Helping artists, performers, and writers become profitably creative™In the spirit of Josh Kaufman’s Personal MBA site, I post the 10 biggest ideas I learn from the different books I read. 1. Forget will. Think skill. Your willpower is weak; don’t take it personally. Efforts to change usually result in failure and frustration. Scientific studies have repeatedly shown that we each have ...
Haven’t done this in a while, so here are various links I found interesting this month: Strategic National Arts Alumni Project published by Indiana University. Some tidbits: Arts school grads are 18x more likely to volunteer at arts org than the population at large 71% of arts alumni con’t to make or publicly perform ...
We fear a lot of things. From an evolutionary perspective, fear keeps us alive. It’s not a bad thing in and of itself. As cave dwellers, we were right to fear the sabre-toothed tigers who would eat us without a moment’s hesitation. The fight-or-flight response has, so far, saved our species from extinction from ...
Sometimes even knowing the right form to use can be a challenge. Here are some quick tips to help you decide. ...
Steven Pressfield has his own 10 big ideas on professionalism, and how "turning pro" separates the working artists from the aspiring artists. I distill his thoughts even further. ...
Estimated tax is a method used to pay tax on income that is not subject to withholding. You may need to pay estimated taxes during the year depending on what you do for a living and what type of income you receive. These six tips from the IRS will provide you with a quick look at ...
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Mistakes on tax returns mean they take longer to process, which in turn, may cause your refund to arrive later. The IRS cautions against these nine common errors so your refund is timely. ...
Tax preparation shouldn't be so stressful. The IRS has put together six tips to help make your tax filing experience a breeze this year. ...
When filing your federal income tax return, taxpayers can choose to either take the standard deduction or to itemize their deductions. The IRS has put together the following six facts to help you choose the method that gives you the lowest tax. Whether to itemize deductions on your tax return depends on how much ...