There comes a time for all of us, when we need to make a decision, so we can continue moving down the path. At their core, decisions come down to either gathering / grasping or purging / letting go. Often, we think that the more we gather the better we are. This is true to a point. It seems easier to gather than to let go, this is human nature. We feel the need to accumulate. The truth is that if you are always gathering you are also always carrying all the old things, ideas, and processes. We need not be afraid to put things down whether we come back to them later or not. More often than not ..read more

Look at the things you do now. If you were to make a list of all these things, how many of them would your younger self scoff at? You know all those things we told our parents we would “NEVER DO!” Or how about all the things we said we would let our kids do, and DON’T! It’s ok if you’re reading this and feel a little bad, know that we all do. When we first make a decision, most of the time it is finite and absolute. This is because we are unaware of what we don’t know. We can’t make a different decision without a different perspective. We can only make decisions based upon the information we h ..read more

The short answer is systems! Instead of always manning and running our machine (business), we build a mechanism or process that physically replaces us or the need for our input, because of the rules we have set forth, now we have freed the time needed to do that task. Systems are the great multiplier. With a system you can have 2 people yield that same output as 10 if done correctly. Listen to this episode and learn my hacks to spotting where to start systemizing first and getting started in your business today! Enjoy! Mark Farrell “The Jeweler” For more info about growing your art-based busin ..read more

As artist we often think that our businesses are somehow so very different from other types of businesses. The truth is the biggest difference between the 2 is us. We all think that we are the only ones that can do all these things. We think that we are the only ones that are as creative as we are. We need to stop and look at all the businesses that are super creative. Think about the products that you actually buy; those companies have systems, and they make things! Why can’t we use systems too? The good news is, WE CAN so let’s try! Listen to this episode, you’ll see what I mean!  Enjoy ..read more

If you never finish its never done. How many of us get super amped about new ideas? The big question is, what happened to the last big idea? If your anything like me, you get crazy great ideas all the time! Your unfinished pile is just as crazy as mine! It’s Full of ½ finished GREAT ideas! Now think about if you finished just one of those, and what that could do for you! Look we finish the shit that needs to get done but I’m willing to bet it’s not the stuff that lights you up; that stuff is all in your unfinished pile. Let’s start getting some shit done! I hope this episode gives you what you ..read more

Believing in yourself is such an important thing. This is different than having faith in terms of religion. When we are talking about faith here, we are referring to believing in yourself and the things you hold to be true in your life. We need to have faith that the things we are doing will work out in our favor. It’s trusting that the things we are building towards, will see themselves into reality. It’s all about believing in ourselves and continue moving down our path even if we’re the only ones that believe in what we’re doing. The truth is, we do this more than we know. This episode will ..read more

Energy is palpable. This is most notable when we talk about feeling vibes, attitudes, or even kindred spirits. The fact is the things we focus or dwell on are the things we get more of! As a result, if we are always looking and seeing the bad shit, we will get more bad shit! Now, if we focus on good and positive, we will get more of that! What if we use this idea and use it to help us find, gather, and grow? What if we focus on the things that will take us to the next level, EVEN if we don’t know what the answer will be! This episode will help you frame the steps needed to start doing this in ..read more

There are always a lot of questions on how to find good people in business. If we can follow this one rule the rest seems to work itself out. Relationship First, Business Second, is all about the way we feel about the people we are choosing to do business with. As an artist a lot of our “Business” relationships, also make up our work. This episode with give you an idea and lay out where your head should be while working on aligning yourself with people in your industry. Enjoy! Mark Farrell “The Jeweler” Enjoy! Mark Farrell “The Jeweler” For more info about growing your art-based business head ..read more

Fear is something that we all deal with in different ways. You can let fear make decisions for you like most people that never achieve their goals and dreams; or you can choose to make decisions for yourself. At the end of the day, it comes down to what’s more powerful, your desire to achieve great things or being afraid to even try because someone might say something. They could say nice things too and we all love a complement, I’m just saying. I hope this helps! Enjoy! Mark Farrell “The Jeweler” For more info about growing your art-based business head over to BuffaloCraft.com now ..read more

We have talked about how as artists we are always working, because being an artist is a lifestyle, not a job. This is different this is about the guilt we feel when we are doing anything but working. That is unhealthy and unsustainable. This has nothing to do with being an artist, No, this has everything to do with the way our society makes us feel the NEED to work ABOVE all else. Likely you, have probably fought with this for years just as I have. Listen to this episode and I hope it gives you some nuggets and gems you can apply to your life. Enjoy! Mark Farrell “The Jeweler” For more info ab ..read more