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2020 has been a dumpster fire of a year. If you made it through this year, that is a success. And I congratulate you! I feel so much gratitude to have made it through the year as a business, and as a family. Even still, I have never been so happy to see the end of a year.... What are you releasing this year-end?

We're hiring a Creative Operations Geek! Is it you? Do you love the rush of a fast-paced work environment and keeping multiple balls in the air? Are you good with details, words, and people? Are you a whiz at tech apps? Do you have a sense of humor and experience managing multiple types of projects? Artsy Geek, a vibrant, Oakland-based brand agency that produces stellar design work, has an opening for a highly-organized, detail-oriented person to join our team as a project ma...nager, cum creative traffic manager, cum operations geek extraordinaire. Learn more and apply today: https://docs.google.com//1MiFbJMjYMqnNtu0Unx9tQtOFs3/edit Applications are due by 5pm PST on Monday, December 7th, 2020.

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The Montgomery Bus Boycott lasted . The Greensboro sit-ins lasted . The Freedom Rides lasted .... The Birmingham movement lasted . #blacklivesmatter ? Check out the 21-Day Racial Equity Habit Building Challenge: https://www.eddiemoorejr.com/21daychallenge/ And join us for in creating a new habit of furthering our understanding of power, privilege, supremacy, oppression, and equity

Here at Artsy Geek, we believe that there can be no justice until we rid the world of injustice. The Black Lives Matter movement needs us all to stand up and speak out. Even if it isn’t comfortable or convenient. Lucky for all of us, there is a place for everyone in the revolution.... Every action is a worthwhile action in this movement. Each of us have amazing skills to bring to the table. Finding your Changemaker archetype can inspire action. What kind of Changemaker are you? Thank you to the The Story of Stuff Project for these amazing archetypes!

It can be really hard to stay productive in the face of ongoing stress. Our thoughts are with all of our fellow small business owners right now. Somehow, in some way, we'll get through this.

It's Friday! Time to party like these socially distant party parrots.

Stay motivated, productive and keep your morale up by working with Jennifer during this period of quarantine!! Tuesdays-Thursdays, 9:30-11:30am. We will convene via Zoom (video ON!). Learn more and sign up now: ... https://www.artsygeek.com/work-with-jen/

Remember how exciting Valentine’s Day was in elementary school? All those innocent cartoon cards from your classmates, filled with good cheer?! Guess who’s bringing sweetness back? Yeah! We are! We’re redefining Valentine’s Day with our unforgettable e-cards you can send your Business Crush, Favorite Client or Awesome Person and say, I love the way you do what you do. No one ever said Valentine's Day is only for couples. This is a great time to send love to everyone y...ou know... your best friend, the mail man, heck.. your favorite craft store!! Spread the love (in a non-romantic way) with our lovely free e-cards: https://www.artsygeek.com/camp/business-crush/ See more

In our body, we have at least 650 muscles. Woah! How about in our business? What if we look at the different activities in our business as having corresponding muscles that -- when you exercise them regularly -- get nice and strong and make those activities easy. I remember how nervous I used to get when talking to potential clients about the investment details section of our proposals. Sure, I still get nervous from time to time, but, in general, that is no longer a cause o...f stress for me. You might say that I developed my talking-about-money muscle. Since I exercise it regularly, it stays strong and is at the ready whenever I need it. Over the past few years, I've been regularly exercising my emailing-your-list muscle. Now it's nice and strong! That activity -- which used to be a huge time suck and cause me a lot of stress -- is now super easy and efficient. My social-sharing muscle on the other hand? Eeek... It is in need of a personal trainer! To help flesh out this idea of Marketing Muscles, we created a fun infographic. Check it out: https://www.artsygeek.com/develop-your-marketing-muscles/

Do you need a marketing plan? If you're asking yourself that question, the answer is probably yes. https://www.artsygeek.com/do-i-need-a-marketing-plan/

The #1 way to bring ease to marketing your business?? HAVE A PLAN! It can be so hard and stressful trying to figure out how to market your businessthinking about how you should be doing x, y, z or that you wish you had made those sales goals you set.... Take the time to plan ahead now so that you can just relax and go with the plan, knowing that you’ve planned the strategies and tactics to meet your goals. Then all you have to do is go with the flow (and follow the plan)! Create your annual marketing plan our Keep it Simple, Schweetheart! Marketing Plan Workbook. What a relief it will be to have it all down in writing! https://www.artsygeek.com/product/marketing-plan-workbook/

2020 is here. (WOAH, how did that happen?) The outset of a new year is a convenient and empowering time to set inspiring and reasonable goals for ourselves. Our workbook guides you through setting reasonable and specific goals that are actually achievable. ... Our Visual Goal Tracker keeps you on track throughout the year thanks to the Seinfeld Strategy: Don't Break the Chain! Years ago, Seinfeld explained his method for success to an up-and-coming comedian: each January, he would hang a large year-at-a-glance calendar on his wall. Every day that he would work on new material, he would draw a big red X through that day, creating a chain of red Xs. This visual feedback kept him motivated to keep writing and he claims it was the secret to his (immense) success. Get visual feedback on where you are with your goals with our Visual Goal Tracker. Post it somewhere you will see it on a daily basis (say...bathroom mirror?). Simply color in the bubble every Sunday if you’ve achieved your goal the week before. This will keep your goals top of mind for the busy year ahead. And try not to break the chain! Our Visual Goal Tracker is part of our FREE "Let’s Do This" Down 'n' Dirty Goal Setting Workbook. Download it for FREE here: https://www.artsygeek.com//the-lodge/goal-setting-workbook/ Have you downloaded it? What did you think?

Having clear, achievable, reasonable goals is the key to inspired, strategic action on a daily basis. Download our free "Let's Do This" Down 'n' Dirty Goal Setting Workbook and get in touch with your vision. It includes our Visual Goal Tracker that holds you visually accountable for your goals on a week-by-week basis. ... Let's kick off 2020 with va-va-VOOM!!! Download now: https://www.artsygeek.com//the-lodge/goal-setting-workbook/

Are you tired of your inner demon? I know I sure am (we've been together soooooo long). I used Neuro-Linguistic Programming to create a visualization to transform my inner demon into a cheerleader. And you know what? It works! ... Check out my new post to transform your inner demon into a sexy demon-like cheerleader who roots for you at every turn! https://www.artsygeek.com/3-steps-to-turn-your-inner-demon/

In a matter of days, we will be swept away into the holiday season. Parties, shopping, cooking, cookies... If there was ever a time when business priorities tend to fall by the wayside, it's the holiday season. Yet it's also the end of the year. It's the time when we have the opportunity to take thoughtful strategic action to reflect on 2019 and plan ahead for 2020. Our free e-book, Your Q4 Marketing To-Do List, guides you through your final quarter so that you embark on 202...0 with a strategy and plan in place. Download it now: https://www.artsygeek.com//t/your-q4-marketing-to-do-list/