January
So
this is one of my favorite times of the year.
Every January I re-evaluate my goals. I take time to consider the good
and the bad that happened over the prior year.
This leads me to think about how to move forward in the upcoming
year. And then I start making my
list. It’s a list of both personal and
professional goals.
I
used to call it “the list of broken promises that I make to myself”. But honestly, I do better these days about
sticking to the list than I did in my prior life. I used to list things like lose ten pounds, go
dairy free and run a marathon; Yup. Broken
promises. That stuff just never happens.
Believe it or not, losing ten pounds made it to the list again this year. It always does. If at first we don’t succeed we’re supposed
to try-try again, right? And like my
lovely niece said one time, “Even if you lose you win because you tried”
right? (I have a great attitude about those
ten pounds, don’t I)? By the way - I’ve
given up on the dang marathon thing.
That just sounds way too painful.
Anyway,
so aside from my beloved ten-pound goal and a few other personal goals, there
are things I want to do to improve my creative business as well.
I
want to refine my on-line presence and tie all of my web sites together. Did you know my business has a Facebook page ,
a web site and this blog? Much to my
dismay, they all look and feel different.
I need to beef up my blog. Heck, I just need to write in my blog. I want to put some things on my web site that
are for sale and set up E-commerce. I
want to create a place where you can go to buy some of my things whenever you
want to do so. I want to put some things
out there that may help inspire you (and me) on days when maybe we feel like we
need that little creative boost. And I
want to tie all of these sites together and put them under one domain (like
they really should be) so people like you know where the heck to go to find me. I know, I know, I’m tired already just thinking
of all the work I need to do in 2016 to accomplish these things. But I am highly motivated when it comes to this
year’s list.
I’m
motivated largely because of you! So
many of you came to my shows this past year and I loved seeing you there. Doing the shows is so much fun because I get
a chance to see you and talk to you. I
love that energy. It really keeps me
enthused and makes me excited to get back to my studio and fire up the torches
again. So, 2015 was just an amazing year
for me with respect to creative things.
I taught myself some new Jewelry techniques that I’m super excited about
and can’t wait to further develop in 2016.
I’ll share more details later.
Gosh,
the more I write the more I feel I need to sign off and get to work. There’s so much to do and only 365 days in
which to do it. Wish me luck! And stay tuned. And most of all I would love to hear from you
so please don’t hesitate to comment or share.
And you know you can always E-mail me too. I love hearing from you.
Let's make it a great year!
Thanks!
Marcia
