a Bright and beautiful Christmas.

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