The Inspiration Place

Fear is one of the top stumbling blocks that keep people stuck, which is why I'm so excited to have author and mentor Robin Joy Meyers on to help us uncover some strategies that people can use maybe not to live a fearless life but hopefully one with more courage. With over 25 years of experience in the corporate and non-profit world in education, training and mentoring, as well as a Master's of Science in Molecular Genetics, Robin teaches women to use fear to their advantage. In this podcast, you will discover... Why fear is an advantage and gift Why alone time is so important The 4 H's of Self-Doubt For full show notes, go to schulmanart.com/29 ++++++++++++++++++++ 🎉FREE GOODIES!🎉 Don't forget to check out the Inspiration Place goodie bag. Go pick up your party favor over at SchulmanArt.com/freebies. Whether you're a passionista or a passion professional, I've got something just for you. ++++++++++++++++++++ 🎤NEVER MISS AN EPISODE! If you loved this, I've got more inspirational episodes coming your way! Please make sure you hit the subscribe or follow button in your podcast app. And if you're feeling extra generous- leave me a review-- https://schulmanart.com/review-podcast ++++++++++++++++++++ BTW If you pop your Instagram handle at the end of the review, I'll even give you a shout out over on my IG stories! ++++++++++++++++++++ I'd love to chat with you on Instagram: http://instagram.com/schulmanart

Today, I've invited the founder of Acuity, which is the scheduling tool I use in my business which has been a GAME changer in saving time back and forth. I actually now think that EVERYONE should use something like this whether you have a business or not as it has saved SO much time in those back and forth emails. Now as an an artist I wish I had had this in my business 10 years ago, because I definitely lost portrait clients when the email trail went cold with through the back and forth scheduling process. I've tried other scheduling tools, but this one is the best one I've tried. It's what I use to schedule my podcast guests and when I coach artists, but I also use it anytime ANYONE wants to schedule a quick phone call, lunch or anything like that with me. In this podcast, you will discover... Why you need to schedule appointments with collectors or clients An easier way to manage student registrations for your classes How scheduling software saves you time For full show notes, go to schulmanart.com/28 ++++++++++++++++++++ 🎉FREE GOODIES!🎉 Don't forget to check out the Inspiration Place goodie bag. Go pick up your party favor over at SchulmanArt.com/freebies. Whether you're a passionista or a passion professional, I've got something just for you. ++++++++++++++++++++ 🎤NEVER MISS AN EPISODE! If you loved this, I've got more inspirational episodes coming your way! Please make sure you hit the subscribe or follow button in your podcast app. And if you're feeling extra generous- leave me a review-- https://schulmanart.com/review-podcast ++++++++++++++++++++ BTW If you pop your Instagram handle at the end of the review, I'll even give you a shout out over on my IG stories! ++++++++++++++++++++ I'd love to chat with you on Instagram: http://instagram.com/schulmanart

For 5 years Jennifer Orkin Lewis has been producing a daily sketchbook painting. This may sound like a daunting idea, but building a daily art practice can both benefit your creativity and nourish your soul. So how does Jennifer do this? We talk about what her process actually looks like, tips for starting a daily practice and where she gets her inspiration from. Jennifer is the author of several books, including two which inspire daily sketching. She has worked with clients such as Anthropologie, Abrams Books, Chronicle Books, Flow Magazine and Kate Spade. In this podcast, you will discover... (03:36) Why it can be difficult to follow through on your goals (04:04) The two spaces where Jennifer mainly paints (05:00) Discussing the difficulties of doing art outside of the studio (06:04) Drop in art works in museums in New York (09:46) Her experience as a licensed artist and in the textile industry (10:48) What inspired her to start painting every day (11:51) How she refined her process so it became something that worked (12:51) What time of the day she does it and that she does it even when she has commissions to do (13:46) Tracking the time you are on your phone (15:22) What Jennifer does when she needs inspiration (16:45) What her sketching process looks like (19:28) My light obsession with the gorilla Jennifer painted (20:33) The importance of the time limit and other tips for daily sketching (21:31) More about Jennifer's process and the materials she uses (22:19) What Jennifer's books are about (23:29) Her next book 'All Hail The Queen' (25:23) What inspired her to create her latest book For the full show notes, go to: SchulmanArt.com/27 ++++++++++++++++++++ 🎉FREE GOODIES!🎉 Don't forget to check out the Inspiration Place goodie bag. Go pick up your party favor over at SchulmanArt.com/freebies. Whether you're a passionista or a passion professional, I've got something just for you. ++++++++++++++++++++ 🎤NEVER MISS AN EPISODE! If you loved this, I've got more inspirational episodes coming your way! Please make sure you hit the subscribe or follow button in your podcast app. And if you're feeling extra generous- leave me a review-- https://schulmanart.com/review-podcast ++++++++++++++++++++ BTW If you pop your Instagram handle at the end of the review, I'll even give you a shout out over on my IG stories! ++++++++++++++++++++ I'd love to chat with you on Instagram: http://instagram.com/schulmanart

We all experience the harshness of our inner critic and the struggle to sustain our creativity though the noise. From an early age we learn that we should be perfect and flawless. But the truth is our flaws make us human and whole. And in turn make our art more interesting. I am excited to talk to Denise Jacobs who is a guru on quieting your inner critic. A speaker, author and creativity evangelist, she speaks at conferences and consults with companies worldwide. She helps individuals and companies unleash their creativity by banishing their inner critic and hacking their creative minds. She is the author of the book Banish Your Inner Critic. Hear about what the inner critic is and why it is a universal struggle. We talk about the 3 tools we naturally have that can help, strategies to reduce the impact of the criticism and how sometimes the criticisms of others can unlock our secret superpowers. In this podcast, you will discover... (04:07) The moment Denise realized she was creative and establishing a career in graphic designers (06:23) How if you have a certain trait, people often have expectations of you (07:46) How sometimes Denise and I downplay our skills and experience (11:40) Defining what the inner critic is (15:25) That we naturally have tools which can help us handle the inner critic (15:54) The first tool: Neural Plasticity (16:57) The second tool: Mindfulness (18:39) The third tool: Self Compassion (19:20) Giving your inner critic a name (19:57) Giving your inner critic a backstory (23:41) How Denise sometimes gets people to draw their inner critic (25:14) The benefits to working with your non dominant handling (27:10) A story about uncovering your strengths by looking at your criticisms (31:35) How Denise put herself into environment where that trait that was viewed as an asset rather than a detriment (33:11) That it's helpful to examine traits your are afraid of and find a place where they are an advantage (33:37) The idea of 'Your Uniqueness Advantage' (34:46) That you can get to a place where your inner critic is less loud For full show notes, go to schulmanart.com/26 ++++++++++++++++++++ 🎉FREE GOODIES!🎉 Don't forget to check out the Inspiration Place goodie bag. Go pick up your party favor over at SchulmanArt.com/freebies. Whether you're a passionista or a passion professional, I've got something just for you. ++++++++++++++++++++ 🎤NEVER MISS AN EPISODE! If you loved this, I've got more inspirational episodes coming your way! Please make sure you hit the subscribe or follow button in your podcast app. And if you're feeling extra generous- leave me a review-- https://schulmanart.com/review-podcast ++++++++++++++++++++ BTW If you pop your Instagram handle at the end of the review, I'll even give you a shout out over on my IG stories! ++++++++++++++++++++ I'd love to chat with you on Instagram: http://instagram.com/schulmanart

How can art help heal people from trauma? Susan Greif interprets drawings to help her clients form a healthier relationship with themselves and in turn a healthier relationship with others. I recently heard Susan speak at a speaker salon and was inspired by her message and her work with the children of holocaust survivors. She believes that art makes thoughts and emotions more perceptible so we can actually see our subconscious. Then we can understand what keeps us stuck and make shifts in our lives. I notice in my students that their personalities are in their art. If they paint very tightly it's usually because they're uptight about something. We talk about what art can tells us about a person, her process of working with a client and why art can reveal things that talking won't. In this podcast, you will discover... (02:58) Susan's work with the children of holocaust survivors and intergenerational PTSD (04:12) What PTSD is and how in affects people (06:47) How the PTSD can be passed onto the children through epigenetics (08:55) What a session with Susan looks like (10:00) The art medium the clients have access to for their first drawings (11:04) That the quality of the drawing does not matter (11:30) An example of what anxiety can look like in a drawing (12:26) What the colour choice in a drawing can mean (13:28) How the session continues after the client has completed a drawing (14:01) How Susan does a similar process with individuals and groups (15:36) Trying to understand a picture drawn by a 57 year old woman (17:05) How Susan helps her client stay in the moment with their drawings (17:32) Continuing the story of the woman's drawing (20:09) Looking at relationships differently (21:45) What the therapy looks like after the first drawing and how she uses journaling (23:30) That drawings can reveal things that people might hide or omit in talk therapy For full show notes, go to schulmanart.com/25 ++++++++++++++++++++ 🎉FREE GOODIES!🎉 Don't forget to check out the Inspiration Place goodie bag. Go pick up your party favor over at SchulmanArt.com/freebies. Whether you're a passionista or a passion professional, I've got something just for you. ++++++++++++++++++++ 🎤NEVER MISS AN EPISODE! If you loved this, I've got more inspirational episodes coming your way! Please make sure you hit the subscribe or follow button in your podcast app. And if you're feeling extra generous- leave me a review-- https://schulmanart.com/review-podcast ++++++++++++++++++++ BTW If you pop your Instagram handle at the end of the review, I'll even give you a shout out over on my IG stories! ++++++++++++++++++++ I'd love to chat with you on Instagram: http://instagram.com/schulmanart

Pictures alone will not sell your art. If you want to sell your art online, you need words. In this episode I look at the words that you use on your website. I am excited to talk to Kimberly Houston, a copywriter and web marketing strategist. She helps creative business owners stand out in an overcrowded market and has experience of working with artists. We talk about the 3 pages you need on your website and how to structure those pages. We discuss the importance of story, why you need a call to action on every page and whether you need an artist statement. In this podcast, you will discover... (04:18) The 3 pages every creative needs to have on their webpage (05:11) The elements you need on your home page (06:40) Why the copy on your website is important for SEO (08:05) What should come first – the copy or the design? (10:10) Why the about pages needs to be about your audience as well as about who you are (12:02) That it's important to have a call to action on every webpage (14:03) How a website is always a work in progress (15:01) Discussing the page you sell your work from (16:39) How to deal with multiple collections of art on your galleries (18:38) Writing copy for an individual piece of art (20:12) That people want to know the story behind the art (21:13) How I repurpose copy from my Instagram for my website (22:22) That people tend to prefer conversational, story based copy (23:19) That one of the biggest mistakes, Kimberley sees is writing in the 3rdperson (25:47) How there are so many things an artist can write about that would be interesting to creators (27:44) Do you need an artist statement on your webpage? (30:33) That you have to stick with your email list For full show notes, go to schulmanart.com/24 ++++++++++++++++++++ 🎉FREE GOODIES!🎉 Don't forget to check out the Inspiration Place goodie bag. Go pick up your party favor over at SchulmanArt.com/freebies. Whether you're a passionista or a passion professional, I've got something just for you. ++++++++++++++++++++ 🎤NEVER MISS AN EPISODE! If you loved this, I've got more inspirational episodes coming your way! Please make sure you hit the subscribe or follow button in your podcast app. And if you're feeling extra generous- leave me a review-- https://schulmanart.com/review-podcast ++++++++++++++++++++ BTW If you pop your Instagram handle at the end of the review, I'll even give you a shout out over on my IG stories! ++++++++++++++++++++ I'd love to chat with you on Instagram: http://instagram.com/schulmanart

Today, I've invited Nate Cooper, a guest expert in building websites, because I've heard from so many of you that you want to know either how to get started or you want to refresh your current site and are not sure in what direction to go. In this podcast, you will discover... The differences between Squarespace, Shopify & Wordpress Why you may want to build your own Why it makes sense to have your own domain name For full show notes, go to schulmanart.com/23 ++++++++++++++++++++ 🎉FREE GOODIES!🎉 Don't forget to check out the Inspiration Place goodie bag. Go pick up your party favor over at SchulmanArt.com/freebies. Whether you're a passionista or a passion professional, I've got something just for you. ++++++++++++++++++++ 🎤NEVER MISS AN EPISODE! If you loved this, I've got more inspirational episodes coming your way! Please make sure you hit the subscribe or follow button in your podcast app. And if you're feeling extra generous- leave me a review-- https://schulmanart.com/review-podcast ++++++++++++++++++++ BTW If you pop your Instagram handle at the end of the review, I'll even give you a shout out over on my IG stories! ++++++++++++++++++++ I'd love to chat with you on Instagram: http://instagram.com/schulmanart

Today, I've invited a guest expert in human behavior, because we've been talking about networking a LOT lately. If one of your goals is to finally get in a gallery or get noticed by the press, well guess what, you've got to meet people. The reason I invited David Burkus on the podcast is because I am a business book junkie, and I especially enjoy those that are based on research, like Friend of a Friend. I just finished Friend of a Friend and I wanted to invite David on the podcast so we can dive into some of the finer points that will help artists like me build our networks so we can sell more art. Sound good? In this podcast, you will discover... The psychology of being famous Why you might want to attend that high school reunion after all Why you can skip networking events in order to network even better in more authentic ways For full show notes, go to schulmanart.com/22 ++++++++++++++++++++ I'd love to chat with you on Instagram: http://instagram.com/schulmanart

Today, I've invited Nicole Holland who is an expert in getting featured on podcasts because podcasts are quickly becoming the number one way to build and grow and audience of raving fans. If you've ever wanted to be interviewed on a podcast, or you're just curious about the process - this episode is for you. Nicole is an expert on getting publicity through podcasts. She is the host of the The Business Building Rockstars Show and soon to re-launch as The Nicole Holland Show, is a daily podcast aimed to inspire, educate, and entertain high achieving business owners and entrepreneurs. In this podcast, you will discover... How to research and approach hosts What marketing materials you need in place Why getting featured on podcasts is such a powerful strategy For full show notes, go to schulmanart.com/21 ++++++++++++++++++++ 🎉FREE GOODIES!🎉 Don't forget to check out the Inspiration Place goodie bag. Go pick up your party favor over at SchulmanArt.com/freebies. Whether you're a passionista or a passion professional, I've got something just for you. ++++++++++++++++++++ 🎤NEVER MISS AN EPISODE! If you loved this, I've got more inspirational episodes coming your way! Please make sure you hit the subscribe or follow button in your podcast app. And if you're feeling extra generous- leave me a review-- https://schulmanart.com/review-podcast ++++++++++++++++++++ BTW If you pop your Instagram handle at the end of the review, I'll even give you a shout out over on my IG stories! ++++++++++++++++++++ I'd love to chat with you on Instagram: http://instagram.com/schulmanart

Today, I've invited Gregg Clunis, author, creator, and podcaster in the self-development space whose new book Tiny Leaps, Big Changes is about to hit the presses. Gregg is the host, creator, and author of Tiny Leaps, Big Changes, a podcast, book, and community dedicated towards bridging the gap between the knowledge of what to do, and the act of doing it. His company, Tiny Ventures, focuses on creating practical solutions for self-improvement. The reason I invited Gregg on the show is because I promised a special New Years Day episode, and since all of us are looking to change habits, I know you're just going to LOVE Gregg's ideas on habits. In this podcast, you will discover... How to crush procrastination Tools to form helpful daily habits whether your goal is to make creativity a daily habit or something else to establish your goals How to keep moving forward in your goals this year For full show notes, go to schulmanart.com/20 ++++++++++++++++++++ 🎉FREE GOODIES!🎉 Don't forget to check out the Inspiration Place goodie bag. Go pick up your party favor over at SchulmanArt.com/freebies. Whether you're a passionista or a passion professional, I've got something just for you. ++++++++++++++++++++ 🎤NEVER MISS AN EPISODE! If you loved this, I've got more inspirational episodes coming your way! Please make sure you hit the subscribe or follow button in your podcast app. And if you're feeling extra generous- leave me a review-- https://schulmanart.com/review-podcast ++++++++++++++++++++ BTW If you pop your Instagram handle at the end of the review, I'll even give you a shout out over on my IG stories! ++++++++++++++++++++ I'd love to chat with you on Instagram: http://instagram.com/schulmanart