Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Stepping Out in Faith

Niurka, a beautiful soul whose life work resonates with me.  
I look forward to working with her this coming year.
Shifting into a mode of gratitude and faith has been my work as of late.  I've added professional writing, speaking and coaching this past year, created a new corporate entity, and continued to be true to my own work. My new creative services company has come to fruition!

Since last October I've very intentionally stepped out in faith to expand my career and help more people while keeping my art and spirit at the center of everything.

I've developed a program to help other artists market and monetize their art.  I've focused on creating my own art, traveling, and creating a new program to help other artists.  Here are some photos that tell the story of the journey.  I'm grateful for the opportunity to surround myself with a team of people committed both to my success and that of the people I'm helping.

I've solidified the overall marketing program I've developed.  I'm continuing to paint, teach and do private consulting for other painters.  I'd love to hear from you so reach out any time!  Stay tuned and opt in to receive a preview of the new book!  Please pass the word.  I'll give a special bonus pdf of one of my paintings to anyone who mentions that they found out about this on my blog!  Monetize Your Art

Mary-Gail
mgking@mac.com
Mark Rothstein cares for each one 
of his clients and is another empowering mentor.  His
goal is to make everyone financially free.  
I'm working with him to make my financial 
future shine even brighter!  Mr. Money



One group of fellow artists, coaches 
and writers I've had the privilege of 
collaborating with this year.







Writing a book has been central to clarifying the 
message I'm bringing to my new creative services 
company Mary-Gail King, Inc.  Robert Allen and his 
team have helped me with my first book, 
FLOW, 6 Powerful Strategies to Monetize Your Art.   
It's empowering to take steps forward with the help of 
such a talented mentor.  Check out the preview of my new book here:

This photo is a visual anchor for me.  

Magical Place,  I feel like my art continues to evolve.
This has a mystical quality that I love.
Janet Amiri and Connie Owen invited me to show my work 
on Yupo from the Channel Islands at the Hillcrest Center 
For the Arts.  I'm lucky to have the respect of curators who can ask 
anyone they'd like to show there!  Thank you!


I've missed the Islands this year but the salt,
the winds and the spirit of the beautiful times I've had there are waiting for me to come back...



This is only one of the faces I love...My
friends have been tremendously supportive
even when I haven't been able to see them.

I went to the desert and learned even
more about myself...I'm stronger than
I ever knew.

Fellow professional speakers.  We're all
changing the world in our own way!
Richard Tan, (2nd from left) is owner of
one of the world's largest personal development
companies. 


Hard at it at Powerteam International's
Chicago headquarters.

Here are my two favorite people!  They have each stayed true to themselves
and are pursuing their own passions.


Monday, September 9, 2013

What's She Up to Now? Setting Intentions and Moving Ahead!

Tomorrow I'm off to Peak Potential's World's Greatest Marketing Seminar.
I've spent the last week thinking about what I want to get out of the next five days and have struggled a bit.  I've talked with both my coach and my assistant to help me clarify what my mission is. I've decided to work on one thing, synthesizing the worlds of marketing and art.
My fantastic Peak Potentials Coach
Marleen Payne.
  • Teaching entrepreneurs how to be more innovative.  Any business person who wants to command the highest prices, attract fantastic clients and stay ahead of the pack needs a competitive edge.  That requires innovative approaches to problem solving.  I teach people how to do that with the same basic strategies that artists use to create.  
  • Teaching artists the art of marketing.  There are simple elements that are part of all marketing strategies.  By learning them anyone can design a marketing plan and become more successful.  I've identified the four basic elements of marketing and teach them in my Art Marketing 101 course.
My assistant, the inimitable
Andy King
My vision is to help others see what can't be seen and bring it into the world.  That's basically what the act of creation is all about.  It's what I do as an artist.  It's what an entrepreneur does when he creates a new business or product.  I'm helping others become even more innovative by learning how to look at things differently.  

My intention for this week is to learn more about how to bring my message to others.  My initial focus with Mary-Gail King, Inc. is the Art of Marketing.  I'll have more Marketing 101 courses and networking events this fall to support that.  I want to clarify how to get my message out to people and pass that forward.
I'm looking forward to seeing
my Peak's peeps!

Now to bed!