TEM210: Dana Fonteneau on the power of perception and fair exchange for your art in these remarkable times

Dana Fonteneau is the founder and creator of the WholeHearted Musician, a licensed psychotherapist, business consultant and former concert cellist.

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On Today's Episode of The Entrepreneurial Musician:

• The power of perception
• Why anyone who has avoided looking inward is facing even more fear and upset during these uncertain times
• Why being of value to others is at the core of her business
• Steps you can take to improve your perception
• The impact of taking small steps and not being a perfectionist
• Dana's "Foundational Basics"
• The gift of having a meltdown
• Why some people are being so creative during this pandemic and others are not (and why that's okay!)
• The dangers of comparison
• Why creativity right now is like a baton being passed around the industry
• Fair exchange for your art in these times
• Our culture belief system defines our worth through our productivity and we don't have that right now so how do we define our self-worth
• Why this is the most extraordinary time for our artform
• What role do the arts play in a pandemic and how do we get back to the reasons why we became artists in the first place
• The potential dangers of signaling that during times of crisis that the arts are free
• A process Dana takes clients through to help them figure out their worth as artists
• How we can help others through these extraordinary times and what the first question should be before we try
• Why now is definitely not the time to be sending "cold call" emails that aren't offering any value to the recipient
• Why now is a vital time to be building meaningful and lasting relations with customers in order to earn the right to serve them into the future
• Gary Vaynerchuk's 51/49 Rule
• The power of your brand
• How Dana's book was born out of a dare from Noa Kageyama

Links:

• TEM85: Dana Fonteneau
• WholeHearted Musician
• danafonteneau.com
• The Money Tree by Chris Guillebeau
• Dana on why freelancing is not a dirty word
• TEM101: Noa Kageyama
• It's Not (JUST) About the Gig: A Musician's Guide to Creating the Mindset Which Leads to Career Success and Fulfillment by Dana Fonteneau

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