by Mike Roy | Jun 22, 2015 | Blog, Mindset, Money
Do you have a rich mindset… or a poor one? I wasn’t born a natural entrepreneur. I had to be trained. ~ Robert Kiyosaki A few years ago I read an amazing little book. You may have heard of it. The book is called “Rich Dad, Poor Dad” by Robert Kiyosaki. Robert...
by Mike Roy | Jun 4, 2014 | Blog, Business, Money
Why do we think of sales as a dirty process to be avoided? Are our negative experiences with invasive telemarketers and over-inquisitive department store staff causing us to see all sales in a negative way? I can certainly relate with that feeling. I value my privacy...
by Mike Roy | May 30, 2014 | Blog, Business, Money
It almost seems like they don’t belong in the same sentence: “finance” and “art“. In fact, many who create for a living prefer to just make pretty stuff and let others do the “dirty work” of number crunching. But to...
by Mike Roy | May 26, 2014 | Blog, Business, Marketing, Money
Selling Doesn’t Have To Be Scary Words like “selling” can be terrifying to an artist. I certainly avoided the word like the plague nearly all of my life, ever since I was pressed into selling magazines for my school fundraiser. It was here, in sixth...
by Mike Roy | May 22, 2014 | Blog, Money
How do you think about money? Do you see it as a finite, limited resource, always remaining just out of reach? Do you feel frustrated when you think about it, knowing in your heart that you will “never” attain the wealth you would like to have? Not to be...
by Mike Roy | Apr 26, 2014 | Blog, Money, Myths
This is the first in a series of posts called “The 12 Artist Myths” that explores the most common widely held beliefs people have about artists and creative individuals of all types. It also represents beliefs that we artists have about ourselves that hold...