priddy on wed 7 feb 01
I phase in and out of the desire to sell my pots.
The solution for me was diversification. I teach in various formats, sel=
l
teaching products, (like videos and cd instruction materials), I paint fo=
r
money, sell pots, sell sculpture, sell paintings. There is always money
coming in, but what is going out is not always the same thing. That is t=
he
only way I can work happy. And I eliminated entirely, ways of working th=
at do
not appeal to me but that I "thought you had to do to be a potter", shows=
=2E I
sell in galleries, catalogs, and shops instead. =
In my business plan, I am allowing for income on several different areas,=
so
that when I get that urge to hoard what I am making, that protective "you=
can't pay me enough to make me give you this" feeling that won't feed you=
very
well, I can still eat. =
It is a diversified strategy of management for a rather unruly employee, =
but I
am both dumb boss and unruly employee and I have to work smarter in both =
hats
to be happy. The only reason it works is that as boss, I do regular
maintenance on the areas that as employee, I am not focused on directly, =
so
that they are still ready to go when I phase back to that area. It's a
juggling act, but isn't life?
And because I work for myself and have some irons in the fire that only n=
eed
to be tended from time to time, it works for me. I think it is called
thinking outside the box, because I hate, hate, hate, that box!
still respectfully submitted,
elizabeth priddy, as is
priddy-clay@usa.net
http://www.angelfire.com/nc/clayworkshop
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