Organisation in your home, organisation in your business- often they come hand in hand. Aly explains why this is so and how this affects her business

This week before my virtual exhibition I had to work on my own mindset. From my dad died when I was 7 my mental attitude can change from positive and happy to sad and  low very quickly. It's not something I am proud of but I know that we all struggle with mental strength so in this episode I share strategies to help you work on yours so that your creativity and business will thrive.

This week we discuss why being creative is not just paint and paper. Thinking outside the box helps us to get to know ourselves better and in return helps us to work more effectively at our craft.  

More importantly I am back with a fire in my belly to share business advice and how I have grown my business significantly since March of this year. We discuss the importance of depth over breadth in business and how you can achieve that .

Today I share marketing tips that I have learned over the years. Enjoy and feel free to use as of today! 

Sometimes we think we are best to give up on a task but I think there is purpose in the old saying "a change is a good as a rest". Shift your workflow, shift your mindset, shift your gear to see and feel the benefits in your business.

After an interview and mini workshop with a group of adults with learning disabilities I am so happy and motivated that I have to share. The adaption of my business to cope during lockdown has benefitted me and I want you to do the same and to benefit. To thrive off what really matters to you. For me, working with learning disabilities is in my heart and soul and this line of contact and creativity founds it way back to me. 

The most awkward conversation I have had with you. Unlike other episodes where I, a professional artist,  discuss how you can build your creative business in this noisy world, I want to break my embarrassing white privileged silence about racism. With eyes more open and a willingness to learn and to educate myself on how to become an ally for the black community . My words are not perfect but I am learning that this is better than silence.

Today we  discuss the practicality of running a workshop, the ways it will push your career and expertise forward and why they are a good idea. I discuss what I learned from running workshops for young people who abused solvents, your people with learning disabilities, mainstream education and more.

You cannot serve your audience and grow your business to its highest potential if you do not know, love and be your true self. This week we unravel what that looks like and I share how I am thankful that it has taken me so long to work through how I can be my best unapologetic self for me, my family and my business.