Sep
20

Building Your Portfolio Career Part 3: Doing the Math

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This is part 3 on a series devoted to Portfolio Careers. Part 1 of this series examined the kinds of work streams that might be included in your portfolio career. Part 2 unveiled 21 incomes models that can be integrated. Now it’s time to do the math, and determine your Portfolio Career Plan (PCP). As you’ll see, this process is … [Read more...]

Sep
05

Building Your Portfolio Career Part 2: The 21 Income Models

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This is part 2 in a series devoted to Portfolio Careers. For Part 1: Imagining the Mix, click here.   If you have money to invest, any financial advisor worthy of their corner office will suggest you diversify the portfolio. In other words, don’t put all your eggs in one basket. Include a variety of investment types so that … [Read more...]

Sep
01

Building Your Portfolio Career Part 1: Imagining the Mix

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Portfolio career is the term used to describe a professional path involving multiple streams of income. This profile is commonly adopted by artists of all stripes. I, for one, have developed a portfolio career, and wouldn’t have it any other way. Advantages of a portfolio career include: The opportunity to control your own … [Read more...]

Aug
22

Back to School Challenge

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Here we are again, at the beginning of a new school year full of promise. Hopefully all of you involved with this academic ecosystem are rested, rejuvenated, and rearing to go. Within a matter of weeks or days, urgent deadlines will start to emerge with ever increasing frequency. Stress levels will rise, your to-do list will grow long. … [Read more...]

May
22

Powerhouse Website Suggestions

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As part of a May 21, 2011 Facebook event hosted by the National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy, I invited music teachers to submit their websites for observation and critique.  But most of this feedback is directly applicable to all kinds of artists. I hope these comments provide inspiration and direction for your own … [Read more...]

Apr
19

Artists are Indispensable! But Are You Truly an Artist?

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When reading Seth Godin’s latest book Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?, I was delighted to learn that “Our economy now rewards artists far more than any other economy in history ever has.” Wow!!!  As someone who has devoted much life energy to helping artists maximize professional and personal success, this assertion definitely … [Read more...]

Apr
11

Dumbing Down or Smartening Up?

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It’s been an exciting week!  Since my article What Professional Orchestras Should Learn from YouTube was posted, many conversations have erupted, debating the question of whether initiatives embraced by YouTube’s Symphony Orchestra are appropriate and helpful for professional groups. As is the case when any significant … [Read more...]

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