Hot Tip Tuesday by Auspicious Arts Incubator
Bite-sized pieces of advice for artists, every week!
Using your mouse takes too much time and lowers your productivity. Our IT Guru and productivity master will literally save you minutes each day. And these five keyboard shortcuts will buy back an entire week of time over 1 year. If you are using your mouse to switch between programs, deploy functions, find and replace, take screen shots and alter text, STOP it now there is an easier way.
Every artist IN business needs to take some time to work ON the business. You need to book time to step out and reflect on the big picture.
Where did I put it? Hours are wasted hunting for the folders you use most often. Learn how to use the Favourites function.
Sometimes there are very good reasons not to make a decision but sometimes we are just procrastinating. Here are some helpful tips for making decisions.
Here are 3 questions to force some honest perspective. Sometimes we allow this to keep us from getting back on track. What does it mean to move forward in your career? Are you? It’s harsh but, either you are moving forward or you aren’t. No excuses! Just take the next step to move forward. Here is an exercise to get you back on track.
Making decisions takes the most brain power. Learn how to start each day with the big decisions already sorted. This trick takes only 5 min and gives you a head start on the day.
Happy people are more productive. Take control of generating your own happiness by making changes to your environment and your activities. Learn what makes you happy and add those things to your studio or work space and include those things in your weekly calendar.
“To-do lists are great because it keeps you productive but I’ll bet you that the things that will make the biggest difference to your career aren’t on that list. We’ve developed a to-do list method that is ideal for artist entrepreneurs that helps you track the important things as well as the urgent things.
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Self confidence is a habit not an attitude. You build confidence over time. But you can accelerate the process. For artists it is a balance of internal and external factors. The best thing you can do to build confidence is to make sure that you’re confidence isn’t determined by external factors.
Where did I save that document? I’ve searched every term… what did I call it? If you’re losing files, confusing files or not functioning well in the digital world, our IT guru will help you learn how to file in a paper-less world.
