The Quarantine Chronicles Pt 4

(Day 7: Forcing Your Hand On Becoming the Artist)

Change is inevitable! What if your failsafe was no longer an option… what would you do then? It’s crazy to think that as an artist or a jeweler that my failsafe would ever be removed. My skills are my own, just because I own those skills doesn’t mean I can legally use them anywhere in the world. Learning to embrace something new, may just be the best thing that could happen to you! Listen to this part of a conversation with my wife and you’ll see what I mean.

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Mark Farrell “The Jeweler”

The Quarantine Chronicles Pt 3

(Day 3: Coming to Terms With Both of Yourselves)

“Lying” carries such a negative connotation to most of us. It comes in so many different forms. Stretching the truth, embellishing the story, negating parts of a story, or flat out not telling the truth, can all be considered lying to the right person. We all lie so often, that we even lie to ourselves... this is where I found I was LYING THE MOST!! This is part of a coaching call I had with one of my clients. Here I lay out this idea and how to come to terms with somethings in our heads. We all need to embrace the things in our heads and own them! The are ours, except it and move on! This will help you!

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Mark Farrell “The Jeweler”

The Quarantine Chronicles Pt 2

(Day 3: Cleaning Your Mental State)

This is the second half of the conversation with my wife Kate. It’s easy to get swept up in the day-to-day of our lives. We as artists, more times than not, take the things we fill our day with for granted. We think that what we make, our art, is special and we seem to lose sight that the way we are making it is special as well. This episode gives you a good look into my head, and my train of thought on how we ALL, myself included, can make more and worry less about things that don’t matter. Just like our artwork, not all of it is going to hit hard! Though you won’t know what hits and what misses without putting A LOT of work out there. We all need to be looking for trends! Listen to this episode and you’ll see what I mean.

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Mark Farrell “The Jeweler”

Quarantine Chronicles Pt 1

(Day 3: Framing Quarantine)

This is part of a conversation I had with my wife on day 3. We as people are thought to be “reactive”. From a very early age most of the things we do and decisions we make, are reactions to the things happening around us. This episode talks about and lays out a different method of thinking. This idea of planning as to control the outcome, rather than reacting to the world around you. This may not seem like a hard concept to grasp though; I couldn’t fully grasp the true meaning until all the things I would react to… were taken away. I mean in quarantine you are alone, and all your food shows up at the door at set times. What is left to react to? This takes a different mental state to navigate.

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Mark Farrell “The Jeweler”

We all doubt ourselves, right?! The better question is, WHY do we doubt ourselves? There are already so many people in the world doubting us or waiting to doubt us we don’t need to add fuel to the fire. Too often when that doubt sets in it’s hard to get out of that feeling. What if we could get above the doubt and saw it for what it really is… a false view of ourselves. More often than not our doubt is the way we think other people see us. The crazy thing is that that’s still only in our own heads! Listen to this episode and you’ll see what I mean!

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Mark Farrell “The Jeweler”

Have you ever felt like you’re not doing enough? Me too… the biggest issue with this line of thinking is when we look at what we HAVE done it still adds up to a lot! We sometimes feel stuck or tied to ideas or beliefs because that’s what society, or our family, religion, the general public, and media are telling us how we should feel. I’m here to tell you that you have a choice! This episode will shed light on the part of our personal perception that “We aren’t doing enough” and will help you frame this differently in your head.

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Mark Farrell “The Jeweler”

Often, we lose sight of what others have done to become great! Its hard to realize or even know for that matter what someone has given up in their life, in the pursuit of greatness. These sacrifices can be time, physical, mental, monetary, and even emotional. It’s important to remember that what one person is willing to sacrifice may not be a sacrifice you are willing to make, and that’s ok. Just know that the road to greatness is paved with our own blood, sweat, and tears! I hope this episode helps put into perspective this idea of “cost” as it pertains to our goals. Are you willing to pay the cost for your dreams of being great?!

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Mark Farrell “The Jeweler”

The zone is a real place! The trick we all need to wrap our heads around is how do we unlock the door and enter the zone whenever WE WANT! I hope this episode helps you find or narrow in on your entrance to your zone. Once you find the way in, practice staying there longer and longer! Continue to practice leaving and entering the zone at will until it becomes second nature!

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Mark Farrell “The Jeweler”

Custom Work, do you love it or hate it! There’s good money and great growth as an artist and business owner in this line of work! As someone that has spent about 6 years, full time in this realm of custom work, there is a lot to talk about here. Custom or commissioned work was a huge aspiration of mine early on in my jewelry career. Though it has its own rules, I hope this episode helps you get over your fears and preconceived ideas or reaffirms your interest in going after custom work. It’s hard getting over our art as art, while at the same time bending to meet others desires. Push yourself to grow and get payed along the way!

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Mark Farrell “The Jeweler”

We have talked a lot about pricing in the past. This is also one of the most popular things I talk to people about. We all need to wrap our heads around this idea that price is arbitrary as a number alone! The idea of “PRICE” is a way of thinking! It starts the second our customers find us or start interacting with us! This can be landing on a website or social profile or walking into our store. The prices or number is either validated or not, based upon our ability to adequately frame our value to our customers. In a broad sense it comes down to the way we value our time work and skills. If we change some small things, in the way we talk and interact with our customers the results can be amazing.

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Mark Farrell “The Jeweler”