Annual Planning For Creative Entrepreneurs
Plan your Creative Adventure - and stick to it!
At the end of this course you will have...a PLAN
(...like an actual personalized one that you can stick to...!)
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A clear year-long view of your creative and business goals mapped out on your wall. Right there... in your face.... in your studio or your office!
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A plan that actually takes your life into consideration, in harmony with your business goals. What is all this for if we can't be there for the moments that truly matter?!
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A plan tailored to the mind a creative....! One that leaves time and space for creative inspiration and new projects, alongside the acknowledgement of the "peaks and troughs" of the seasonal creative calendar.
Skills You Will Learn...
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PRIORITIZATION
How to pare down and focus for maximum impact. Too many ideas leads to overwhelm, and too much focus on menial admin tasks means less time doing what you love... learn how to do more by doing less!
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PLAN TO PIVOT
How to flex plans to get back on track. Learn to accept that plans change, things happen, sometimes things go smoothly and sometimes you completly miss the mark - but you DON'T need to throw your plan out the window - you just need to pivot.
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BRING STRUCTURE TO CREATIVITY
The frameworks shared can be applied to many situations you face in your business - knowing how to bring structure while leaving space for creativity is something that will stand to you long term as a creative business owner.
What’s inside
Module 1: Meet Mary & Course Objectives
Meet Mary - Owner of the Rue Franklin Art Studio and decade long Corporate Consultant.
Planning? Goal Setting? Launching New Products into New Markets? I’ve done this for some of the world’s biggest businesses, but when I started my art business in 2020 I saw a whole new side to business - the need to balance structure with embracing creative spurts! That’s why I made this course :)
Module 3: Now, Next & Beyond
Before we jump into the tactical, we gotta think BIG picture….Where do you see your business going? That will help us better understand what we gotta do to get there!
Module 5: Build Your Calendar
You will live-build your calendar right alongside me! I show you how I have plotted my own projects, and how I rejig and enhance where tasks go. Replay this one as much as you need - pause it as you go - and it will feel like I am right there with you in the room!
Module 2: Goals and Plans
A quick refresh on what goals and plans ARE - how we set goals, why we need plans and all the background setting before we jump in….!
Module 4: Rocks, Pebbles and WILDCARDS….!
Now it’s time to get stuck in and put things down on paper. This Module you will be our “idea dump” as we work through the Rocks and Pebbles framework - with a few TWISTS thrown in to adapt this to creative projects and businesses.
Access to course content only.
Access to Course Content + get shipped the materials needed to complete planning exercises. Each quarter get accountability check-ins to help keep you on track.
✺ Frequently asked questions ✺
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I want to encourage you to create your plan early in the year, and to provide a deadline to be sure you are motivated to get it done sooner rather than later.
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The course has 1 hour of recorded content, and if you work alongside the videos - pausing to work with me through each step - you can create your whole plan within 2 hours!
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If you purchase the "Full Planning Kit" I will send you all you need: a ;arge wall calendar, lots of post its and markers.
In addition, block our 2 hours of your time and be ready to actively engage with the videos - pausing and completing the tasks in tandem with me.
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This course is for anyone who has a creative business.
If you create new things, bring new ideas and products to life, plan to engage in creative spurts while also needing to balance it with the "business" side of entrepreneurship - this course will help you plan and manage your year.
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Nope! All the videos are hosted on my website, so the content is based there. There is no need to have any specific technology suite or application.
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Please allow up to 2 weeks to receive your Full Planning Kit - this gives time for us to print off your HUGE wall calendar, roll it up and get it shipped out to you.